How to properly spend a fasting day on cabbage and how much weight you can lose

General rules

In order to maintain normal weight or get in order after holiday feasts, many take fasting days.
For unloading, various vegetables and fruits, kefir, cottage cheese and other products are used. Nutritionists recommend spending a fasting day on cabbage (its various types). Why was this particular vegetable chosen? First of all, due to its low calorie content: 100 grams of Chinese cabbage contains 16 kcal, white cabbage - 25 kcal, red cabbage - 26 kcal, cauliflower - 30 kcal, Brussels sprouts - 35 kcal and it contains more protein, kohlrabi - 42 kcal. Low carbohydrate content and minimal fat make it a healthy food for obesity and diabetes .

Tartronic acid has a positive effect on fat metabolism - it slows down the process of converting carbohydrates into fats and the formation of new fat deposits. Therefore, holding fasting days once a week and frequently including this vegetable in the diet helps bring your weight in order. Keep in mind that heat treatment destroys this acid.

Cauliflower and broccoli are champions in the content of glucosinolates , which suppress inflammatory processes, fight free radicals, turning into isothiocyanates . Isothiocyanates also prevent the deposition of fat in fiber because they have the ability to stabilize blood sugar levels. Red cabbage contains natural fat burners ( anthocyanins ) that give it its color.

In addition, other beneficial properties of the vegetable are taken into account:

• Insoluble fiber (its content is 2-3 g/100 g) is a natural sorbent (removes excess cholesterol ) and also normalizes intestinal function (improves peristalsis), preventing constipation . It slows down the absorption of carbohydrates, preventing an increase in blood glucose and fat levels. The body spends a lot of energy on digesting coarse dietary fiber. Moreover, energy consumption exceeds the energy value of cabbage, so all cruciferous vegetables are classified as foods with a negative calorie content.
• Rich in vitamin C - 100 g contains 66.7% of the daily value. In addition, the vitamin and mineral composition includes: vitamins A , PP, K (63% of the daily value), U, B, as well as potassium (12%), calcium, phosphorus, chromium (10%), cobalt (30%) , iodine and sulfur (3.7%).
• The outer green leaves contain folic acid , which has a positive effect on metabolic processes.
• The predominance of potassium salts over sodium is manifested by a diuretic effect.
• choline content helps normalize fat metabolism in the body.
• Freshly squeezed juice has a laxative, bile- and diuretic effect, stimulates the production of gastric juice, and has an anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effect.

Basic rules for a fasting day:

• You can use any type of cabbage - white, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, Savoy, kohlrabi, broccoli.
• The daily intake of any type of cabbage is no more than 1.5 kg.
• Eat raw or stewed, dividing into equal portions. A salad is prepared from the raw one, seasoned with a small amount of oil. When stewing, a minimum of oil is also added, and to add flavor, onions and tomatoes (tomato juice or tomato paste).
• You can supplement the menu with non-calorie foods (low-fat fish, seafood, boiled chicken breast or turkey), the calorie content of which is 80, 113, 84 kcal, respectively.
• Compliance with the drinking regime: water, herbal or green tea, infusion of berries, decoction of rose hips in a total amount of 1.5-2 liters.

Preservation of beneficial qualities during heat treatment makes it possible to diversify the diet. You can stew this vegetable with carrots, sweet peppers and tomatoes. With five meals a day and portions of 250-300 g per day, you will consume up to 1.5 kg of cabbage. However, when stewing, you will have to minimize the amount of vegetable oil, since the calorie content of the dish increases from 25 to 47 kcal. Also, do not overindulge in salt and seasonings, which increase appetite.

Sauerkraut is also rich in valuable substances, and its calorie content is reduced to 19.4 kcal per 100 g, and this is its advantage. If you wish, you can spend a fasting day on sauerkraut. As a result of lactic fermentation, lactic acid is formed, which prevents the proliferation of pathogenic microflora, which heals the intestines.

the vitamin C requirement and has a calorie content of up to 39 kcal. To unload, take a kilogram of product and divide it into 5 doses. Each serving is seasoned with a spoonful of vegetable oil (no more, since it is high in calories). Protein products can also be included in the diet.

It must be remembered that the fermented product contains a lot of salt, which must be limited when unloading. In addition, the high content of organic acids can irritate the mucous membrane of the gastrointestinal tract, so it is not recommended to use it for peptic ulcers , gastritis , colitis , pancreatitis .

In this regard, if you have no contraindications from the gastrointestinal tract to eating cabbage raw, it is best to take it for unloading. You can choose from different meal options on this day.

Super cleanse with cabbage juice

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Rules

This method will help cleanse the liver, kidneys, blood, and urinary system. You can use it for no more than 2 days. He's pretty tough. I'll have to starve. The essence of a fasting day on cabbage juice is to not eat or drink anything else except the juice itself and 1.5 liters of still mineral water. You can prescribe up to 6 glasses of juice per day in total.

Not everyone can afford a cleansing diet with cabbage juice. This method is not suitable for people with any diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, but on the contrary, it will benefit heart patients, diabetics, and hypertensive patients.

Recipe

To spend a fasting day on cabbage for weight loss and cleansing the body, you need to prepare juice. Juice from sauerkraut, the recipe for which we have given in the method of unloading on sauerkraut, is suitable. The vegetables themselves can be used for soup if they are washed with running water.

Extracting juice from cabbage is very tedious and unproductive. It’s better to wait until the cabbage releases it itself. A 3-liter jar contains approximately 2 cups of juice. Therefore, for one day of fasting you will need at least 3 cans of sauerkraut.

Authorized Products

In addition to the main product, on the day of fasting, depending on the option chosen, you can consume:

• Low-fat fish (hake, pollock, cod, blue whiting, haddock) - 400 g. The fish is boiled or baked without salt; bay leaves and onions can be used for cooking.
• Fresh apples up to 800 g.
• Carrots, onions and bell peppers when preparing stewed cabbage.
• Kefir 1% - 1 liter.
• Boiled beef, chicken breast or turkey fillet.
• Weak green tea without sugar, rosehip infusion, herbal tea.
• Still water.
• Vegetable oil and lemon juice for salad dressing.

Table of permitted products

Cabbage diet: advantages and disadvantages

In conclusion, let’s summarize and talk about the pros and cons of this method of losing weight.
It is worth noting that the cabbage diet gives optimistic results after just 10 days, unlike many others, and in order not to gain back the lost pounds, you should change your previous diet and resort to proper nutrition. Read what it is in the article: “10 principles of healthy eating.”

Other positive aspects of this diet include:

• There really is an effect from “sitting” on such a diet, and cabbage, which contains complex carbohydrates that promote satiety and act as an aid in detoxifying the body, has an extremely positive effect on the body. More details about detox are written in the article: “Detox time.”
• Increased consumption of cabbage reduces cholesterol levels in the blood, which has a positive effect on the condition of the body.
• The consumption of cabbage is not limited, since it contains few calories.

The disadvantages include:

• unbalanced diet, which can lead to a reduction in the intake of elements into the body;
• eating cabbage often leads to bloating and flatulence;
• Quite often, the period of “sitting” on a diet can cause headaches or apathy.

This method of losing weight should not be used by people:

• who suffer from advanced obesity;
• have kidney problems;
• who have not yet turned 21 years old;
• pregnant and lactating women;
• having diabetes.

Fully or partially limited products

• Animal fats.
• Meat and fish of fatty varieties.
• Fatty dairy products.
• Smoked meats, sausages.
• Any bread.
• Sweets, chocolate, candies, cookies, pastries, cakes, pastries.
• Sugar.

Table of prohibited products

Descriptions and recipes of diets

Traditional cabbage diet

The classic diet looks like this:

• For breakfast - unsweetened coffee, maximum you can use a sweetener.
• For lunch – salad with an unlimited amount of cabbage, you can add 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil; every other day you can add one hard-boiled egg.
• For dinner - 250 grams of cooked fish or lean meat or a cup of kefir (either bifidok or regular drinking yogurt).

Everything is prepared without salt.
Between main meals, you can eat cabbage in unlimited quantities, but without any spices or additives. You should only eat fresh cabbage. From the liquid you can drink herbal tea or water, up to 2.5 liters daily. The duration of the diet is no more than 1.5 weeks. People who sat on it in their reviews say that during this time you can lose weight up to 8 or even 12 kg. The diet is very complex, as it is quite low in calories (250 grams of meat is approximately 450 kcal, a spoonful of vegetable oil is 180, 1 kg of cabbage is about 220), and also low in carbohydrates. But severe hunger during the diet does not hurt much, since the stomach always has something to fill: the amount of cabbage consumed is not limited.

Sauerkraut diet

We also offer another diet option with help, but in this case it is based on sauerkraut rather than fresh cabbage. This diet is much gentler, it takes place over four days and involves nutritious meals 3 times a day. However, you can lose weight with it no more than 4 kg, but it is much healthier than the traditional cabbage diet.

Monday:

• For breakfast: 180 gr. low-fat cottage cheese with watercress, a piece of wholemeal bread.
• For lunch: 220 gr. sauerkraut, 120 g of fried pork and one pear (make everything stewed).
• For dinner: Salad from 160 gr. sauerkraut, 5 radishes, half a radish and a cucumber. Sauce – 80 gr. yogurt with half a tablespoon of ground nuts.

Tuesday:

• For breakfast: one banana with 160 gr. low-fat yogurt, you can add 2 teaspoons of oatmeal.
• For lunch: soup from 220 gr. sauerkraut (add 120 ml of broth and 60 ml of fresh apple juice, a few minutes before readiness, add two finely chopped sweet peppers to the soup).
• For dinner: salad from 220 gr. sauerkraut with 160 gr. salmon fillet (fry in a frying pan, sprinkle with lemon juice, you can add salt).

Wednesday:

• For breakfast: salad from 160 gr. cottage cheese and orange (you can sprinkle sunflower seeds on top).
• For lunch: 160 gr. sauerkraut and 160 gr. fried pollock.
• For dinner: potato pancakes (4 potatoes) with salad – 120 g. sauerkraut and 5 grapes.

Thursday:

• For breakfast: a wholemeal bun, a few slices of apple and Gouda cheese (35g).
• For lunch: 220 gr. beef fillet (fried) with pineapple and 160 gr. sauerkraut - all products in stewed form.
• For dinner: salad from 120 gr. pork slices, 120 gr. sauerkraut and 4 tomatoes.

Cabbage soup diet

The basis of the diet is soup, which includes the following components: 6 carrots, 450 gr. white cabbage, 3 sweet peppers, 4 onions, 5 celery, 3 tomatoes, 120 gr. uncooked rice and salt to taste. The soup can be consumed in any quantity. But in addition to it, the body will also need additional products.

• First day: cabbage soup, fruit (bananas and grapes are prohibited).
• Day two: cabbage soup.
• Third day: cabbage soup, vegetables (besides potatoes).
• Day four: cabbage soup, low-fat milk.
• Fifth day: cabbage soup, 600 gr. fish or lean meat, tomatoes.
• Sixth day: cabbage soup, lean meat and vegetables (220 gr.).
• Seventh day: cabbage soup, fruit juice (natural, without additives), vegetables.

Cabbage for weight loss: different types

Advantages and disadvantages

Choosing the type of cabbage

If a person does not have serious health problems, then for a one-day diet he can choose any variety of cabbage. If there are any chronic diseases, then they are based on the advice of the attending physician and nutritionist.

The most common type of cabbage is white cabbage. It is included in the menu for gout and gastritis with low acidity. It normalizes metabolism and accelerates the removal of excess fluid from the body.

Those who suffer from gastritis with high acidity and stomach ulcers pay attention to Chinese cabbage. Substances contained in this vegetable:

• protect the gastric mucosa from irritation;
• relieve headaches;
• normalize the emotional background;
• help with anemia.

Red cabbage contains the highest amount of fiber and vitamin C compared to other types and varieties. It helps not only to lose weight, but also to strengthen the immune system, slow down the aging process and normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.

Kohlrabi has a beneficial effect on the digestive system due to its high content of tartronic acid and vitamin C.

Cauliflower is included in the fasting day menu even by those diagnosed with diabetes. Vitamin B7 contained in it normalizes blood glucose levels.

Broccoli has virtually no contraindications. It is consumed in any form, including drinking a decoction. It helps not only to cope with excess weight, but also to normalize the gastrointestinal tract, improve metabolism and remove toxic substances from the body.

Reviews about fasting day on cabbage and results

Any low-calorie mono-meal is dangerous because the weight lost due to water quickly returns when switching to a normal diet using salt. However, a fasting day helps maintain the achieved weight if done regularly. Unloading can prepare you for the transition to a healthy diet or another diet, but a balanced one, which will be carried out for a long time. As a result of long-term proper nutrition and combining it with physical activity, a positive result in terms of weight loss is achieved.

Reviews about this unloading are varied. Those who love this vegetable and tolerate it well consider the fasting day healthy and easy. The occurrence of flatulence and “seething” in the stomach forces you to abandon such a fasting day.

• “... I love cabbage in any form, but my favorite is stewed, so I chose it for unloading. I stewed it according to the usual recipe in oil, with onions and carrots. But I used very little oil and salted it sparingly. I make a kilogram of product per day and divide it by 5 times - that’s enough for me. I make sure to drink coffee in the morning, and during the day - water and green tea (maybe with honey). Of course, no bread or crispbread. I don’t feel hungry, but my friend can’t do without a piece of boiled chicken twice a day. My result is minus 500 g of weight. I usually do this day after the New Year holidays. Next time I take kefir, and a week later - cottage cheese. But apples cause a terrible appetite, so I can’t stand eating them for even half a day.”
• “... This diet suits me and I can tolerate any cabbage well. I never even cook cauliflower, but chop it finely and add it to red cabbage or savoy cabbage. Peking is generally a fairy tale, because it is gentle and does not have a specific smell. Every day I make salads from different types, so it was difficult for me to sit for one day. On this day I also took different types of vegetables for a total of 1,300. I made salads with lemon juice and olive oil, I add very little salt, but I added parsley, dill and cilantro. Drink as usual - tea, water. The results with raw cabbage are the best: the intestines are cleansed, fluid and weight are removed. After the holidays, unloading is simply necessary.”
• “... I tried it only once and this unloading did not suit me. First of all, I was hungry, so I supplemented my diet with boiled fish. I prepared 700 g of salad with vegetable oil. At first I didn’t add salt, but the second time I added a little salt. After the second breakfast, turmoil and bloating began in the intestines. Lunch passed with a squeak, because by this time unpleasant painful sensations in the stomach had already begun. Therefore, there was no salad for the remaining two meals - I finished the fish and drank warm tea. By the evening it eased and after that the intestines calmed down. I had never eaten cabbage in such quantities before, so I felt such discomfort. It should have been cooked in a stew. I won't try again. The result is minus 400 g.”

Contraindications and possible harm

Like any diet, cabbage has contraindications. It is prohibited to use it for weight loss if you have the following diseases and conditions:

• tendency to diarrhea;
• stomach bleeding;
• enterocolitis;
• pancreatitis;
• duodenal ulcer;
• hyperthyroidism;
• pathologies of the urinary and cardiovascular systems.

A mono-diet on this vegetable should be used with caution in old age, during the rehabilitation period after surgery and with gastritis with high acidity.

If you do not follow the norms recommended by the nutritionist, then unloading on cabbage can harm the body and lead to unpleasant consequences:

• irritation of the gastrointestinal mucosa;
• dehydration;
• diarrhea;
• bloating;
• flatulence.

Delicious cabbage recipes

The cabbage diet minus 24 kg per month is not very diverse. But even from cabbage you can prepare many dishes.

Cabbage cutlets

Required:

• cabbage leaves - 800 g;
• butter - 2-3 tbsp;
• semolina - 70 g;
• milk - 200 ml;
• egg - 3;
• salt - to taste.

The cutlets are prepared as follows:

1. Boil cabbage leaves for 10 minutes. Grind until mushy.
2. Mix with heated oil and simmer for 5 minutes.
3. Add milk, salt, semolina. Boil for a few minutes. Cool
4. Add eggs and make cutlets.
5. Sprinkle with bread crumbs and keep in the oven for half an hour.

Salad No. 1

You will need:

• cabbage - 180 g;
• cucumber - 1;
• vegetable oil - 10 ml.

Preparation:

1. Thinly slice the vegetables.
2. Mix and season with oil.

Salad No. 2

You will need:

• cabbage - 500 g;
• carrots - 200 g;
• apples - 200 g;
• lemon juice.

Preparation:

1. Finely chop the cabbage, and grate the apples and carrots.
2. Mix the ingredients thoroughly and season with lemon juice.
3. If desired, you can sprinkle with black pepper.

Cabbage soup

You will need:

• cabbage - 500 g;
• carrots - 4;
• bulbs - 4;
• bell pepper - 2;
• celery - 3;
• tomatoes - 4;
• water 4.5 l.

Preparation is as follows:

1. Chop all the vegetables.
2. Place food in a saucepan with water.
3. Boil for 10 minutes. Then cover the container and cook for another 18 minutes.

It is recommended to add greens at the end.