The Bormenthal diet was discovered in Russia in 2001. It appeared together with the author’s weight loss method of the same name by Valery Romatsky, a famous psychotherapist and candidate of medical sciences. At the same time, a patent was received for the Doctor Bormental brand. The first weight loss center with this name opened in Moscow. Later, branches spread to other Russian cities.
This diet falls into the category of long-term diets. Most often it is used by people who are quite overweight. This system does not provide specific deadlines. It all depends on how many extra pounds you need to lose. The best part is that there are almost no restrictions. When they write “losing weight according to Bormenthal,” they mean switching to a low-calorie diet in combination with certain psychotherapeutic techniques. The latter are necessary to establish and eliminate the psychological causes of overeating.
Bormenthal method
The “Doctor Bormental” method provides weight loss using unique psychological techniques. It’s no secret that one of the main reasons for gaining excess weight is strong feelings. In order to somehow switch gears and get distracted, a person begins to consume food in exorbitant quantities. What does this lead to? Metabolism is disrupted, unhealthy appetite appears, the stomach stretches and, as a result, extra pounds accumulate.
Getting your figure in order and losing weight is possible only if you have the right psychological attitude and clear motivation. This is the principle of losing weight according to Bormenthal. The use of special techniques allows you to change eating behavior, reduce the volume of the stomach and tame your appetite.
Those wishing to learn more about this method are recommended to read Alexander Kondrashov’s book “Diet “Doctor Bormental: Give Up... and Become Slim.” It is also available for downloading in the most easy-to-read formats.
Diet "Doctor Bormenthal". Official version
Why do the “Bormentalites” deny losing weight on a diet and offer their clients ... a diet, and even under the name “weight loss without prohibitions”?
It's all about psychological preparation, which they consider an obligatory part of any “weight loss” measures. The authors of the method believe that if a person is aware of the “non-food” reasons that lead him to overeating, he will be able to follow almost any diet, and this path will not be accompanied by suffering. It is really possible to eat little and lose weight without choosing special foods. And there is only one way to limit nutrition - you must count calories.
Basic recommendations
When preparing meals, be sure to use the calorie table. It can be found on the Internet and saved on your computer. The most important thing is to remember to write down all the foods you eat and the total number of calories every day. This way you can analyze your own daily intake and, if necessary, make adjustments. In addition, you must adhere to the following rules:
- Have dinner no later than 4 hours before going to bed.
- Eat 5-6 times a day, maintaining equal intervals between meals.
- Minimize the consumption of alcoholic beverages and spices that stimulate the appetite, as well as smoked foods, fatty and salty foods.
- Every meal must include eggs, meat or cottage cheese (your choice).
- After breakfast, lunch and dinner, drink a glass of hot tea to keep you full.
- You need to drink as much water as your body requires. It doesn't satisfy your hunger. And since fasting, according to Bormenthal, is prohibited, it is impossible to replace food with drink.
- The diet must certainly contain fruits or berries.
Hunger
As mentioned above, in accordance with this weight loss method, you should under no circumstances starve. After all, drastic restrictions in food slow down metabolism and lead to further gain of extra pounds.
Don't forget that weight goes off when you satisfy your hunger. At this time, metabolic processes are launched, after which fat deposits begin to gradually melt. That's why many people talk about the need for a full breakfast. But if you are used to eating for the first time no earlier than 12-13 o’clock in the afternoon, keep in mind that this is lunch. And the body wakes up exclusively with the morning meal. Therefore, it is very important to accustom yourself to have breakfast on time.
In addition, it is necessary to distinguish between hunger and appetite. Hunger is felt in the stomach. But appetite is with the head and soul. You should eat when you are really hungry. Then body weight will gradually decrease.
Taste
Everything you put into your mouth should be enjoyable to eat. You can’t even count on the effect if you eat something tasteless or force yourself to eat something. Specialists at the Doctor Bormental clinic consider this a huge mistake.
When choking on tasteless dishes, you will definitely want to compensate for your suffering with some unhealthy tasty treat.
Doctors at the weight correction center recommend using all taste buds at once within one meal. How to ensure this? During the cooking process, add ingredients that will allow you to taste spiciness, saltiness, acidity, sweetness and bitterness. Within reason, of course.
You also can’t completely give up delicious, high-calorie foods. It is permissible for her to allocate up to 20% of daily calories.
Calories
The Bormenthal weight loss system is based on daily calorie calculations. Depending on the initial data (body weight and lifestyle), the permissible daily caloric intake can range from 900 to 1500 kcal. However, even if your data allows, it is not recommended to strictly adhere to the lower limit. It will not be possible to achieve a better result this way. If you starve, the weight will remain the same. The optimal indicator is 1000 kcal. Average – 1200-1300 kcal.
It is also undesirable to increase your daily caloric intake to 1500 kcal. Only athletes can afford such an increase. If you have a cold, you can add another 200 kcal to the average amount and drink more liquid.
Recommended and prohibited foods for the Bormenthal diet
In order for the Bormenthal diet to achieve the desired results, you will have to give up eating some foods. Among the most useful ingredients for active weight loss and effective fat burning, the doctor notes:
- porridge (buckwheat, oatmeal, brown rice);
- lean types of fish and meat;
- fermented milk products (cottage cheese, fermented baked milk, kefir, curdled milk, yogurt);
- eggs (preference is given to hard-boiling, steaming omelette or using a minimum amount of oil);
- fruits (freshly squeezed juices are allowed);
- vegetables (preferably eaten raw).
Following the doctor’s recommendations, remember that Bormenthal suggests losing weight without strictly abstaining from delicacies prohibited by most diets. During the course, you will not have to deny yourself anything, although it is better to limit the amount of high-calorie foods - the daily amount of calories should remain at the same level.
The Bormenthal diet is recommended to limit the consumption of sweets, which are characterized by a high content of vegetable fat and sugar, baked goods made with wheat flour, and sausage products. You should also not overuse fats of animal origin - lard, lard, bacon, fatty meats (pork, lamb).
Menu for 7 days
Dr. Bormenthal's diet requires the mandatory preparation and consumption of dishes from vegetables, lean meat and fish, fermented milk products, and fruits throughout the week. You need to eat 6 times a day.
At the same time, it should be remembered that each portion should be very small - up to 200 g. Only a couple of times you can afford more. Use the calorie chart to replace foods and dishes that you don't particularly like. Don't exceed your daily calorie intake.
Here is a sample menu for the week.
Monday
| Eating | Dishes and products | Serving Volume (g) | Calorie content (kcal) |
| Having breakfast | A couple of hard-boiled eggs. | 130 | |
| A portion of seaweed. | 100 | 16 | |
| A glass of unsweetened hot tea. | 2 | ||
| Cupcake. | 50 | 153 | |
| Having a snack | A cup of unsweetened tea. | 2 | |
| 2 squares of chocolate bars. | 68 | ||
| Let's have lunch | Mushroom soup. | 200 | 52 |
| Cabbage salad (white cabbage) dressed with olive oil. | 83 | ||
| Boiled potatoes with a small slice of butter. | 100 | 126 | |
| A piece of boiled pike perch. | 50 | 35 | |
| A cup of unsweetened tea. | 2 | ||
| Having an afternoon snack | A portion of vinaigrette. | 100 | 128 |
| Let's have dinner | Buckwheat with beef goulash. | 100 and 30 | 257 |
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Having a snack | A glass of low-fat kefir. | 60 |
Tuesday
| Eating | Dishes and products | Serving Volume (g) | Calorie content (kcal) |
| Having breakfast | One hard-boiled egg. | 63 | |
| A portion of pearl barley porridge. | 100 | 137 | |
| Apple. | 45 | ||
| A cup of unsweetened hot tea. | 2 | ||
| Having a snack | A handful of cherries. | 150 | 75 |
| Let's have lunch | Vegetable soup. | 28 | |
| A portion of rice porridge. | 100 | 152 | |
| Beef goulash. | 50 | 90 | |
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Having an afternoon snack | A piece of sea bass fillet. | 50 | 70 |
| A few slices of cucumber. | 50 | 8 | |
| A slice of rye bread. | 8 | ||
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Let's have dinner | A portion of stewed cabbage. | 100 | 90 |
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Having a snack | A glass of curdled milk. | 118 |
Wednesday
| Eating | Dishes and products | Serving Volume (g) | Calorie content (kcal) |
| Having breakfast | Omelette of a couple of eggs with mushrooms. | 250 | |
| A cup of unsweetened hot tea. | 2 | ||
| One marshmallow. | 55 | ||
| Having a snack | A piece of boiled chicken | 100 | 135 |
| A few slices of cucumber. | 50 | 8 | |
| A slice of rye bread. | 8 | ||
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Let's have lunch | Pea soup. | 250 | 121 |
| A serving of rice porridge with vegetables. | 100 | 152 | |
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Having an afternoon snack | Apple. | 45 | |
| Let's have dinner | A portion of boiled potatoes with sauce. | 100 | 90 |
| Beet salad. | 50 | 33 | |
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Having a snack | A glass of low-fat kefir. | 60 |
Thursday
| Eating | Dishes and products | Serving Volume (g) | Calorie content (kcal) |
| Having breakfast | A portion of millet porridge. | 100 | 168 |
| A piece of turkey meat. | 50 | 75 | |
| Carrot and onion salad. | 50 | 30 | |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Having a snack | A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | |
| A couple of slices of hard cheese. | 20 | 70 | |
| Let's have lunch | Uhoy. | 200 | 92 |
| A couple of slices of rye bread. | 16 | ||
| A portion of vinaigrette. | 50 | 64 | |
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Having an afternoon snack | Cucumber salad dressed with sour cream. | 100 | 33 |
| A piece of boiled pike. | 50 | 35 | |
| Let's have dinner | Mushroom pilaf. | 119 | |
| Cabbage salad (white cabbage) dressed with olive oil. | 100 | 67 | |
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 100 | 29 | |
| Having a snack | A glass of fermented baked milk. | 175 |
Friday
| Eating | Dishes and products | Serving Volume (g) | Calorie content (kcal) |
| Having breakfast | A portion of oatmeal. | 100 | 177 |
| Apple. | 35 | ||
| 2 squares of chocolate bars. | 68 | ||
| A cup of unsweetened tea. | 2 | ||
| Having a snack | Cucumber and tomato salad. | 100 | 32 |
| Boiled chicken. | 50 | 77 | |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Let's have lunch | Lenten pickle. | 300 | 138 |
| A portion of rice porridge. | 50 | 56 | |
| A portion of seaweed. | 50 | 8 | |
| A cup of unsweetened tea. | 2 | ||
| One marshmallow. | 55 | ||
| Having an afternoon snack | Fruit salad. | 100 | 103 |
| Let's have dinner | Beef stewed with zucchini. | 50 and 100 | 107 |
| Cucumber salad dressed with sour cream. | 75 | 24 | |
| A cup of sweetened tea. | 29 | ||
| Having a snack | A glass of low-fat kefir. | 60 |
Saturday
| Eating | Dishes and products | Serving Volume (g) | Calorie content (kcal) |
| Having breakfast | One egg omelet. | 125 | |
| Tomato and onion salad dressed with olive oil. | 100 | 108 | |
| A couple of slices of white bread. | 20 | ||
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Having a snack | A sandwich made of bread with pieces of boiled turkey and cucumber. | 50 and 50 | 95 |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Let's have lunch | Borscht with chicken. | 200 | 171 |
| A couple of slices of white bread. | 20 | ||
| Cabbage (Beijing) salad seasoned with sunflower oil. | 50 | 40 | |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Having an afternoon snack | Cottage cheese with sour cream. | 50 | 130 |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Let's have dinner | A serving of barley porridge with zucchini. | 75 | 105 |
| Lightly fried beef liver. | 50 | 100 | |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Having a snack | A glass of low-fat kefir. | 60 |
Sunday
| Eating | Dishes and products | Serving Volume (g) | Calorie content (kcal) |
| Having breakfast | Buckwheat porridge with beef schnitzel. | 100 | 247 |
| Tomato. | 17 | ||
| Hot unsweetened coffee. | 2 | ||
| Having a snack | A rich bun. | 50 | 133 |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Let's have lunch | Lenten cabbage soup. | 200 | 62 |
| Boiled potatoes with sour cream. | 50 | 58 | |
| Cabbage salad (sauerkraut). | 50 | 35 | |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Having an afternoon snack | Pancakes with cottage cheese. | 100 | 195 |
| A cup of unsweetened tea. | 2 | ||
| Let's have dinner | Rice porridge with tomato sauce. | 100 | 113 |
| Boiled beef meat. | 50 | 90 | |
| A cup of sweetened hot tea. | 29 | ||
| Having a snack | A glass of low-fat kefir. | 60 |
Recipes
— Baked meat (117 kcal per 100 g). Place 150 grams of onion cut into half rings in a frying pan, add 10 grams of sunflower oil. Place 300 grams of chicken fillet cut into thin slices on top of the onion, then 130 grams of champignons and 150 grams of tomatoes. Grease the last layer with 50 grams of sour cream, grate a 100-gram piece of cheese. Bake for 40 minutes.
— “Uganda” salad (128 kcal per 100 g). This salad includes: one small banana (100 grams), a handful of raisins (20 grams), lean chicken ham (40 grams), oatmeal (20 grams), cream (100 ml), lemon (40 grams) and lettuce leaves .
Wash and soak the raisins, cut the bananas into small cubes and mix with cereal, finely chopped ham and raisins. Squeeze the juice from the lemon, grate the zest, and mix these ingredients with the cream. Pour the resulting dressing over the salad and let it brew for half an hour. Serve on lettuce leaves.
— Vegetable stew (26 kcal per 100 g). To prepare this dish, take 300 grams of tomatoes, eggplants and zucchini, one small onion, one medium green bell pepper, a spoonful of flour and a couple of tablespoons of olive oil.
Wash and peel all vegetables. Cut the onion into quarters of rings, the pepper into strips, and everything else into small cubes. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onion, fry until nicely browned, add the tomatoes, simmer for 5 minutes. Then add the rest of the ingredients and simmer for about five minutes. In a separate container, mix water, flour and salt, pour this liquid into the vegetables, stir and cook until tender.
— Pancakes (95 kcal per 100 g). The ingredients of this dish are: 0.5 liters of milk, the same amount of water, a glass of oatmeal, one egg, two small spoons of sugar and a pinch of salt.
Boil water, cool, combine it with milk, add oatmeal. Cook the resulting mass into a thin porridge. After cooling, rub it through a sieve or run it in a blender, add the rest of the ingredients, mix and bake thin pancakes in a dry frying pan.
— Lazy pies (115 kcal per 100 g). For this dish you will need 300 grams of sauerkraut, one onion and a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil, as well as one thin Armenian lavash.
Fry cabbage with finely chopped onion. Cut the pita bread into four parts, place the filling in the center of each, wrap it in an envelope and fry until golden brown.
— Banana dessert (78 kcal per 100 g). Mix 200 grams of low-fat cottage cheese with a glass (120 grams) of classic low-fat yogurt, add one banana cut into small cubes, 10 any berries and sprinkle everything with one small spoon of cocoa.
— Borscht (44 kcal per 100 g). Ingredients: 2 liters of water, half a kilo of chicken backs, 120 grams of beets, onions and carrots, 200 grams of potatoes and white cabbage, two spoons of tomato sauce, a spoon of vinegar and vegetable oil.
You will need a second chicken broth, so boil the backs in two liters of water until boiling. Drain the liquid and add the same amount of water again, cook for 25 minutes.
Peel the vegetables, finely chop the onion, grate the beets and carrots on a coarse grater. Fry the prepared vegetables in a frying pan in vegetable oil, add vinegar and sauce, and simmer for 10 minutes. Place the fried chicken in the broth, add shredded cabbage and diced potatoes, and add salt. Cook for another 20 minutes.
These are the Bormenthal diet recipes it offers. Having learned to count calories correctly, you can create your own equally interesting and tasty dishes.
In addition, you can change your favorite recipes to suit your diet by removing or adding some components. Familiar dishes will help you more calmly endure the hardships of being deprived of a huge amount of food. Do not forget to reduce portions, chew foods long and thoroughly - this will contribute to a feeling of fullness.
results
It can be argued that the Doctor Bormental diet menu is well balanced. And psychological techniques ensure the emergence of the right attitude and confidence in the success of losing weight. Reviews from those who have lost weight about this nutrition system are mostly positive. Many note that following a low-calorie diet is much easier if you additionally receive psychological support from experienced specialists.
The effectiveness of the diet is quite high. It’s quite possible to lose 2-5 extra pounds in a week. If you strictly follow all the rules, you can bring back even severely overweight weight to normal in just 6 months.
Reviews
“Having gotten a job, mostly sedentary, I began to get better. In addition to the excess weight, my legs and back began to hurt. I decided to seek help from doctors. Having learned about the Bormenthal clinic, I decided to make an appointment there for a consultation, which I did. Everything was great - psychologists advised us, we were given classes on the Huber simulator, we also worked on our own menu. The doctors also took care of our beauty: roller massagers, biorevitalization and other procedures helped me a lot. I like the result 100%.”
Tatyana is still impressed by her new figure
“I am very grateful to the clinic’s specialists for my improved appearance and greatly improved health. My diagnosis was obesity (weight up to 104 kg), but this is not even the worst thing. The worst thing is the inability to have children, since I was diagnosed with infertility 12 years ago. Disillusioned with dietary nutrition, I criticized all diets; it seemed easier to blame specialists and friends who advised me to take care of myself than to do something. But everything worked out for me. Thanks to the doctors at the Bormenthal clinic and their methods, I lost up to 60 kg and had a daughter. Now I am completely happy, I look young and feel healthy. It is imperative to persistently fight problems, you cannot whine and give up. Of course, it is difficult to live on strictly limited diets. But this work is worth it, because the result is a new, full and healthy life.”
Natalya gives the highest score
Contraindications
Since the diet is low-calorie and, moreover, quite strict, losing weight according to Bormental is strictly prohibited for children under 18 years of age and the elderly. And also when:
- pregnancy;
- breastfeeding;
- acute infection or exacerbation of a chronic illness;
- diabetes mellitus;
- problems with the menstrual cycle;
- hormonal imbalance.
In addition, losing weight in this way is not advisable for people with mental disorders.
Before using this nutrition system, be sure to consult a doctor. Even if you consider yourself an absolutely healthy person.
Advantages and disadvantages of the diet
The Bormenthal diet, despite its effectiveness, is not a leader in the list of fat-burning techniques. In addition to numerous advantages, there are also a number of disadvantages that are best understood before losing weight. Among the advantages are noted:
- permission to create your own menu - you won’t have to be particularly limited in your dishes, because the main requirement of the Bormenthal diet is the rule to observe the number of calories;
- lasting results - extra pounds do not return for a long time, but only if you eat properly;
- absence of unpleasant discomfort while continuing the weight loss course - you practically don’t feel hungry, and you don’t worry about an increase in appetite;
- a wonderful habit of controlling the amount of food is formed, the risk of overeating is reduced;
- the stomach decreases, the body does not require regular portions of food for smooth functioning.
According to reviews, the Bormenthal diet also eliminates stress and disruption of the nervous system, which often happens when strict methods are used. Losing weight is easy and comfortable, especially if you manage to endure the first days of poor nutrition - the body quickly gets used to eating fractional meals and small portions.
The Bormenthal diet also has disadvantages, which often become the reason for abandoning an effective fat-burning technique. The main disadvantage is that you will have to constantly count the calorie content of your meals, which is quite inconvenient if you have to eat outside the home (during a lunch snack at work or going on a business trip).
Another drawback is a low-calorie diet, which not everyone can handle. Stress is eliminated, but the risk of breakdowns increases.
The strictness of the diet compiled by Bormenthal and the paucity of the menu are not suitable for people leading an active lifestyle. If you simultaneously lose weight following the method and play sports, instead of effectively tightening your figure, the course will end with serious exhaustion.
A lack of calories also often leads to decreased immunity, constant bad mood, and the appearance of unpleasant weakness. If you continue to eat according to the diet recommendations, the risk of disruption of hormone production and the development of anemia rapidly increases.
Disadvantages also include deterioration of the skin. The dermis loses its firmness and elasticity, and sagging appears in problem areas. To avoid unpleasant manifestations, you will have to do exercises at home and use special preparations that tighten the skin.
The last disadvantage of the diet compiled by Bormenthal is the presence of contraindications. It is forbidden to switch to a fat-burning method for losing weight if you have serious heart disease or cardiovascular disease, or diabetes. Pregnancy or breastfeeding are also included in the list of contraindications. In case of chronic or oncological diseases, doctors recommend resorting to more gentle methods that allow you to remove excess weight without harm to health.
Menstrual irregularities, too much or scanty discharge, pain during menstruation are a number of other reasons not to use the Bormenthal diet. A low-calorie diet can worsen your general condition, increase pain, negatively affect your well-being, and even provoke additional complications.
Weight loss in the clinic
Dr. Bormenthal's trainings are usually conducted in specialized clinics. Their main task is to help a person solve psychological problems, motivate him to lose weight and tame his rampant appetite. In addition to group classes, psychologists, nutritionists and other specialists work on each patient individually.
The main weight correction center "Doctor Bormental" is located in Moscow. Detailed information about its specialists, services and prices can be found on the official website.
Hypnosis and coding methods are not used in the clinic. The impact occurs through psychological activities:
- neurolinguistic programming (NLP);
- meditation;
- breathing exercises.
