Diet features
This way of eating is one of the strictest. The food selection is limited. You must follow the specified meal order for 30 days. Moreover, the days when you can eat low-calorie foods in small quantities are periodically interspersed with days when any food is prohibited and you can only drink large quantities of water. However, complete fasting is not expected in this system. Leaving the diet continues for another 1.5–2 weeks, during which time the calorie content of consumed foods increases by 50–70 kcal per day.
It is believed that if you control the process of food intake and its volume in this way, you can get rid of at least 15 kg in a month.
Features of the program
The godmother's diet is designed for 30 days. During this time you can lose up to 15–20 kg. The final indicator depends entirely on the person, as well as on his diligence, initial weight, body characteristics, and the presence or absence of physical activity.
The weight loss course is tough and radical. It assumes:
- Drinking plenty of water – you need to drink at least 2 liters a day. This will allow you to maintain water balance.
- Include only the suggested foods in the diet and take them strictly in a certain order. You cannot change or add food items, or increase portions yourself.
- You need to wait at least 30 days to get results.
- Immediately after finishing the godmother’s diet, you should not suddenly switch to a standard diet. You should exit the program slowly; at first, use only those products that were included in the diet.
- As a valuable addition, you can use various decoctions of herbs. They provide the body with vitamins and minerals.
In addition, it is recommended to take a vitamin-mineral complex. It makes it possible to eliminate the deficiency of some components necessary for the normal functioning of all organs and systems.
The godmother's diet involves fasting days, a serious reduction in the amount of food consumed, and food restrictions. In order not to harm your body or trigger pathological processes, it is important to consult a doctor. The course has a lot of contraindications that exclude the possibility of losing weight with the godmother’s diet for 30 days!
Advantages and disadvantages
Most medical experts say that such a diet causes great harm to the body. First of all, mistrust is due to the fact that the food is not balanced in proteins, fats and carbohydrates. In such food, vitamins, micro- and macroelements and fiber necessary for humans are either completely absent or present in minimal quantities. Their deficiency within a month will negatively affect your health.
Nutritionists believe that short-term refusal of food (fasting for 1-2 days) has a beneficial effect on the body. The stomach, freed from the need to digest large amounts of food, works in an easy mode.
At this time, there is an active release of accumulated waste and toxins; mild hunger stimulates the renewal of tissues and organs. If you drink more water and move a lot during this period, you can intensify the process. Exiting the diet lasts 1–2 days and consists of eating vegetable salads and soups, after which you can switch to your usual diet.
In the case of the godmother's diet, the situation looks different. Since the volume of food with such a diet is limited for a long time, the body's reaction can be unpredictable.
First of all, the gastrointestinal tract suffers. The digestive tract, without receiving the required amount of food for several days, can begin to digest its own walls. Acidity increases, resulting in heartburn. This can lead to inflammation of the gastric mucosa, the occurrence or exacerbation of gastritis, and the appearance of ulcerations. Belching, nausea, and bad breath become constant companions.
In the intestines, in which, due to insufficient volume of food, a normal food bolus cannot be formed for digestion, dyspeptic phenomena occur - bloating, flatulence. Diarrhea may begin, or, conversely, prolonged and painful constipation.
Bloating or flatulence
In addition, the intestines produce the joy hormone serotonin, and its deficiency will affect mental well-being - mood will decrease, irritability will appear, enhanced by a constant feeling of hunger.
Metabolism also suffers with this diet. When the time comes to stop losing weight, it is slowed down. A nutritious meal entering the stomach after a month of fasting provokes an acceleration of metabolism, a terrible appetite appears, which leads to overeating. The body will subconsciously strive not only to compensate for lost nutrients, but also to create a reserve in case of another extreme fast. All the beneficial properties of the products will be absorbed without residue, which will quickly lead not only to regaining the previous weight, but also to an increase in excess body weight.
When a godmother diets, negative changes in appearance often appear. The skin, without receiving enough nutrients and vitamins, becomes dull and dry, peeling, acne, and rashes appear. Rapid weight loss leads to sagging and sagging skin in the chin, arms, abdomen, thighs, and mammary glands.
Therefore, most experts question the effectiveness of this diet. Long-term fasting on a minimum set of foods in some cases can lead to a slim figure. However, the majority of those who want to lose weight, according to statistics, most often do not acquire graceful forms, but diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and endocrine system, metabolic disorders, and psychological discomfort.
For those who want to lose weight, doctors and nutritionists recommend regular healthy eating with the amount of nutrients necessary for the body and feasible physical activity.
Who is forbidden from the godmother's diet?
The Godmother Diet cannot be used by everyone. A radical weight loss program has a number of features, including contraindications. These include:
- Gastrointestinal diseases - this includes all acute and pathological processes. Even chronic diseases can have a negative effect on the body. Constantly reducing portions, as well as fasting days, lead to an increase in acidity levels, which can cause the formation of ulcers.
Activation of gastrointestinal diseases is caused by the use of citrus and sour products. The program is prohibited for people with high acidity!
- Metabolic disorders, hormonal system disorders. The use of the diet program is strictly prohibited for those who suffer from thyroid diseases. Disturbed metabolic processes may worsen. Fasting on some days can further slow down your metabolism.
For people with hormonal imbalances, a rational nutrition system is recommended, and not fasting, which is suggested by the godmother's diet.
- Diabetes mellitus is a disease that requires constant monitoring of blood sugar levels. Dietary restrictions and fasting can lead to low blood sugar levels, which can lead to diabetic coma. You cannot also use the program because on some fasting days you can only eat one chocolate bar, which will also have a bad effect on the health of a diabetic.
- Pregnancy and childbirth, as well as conditions after operations. You cannot use the fasting program, as it leads to exhaustion, which in some cases can be life-threatening.
Only absolutely healthy people who have gained a few extra pounds can use the program - the godmother's diet. It should not be used for weight loss by those who are actively involved in sports or engaged in heavy physical or mental work.
Menu for the month
The creators of this extreme way of eating insist on strict adherence to the nutrition plan. You need to eat only according to your schedule.
Menu for 30 days:
- 1, 5, 19 days - a small amount of low-calorie food, divided into 5 doses of 100 g each;
- Day 2 - 2 medium-sized unsweetened apples;
- 3, 12, 18 days - fresh kefir or low-fat milk in the amount of 1 liter;
- Days 4, 8, 11, 20, 28, 29, 30 are fasting days, you are supposed to drink only clean water in a volume of at least 3 liters;
- Day 6 - 2 medium-sized grapefruits;
- Days 7 and 17 - 9% cottage cheese (preferably homemade, without sugar and sour cream) - 0.5 kg;
- 9, 15, 27 days - boiled chicken breast - 0.5 kg;
- Day 10 - 5 medium ripe tomatoes without salt;
- Day 13 - buckwheat porridge in water (0.5 kg);
- Day 14 - 2 hard-boiled chicken eggs;
- 16, 31 days - freshly brewed coffee;
- 21, 22, 23 days - low-fat kefir;
- 24, 25, 26 days - 100 g of natural dark chocolate.
Most followers recommend dividing the daily amount of food into several meals.
At the same time, you need to drink as much liquid as possible - clean still water, herbal infusions, fruit drinks, dried fruit compotes without sugar.
Green tea is beneficial because it has the ability to break down fats and remove excess fluid from the body.
An infusion of rose hips will help compensate for the lack of vitamins. They need to be crushed and brewed overnight in a thermos. You can drink this infusion every day.
Hibiscus tea is recommended to speed up metabolism. It contains large amounts of vitamin C, minerals, and flavonoids. However, it is contraindicated for people with gastrointestinal diseases.
To support the body during a strict diet, it is recommended to take dietary supplements and vitamin-mineral complexes.
Cooking and eating
Meat, fish, poultry, vegetables are boiled after chopping. Prepared without salt, food is added during meals.
Allowed
Bread and flour products: wheat from 1-2 grade flour, rye, doctor's bread, dry unsalted biscuits, baked goods without salt
Soups: cabbage soup, borscht, beetroot soup, vegetarian soups with potatoes and cereals, fruit, dairy
Meat, poultry, fish: various types of low-fat varieties, in pieces or chopped, after boiling you can bake, seaweed, mussels
Dairy products: low-fat milk and fermented milk products, low-fat cottage cheese and dishes made from it, low-fat, lightly salted cheese, low-fat sour cream - in dishes
Eggs: white omelettes, soft-boiled 2-3 pcs. in Week
Cereals: buckwheat, oatmeal, millet in the form of crumbly and viscous porridges, casseroles. Limit rice, semolina, pasta
Vegetables: cabbage of all types, carrots, zucchini, pumpkin, eggplant, potatoes, green peas in the form of puree or finely chopped. Greens - in dishes
Appetizers: vinaigrettes and salads with vegetable oil, including seaweed and other seafood, boiled jellied fish and meat, soaked herring, low-fat lightly salted cheese, low-fat boiled sausage, lean ham, sweet fruit salads
Fruits, berries, sweets: raw ripe fruits and berries, dried fruits, compotes, jellies, semi-sweet mousses. Jam, sugar, honey – limited
Drinks: weak tea with lemon, milk, weak natural coffee and coffee drink, vegetable, fruit and berry juices, rosehip and wheat bran decoction
Fats: butter and vegetable oils only for cooking and in dishes
Contraindications to the diet
Before starting fasting based on the godmother's diet, you must consult with your doctors. You need to undergo an examination and take the necessary tests. Based on individual indicators, a specialist can advise whether such a meal is suitable for the patient.
It is strictly forbidden to eat according to this system for pregnant women (at any stage of pregnancy), nursing mothers, children and adolescents under 18 years of age.
Contraindications include diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, endocrine system, type 1 and 2 diabetes, and periods of remission after any recent illness.
Using decoctions and tea for weight loss
Water is allowed to be consumed. Fasting days can affect the balance of minerals and vitamins in the body. To prevent your water-salt balance from suffering, you should drink at least 2.5–3 liters of water. It is also recommended to take multivitamins. The use of herbal decoctions and teas is allowed. Among the herbs used may be the following plants:
- Anise and blueberries,
- Hibiscus or hibiscus flowers,
- Green or black teas,
- Rosehip and ginger,
- Rose petals.
These plants not only activate metabolic processes, but also provide the body with a number of vitamins and minerals. Some types of products also have antimicrobial and antiviral properties, and therefore their consumption helps prevent the development of pathologies, which is especially valuable during the period of activation of respiratory diseases.
Decoctions and infusions should be taken between meals. You should not drink them with the few food products that are approved for use.
Side effects
Side effects of the godmother's diet can include physiological problems: disturbances in the gastrointestinal tract, digestive disorders, constipation or diarrhea.
Poor digestion will affect the skin - dryness, sagging, and early wrinkles may appear. Nails and hair become dull and brittle.
Against the backdrop of a constant feeling of hunger, the following often occur:
- depression or irritability;
- deterioration of memory and attention;
- absent-mindedness;
- headache and insomnia.
Why does weight come off so quickly?
The first effect that the godmother’s diet has is the results of an unexpected shake-up for an organism accustomed to abundance. The brain perceives food restriction and anticipation of hungry days as stress, which often leads to weight loss (if you don’t try to get rid of it with treats).
The second link in the effectiveness of the diet is the reduction in the amount of intestinal contents as a result of actual starvation of the body. Looking at the scales, those who are losing weight should not be deluded by quick successes, since they are due not so much to fat loss as to the absence of food lumps in the intestines.
The third link to success is fluid loss. Indeed, a person consists of more than seventy percent water. Unnecessary fluid is retained in tissues due to excessive salt intake. The godmother's diet prescribes abstinence from it, as a result of which water leaves the body naturally.
It should be noted that by simply abstaining from table salt for one month, you can get rid of several kilograms of water in your body without any diets.
Reviews
Anastasia, 33 years old, Krasnodar: “I wanted to lose weight for the holidays, I learned about this diet from a friend who recently quickly lost a couple of tens of kilograms. I’ll say right away that it was so difficult that I thought I couldn’t stand it. But there was a goal, and we managed to achieve it. My results were appreciated by men, girlfriends, and colleagues. But this diet is definitely not for the faint of heart.”
Tatyana, 44 years old, Khabarovsk: “I’ve heard about the godmother’s diet for a long time and recently decided to try it. I endured the first 2-3 days normally, but after a fasting day on the water I began to feel severe hunger and weakness appeared. After a couple more days, I couldn’t think about anything but food. She became inattentive, psychotic, and was given a stern reprimand at work. My diet ended with a deep faint right on the street and 2 weeks in the hospital with gastritis.”
Alla, 63 years old, general practitioner, Vladivostok: “The consequences for the body after such a diet can be extremely severe. Due to the imbalance of food in proteins, fats and carbohydrates, extreme lack of vitamins, many diseases worsen; prolonged hunger leads to exhaustion, anemia, metabolic disorders, and hormonal imbalance. I don’t recommend this kind of violence against the body to anyone.”
Diet effectiveness
The godmother’s diet today finds many enthusiastic supporters who claim that in 31 days of following its rules they actually got rid of extra centimeters. The result of weight loss was different, from three to twenty-two kilograms, and depended on the initial parameters.
Even a cursory analysis of the diet makes it clear that its effectiveness is due to a sharp and long-term reduction in the number of calories consumed, even to the point of starvation. Therefore, to maintain vitality, the body is forced to urgently “open the bins”, using up its own reserves.
