The Maggi diet is a protein diet.Its “owner” is believed to be Margaret Thatcher, for whom it was developed by the best nutritionists in the USA.According to the “Iron Lady” herself, it was this diet that helped her keep her figure in perfect shape for many years, hence the name of the diet: the abbreviated name Margaret.
Of course, the diet changed over time as many products became available that were not available to the common man during the Baroness's youth.The most important condition for successful weight loss with Maggi is strict adherence to the menu: you can exclude one or another product from it, but you cannot change it.
This diet is also called the “egg diet” because people who follow it eat a lot of eggs, but it also contains enough other protein foods.Thatcher herself said that she eats about thirty chicken eggs a week.In my opinion, this is a lot, so we will not go to extremes and balance the menu so that none of the recommended products causes disgust.
Its effectiveness lies in “stressful” carbohydrate reduction, but in which we do not have to starve, since it is pleasant to eat fruit, meat and dairy products.
Another secret of the diet described is that meals are preparedat exactly the same time every dayIt doesn't matter whether it's a weekend or a weekday.If you sit down to breakfast five days a week, say at 9 a.m., stick to it the rest of the days.The amount consumed corresponds exactly to the amount stated on the menu.There is nothing complicated here: no counting calories, no hunger strike.But determination and perseverance are not superfluous here.
Contraindications to the Maggi diet
- Gastrointestinal diseases.
- Pressure too low or too high.
- During pregnancy, nursing mothers.
- For allergy sufferers, provided the allergen is contained in one of the recommended products: be it eggs, citrus fruits or cow protein.
If “failure” occurs, you will have to start the diet again.
As with any other diet, I recommend working out in the gym and taking long walks and drinking a lot of water: this is necessary to keep your muscles in shape, boost your metabolism, and then you will not only get rid of the fat that bothers you, but also become the owner of an athletic figure and strong immunity.
Your starting weight plays a big role: the more extra pounds you have, the more you will lose each week.And vice versa: if you want to lose about 5 kilograms, it will take about two to three weeks, but the weight loss will not be drastic and dangerous to your health, and thanks to the gradual reduction and regular exercise, no “extra” skin will remain, which sometimes looks even more unsightly than excess fat.
According to reviews of people who persevered to the end of Maggi, in a month (with a high initial weight) you can get rid of fifteen and even twenty kilograms.Since this is considered a very significant weight loss, I advise you to follow the diet, for example, once a year to lose weight by summer.A competent “exit” from any diet is also very important: if after a while you return to your previous sedentary lifestyle and poor nutrition, your kilograms will return and “bring friends”.If you adhere to a few simple “exit rules”, the weight will not only not return, but will also decrease somewhat.
So, the way out of the Maggi diet:
- One of the options, the best, most effective and correct way is to immediately switch to proper nutrition.Compliance with all rules and regulations.Then you can forget about excess weight forever.
- Second option- This involves continuing to eat the foods you ate during the diet.One or more – it doesn’t matter.For example, you can still eat grapefruits, tangerines and cottage cheese.Include them in your diet for at least a few more weeks and your weight will remain at the same level.
- And the third option:Start a weight loss diet.Minus 60“But for the next fortnight after our weight loss marathon, you need to limit your intake of sweets and junk food.
I want to remind you that alcohol is, of course, necessaryexclude completely.
This diet is classified as “chemical”: a certain combination of foods provokes the formation of chemical processes in the body that actively burn existing fat.
We completely exclude all baked goods, pasta, cereals and potatoes from the menu - these are carbohydrates, they prevent the body from starting to burn fat.Of course, we exclude fatty meat.
Below I present a monthly menu compiled based on personal experience;In 28 days I lost 9 kilograms, even though I'm not overweight.Buy a kitchen scale and stick to the weight of the finished dish that I indicate.If the weight is not listed on the menu, food can be consumed in any quantity.
Maggi diet menu for 4 weeks
For the first fortnight we have breakfast with a few boiled eggs and half a large citrus fruit.
Week one.
Day 1.
Lunch: fruits listed below.
Dinner: fried, boiled, baked white meat, 250 grams.
Day 2.
Lunch: white meat in any form, 200 grams.
Dinner: simple salad: cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, lettuce leaves, a total of 150 grams. Grapefruit or orange, crackers, a few eggs.
Day 3.
Lunch: a cracker, not very fatty cheese, a few tomatoes, green lettuce leaves.
Dinner: Meat prepared to your liking, 250 grams.
Day 4.
Lunch: consists of fruit.
Dinner: salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, only 150 grams;
Poultry fillet in any shape, 250 grams.
Day 5.
Lunch: a maximum of 2 boiled eggs, vegetables cooked in water, for example green peas (you can puree them), green beans, pumpkin, carrots.Only 250 grams.
Dinner: boiled fish, 250 grams. The salad is the same as in previous days, today it is 150 grams. Pomelo.
Day 6.
Lunch: fruit.Anything you want.
Dinner: steamed meat, 200 grams. One pink tomato.
Day 7.
Lunch: Diet meat, 250 grams, with boiled vegetables, of which you can eat only 150 grams.Medium grapefruit.
Dinner: boiled or stewed carrots, zucchini, green peas.150 grams.
Week two.
Day 1.
Lunch: Meat, cooked as desired, 250 grams. Still the same salad, 200 grams.
Dinner: two boiled eggs, a grapefruit.
Day 2.
Lunch: 200 grams of boiled chicken breast, 200 grams of cucumber, tomato and pepper salad.
Dinner: two boiled eggs, a grapefruit.
Day 3.
Lunch: 200 grams of baked meat, one tomato.
Dinner: two boiled eggs, a grapefruit.
Day 4.
Lunch: 200 grams of low-fat cheese, 150 grams of boiled vegetables.
Dinner: two boiled eggs, orange.
Day 5.
Lunch: boiled or fried seafood (fish, squid, shrimp) 200 grams.
Dinner: two boiled eggs, tomato.
Day 6.
Lunch: 200 grams of boiled or baked meat (better beef), lettuce leaves.
Dinner: Fruit (you can eat as much as you want and whatever you want, except for those that are strictly prohibited in this diet; I will give a list of prohibited fruits and vegetables below along with recipes)
Day 7.
Lunch: any piece of chicken in any cooking method, 250 grams. Two tomatoes, one orange.
Dinner: a large citrus fruit, boiled meat 150 grams, boiled green peas 50 grams.
Week three.
This week we are introducing more vegetables and fruits.We will eat them at regular intervals throughout the day.
Day 1.
Fruits in any quantity.
Day 2.
Vegetables.As much as you want, you don't have to overcome hunger.If you wanted to eat a kilogram of apples, you ate them.Vegetables cooked or in salads.
Day 3.
vegetables and fruits.Salads, stews, whatever you want.
Day 4.
“Vitamin” salad (cabbage, cucumber, carrots), 250 grams of boiled white chicken meat.Cook the vegetables.
Day 5.
250 grams of cooked fish, 150 grams of cooked vegetables.
Day 6.
We eat grapefruits and apples all day long.
Day 7.
Just one fruit.But in unlimited quantities.
Week four.
In the last week we eat whenever you want and in the quantity that you personally need.However, we strictly adhere to what types of foods you should eat on a given day.You should not replace foods at your own discretion, even with similar ones.
Day 1.
200 grams of cooked chicken breast, 600 grams of cucumber and tomato salad, grapefruit or grapefruit, small cracker.
Day 2.
200 grams of meat cooked in salt water, crackers, a fruit if desired, salad consisting of cucumbers and tomatoes 600 grams.
Day 3.
Salad: cucumbers and tomatoes, today 300 grams. One citrus fruit, crackers, 150 grams of stewed vegetables, 150 grams of low-fat cottage cheese.
Day 4.
A large chicken breast, cucumber and tomato salad: 150 grams, one citrus.
Day 5.
Two tomatoes, iceberg leaves, a citrus fruit and of course eggs.
Day 6.
300 grams of boiled chicken fillet, about one hundred grams of low-fat cottage cheese, one cracker, one cucumber, 200 ml of kefir 0.1%, one citrus fruit.
Day 7.
200 grams of fish, but not fatty.Prepared according to your wishes.Already a familiar salad: cucumbers and tomatoes, only 300 grams, a cracker, a citrus fruit.
Above we talked about abandoning the diet, now in more detail about the nuances of cooking: salt and other natural spices, onions and garlic can be added to the dishes.All salads are not dressed with anything;We cook all hot dishes without oils or other fats.Products can be cooked in a water bath, so they perfectly retain their beneficial properties.
Allowed vegetables include:Zucchini, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, peas, eggplant.No potatoes or corn!
fruit: everything except bananas, grapes, mangoes, dried fruits.We rely on citrus fruits.
In addition, you need to completely avoid porridge and pasta.
We must not forget that you cannot drink water or tea while eating;This should be done between meals, without adding sugar, honey or other sweets.You can use a sugar substitute.
Diet recipes
Baked fishin the oven is an excellent cooking option for anyone on a diet, especially a protein diet.All you have to do is peel it, wash it, salt it and wrap it in foil.Bake for forty minutes to an hour depending on the size of your fish.If desired, you can add lemon juice.
Chicken breastCooking is even faster and easier: beat thoroughly with a hammer and fry in a dry pan for 3-4 minutes on each side.
Vegetablescan only be cooked in water.Also, choose only one type for each meal.Cut the zucchini into cubes, add salt and a little pepper and place on the stove.You can add some variety to the taste with fresh herbs.
Fruit saladLet us pamper you on the days when it is not explicitly stated that you can only eat citrus fruits: cut a pear, an apple into cubes, divide a tangerine into slices, in season it is good to add a melon, season everything with lemon juice.
MeatIt is best to cook it if it is beef.And bake if it's pork.Since beef is tough and dry meat and pork, even its lean parts, is softer.Rub the pork chop with a salt and pepper mixture and fry it in a pan without oil.Or roast in foil in the oven.
The diet is very effective, you just have to want to become slim and strictly follow the rules.
The Maggi diet – once again about getting out of the diet
How do I save the results?You just need to finish the Maggi diet correctly.You can stick to the following points and you will enjoy your results for a very long time:
- After completing the diet, you should be more careful with high-calorie foods; it is advisable to eat less of them.
- Incorporate foods you like into your diet little by little.
- For the first 1-2 weeks after the diet, try to eat the same foods that you ate on the Maggi diet.
- Also avoid sweet, fatty, floury and spicy foods for 1-2 weeks after the diet.
- Drink water in the same quantities as during the Maggi diet.
- Try not to eat for three to four hours before bed.
- If possible, do physical activity and walks in the fresh air.