The 6 most effective diets for a week: rules and menus

4 December 2023

A diet for a week will help you lose weight and regain your slim waist

The diet for a week can be quite strict. The main task when creating such a diet is to lose excess weight in a short time without harming your health.

The most effective diets are always stressful for the body, since many foods are limited, and with them the supply of nutrients and vitamins. Therefore, you should first consult your doctor and after you have left the diet, follow all the recommendations of a specialist.

Egg diet

This diet comes in several versions. A weekly diet is considered more effective. There are also express methods for 3-5 days, but they are less effective.

Losing weight with an egg diet happens quickly. You can lose 10 kg of excess weight in a week. It is recommended to combine eggs with citrus fruits, leafy greens and chicken meat - this gives a feeling of satiety and provides the body with all the necessary vitamins.

A sample menu for the egg diet is as follows:

Day of the week	diets
Monday	Breakfast: an orange or grapefruit, 2 soft-boiled eggs, a glass of green tea; lunch: one more fruit, preferably an orange, a boiled egg, chicken fillet boiled with herbs; dinner: 100 g of boiled chicken fillet, a glass of kefir
Tuesday	Breakfast: omelet with two eggs, a glass of freshly squeezed citrus juice; lunch: boiled chicken fillet with sour cream, two oranges, green tea; dinner: two boiled eggs, grapefruit, a glass of milk
Wednesday	Breakfast: baked spinach with eggs, a glass of water with 1 tbsp. honey and lemon juice to speed up the metabolism; lunch: boiled chicken fillet, grapefruit; dinner: two boiled eggs, a glass of still mineral water
Thursday	Breakfast: omelette with herbs; lunch: boiled chicken fillet and lettuce; dinner: grapefruit, kiwi and a glass of still mineral water
Friday	Breakfast: Egg, cucumber and green leafy salad; lunch: two raw carrots, a glass of orange juice; dinner: boiled chicken fillet and a glass of kefir
Saturday	Breakfast: a piece of low-fat cottage cheese, a glass of any citrus juice; lunch: two grapefruit, 2 boiled eggs; dinner: only one glass of green tea
Sunday	Breakfast: half a grapefruit, omelet with two steamed eggs; lunch: boiled chicken fillet, orange; dinner: mineral water without gas

This is a simple but very strict diet. The only relief is that between meals you can eat 1-2 raw eggs (not treated with heat).

The last two days of the diet include almost complete abstinence from dinner, even the lightest. You can only drink tea or water. If this rule is ignored, then the desired result will not be achieved.

Any physical activity helps increase the effectiveness of the diet. Another important condition is compliance with the drinking regime. You should drink at least 2 liters of pure water to reduce stomach acidity.

Orange diet

The weekly citrus diet is considered one of the most effective. Oranges are low-calorie fruits, as 100 g contains only 60-80 kcal (depending on the variety). At the same time, they contain enough ascorbic acid (130% of the daily value in one fruit), vitamins B, A and D, dietary fiber, which ensure the feeling of satiety, since when inflated they occupy most of the volume of the stomach.

Oranges contain a lot of iron, trace elements and useful organic acids. Including citrus fruits in the diet improves blood circulation, activates brain function and improves immunity. This is an effective diet for losing belly fat as it helps eliminate gas and toxins quickly.

The menu of this diet is as follows:

Day of the week	diets
Monday	Breakfast: an orange, a tomato, a glass of yogurt, rye toast; lunch: the same products as for breakfast; dinner: tomato salad, leafy greens, two eggs, rye toast, orange for dessert
Tuesday	Breakfast: an orange, a medium tomato, a glass of low-fat natural yogurt and rye toast; lunch: completely repeats breakfast; dinner: natural yogurt, a portion of boiled lean meat (150 g of chicken fillet), a toast with orange and rye
Wednesday	Breakfast and lunch: same as the day before dinner: turkey fillet, baked in the oven (up to 170 g), rye bread, a glass of natural yogurt, always an orange
Thursday	Breakfast: fresh cucumber, a few lettuce leaves, 100 g of low-fat cottage cheese, orange; lunch: the same products; dinner: 120 g of boiled meat (you can choose turkey or chicken), a tomato, rye, a glass of natural yogurt, a green apple and an orange.
Friday	Breakfast: salad with tomatoes and leafy greens, 150 g of boiled perch, rye toast, orange; lunch: same as breakfast; dinner: boiled egg, two tomatoes, a glass of yogurt, orange

The menu of the sixth and seventh day repeats the diet of Monday and Tuesday. Between meals, you can drink plain water.

The orange diet is contraindicated in case of allergies to citrus fruits and chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

Buckwheat porridge diet

Cereals contain a lot of protein. It also contains carbohydrates, but they take a long time to digest. The product has a fairly low glycemic index, so it can be consumed even by those with high sugar levels. In addition, buckwheat contains many unique amino acids necessary for the body, B vitamins and calcium.

When following a diet, porridge is prepared in a special way:

A glass of buckwheat is boiled with boiling water overnight.
In the morning, the porridge is only heated.

The dish is consumed in equal portions throughout the day.

As the porridge is prepared without salt and oil, the taste is specific. It is recommended to heat the cereal on a baking sheet or cast iron pan for a few minutes before baking. This will improve the taste of the dish.

The second component of the diet is daily low-fat kefir.A volume of 1 liter is divided into equal parts and consumed throughout the day. You can drink unlimited amounts of water.

The diet turns out to be quite strict. To cope with it, you can add herbal tea, which contains lemon root and ginger, to your diet. At the same time, you need to take vitamin complexes for a week, since the body does not receive enough nutrients.

There is also a mild diet option that gives good results. A sample menu looks like this:

Meal time	diets
BREAKFAST	Buckwheat without salt and sugar
lunches	100 g of low-fat cottage cheese or a glass of natural yogurt without sugar
dinner	Salad from any fresh non-starchy vegetables, 100 g of boiled chicken fillet
Afternoon snack	Apple
dinner	Buckwheat porridge without salt and sugar

It is recommended to drink a glass of kefir at night to improve digestion.

Bormental diet

The Bormental diet is a relatively new effective technique that assumes a certain freedom in the choice of foods.The main rule is the daily value of energythe diet should not exceed 1000-1200 kcal.Calorie counting should be kept in a diary (written in a regular paper notebook or download a special application).

Within reason, it is allowed to include any food in the diet, as long as the number of calories does not exceed the total number specified. That is, if you really want to enjoy chocolate, grapes, ice cream, then you can afford it, but then the menu should be thought out with the deduction of these calories. Taking this principle into account, it is permissible to eat a piece of bread or a bun.

It is believed that such a diet is easier to maintain from a psychological point of view. A person eats properly (a low-calorie diet will not allow him to eat a lot of chocolate), fat from the sides, thighs and abdomen goes away, and at the same time, the person losing weight does not experience restrictions.

Breakfast should be 30% of daily calorie intake, snacks should be 10%, lunch - 40%, dinner - 20%. It is recommended to gain calories through protein foods and vegetables that contain fiber, rather than carbohydrate foods. In one meal, the weight of the serving should be no more than 200 g.

Food can be boiled, steamed, baked, but not fried. Only semi-finished products, canned foods, smoked foods and sweet carbonated drinks are completely excluded from the diet.You should drink 2 liters of clean water a day.

Physical activity is not recommended at this time, as the body does not have enough energy for this. If a person does not want to give up training, he can add 200 kcal to his diet on the day of visiting the gym.

The Bormental diet assumes that a person compiles the menu himself, based on the above rules. The main thing is to calculate the caloric content of the dishes and record it in a food diary. Then it will be easier not to go beyond the norm. You should have a scale in your kitchen to know the exact weight of your food.

Hypoallergenic diet

This diet not only promotes weight loss, but is also necessary to eliminate allergic reactions. The energy value of the menu depends on your lifestyle. With fairly high physical activity, it can be 2000-2200 kcal per day. If there is swelling, it is recommended to minimize the consumption of salt and free liquid (ie, drink no more than 1-1. 5 liters of water per day).

The diet should be mild, that is, possible allergens are eliminated from the diet, dishes are served only boiled, in extreme cases, meat can be baked without a crust. When cooking chicken or fish for soup, it is recommended to change the broth three times.

Completely excluded from the diet:

semi-finished products;
any kind of nuts;
citrus fruits;
chocolate, coffee and cocoa;
baked goods;
all kinds of confectionery products;
eggs;
mushrooms;
fatty meat and fish;
vegetables that contain a lot of essential oils, such as horseradish;
red fruits and berries (for example, raspberries, strawberries).

List of allowed products:

lean meat;
vegetarian soups;
buckwheat and oats;
boiled or baked potatoes;
green vegetables;
dry wheat bread;
low-fat cottage cheese, natural yogurt without sugar;
ripe apples, pears.

Depending on individual indications, the lists of permitted and prohibited products may vary. Follow this diet for three weeks.

Cold season diet: how to stay warm with health benefits?

In winter, you often want hearty dishes, strong broths and fried meat, which negatively affects your figure. Nutritionists advise not to give in to such desires, but also not to go to other extremes.

Strict diets in winter are recommended only for residents of warm countries. During the cold season, most of the energy obtained from food is spent on heating the body. Therefore, it is recommended to increase the level of animal proteins in the diet.

You must follow these rules:

Before going out into the cold, eat dishes made from beans, carrots and beets. For breakfast there are eggs, oatmeal with dried fruit or buckwheat porridge. For lunch - lean meat. Prunes, dried apricots and raisins are allowed for dessert.
After frost, to warm up, eat vegetable soup with chicken broth, stewed meat with vegetables, dishes made from pumpkin, carrots and parsley. Cook all this with spices like ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, black and red pepper. For dessert you can eat sweet apples, pears and bananas.
Before going out into the cold, do not drink alcohol, do not consume honey, oranges and ginger (they can be eaten only after returning to a warm room).

The amount of dairy products in the diet in winter should be reduced, as the substances they contain have a cooling effect.

Characteristics of dietary nutrition for men and women

The general rules of diet for men and women are similar, but there are some differences. Accumulations of fat appear differently in them. In women, they are deposited on the hips and thighs. In men - on the stomach and waist, in the neck area.

The purpose of fat cells is also different. It is more difficult for a woman to lose weight, because the synthesis of hormones occurs in adipose tissue. Its absence leads to lack of the latter and problems with the reproductive system. Girls who follow strict diets have a higher risk of infertility.

Therefore, for women, the most effective way to lose weight is not strict diets, but proper nutrition, calculating daily calorie intake and including proteins, complex carbohydrates and fats in the diet in quantities that correspond to physiological standards.

Men are advised to include more vegetables containing fiber in their diet, get protein from dietary meat and fish, and avoid fried and fatty foods. With high physical activity, the amount of protein can even increase.

Diet for diabetes

For diabetes mellitus, it is recommended to follow the rules of treatment table no. 9. It is designed for those people who have high blood sugar levels and have a relatively small "excess" of fat accumulation. In case of severe obesity, the nutrition rules will be the same, but the total intake of calories should be reduced.

The main recommendations for this diet are as follows:

Partial meals (5-6 times a day) with small portions.
Maximum carbohydrate restriction.
Reducing fat intake. It is important to limit foods that contain a lot of "bad" cholesterol. These are fatty meats, butter, eggs. In cases of severe obesity, it is recommended to completely remove them from the menu.
Limitation of food cooking methods. All products can be boiled or cooked in a double boiler, or, as a last resort, baked in the oven; boiled is allowed less often, but not fried. When preparing meat and fish soups, the first and second juices must be drained.
The energy value of the daily diet is no more than 2100 kcal, and for obesity - 1400 kcal.

The following foods are prohibited for diabetes:

any semi-finished product, including meat or fish;
products containing sugar;
oatmeal and pasta made from premium flour;
some dairy products;
ready-made sauces, especially hot and salty ones;
sweet fruits - bananas, dates, figs, grapes in any form.

The following products are allowed:

lean meat - chicken, turkey, rabbit, sometimes dietary pork;
cereals and legumes - in very limited quantities;
buckwheat porridge, oats, millet and pearl barley;
low-fat unsalted cheeses, cottage cheese, kefir, natural yogurt;
vegetables - but in limited quantities, as they also contain carbohydrates (you should choose those that contain less than 5% carbohydrates, these are different types of cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkins, leafy greens, eggplants);
fruit - green apple, any sweet and sour berry.

You can drink green tea, coffee with milk but without sugar, rose decoction. Fruit juice is not prohibited, but packaged ones contain a lot of sugar and various additives, so it is recommended to choose homemade drinks.

A sample daily menu for diabetes looks like this:

Meal time	diets
BREAKFAST	Steam omelette
lunches	2 apples
dinner	Pumpkin cream soup, baked chicken fillet
Afternoon snack	Pieces of curd casserole with sweet and sour grains
dinner	Salad with boiled shrimps and fresh vegetables

Specific recommendations for diet food at home if you are ill should be obtained from your doctor.

Nutrition for gastritis

In this case, it is necessary to follow the principles of therapeutic nutrition without seeking rapid weight loss.

Treatment and some nuances of nutrition for acute and chronic pathologies differ. But there are general rules: in case of an attack of acute gastritis or an aggravation of chronic gastritis, it is necessary to start therapy with therapeutic fasting for 1-2 days, so that the body removes all toxins.

Viscous soups, rice or oatmeal are allowed for gastritis, to which you can add a little butter. The next step is porridge with a liquid consistency - rice, oats or buckwheat, and they are boiled in water. Then, dishes from lean meat varieties are added to the diet, which are first passed through a meat grinder. These can be cutlets or steamed soufflés.

After some time, it is acceptable to include vegetables in the diet, but not raw, but boiled or boiled. Eggs can be eaten as omelets, steamed or soft boiled. You are allowed to drink berry jelly, weak tea with unsweetened milk and rose decoction.

Any fermented milk drink is prohibited, usually with increased stomach acidity. Avoiding wheat bread, especially fresh bread, is also recommended. In extreme cases, you can replace it with toasted bread.

You will have to exclude from your diet raw fruits, sweets, coffee and sweet carbonated drinks. Food should be partial - 5-6 meals a day.

Diet for pancreatitis

Pancreatic disease is inflammatory in nature. With it, the organ begins to digest itself. Therefore, with pancreatitis, the diet takes on special importance - the diet should be such that it does not activate the production of pancreatic juice and does not aggravate the inflammatory process. The diet should be adjusted according to this principle.

Exclude from the diet:

strong soups (not only meat and fish, but also vegetables and mushrooms);
fried and fatty foods;
smoked meat;
any canned food and marinades;
spicy foods;
sour fruit juices;
chocolate and coffee;
cream cakes;
alcohol;
sweet carbonated drinks.

You should not eat foods that contain a lot of coarse fiber. These are legumes, different types of cabbage.

It is recommended to eat potatoes, beets, carrots and pumpkin in boiled or baked form, while during irritation in puree form. It is allowed to mash some ingredients - for example, pumpkin or carrots and potatoes.

You can eat smoothies, including oatmeal soups, protein omelets, and low-fat cottage cheese. You are allowed to drink tea without sugar or pure table water without gas. Vitamins are taken separately, as part of special complexes.

Recipe

In order for the diet to cause fewer psychological and physiological problems, it is necessary for the menu to be varied enough. Therefore, it is recommended to choose in advance recipes for dishes that will fit into a particular food system.