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Supposedly, the 6 petal diet was developed in Sweden by nutritionist Anna Johansson. However, this fact has not yet been confirmed. It also remains a “secret” whether she practiced this diet on herself, and what results she managed to achieve. It is not known exactly when the diet was developed. Despite all these dark spots, the 6 petal program has been proven to be effective in weight loss. So, you can lose up to 800 g per day, if you follow all the rules of the methodology. Women around the world have experienced this diet on themselves, and they were impressed with the result.
The 6 petal diet is based on the principles of separate nutrition. For a week, a person will need to follow monocomponent mini diets. And every day the main component of nutrition in the menu will change. The basic principle of each mini diet is to eat foods that have a similar chemical composition. Due to this approach, it is possible to quickly lose excess weight.
A. Johansson recommends that his followers take a sheet of paper and draw on it a flower consisting of six petals.
Each petal will have its own name, according to a particular day of the diet:
“Fish” petal.
“Vegetable” petal.
“Chicken” petal.
“Cereal” petal.
“Curd” petal.
“Fruit” petal.
If you carry out such preparation for a diet, then this will create the necessary psychological attitude, make the diet focused on a specific person. Thus, the motivation of losing weight will be enhanced.
Principles and rules of the diet 6 petals
The diet is based on three principles:
The alternation of proteins and carbohydrates. Protein days must alternate with carbohydrate days. It is this principle that allows you to effectively lose weight and not harm your health Protein stages: day 1, day 3 and day 5. Carbohydrate stages: day 2, day 4, day 6. Fat will begin to go away due to carbohydrate starvation on protein days, but a deficiency in glucose the body will not experience, as carbohydrate days come to replace them. Fats are also on the menu. They are represented by cottage cheese, fish and meat components. Therefore, the diet menu can be called balanced.
Every day, one mono-diet replaces another. Since throughout the day a person eats foods that have the same chemical composition, this allows you to lose weight.
The principle of separate nutrition. All products are compatible with each other. If you do not follow this principle, then the speed of digestion will be reduced. Fats, carbohydrates and proteins that enter the body at the same time will not be able to be digested, which will lead to the accumulation of fat. Therefore, the principle of separate nutrition during the diet is fundamental.
Diet 6 petals involves the following rules:
The days should go in the suggested sequence: fish, vegetable, chicken, cereal, cottage cheese, fruit.
You need to eat food in small portions, but at least 5 times a day. Before swallowing, food should be chewed thoroughly.
You need to drink a lot of water. Up to 2 cups of tea per day are also allowed. Alcoholic drinks are prohibited. Do not drink water while eating.
Sugar from the menu should be excluded.
A week after the diet, it can be repeated.
During the diet you need to exercise.
The sequence of days of the diet 6 petals
The menu is based on 6 mono-diets. Sugar and fats, including honey, are removed from the diet. Refusal of sweets allows you to start the process of losing weight, while the body will draw energy from fat reserves. There is no shortage of complete proteins or carbohydrates on the menu. All products are combined with each other, so the weight goes off as quickly as possible.
1 day
The first day is fishing. The menu allows you to saturate the body with proteins, as well as omega-3 fatty acids. Products have a low calorie content, are well absorbed. The liver does not experience stress, it works in the usual mode.
The average serving weight is 150 g.
Products for the fish day:
Fatty fish: mackerel, herring, eel, salmon, pink salmon, carp, horse mackerel, sea bass, halibut.
Fish of dietary varieties: pike perch, trout, hake, cod, flounder, tilapia, tuna, pike perch, river perch, pike.
Other seafood: shrimp, squid, octopus, seaweed, mussels.
2 day
The second day is vegetable. It involves eating vegetables, which are sources of complex carbohydrates and vitamins. They eat up to 2 kg of vegetables per day.
Foods that can be eaten:
Any kind of cabbage.
Root crops: carrots, radishes, turnips, radishes, beets. You can eat potatoes, but the portion should be small.
Salad vegetables: spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell peppers, asparagus.
Other vegetables: pumpkin, zucchini, eggplant, sorrel.
Greens: onion, dill, garlic, cilantro, parsley, etc.
The calorie content of vegetables is small, and often it is completely “negative”, that is, the body spends more energy on digesting the product than it receives. For example, this is true for cucumbers, the calorie content of which is 15 kcal per 100 g.
3 day
The third day of the diet is chicken. At this time, the body receives an impressive portion of proteins and B vitamins, which helps prevent muscle burning during the weight loss process. Energy will be drawn from fat.
Products that are allowed on this day: chicken breast, chicken fillet. If there are any difficulties associated with eating chicken meat, then it can be replaced with turkey. Skinny cuts of beef or veal will also work. For the day you need to eat 0,5 kg of meat products.
4 day
The fourth day of the diet is cereal. On this day, the body receives a complex of vitamins and microelements, as well as vegetable proteins. Carbohydrates contained in cereals are digested slowly, which allows you not to feel hungry for a long time, and also to continue to lose weight.
Foods that can be eaten during the fourth day of the diet:
Bran.
Cereals: barley, oatmeal, couscous, millet, buckwheat, rice.
Raw seeds, fresh nuts.
Bread rolls.
In its raw form, the total daily norm of cereals is equal to 200 grams. To avoid overeating, you need to use household scales.
5 day
The fifth day of the diet is cottage cheese. On this day, the body is saturated with lactic acid bacteria, amino acids, microelements. Fats continue to be used as the main source of energy.
Foods that can be eaten on this day:
Low-fat cheese (the fat content of the product should not exceed 5%);
Such varieties of cheese as: ricotta, cheese, chechil, oltermani, feta, goudette;
Cottage cheese in grains;
Eggs;
Milk.
The total weight of all products per day is 0,5 kg.
6 day
The last day of the diet involves eating fruit. Their total daily weight is 1-1,5 kg. The menu of this day is designed to speed up metabolism and saturate the body with vitamins.
Fruits that can be eaten:
Apple, pomegranate, kiwi, pear.
Berries: watermelons, cherries, plums, raspberries, cherries, strawberries, cranberries, strawberries, currants, plums.
Dried fruits.
You don’t have to starve on a diet, but at the same time, the process of losing weight will be very intensive.
Water should be the main source of fluid during the diet. You need to drink at least 2 liters per day. You can also drink green tea and herbal teas, but sugar is not added to them. Forget carbonated drinks.
The menu, compiled specifically for the 6-petal diet, will diversify the daily diet. After all, if you eat only boiled chicken or baked fish for a whole day, this can lead to the fact that the product will become simply hated. Therefore, before embarking on a weight loss program, you need to study all the options for the proposed menu for every day.
1 day
First meal: boiled fish fillet with spices. Water during cooking should be slightly salted.
First snack: fish baked in foil with herbs. The fish should be lightly salted during cooking.
Main meal: fish soup. Vegetables are not added during cooking.
Second snack: steamed fish.
Last meal: boiled fish fillet.
What to drink: green tea and fish broth.
2 day
First meal: grated carrots.
First snack: boiled potatoes in their skins.
Main meal: vegetable stew with salt.
Second snack: steamed vegetables.
Last meal: raw vegetables in a salad.
What to drink: green tea and vegetable-based juices.
3 day
First meal: boiled chicken fillet.
First snack: chicken fillet in foil, with herbs.
Main meal: chicken soup with greens, but without vegetables.
Second snack: grilled chicken fillet.
Last meal: boiled chicken.
What to drink: chicken broth, green tea.
4 day
First meal: boiled wheat germ.
First snack: buckwheat porridge with herbs.
Main meal: boiled wild rice.
Second snack: oatmeal with seeds and nuts.
The last meal: buckwheat porridge with herbs.
What to drink: herbal tea, homemade kvass.
5 day
The first meal: cottage cheese diluted with yogurt.
First snack: cottage cheese with milk.
Main meal: low-fat cottage cheese.
Second snack: cottage cheese with milk.
Last meal: low-fat cottage cheese.
What to drink: You can drink 250 ml of milk and green tea per day.
6 day
First meal: an apple.
First snack: grapefruit.
Main meal: oranges.
Second snack: kiwi and pineapple.
Last meal: green apples.
What to drink: herbal tea and fruit-based juices.
Forbidden diet foods 6 petals
Foods that can not be eaten during a diet:
Bakery products. As an exception, several slices of bread per day are allowed. Moreover, the bread should be made from whole grain flour.
Any sweets, including chocolate and confectionery.
Any oil.
Canned food, smoked products, semi-finished products of industrial production.
Coffee, sweet soda, packaged juices, compote.
All products that do not make up the menu of a particular day.
Diet recipes 6 petals
Fish diet
Fish meatballs
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Fillet of white fish – 1 kg.
Greenery.
Salt.
The fish is passed through a meat grinder, salted, mixed with chopped herbs. Meatballs are prepared from minced meat and baked in the oven until fully cooked.
Fish soup “Petal”
To prepare the soup you will need the following products:
A fish.
Water
Greens and salt.
The fish is boiled until fully cooked, part of the water is drained. Pass the soup through a blender, fill it with chopped herbs.
baked pollock
To cook fish, you will need the following products:
Pollock.
Greens and salt.
Pollock is cut into pieces, salted, spread on a baking sheet and baked in the oven until the fish is golden brown. You can cook fish with parsley or dill.
Chum salmon for a couple
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Fillet of chum salmon.
Salt and herbs.
Ketu is cut into pieces, salted, cooked in a double boiler with the addition of greens.
Vegetable diet
Lazy cabbage rolls
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Carrot.
Cabbage.
Onions.
Tomatoes.
Eggplant.
Sweet pepper.
Salt.
Vegetables are chopped and stewed (onions, carrots, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, cabbage) in a small amount of water. Before the end of cooking, salt the vegetables.
Peppers stuffed with vegetables
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Bulgarian pepper – 4 pc.
Carrot.
A tomato.
Zucchini.
Onion and garlic.
Carrots are rubbed, the rest of the vegetables are cut, laid out in a cauldron and stewed. Salt and herbs are added to taste. When the stew is ready, peppers are filled with it. Bring the dish to full readiness for a couple.
Tomato soup
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Half a kilo of tomatoes.
Onions.
Garlic – a few cloves.
Greenery.
Stew garlic, onions and tomatoes for 10 minutes, then add water so that it completely covers the vegetables, cook for another 10 minutes. The finished mass is cooled, passed through a blender. Before serving, sprinkle the dish with herbs.
Chicken Diet
Diet minced chicken cutlets
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Chicken fillet.
Egg.
Salt and herbs.
Chicken fillet is chopped, greens and an egg are introduced into the minced meat, and salted. Cutlets are formed from minced meat and baked in the oven. If desired, you can cook dishes in a double boiler.
Chicken fillet in foil
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Chicken fillet – 0,3 kg.
Salt, bay leaf, ground pepper.
Small punctures are made on the meat with a knife, rubbed with spices and left for 2 hours. Then the meat is wrapped in foil, cooked in a preheated oven for half an hour.
Chicken soup
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Chicken fillet – 0,2 kg.
Basil, dill, parsley, celery leaves.
Salt, peppercorns, coriander.
Boil the chicken fillet, do not drain the broth. When the meat is ready, all the spices and all the greens in chopped form are introduced to it. Leave the fire on for another 2 minutes. Before serving, the chicken is cut into strips, laid out on plates and poured with broth.
Cereal diet
Buckwheat cutlets
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Buckwheat – 100 g.
Greenery.
Salt.
Buckwheat is boiled with a little salt, passed through a blender. Minced meat is mixed with herbs, cutlets are formed from it. Bake them in the oven for 20 minutes at 180°C.
oatmeal Cookies
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
160 g of oatmeal.
A glass of skimmed milk.
Vanillin.
1/3 teaspoon of baking soda.
10 g of honey.
Oatmeal is poured with hot milk, vanillin, slaked soda and honey are added to it, mixed thoroughly. Cookies are formed from the finished dough, baked in the oven.
Curd Diet
Cottage cheese casserole
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
Low-fat cottage cheese.
Chicken egg white.
Skimmed milk.
All components are mixed using a blender. The finished dough is laid out in a dish, baked in the oven until a golden crust appears.
cheesecakes
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
0,3 kg of cottage cheese.
15 semolina.
Egg.
An egg is driven into the cottage cheese, small pancakes are formed from it, rolled in semolina and baked in the oven.
Dessert with cottage cheese and coffee
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
A teaspoon of coffee.
Sugar substitute.
Cottage cheese.
Water.
Cottage cheese is diluted with water, a sugar substitute and coffee are added to it, passed through a blender. When the mass becomes homogeneous, the dessert can be considered ready.
Dessert “Mono”
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
The cheese is low fat.
Milk with 0% fat.
Sweetener.
Cinnamon.
All products are mixed with a blender until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
Smoothie with banana and kiwi
The preparation of the dish will require the following products:
50 ml apple juice.
1 banana.
2 kiwi.
All products are passed through a blender. Smoothie is ready.
Rules of exit from the diet
If you do not follow the rules for exiting the diet, then the results achieved will be lost very quickly.
Therefore, it is necessary to follow the suggested recommendations:
After completing the diet, you need to continue to eat the same foods. You will need to stick to this menu for several days. The calorie content of dishes should increase smoothly, the maximum daily calorie limit is 1800 kcal.
Products should be dietary, because during the process of losing weight, the body is used to food that is gentle on the digestive organs.
New foods (those that were not included in the diet menu) should be introduced into the diet gradually.
After completing the diet, you must continue to exercise. Be sure to do yourself an anti-cellulite massage, which will avoid the problem of sagging skin, will make it possible to keep the muscles in good shape and, in general, will make the figure more attractive.
Pros and cons of the 6 petal diet
Diet Benefits:
The body goes through a cleansing process during the diet. Toxins are removed from it, and the intestines and other digestive organs begin to work correctly.
In a short time, you will be able to lose impressive amounts of fat.
During the diet, a person will not experience hunger.
The menu is not the same.
Dishes do not require long cooking.
The diet is not harmful to health.
Cons of the diet:
During the diet, you need to exercise, otherwise the skin will sag and become flabby.
During protein days, a person may experience increased fatigue and weakness.
Most nutritionists say that you can normally lose no more than 150 g of fat per day. The 6-petal diet involves burning fat at a much faster rate.
During breastfeeding and while carrying a child, the diet cannot be followed.
You can’t follow the “6 petals” diet for people with pathologies of the cardiovascular system, with impaired kidney function, and with diabetes. A contraindication to its implementation is a malfunction of the endocrine and digestive systems.
If a person has recently had a viral infection, or his immunity is weakened for some other reason, then it is better to refrain from dieting.
Противопоказания
Contraindications to the diet of 6 petals:
Diseases of the digestive system in a chronic form.
Treatment with hormonal drugs.
Diabetes.
Undergoing chemotherapy.
Low level of hemoglobin in the blood.
The period of bearing a child and breastfeeding.