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The Maggi diet is similar to a protein diet, since their essence is similar: a lot of protein foods and a reduction in carbohydrates in the diet.
Benefits of the Maggi Diet
The peculiarity is that proteins are mainly eggs and cottage cheese, with less meat food, in contrast to the protein diet. Eggs help to prolong the feeling of satiety, because they are digested for a long time, and the pure protein in their composition allows you not to “burn” muscles during weight loss or during active training.
Cons of the Maggi Diet
The diet is quite sparing and varied, unlike mono-diets, but it can still cause difficulties. The diet is strictly limited and must be strictly adhered to. You can not replace products on the menu, swap meals. After a few weeks, you may want to eat too much.
Also, a large number of eggs can cause problems: after all, they contain cholesterol, an increase in the level of which leads to atherosclerosis. With a normal diet, a person is supposed to eat no more than 1-2 eggs per day.
Pregnant, lactating women, as well as people with diseases of the stomach and intestines, such a diet is contraindicated, since it is not varied enough, while loading the stomach, kidneys and liver, which have to process an increased protein rate.
With a sharp exit from the diet and the transition to the usual diet with errors, the lost weight can quickly return. The lack of carbohydrates and fiber negatively affects the overall well-being, the condition of the skin and hair.
Menu for 4 weeks for the Maggi diet
With this diet, you need to drink plenty of water to facilitate the elimination of protein products. With severe hunger, a snack with a non-starchy vegetable is allowed, but only a couple of hours after the main meal. Prohibited foods: sweet fruits, starchy vegetables, flour products and pasta, fatty meats, cereals.
Week 1
Day 1
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Lunch: apples in any quantity
Dinner: boiled chicken breast
Day 2
Breakfast: orange, protein omelette
Lunch: stew lean beef
Dinner: cucumber and tomato salad, slice of whole grain bread
Day 3
Breakfast: grapefruit, low-fat cottage cheese
Lunch: pears or apples
Dinner: 2 soft-boiled eggs, stewed zucchini
Day 4
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Lunch: lean fish, stewed beans
Dinner: orange, a glass of fat-free yogurt
Day 5
Breakfast: a slice of whole grain bread, cottage cheese
Dinner: fresh carrot salad, boiled beef
Dinner: steamed vegetables
Day 6
Breakfast: a glass of fat-free curdled milk
Dinner: grapefruits, oranges
Dinner: stewed turkey, cucumber and tomato salad
Day 7
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Lunch: pears, apples or oranges in any quantity
Dinner: lean fish, stewed beans
COUNCIL
A sudden change in eating habits can be quite difficult. If such a menu is very different from your usual one, gradually enter the diet this week. Reduce portions of complex carbohydrates, replace them with protein foods, stop adding sugar to tea and coffee.
Week 2
Day 1
Breakfast: a slice of whole grain bread, two boiled eggs
Lunch: cucumber and tomato salad, stewed chicken breast
Dinner: fresh carrot salad, boiled beef
Day 2
Breakfast: orange, protein omelette
Lunch: stewed beans
Dinner: cucumber and tomato salad, stewed chicken breast
Day 3
Breakfast: slice of whole grain bread
Lunch: stewed turkey, cucumber and tomato salad
Dinner: a glass of curdled milk, grapefruit
Day 4
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Lunch: steamed vegetables, lean beef
Dinner: lean fish, stewed beans
Day 5
Breakfast: orange, protein omelette
Dinner: pears, apples or oranges in any quantity
Dinner: fresh carrot salad, boiled beef
Day 6
Breakfast: a slice of whole grain bread, two boiled eggs
Lunch: stewed turkey, cucumber and tomato salad
Dinner: fresh carrot salad, egg
Day 7
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Lunch: apples, pears, oranges, grapefruits
Dinner: steamed fish cakes
COUNCIL
This week, you already need to strictly observe such a diet and not allow yourself to break into your usual favorite buns for breakfast, replacing them with protein foods. When hunger strikes, it is better to eat an egg or eat apples without limiting yourself. There should be no pain in the stomach and hungry fainting, so watch your well-being and “feed” the body with permitted foods.
Week 3
Day 1
Breakfast: a slice of whole grain bread, two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Lunch: lean fish, stewed beans
Dinner: steamed vegetables
Day 2
Breakfast: fresh carrot salad, fat-free cottage cheese
Lunch: pears, apples or oranges in any quantity
Dinner: fresh carrot salad, boiled beef
Day 3
Breakfast: orange, protein omelette
Dinner: vegetable stew
Dinner: stewed turkey, cucumber and tomato salad
Day 4
Breakfast: a slice of whole grain bread, yogurt
Lunch: lean fish, stewed beans
Dinner: two boiled eggs
Day 5
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Lunch: pears, apples or oranges in any quantity
Dinner: a slice of whole grain bread
Day 6
Breakfast: orange, protein omelette
Lunch: fresh vegetable salad, stewed chicken breast
Dinner: two boiled eggs
Day 7
Breakfast: a slice of whole grain bread
Dinner: fresh carrot salad, boiled beef
Dinner: steamed vegetables
COUNCIL
At this time, the body finally gets used to the new type of food and it will become easier to stick to the diet. If there are serious ailments or weakness, then the diet should be ended early. Watch your blood cholesterol levels, especially if you have problems with blood vessels – a large number of eggs can contribute to a deterioration in blood counts.
Week 4
Day 1
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Lunch: stewed turkey, cucumber and tomato salad
Dinner: lean fish, stewed beans
Day 2
Breakfast: fat-free cottage cheese, grapefruit
Dinner: pears, apples or oranges in any quantity
Dinner: slice of whole grain bread
Day 3
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Dinner: steamed vegetables
Dinner: fresh carrot salad, boiled beef
Day 4
Breakfast: a slice of whole grain bread, cottage cheese
Lunch: pears, apples or oranges in any quantity
Dinner: lean fish, stewed beans
Day 5
Breakfast: orange, protein omelette
Lunch: stewed turkey, cucumber and tomato salad
Dinner: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Day 6
Breakfast: fat-free cottage cheese, grapefruit
Lunch: fresh carrot salad, boiled beef
Dinner: a slice of whole grain bread, two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Day 7
Breakfast: two boiled eggs, tea without sugar
Dinner: pears, apples or oranges in any quantity
Dinner: stewed turkey, cucumber and tomato salad
COUNCIL
At the end of this week and over the next 5-7 days, you need to start to gradually exit the diet so that there is no sudden change in nutrition. To do this, gradually add complex carbohydrates to the diet in the form of boiled and baked starchy vegetables, such as potatoes, reduce the number of eggs per week.
The results
For a month it is possible to lose from 5 to 15 kg, which depends on individual characteristics and initial weight. To maintain the effect, you need to gradually replace the products with the usual ones for at least a week, and then also adhere to a balanced diet and do not forget about minimal physical activity.
Dietitian Reviews
– The diet is designed for people with iron willpower, as it has a limited set of products and meals by the hour. An excess of protein and a lack of complex carbohydrates can negatively affect the skin, hair, and energy levels. The diet is designed for a month and gives a visible result. But, as soon as you return to your usual diet, the lost kilograms will treacherously return, so you need to get out of the diet very gradually, and not make further mistakes in eating behavior, – says Dilara Akhmetova, consultant nutritionist, nutrition coach.