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Sonom's diet

Characteristic of a diet	Final assessment
Prodolzhitelnost:bez of restrictions	3,5 of 5 The volume of portions in Sonom's diet is defined by diameter of plates, and the diet includes all main groups of products. It is important that the stage of stabilization of weight is provided.
Recommended частота:раз in 3 months
Speed of loss of weight:
Safety:
Variety of products:

Sonom's diet – the author's power supply system of the American nutritionist Constantius Gatterson called by it in honor of the wine-making area in the State of California. The main principles – refusal of calculation of calories, balance a protein - and uglevodsoderzhashchy products and control of the size of portions by means of plates of various size.

Rules of a diet of Sonom:

The amount of the food eaten for breakfast has to find room in a plate with a diameter of 17,5 centimeters;
The portions intended for a lunch and a dinner should be placed on plates with a diameter of 22,5 centimeters;
The products containing saturated fats are excluded, animal fats should prefer vegetable oils.

Sonom's diet is divided into three stages called by waves.

The most rigid stage of a diet which lasts 10 days and is characterized by rapid loss of weight. The main food – not starchy vegetables, proteinosoderzhashchy products with the low level of fat and cereals.
The stage lasts until desirable weight is not reached. Speed of loss of weight at the same time makes no more than 1 kg a week. The diet of second "wave" is slightly wider in comparison with the previous stage.
Deduction of the reached weight. It is possible to adhere to recommendations of this "wave" as much as long, the diet is almost not limited with only that reservation that its basis is still made by vegetables, cereals and low-fat proteinaceous products used in the small portions.

Диета Сонома: принципы питания

Advantages

At the first stage of a diet the speed of loss of weight makes 3-5 kg a week, on the second – 1-2 kg, on the third, at observance of all recommendations and existence of excess weight, it also continues to decrease by 0,5-0,7 kg a week until optimum weight is not reached.

Sonom's diet positively influences work of digestive tract at the expense of the diet rich with cellulose.

The vegetables making a diet basis allow to avoid avitaminosis, fill shortage of minerals and other useful substances.

It is not necessary to toughen a diet, completely refusing fat (oils) as comprehensibility of fat-soluble vitamins can be broken.

Sonom's diet helps not only to normalize weight, but also improves work cordial сосудстой systems and stabilizes arterial pressure.

The principles of a diet correspond to the ideas of healthy food.

Shortcomings and contraindications

Efficiency of a diet of Sonom has seasonal nature: in the summer the result will be simpler to achieve and cheaper, than in the winter, in connection with abundance of fresh vegetables and fruit.

The diet is contraindicated to pregnant women and the feeding women, and also at digestive tract diseases.

What products are resolved?

During first "wave" are resolved:

Low-fat meat (turkey, chicken, rabbit, beef);
The fat-free dairy products;
Vegetables with the low content of starch (sweet pepper, tomatoes, siliculose haricot, a cauliflower, etc.);
Grain (brown rice, wholegrain small loafs, flakes and porridges);
Vegetable oils (no more than 3 h l. in days);
Nuts (as having a snack).

During second "wave" are added to the list of the resolved products:

Fruit (except for bananas and grapes);
Dry grape wine (no more than 200 ml for dinner);
Sweets (piece of bitter chocolate, honey spoon).

Third "wave" allows to use any products.

What products are prohibited?

At the first stage of a diet of Sonom it is necessary to exclude:

Sugar, sacchariferous products (including fruit and honey) and sweeteners;
Products from white flour;
White rice;
Fat grades of meat;
Alcohol;
Starch-containing vegetables (potatoes, corn).

At the second stage of a diet are prohibited:

Bananas, grapes.

Third "wave" has no rigid restrictions.

Useful tips

Council 1: It is not necessary to toughen a diet, completely refusing fat (oils) as comprehensibility of fat-soluble vitamins can be broken.

Council 2: It is necessary to use "harmful" products at the third stage infrequently and better in the first half of day, then they with smaller probability will turn into fat.

Council 3: At loadings of high intensity additional having a snack in the form of 1/2 cups of skim cheese or a slice of low-fat cheese is allowed.

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Breakfast	75% of a protein and 25% grain (oat or rye flakes) or 50% of low-fat milk and 50% grain (small loafs from whole grain, brown rice).
Lunch	40% of a protein and 60% of vegetables.
Dinner	30% of a protein, 20% of grain and 50% of vegetables.
Having a snack	nuts or vegetables.

Breakfast	25% of grain and 75% of protein, or 50% of low-fat milk and 50% of cereals, either 100% of protein, or 100% of low-fat milk or the fat-free yogurt.
Lunch and dinner	on 25% of cereals, vegetables, protein and fruit.
Having a snack	slice of bitter chocolate / 200 ml of dry wine / honey spoon.