Striped diet

Characteristic of a diet	Final assessment
Prodolzhitelnost:7, 21 days	3,5 of 5 Advantage of a striped diet – alternation of daily caloric content that allows to avoid organism adaptation to a low-calorie diet and emergence of effect of the plateau. The correct exit from a diet is important, otherwise the lost weight will quickly return.
Recommended частота:раз in 2 months, time in 6 months
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The striped diet is popular thanks to efficiency and availability of a key product in its menu – kefir. This power supply system represents alternation of kefiric days and days with a usual diet, but with reduced caloric content.

This diet – a find for those who faced so-called effect of the plateau on other diets. Usually during weight loss weight decreases, but sometimes the arrow of scales stops on a certain indicator and does not move, despite a scanty diet. It is explained by the natural reason: the organism decides that weight reached a critical point and tries to keep it.

During a striped diet the periods of active reduction of amount of nutrients (kefiric) make only one day that prevents transition of an organism to the "emergency" mode of deduction of weight. Thus, regular loss of weight and impossibility of emergence of effect of the plateau is provided.

There are several options of a striped diet. One of them suggests to alternate within 7 days kefiric days (only kefir is resolved) with days of usual food to reduced caloric content.

One more popular option – a diet for 21 days during which do kefiric every third day, and two other days – low-calorie. Such "strips" for three days repeat 7 times.

For those it is difficult for whom to sustain day only on kefir there is an option of a striped diet in which during kefiric day a small amount of other products is in addition used. At strong feeling of hunger in kefiric day it is possible to eat two vegetable or fruit, for example, cucumbers or apples. Such power supply system is expected 21 days and carries the name of a striped diet "for hungry".

On a diet it is necessary to drink fresh kefir (not longer than 3 days from the moment of packaging) with a short period of validity.

During usual days of a striped diet it is possible to eat usual food, except for high-calorific and harmful. It is necessary to give preference to crude vegetables and fruit, freshly cooked food. It is better if food undergoes the minimum heat treatment. Meat, a bird, fish and vegetables is recommended to be cooked in a double boiler or on a grill. Is 5-6 times a day in the small portions are necessary.

Advantages

On a striped diet in 7 days it is possible to get rid of 3-5 kg of excess weight. On a diet there is no effect of the plateau which is often the reason of failures on other diets when at the growing thin person the motivation vanishes.

The pleasant party of a striped diet – alternation of strict kefiric days with days of usual food. Kefir does not manage to bother, besides it is possible not to refuse favourite dishes, choosing the least caloric of them.

Thanks to the use of a large number of kefir it is possible to balance intestinal microflora, digestion is as a result normalized, the condition of skin, nails and hair improves.

Shortcomings and contraindications

The striped diet belongs to low-calorie power supply systems because of what the risk of return of the dumped kilograms after its end is high.

During a diet quite often there is a strong feeling of hunger, especially at the beginning of a diet and in kefiric days.

The striped diet does not suit people with a lactose intolerance, diseases of bodies of digestive tract and urinary system, to pregnant women and the feeding women, teenagers, the elderly and weakened people. At chronic diseases before a diet it is necessary to consult with the attending physician.

What products are resolved?

During a striped diet for 7 days and 21 days the only resolved product of kefiric days – kefir, it is also possible to drink pure still water. In usual days use usual food, but low-calorie and with high content of proteins.

During a striped diet for 21 days "for hungry" in kefiric day porridge, several fruit (except grapes and bananas) and one proteinaceous product (chicken breast or low-fat fish) is in addition allowed.

What products are prohibited?

In kefiric days it is forbidden to use all products which were not included into the list of resolved.

In usual days fried food, fast food, semi-finished products, bread from white flour, rich pastries and any sweets, and also alcoholic beverages are prohibited.

Menu

The menu of a striped diet for 7 days:

The striped diet for 21 days consists of seven three-day cycles, or "strips". The menu of such cycle looks as follows:

During a striped diet for 21 days "for hungry" the diet of usual days does not differ from stated above. Menu of kefiric day:

Useful tips

Council 1. On a diet it is necessary to drink fresh kefir (not longer than 3 days from the moment of packaging) with a short period of validity.

Council 2. Kefir is more preferable than 1% of fat content to a striped diet.

Council 3. In kefiric days it is not recommended to use tomatoes.

Council 4. On a striped diet the use of tea without sugar (to 5 cups a day) and morning coffee, but without sugar and milk is allowed.

Council 5. During kefiric days it is necessary to drink as much as possible pure still water.

Council 6. To avoid bystry return of the dumped kilograms after the termination of a striped diet, it is necessary to adhere within two weeks to a low-calorie diet (no more than 1500 kcal a day), gradually raising it to norm.