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

4 December 2023

A weekly diet will help you lose weight and regain a slim waistline

Dieting 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, because many foods are limited, and with them, the supply of nutrients and vitamins. Therefore, you should first consult with your doctor, and after leaving the child, follow all the recommendations of the specialist.

Diet with eggs

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

Weight loss on the egg diet happens quickly. You can lose 10 kg of extra weight in a week. It is recommended to combine eggs with citrus fruits, leafy vegetables and chicken - this gives a feeling of satiety and provides the body with all the necessary vitamins.

A sample egg diet menu is as follows:

Day of the week	Diet
Monday	Breakfast: one orange or grapefruit, 2 soft-boiled eggs, a glass of green tea; lunch: another fruit, preferably an orange, boiled egg, boiled chicken fillet with herbs; dinner: 100 g of boiled chicken fillet, a glass of kefir
Tuesday	Breakfast: two-egg omelette, a glass of freshly squeezed citrus juice; lunch: stewed chicken fillet with cream sauce, two oranges, green tea; dinner: two soft-boiled eggs, grapefruit, a glass of milk
Wednesday	Breakfast: spinach baked with an egg, a glass of water with 1 tsp. honey and lemon juice to speed up 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 green salad; dinner: grapefruit, kiwi and a glass of still mineral water
Friday	Breakfast: egg, cucumber and green salad; lunch: two raw carrots, a glass of orange juice; dinner: boiled chicken fillet and a glass of kefir
Saturday	Breakfast: a portion of low-fat cottage cheese, a glass of any citrus juice; lunch: two grapefruits, 2 boiled eggs; dinner: just a glass of green tea
Sunday	Breakfast: half a grapefruit, an omelet of two steamed eggs; lunch: boiled chicken fillet, orange; dinner: still mineral water

This is a simple diet, but quite strict. The only relief is that you can eat 1-2 raw eggs (not thermally processed) between meals.

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

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

Orange diet

The weekly citrus diet is considered one of the most effective. Oranges are a low-calorie fruit, because 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 fibers that ensure a feeling of satiety, because when they swell they take up most of the volume of the stomach.

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

The menu for this diet is as follows:

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

The menu on the sixth and seventh day repeats the diet from Monday and Tuesday. You can drink plain water between meals.

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

Diet with buckwheat porridge

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 in boiling water overnight.
In the morning, the porridge is only heated.

The dish is consumed in equal portions throughout the day.

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

Another component of the diet is daily low-fat kefir.The volume of 1 liter is divided into equal portions and consumed during the day. You can drink water in unlimited quantities.

The diet turned out to be quite strict. To withstand this, you can add herbal tea containing lemon and ginger root to your diet. At the same time, you have to take vitamin complexes for a week, because the body does not get enough nutrients.

There is also a gentle diet option that gives good results. An example menu looks like this:

Meal time	Diet
Breakfast	Buckwheat without salt and sugar
Lunch	100 g of low-fat cottage cheese or a glass of natural unsweetened yogurt
Dinner	Salad of 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 in the evening to improve digestion.

Bormenthal diet

The Bormenthal diet is a relatively new effective technique that assumes a certain freedom in the choice of foods.The main rule is the daily energy valuethe diet should not exceed 1000-1200 kcal.Counting calories should be kept in a diary (write in a regular paper notebook or download a special application).

Within reason, it is permissible to include any food in the diet, as long as the number of calories does not exceed the stated total. That is, if you really want to enjoy chocolate, grapes, ice cream, then you can afford it, but then you should think about the menu 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 considered that this kind of 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), the fat from the hips, thighs and abdomen disappears, and at the same time, the person losing weight does not experience restrictions.

Breakfast should be 30% of daily calorie intake, snack should be 10%, lunch – 40%, dinner – 20%. It is recommended to consume calories through protein foods and vegetables that contain fiber, rather than carbohydrate foods. In one meal, the serving weight must not exceed 200 g.

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

Physical activity is not recommended at this time, because the body does not have enough energy for it. 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.

Bormenthal's diet assumes that the person makes up the menu himself, based on the above-mentioned rules. The main thing is to calculate the calorie content of meals and record it in a food diary. Then it will be easier not to go beyond the norm. You must have a scale in the kitchen to know the exact weight of the 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 sufficiently 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, do not drink more than 1-1. 5 liters of water per day).

The diet should be gentle, that is, potential allergens should be eliminated from the diet, dishes should only be served cooked, in extreme cases meat can be baked without the skin. When cooking chicken or fish for broth, 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;
bakery products;
all types 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 oatmeal;
boiled or baked potatoes;
green vegetables;
dried wheat bread;
low-fat cottage cheese, unsweetened natural yogurt;
baked apples, pears.

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

Diet for the cold season: how to warm up with health benefits?

In winter, you often crave hearty meals, strong soups and fried meat, which negatively affects your figure. Nutritionists advise not to indulge in 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, pumpkin, carrot, parsnip dishes. Cook it all with spices such as ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, black and red pepper. For dessert you can eat sweet apples, pears and bananas.
Before going out in 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 should be reduced in winter, because the substances they contain have a cooling effect.

Characteristics of dietary nutrition for men and women

The general rules of nutrition for men and women are similar, but there are some differences. In them, fat accumulations appear differently. In women, they are deposited on the buttocks 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 hormone synthesis takes place in fat tissue. Its deficiency leads to lack of the latter and problems with the reproductive system. Girls who follow a strict diet have a higher risk of infertility.

Therefore, the most effective way for women to lose weight is not strict diets, but proper nutrition, calculating daily caloric 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, to consume protein from dietary meat and fish, and to 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 treatment rules of table no. 9. It is designed for those people who have high blood sugar and have relatively little "excess" fat accumulation. In the case of severe obesity, the dietary rules will be the same, but the total calorie intake should be reduced.

The main recommendations for this diet are as follows:

Fractional 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 eliminate them completely from the menu.
Limiting food cooking methods. All products can be boiled or boiled in a steam boiler, or, as a last resort, baked in an oven; stewing is less often allowed, but not frying. When preparing meat and fish broths, the first and second broth 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;
semolina and pasta made from premium flour;
some dairy products;
ready-made sauces, especially hot and salty;
sweet fruit - 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;
porridge from buckwheat, oatmeal, millet and pearl barley;
unsalted low-fat cheeses, cottage cheese, kefir, natural yogurt;
vegetables - but in limited quantities, because they also contain carbohydrates (you should choose those that contain less than 5% carbohydrates, these are different types of cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkins, leafy vegetables, eggplant);
fruit - green apples, any sweet and sour berries.

You can drink green tea, coffee with milk but without sugar, rosehip decoction. Fruit juices are 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	Diet
Breakfast	Steam omelette
Lunch	2 apples
Dinner	Cream of pumpkin soup, baked chicken fillet
Afternoon snack	A piece of cottage cheese casserole with sweet and sour berries
Dinner	Salad of boiled shrimp and fresh vegetables

Specific recommendations for dietary nutrition at home if you are sick should be obtained from your doctor.

Diet for gastritis

In this case, it is necessary to adhere to the principles of therapeutic nutrition without trying to lose weight quickly.

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

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

After a while, it is acceptable to include vegetables in the diet, but not raw, but cooked or stewed. Eggs can be eaten as an omelette, steamed or soft-boiled. It is allowed to drink berry jelly, weak tea with milk without sugar and rosehip decoction.

Any fermented milk drinks are prohibited, usually with increased stomach acidity. It is also recommended to avoid wheat bread, especially fresh bread. In extreme cases, you can replace it with toast.

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

Diet for pancreatitis

Pancreatic disease is inflammatory in nature. In addition, 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 worsen the inflammatory process. Diet should be adjusted according to this principle.

Exclude from the diet:

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

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, and during an exacerbation - in puree form. It is allowed to make puree from several components - for example, pumpkin or carrots and potatoes.

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

Recipes

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