Hard diets are very often ineffective and lead to poor health. Therefore, many nutritionists recommend using fasting days instead of diets. One of the most famous and useful is the fasting day on apples.
The benefits of apples and unloading them
Eating apples daily will enrich your body with beneficial substances that energize and stimulate the central nervous system. Nutritionists advise eating apples with peel, because it contains pectin fibers.
He has the ability to clean the liver of excess cholesterol, and also helps in dealing with frequent constipation. And if you suffer from diarrhea, then the fruit must be peeled and eaten on an empty stomach.
Besides, Apples are rich in vitamins A and C. Vitamins of group C strengthen the blood vessels in the body and have a beneficial effect on the immune system. An interesting fact is that the five apple kernels contain the daily iodine intake for the body.
This is almost seven times more than in bananas. But do not abuse the bones, as they contain acid. A day is enough to eat 5 bones. Regular consumption of these fruits helps to prevent atherosclerosis (the process of destruction of brain cells).
In diabetes, it will be helpful to include baked apples in the daily diet. Their use will help the body maintain stable blood sugar levels. They are also used as an excellent cosmetic.
With the help of these fruits you can soften rough skin. To do this, just wipe your hands with a piece of apple, and for bleaching darkened skin rub problem areas with skin.
According to nutritionists, fasting days are the key to better well-being and eternal youth. And holding them on apples will help reduce the risk of cancer cells.
What apples to choose for unloading
Deciding to spend an apple-based fasting day, the question arises: "Which apple varieties are most useful?" Depending on the ripening period, apples are divided into winter and summer varieties. For summer include:
- Borovinka;
- Melba;
- Chinese;
- White filling.
The ripening period of these varieties from July to August. They are very sweet, but quickly deteriorate and are generally not stored for long. Therefore, they are used for compotes and preserves.
Winter varieties, on the contrary, are perfectly stored, preserve the taste and a set of vitamins, trace elements. Because of what they can be used more often in fasting days. Winter varieties include:
- Kutuzovets;
- Orlik;
- Pervinka.
You need to choose strong and elastic to the touch apples. On them in any case should not be brown spots. Give preference to small or medium-sized fruits. After all, big fruits are often overripe.
How to spend a fasting day
For a fasting day on apples, you need about 2 kg of fresh fruit. Homemade fruits are best suited, because they are not treated with chemicals and do not contain nitrates.
The next step is to divide the menu into 5-6 servings. Between each meal should take about 2-3 hours. You need to eat in small portions.
It will help to eliminate toxins from the body. In addition, you can drink green tea and coffee (but without sugar). For those who can not eat only apples all day, there are more gentle fasting days for losing weight.
Baked apples
It is not necessary to do fasting days exclusively with fresh fruit. You can, for example, bake them. To do this, use a sharp knife to cut out the inside of the apple, which contains the core.
The remaining seeds can be chosen with a spoon, leaving only the flesh. Inside is added honey with cinnamon. After that, send them to the oven at 180 degrees and bake the apples for about half an hour. Fruits should get a gentle, amber color.
There are several options for carrying out a fasting day on baked apples:
- Use these apples during the fasting day every 2.5 hours. You can only combine with unsweetened water;
- With each baked apple, you can drink a glass of kefir with a low-fat or non-sweet yogurt;
- To a baked apple and a glass of kefir, you can add a couple of spoons of cottage cheese.
A fasting day on baked apples is much easier for people with gastrointestinal problems. After all, baked fruits no longer have that acidity and are easily digested by the stomach.
Also such a sweet dish has a good effect on the cardiovascular system.
With cottage cheese
To those people for whom the fasting day exclusively on apples is a rather complicated undertaking, we suggest adding low-fat cottage cheese to fruit. This is one of the easiest options for a fasting day.
It is also suitable for pregnant women. Each day will need about 600 grams of cottage cheese. You can drink plain water, fresh juices, etc. It should only refrain from caffeine drinks.
With kefir
The next version of the unloading day allows you to use only apples and kefir per day. This option does not require any cooking, readily available and very nutritious. About 2 liters of 1% kefir and about 2 kg of apples will be needed per day.
And you should also use water, not less than 1.5-2 liters per day. If you have problems with the intestines or stomach, you should eat baked apples.
With buckwheat
Another popular type of fasting day is apples and buckwheat.
They are best eaten in the intervals between the methods of buckwheat. Thus, the body will feel less hunger. Follow the drinking regime.
Apples with juice
Juice itself is less useful than fresh fruit. But together with apples it is a great combination for a fasting day. It should drink 250 mg of juice every 2-3 hours and eat one apple. The last time you need to drink juice at 8 pm.
With green tea
The use of green tea is added to the menu of the unloading day, as it improves the metabolism, dulls hunger and saturates the body with various microelements. As in the previous version, you should take the daily rate of apples - 1.5 kg. But besides this, we should not forget about water.
With carrot
The combination of two fruits will provide a large supply of vitamins, energy and strength for the whole day. At the same time for each meal you need to allocate 1 apple and 150-200 grams of grated fresh carrots. You can also make an excellent salad with the addition of honey or lemon juice.
With oatmeal
Oatmeal is rich in various trace elements and improves metabolic processes in the body. They help reduce cholesterol and normalize blood glucose levels.
For cooking oatmeal you need about 1 glass of cereal. Menu unloading day split into 4-5 meals. Apples can be eaten together with porridge, or in between these meals.
How much can you throw?
It is quite problematic to say how many kilograms your body will lose from the fasting day on apples. After all, each differently adapts to changes in the diet.
On average, all the proposed options for a fasting day on apples will help you get rid of about 200 grams of fat, which is minus 1 kilogram on the scales.
The main plus of the unloading day is the ability to clean your body of toxins. In addition, reduce centimeters at the waist and abdomen.
Is it possible to spend a fasting day on apples during pregnancy?
During pregnancy, in most cases, doctors do not recommend holding fasting days. But sometimes it is allowed. In those cases, if the pregnancy proceeds without problems and complications. Also designate fasting days when you receive:
- severe fluctuations in blood pressure;
- edema that interfere with walking and cause discomfort;
- malfunctions of the cardiovascular system;
- shortness of breath when walking.
Making such decisions on your own is not recommended. It is necessary to consult a doctor.
During the unloading day, the calorie content of a meal should be at least 1500 calories. In order not to cause pain and bloating, you need to chew the fruit thoroughly and eat in small portions. The next day, the diet should also be gentle. Do not forget to drink the daily rate of water.
Are there any contraindications
Fasting days on the basis of apples is quite an effective tool in the fight against overweight and release of the body from toxins. But along with the pros, there are some minor drawbacks.
According to the doctors, fasting days are practically the same as the mono-diet. Approach to the process of changing the diet should be with full responsibility. It is necessary to prepare thoroughly and correctly for the unloading day in order to get out of it without complications, while maintaining the result obtained.
And also it is not recommended to abuse the fasting days during pregnancy.
Feedback and results
I tried the one-day unloading for the first time and was rather surprised. Weight decreased by 1.5 kg. During the day, consumed only apples and water. I ate less than needed, and hunger was not even felt. I plan now to continue in the same spirit. And the benefits to the body, and the figure can be adjusted.
Olga, 29 years old, Kazan
I have known about apple-based fasting days for a long time and often practice them. Saves in cases where you need to quickly get in shape. I love apples baked with cinnamon or kefir. And also I supplement fasting days with light physical exertion. Thus, for the day I lose about 07-1.2 kg. And this is with a weight of 62 kg. I am very satisfied with these results.
Inna, 31, Moscow
Previously used only diets and hunger. The result was, but not for long. And fasting days on apples with low-fat cheese are easy. Although the weight is not reduced, but does not rise. In addition, there is lightness in the body. As they say to each his own. It all depends on the characteristics of the body.
Anna, 42, Kaliningrad
A few days later should celebrate the anniversary of her husband, there was a need for rapid weight loss. She did not want to go on a diet. I talked with my friends, and they advised me to try a fasting day on apples. At first she did not believe that one day could at least fix something, but she still tried. And I was pleasantly surprised -1.6 kg. Now I recommend to everyone.
Irina, 44 years old, Volgograd
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