How to spend fasting days for pregnant women

Problems with overweight during pregnancy, not all pay attention. Some women believe that since they are carrying a child, then a set of kilograms is a normal phenomenon, which is not necessary to be controlled. In fact, the need for carrying out fasting days appears often.

Are fasting days dangerous for pregnant women?

Can pregnant women have fasting days? Of course, the question of the appropriateness of the discharge in the waiting period of the child is quite logical.

However, there is no concrete answer to it. Each future mommy has its own characteristics of the body and the individual course of pregnancy.

It is strictly not recommended to prescribe any diet on their own, only an experienced doctor can assess the situation and choose the appropriate option to combat extra pounds.

Hard diets during pregnancy are definitely not acceptable, so many spend just fasting days. They are not dangerous for a woman or her fetus, for two reasons:

• they are short-term, usually adhering to restrictions recommended 1-2 days a week;
• they involve the use of healthy foods rich in vitamins and other essential elements for the female body.

Danger appears only when a woman begins to abuse the duration of food restrictions. Some, seeing that they managed to get rid of a few extra kilos in a day, decide to lose a couple more and so on.

How are they useful?

The benefit of fasting days for pregnant women is that this short-term diet is prescribed for therapeutic purposes. Most often it is:

• excess weight;
• Excessively high speed of the set of kilograms
• excessive swelling;
• bouts of hypertension;
• gestosis.

In addition, it has a beneficial effect on the metabolic processes of the body and allows you to get rid of existing problems with digestion, the organs of this system can "rest."

Many pregnant women note that after the unloading day a long-forgotten feeling of lightness appears. Even the mood often improves, and forces appear.

Who is allowed and who is contraindicated unloading

There is a category of women for whom fasting days are contraindicated. These include pregnant women who have these health problems:

• diseases requiring a specific diet, such as diabetes;
• chronic diseases of the digestive system;
• pathology of internal organs and related diseases;
• poor general well-being, depression.

In all other cases, women can safely unload. Sometimes for the first time you have to overpower yourself, to develop willpower.

But, feeling relieved, every pregnant woman will want to repeat the procedure again.

Rules and recommendations

For unloading to benefit, it is important to adhere to these rules:

1. Before the first carrying out it is necessary to consult with the attending physician;
2. In no case can not sit on the same water. During fasting days there should be no feeling of hunger;
3. Eating should be divided into 5-6 times, let it be small portions, but you need to eat often;
4. If the doctor permits, the menu can be alternated. For example, in the first week to make a fruit fasting day, on the second kefir, etc .;
5. It is necessary to eat, without haste, it is important to chew products carefully;
6. If there is a strong feeling of hunger, you can drink a glass of kefir, even if the fasting day is not on fermented milk products;
7. It is allowed to hold 1-2 unloading days a week, but if there are 2 of them, they should not go in a row;
8. Do not forget about water. As with any diet, all slimming people need to drink 1.5-2 liters of water per day.

Special recommendations in the selection and conduct of fasting days must be respected by those struggling with puffiness. In this case, not all products are suitable for unloading, and the amount of water consumed is also important to control the amount of water consumed.

Menu days for pregnant women

There are many options for fasting days, but vegetable, fruit and juice are considered the most useful. Pregnant days also like these days, as you do not have to force yourself.

Here are examples of the "favorite" fasting days of future moms:

1. Apple. These fruits are rich in vitamins and other beneficial elements. No wonder the British have a saying: "One apple a day - and the doctor is not needed." Do not think that such a monotonous diet is difficult, because you can buy different varieties and diversify the menu. Also, apples can be baked by adding cinnamon. On the day it is allowed to eat 1.5-2 kg;
2. Vegetable. This version of the unloading day is the most diverse, so many people like it. Vegetables should be fresh, allowed to make salads with the addition of olive oil or low-fat sour cream. It is recommended to use more cucumbers, pumpkins, zucchini. It is also allowed to bake vegetables;
3. Juice. During the day, it is recommended to drink 1-1.5 liters of fresh juice. You should not get involved in store drinks, if you can not squeeze the juice yourself, it is better to use another menu option. Replace fresh juice can be compote of dried fruit with raisins. You can add honey or some sugar;
4. Watermelon For sweet teeth, this variant of the fruit diet is like, but it is strictly forbidden to those who unload to get rid of puffiness. During the day, you can eat 1.5 kg of pulp.

Menu of fasting days for pregnant women in the 2nd and 3rd trimester

An unwanted set of extra pounds in most pregnant women occurs during 2-3 trimesters. The menu for dealing with this problem can also be varied:

1. Rice with dried apricots. To do this, you need 1 cup of brown rice, which must be steamed or boiled. It is necessary to divide the porridge into 5-6 receptions, and for a change you can add dried apricots and other dried fruits, but not much. Rice helps to get rid of toxins and other toxins in the body, which interfere with metabolic processes, which leads to extra pounds;
2. Meat or fish. This menu is not the most effective, it is suitable for those who can not control the feeling of hunger. The diet is quite substantial, so these days are recommended to alternate with lighter ones, for example, vegetables. It is allowed to consume up to 0.5 kg of boiled chicken or beef, with the addition of 0.5 kg of fresh vegetables. The same applies to fish, it is only important to take low-fat varieties;
3. Dairy products. Despite the fact that this option seems difficult for many, it is often the most effective. You must take 1.5 liters of any fermented milk product with a fat content below 1.5% and divide it into 5-6 doses. It is best to take kefir, as it contains the least sugar, but you can have ryazhenka and yogurt.

Fasting day for weight loss on the curd

The advantage of cottage cheese in its application to the diet is that it saturates for a long time. At the same time it has a low calorie content and an abundance of useful elements. There are several options for unloading on the curd:

1. Strict. During the day, it is allowed to consume up to 1 kg of cottage cheese and drink water.
2. Sparing In addition to 1 kg of cottage cheese, it is allowed to add several apples or dried fruits or vegetables to the diet.

Calorie curd depends on the degree of fat. It is recommended to buy low-fat cottage cheese.

Menu for edema

Some menu options for dealing with extra pounds are not suitable for those struggling with puffiness. For this problem, suitable options for unloading, which will help get rid of excess fluid:

1. Buckwheat. During the day it is allowed to eat 200-300 g of pre-steamed buckwheat. It is also allowed to add to the diet 0.5 liters of kefir or skim milk;
2. Potato. It is allowed to cook or bake in the oven with the skin. With this menu, it is very important to eat in fractional portions, for example, to eat one potato every hour;
3. Vegetable. The difference in eating vegetables for swelling is that it is forbidden to add salt, even in salads.

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Conclusion

1. Fasting days are recommended to combat excessive weight gain, as well as puffiness;
2. A variety of menu options allows each expectant mom to choose for themselves the best option;
3. To achieve the desired result, it is important to follow the rules and recommendations of specialists, and before starting it is necessary to consult with a doctor.

For more information about maternity fasting days, see the following video.

Watch the video: Fasting While Breastfeeding or Pregnant. Waleed Basyouni. Detox Ramadan Fiqh (May 2024).