It’s hard to say why the diet is Japanese - half of the food recommended for Japanese is exotic.
My dieting experience is such that I would not voluntarily resort to the method of self-torture. If there isn’t a "but": I’ve seen the results of two weeks sitting on a "Japanese" diet with my own eyes. Just like in the magazine: "before" and "after". However, the principle of beauty and health gives the best results.
It’s hard to say why the diet is Japanese - half of the food recommended for Japanese is exotic. Legend has it that the diet was developed by specialists from the Japanese clinic "Jacks", but there are no traces of this office on the English-speaking Internet.
Lyrical sentimental digression
I must say that I admire the courage of people who found the recipe for weight loss on the net and immediately tried it on themselves. I myself am wary of diet. Life has united me twice with them.
The first time - in a severe form, when I got any stomach infection in the mountains, when I was at an altitude of 3, 000 meters for three weeks, I could not eat: everyone asked to return immediately. The second time, I decided to limit my diet to 1, 000 calories per day. For almost a month, my diet consisted of ice cream coffee for breakfast and frozen vegetables for dinner. I soon learned that the diet should be balanced.
So the first question I ask is: how balanced is the Japanese diet? "More or less, but not enough amino acids, " replied the biochemical friend, "you get angry - the danger with a gun. "My hypothetical fear of exacerbated cruelty did not materialize. For the first two days, her body was suddenly paralyzed by the sudden disappearance of normal food. And realizing that this was a long time, but not forever, he became calm and indifferent.
Charm and disappointment
As it happened in each experiment, I had a list of talismans and disappointments. More precisely, the discomfort and enjoyment of food.
Inconvenience # 1
The diet is strict. Because, according to its authors, it is designed to change metabolism. Hence, a slight deviation from the course (even croutons, even apples) - and the expected result is not guaranteed. Expectations: Divorce by 5 to 8 pounds and weight stabilization in the future.
Inconvenience # 2
Come to the business lunch and ask me for two boiled eggs and 200 grams of chopped carrots. Usually, such requests are not granted. Therefore, you need to carry all the food in your wallet. And probably prepare diet foods the day before.
Attractive №1
13 days on a Japanese diet will cost you about 2 times less than a daily business lunch or a working lunch. And then - buy groceries at home.
Attractive № 2
In general, it is better not to start a solid diet, if you do not like at least half of the food it contains. I ate carrots, kefir and cabbage with cooked beef and fish in "normal life" with great enthusiasm, so it was frankly a pleasure to see them on my table.
Many people ask questions about drinking coffee every morning - isn't it harmful? If your heart or blood pressure is high, coffee can have a negative effect. You should consult your doctor before starting a Japanese diet.
Full of emotions
During the first two days of the diet, I was tormented by a sight: as soon as I closed my eyes, a thin pancake appeared in front of my eyes and turned into a tube on its own. Then someone dipped it in a warm strawberry jam and brought it to my face. There was no olfactory hallucination. After chasing me for two days, the pancakes were left behind.
Indifference and restraint in cooking that continues to this day. This does not mean that if I am offered something tasty, I will refuse. However, "there is so much food there" that the nervous tremor was not observed.
I haven’t thrown so much - only 4 pounds, but the weight hasn’t recovered. I don't know who to thank for this: the Japanese dietitians or myself - for exercising twice a week. The only details: weakening as observed during the diet, it becomes problematic to open an unopened bottle of mineral water to the end. But then the strength is quickly restored.
The long-awaited recipe
Day 1
Breakfast:Black coffee.
The dinner:2 boiled eggs, boiled cabbage salad with vegetable oil, a glass of tomato juice.
The dinner:fried or cooked fish.
Day 2
Breakfast:black coffee, kruton.
The dinner:fried or boiled fish, vegetable salad, cabbage with vegetable oil.
The dinner:100 grams of cooked beef, a glass of yogurt.
Day 3
Breakfast:black coffee, kruton.
The dinner:Large fried zucchini in vegetable oil.
The dinner:2 boiled eggs, 200 grams of boiled beef, fresh cabbage salad with vegetable oil.
Day 4
Breakfast:Black coffee.
The dinner:1 raw egg, 3 large boiled carrots with vegetable oil, 15 grams of hard cheese.
The dinner:fruits.
Day 5
Breakfast:raw carrots with lemon juice.
The dinner:fried or boiled fish, a glass of tomato juice.
The dinner:fruits.
Day 6
Breakfast:Black coffee.
The dinner:half-boiled chicken, fresh cabbage or carrot salad.
The dinner:2 boiled eggs, a raw carrot with a glass of vegetable oil.
Day 7
Breakfast:the tea.
The dinner:200 grams of cooked beef, fruit.
The dinner:Except for day 3, whatever you want for dinner (you can use boiled crabs).
Day 8
Breakfast:Black coffee.
The dinner:half-boiled chicken, fresh cabbage or carrot salad.
The dinner:2 boiled eggs, a raw carrot with a glass of vegetable oil.
Day 9
Breakfast:raw carrots with lemon juice.
The dinner:large fish fried or boiled, a glass of tomato juice.
The dinner:fruits.
Day 10
Breakfast:Black coffee.
The dinner:1 raw egg, 3 large boiled carrots with vegetable oil, 15 grams of hard cheese.
The dinner:fruits.
Day 11
Breakfast:black coffee, kruton.
The dinner:1 large fried zucchini in vegetable oil.
The dinner:2 boiled eggs, 200 grams of boiled beef, fresh cabbage salad with vegetable oil.
Day 12
Breakfast:black coffee, kruton.
The dinner:fried or boiled fish, vegetable salad, cabbage with vegetable oil.
The dinner:100 grams of cooked beef, a glass of yogurt.
Day 13
Breakfast:Black coffee.
The dinner:2 boiled eggs, boiled cabbage salad with vegetable oil, a glass of tomato juice.
The dinner:fried or cooked fish
In between meals, you can drink unlimited mineral water or just boiled water. And let me remind you - never go on a diet.