Diet of astronauts

The cosmonaut diet is one of the most effective and, at the same time, the most difficult method of losing weight. Most often, they resort to it to fight overweight in a short time. Such an unusual name for the diet has acquired for resemblance to the norms prescribed to Russian cosmonauts and pilots for rapid weight loss.

The cosmonaut diet is designed for a course lasting three weeks (20 days), and on average, a person loses weight to 20 kg, per kilogram per day. Although in fact the main weight loss occurs only a few days after the start of this diet. The reason for such a rapid decrease in weight is a special approach to nutrition.

Diet of astronauts: results

The basic composition of food should be nutrition nutritious and low-calorie, ensuring its rapid digestion. In special and emergency situations that require intensive weight reduction, cosmonauts' nutrition will be a good alternative, as already in a few days you will begin to lose up to 3 kilograms for 2 or 3 days. However, the effect on the body such a diet is shocking. In addition, quickly passed weight is also quickly restored and if the diet on this principle is terminated.

The basic principles of the cosmic diet are 400 (500) calories per day:

The use of mineral-vitamin complex;
To drink a day a lot of water, at least 2 liters of tea, not strong coffee, not carbonated water , etc.
Exclude from food salt, sugar, pepper, spicy seasonings.
Temporarily reduce physical activity and stop playing sports.

Diets of low-calorie dietary nutrition

The diet of cosmonauts is based on protein products and the complete absence of vitamins and minerals necessary for the body. From food, you absolutely must exclude the use of dietary fiber that supplies fiber to the body, as it will give the opposite effect, becoming the building material of muscle mass. If the "hungry" still feels hungry, then a glass of fat-free yogurt can "save" it.

Secrets of the astronauts: a protein diet menu for 20 days

For breakfast, fried eggs are served from one egg, fried in a frying pan without using oil. To a fragrant scrambled eggs served a glass of skimmed yogurt or a cup of tea (coffee) without milk and sugar.

Lunch can consist of 0.5 liters of broth and half cooked chicken. A glass of fat-free yogurt or a cup of tea can serve as a drink, as it is for breakfast.

At noon and dinner, the menu is the same and consists of a cup of coffee or a glass of kefir.

The diet assumes the use of milk of dry, fat-free, boiled soft-boiled eggs. In addition, it is allowed to use a leaf salad, not fatty meat or cooked on a grill.

Is the diet of cosmonauts useful to everyone?

Note that this diet is not suitable for those who have already acquired diseases of the digestive system and intestines. Any diet, and even more so, it becomes a source of great stress for the body, so you can use this method no more than 1 time a year. Before you begin to fight weight, you should consult your doctor about choosing a diet.

How to finish the diet correctly

After a three-week diet, follow the gradual return to the normal diet. In the early days, you can increase the consumption of more caloric foods, in no case turning to fat and fried foods. Then you can gradually begin to eat foods that contain fiber (fruits, vegetables, cereals, bread, etc.).

Diet of astronauts: disadvantages

Since during 20 days the body quickly shed mass, and while you are not involved in sports, there may be sagging skin. To avoid this, try to drink more to maintain the elasticity of the skin.