You want to lose weight, but you don’t have the patience for a long-term weight-loss diet. Thanks to this austerity program, with a little willpower and adherence to these rules, you can lose weight in just 3 days. Yes, the military regime is pressing!
The concept of this diet is to follow specific menus for each meal of the day, with the exception of a few minor, non-toxic changes, such as substituting meat for lentils or one fruit for another. However, the addition of any supplements, such as fats or spices, is strictly prohibited. The list of permitted additions is as follows: lemon juice, spices, and low-calorie natural sweeteners.
This diet lasts three days, during which you will simultaneously boost your metabolism, burn fat, and be bursting with energy. After completing the diet, opt for a slightly higher-calorie, but balanced, diet.
Before starting this diet, it is best to consult a doctor, have an assessment done, and be aware of any contraindications.
Day 1
Breakfast
½ grapefruit,
1 slice of toast or toasted whole-wheat bread,
2 tablespoons of homemade peanut butter,
1 cup of tea or coffee
Lunch
½ cup natural tuna (without oil)
1 slice of toast or toasted whole-wheat bread
1 cup of tea or coffee
Dinner
85 grams of meat cooked in the oven,
1 cup of green beans
, ½ banana
, 1 small apple,
1 cup of vanilla ice cream
Day 2
Breakfast
1 egg
, 1 slice of toast or toasted wholemeal bread
, ½ banana
Lunch
1 cup cottage cheese (goat’s milk)
1 hard-boiled egg
5 brown rice crackers
Dinner
85 g oven-baked white meat,
1 cup broccoli
, ½ cup carrots
, ½ banana,
½ cup vanilla ice cream
Day 3
Breakfast
5 brown rice crackers,
1 slice of goat cheese
, 1 small apple
Lunch
1 hard-boiled or boiled egg,
1 slice of toast or toasted wholemeal bread
Dinner
1 cup tuna
, ½ banana,
1 cup vanilla ice cream
Some ingredients included in this diet might seem out of place, such as peanut butter, tuna, and vanilla ice cream. But in reality, these foods have a positive effect on weight loss.
Peanuts, for example, are very rich in monounsaturated fatty acids, which provide a long-lasting feeling of fullness, helping to curb cravings. They also help boost metabolism, and when consumed in small amounts, their calorie content is burned quickly. Furthermore, according to a Harvard University study, women who eat peanut butter twice a week weigh less than women who don’t.
Tuna is rich in protein, antioxidants, fatty acids, and vitamins. In addition to providing a lasting feeling of satiety, it supplies the body with a significant amount of nutrients essential for its proper functioning.
Vanilla ice cream, without cones or fruit pieces, is both refreshing and nutritious. With the right recipe – which you’ll find a little further down – it provides you with a good amount of protein, phosphorus, and calcium, but with fewer calories. What’s more, the ice cream diet is the slimming secret of Italian women.
If you follow this diet, you should stay well hydrated and exercise as much as possible. This increases its effectiveness by prompting your body to tap into its fat stores, which stimulates fat burning and allows you to lose weight quickly and effectively.
People who are not very active don’t need to engage in strenuous physical activity. They can run, but at least five times a week. On the other hand, more active people can swim, jump rope, or run; exercises that promote fat burning and accelerate weight loss.
Many people are surprised by how modest this diet is, because all the ingredients are readily available and very easy to prepare.
Recipe for low-calorie vanilla ice cream:
Ingredients :
100g 0% cream cheese,
120g 0% goat cheese yogurt,
3 egg whites (with a pinch of salt),
1 teaspoon stevia (natural sweetener),
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation:
Mix cottage cheese, yogurt, and vanilla extract in a bowl and whisk with a fork. Next, whisk the 3 egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff peaks form. Gently fold the egg whites into the cottage cheese mixture and then pour everything into an ice cream maker. If you don’t have one, you can put it directly into the freezer. The result will be just as satisfying.
Take it out of the freezer 30 minutes before eating so it softens again. You can store it for 10 days.
