What are the benefits of fasting days on kefir: how often should you "fast"

25.03.2024 11:10

Kefir diets are considered the most effective and favorite among the fair sex.

This product is quite pleasant to taste, can satiate, does not cause a feeling of hunger. However, it is impossible to lose weight completely on kefir alone.

Therefore, nutritionists recommend that in order to achieve and maintain the desired results, you simply have fasting days on your favorite drink from time to time.

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What should you know about them?

Only fat-free kefir is purchased (maximum 1%). Of course, not everyone has the opportunity to buy exactly this, but standard (2.5%) may simply not give significant results. However, if there really is no choice, then you can do not one unloading day, but two or even three.

During the day, not only kefir is drunk, but also mineral water. It is advisable to drink about one and a half liters (in summer, a larger volume is allowed).

The fact is that fermented milk products have a diuretic effect, therefore, the body involuntarily becomes dehydrated. It is necessary to replenish the water balance.

On the kefir diet, eating food is allowed (only healthy and wholesome food), but it is strictly not allowed during the fasting day.

Some women even buy pills specifically to suppress their appetite, which inevitably appears closer to the evening.

Therefore, you should not get carried away with unloading, but choose a maximum of two days a week. The rest of the time, adhere to the standard rules of proper nutrition.

It is not advisable to drink kefir after 7 pm. The reason is stated above: it is an excellent diuretic.

Kefir fasting days are useful not only for those who are losing weight. They are often arranged by people who have a very delicate problem: constipation.

In general, when there are complaints about the gastrointestinal tract, it is advisable to first try folk remedies, and only then make an appointment with a doctor.

In this regard, kefir will cope perfectly: it acts softly, unobtrusively. For example, milk can cause not only a laxative effect, but also long-term pain in the stomach. With kefir, there will be no difficulties.

The only significant disadvantage is, of course, individual intolerance. If a person organically cannot stand this product (it seems sour, repulsive, disgusting), then he will have to unload differently.

Thus, fasting days on kefir are a convenient and affordable way, if not to lose weight, then at least to maintain a normal weight.

They are ideal in summer and late spring, when it is already warm and even hot. A person simply does not want to eat anything, but the peculiar kefir taste distracts from the heat.

The main thing is not to snack, even if it is berries or fruits. In fact, the latter contain a lot of sugar, although they are considered healthy and dietary.

It is advisable to put aside strawberries, raspberries, oranges and bananas for later, and during the unloading period focus exclusively on fermented milk products.

It is important to remember that you need to drink exactly one liter per day. A very common mistake is when a woman buys three bags at once and drinks them all before the evening.

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Valeria Kisternaya Author: Valeria Kisternaya Editor of Internet resources