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Egg version of the Maggi diet: reviews and results
Last reviewed: 21.03.2022
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Food is necessary for all living beings, including humans, to maintain the physiological processes of life. It should be balanced and contain fats, proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and also a lot of liquid. The Maggi diet focuses on the predominance of proteins and has 2 options: cottage cheese and egg. Which of them is better? Preference should be given to the product that you like more and do not cause rejection, as it will be on the diet menu for a long time. Let's dwell on Maggi's egg diet.
Indications
The Maggi diet is suitable for both healthy and sick (not all) people with a high body mass index. In addition to the smartness and beauty of the figure, it will bring benefits in diseases of the cardiovascular system, including hypertension, diabetes, relieve stress on the joints, improve the functioning of the liver, kidneys, pancreas, and overall well-being.
General information of the egg diet "Maggi"
With problems with excess weight, they resort to reducing the calorie content of food, mainly due to the restriction of fats and carbohydrates. The Maggi diet is not based on counting calories, but is designed to start metabolic processes in the body, leading to the burning of fats and the removal of toxins with the help of a predominance of proteins and a minimum of carbohydrates in food.
There are strict rules for catering that must not be violated, because the desired result will not be achieved. Here are the basic principles of the diet:
- drink plenty of fluids;
- do not swap lunch and dinner menus;
- do not replace one product with another;
- not to interrupt, but to withstand the scheduled time.
Maggi egg diet for a week
A week is a period that will not remove too many extra pounds, but will give an idea of \u200b\u200bthe attitude and capabilities of your body to protein foods, tell you whether to go further. The table lists a detailed menu for each day, hard-boiled eggs (unless otherwise indicated), lean meats, fish are cooked in a dietary way.
Days of the 1st week |
Breakfast |
Dinner |
Dinner |
First |
2 eggs, half grapefruit or orange |
Any amount of fruit |
Meat |
Second |
-"- |
Chicken |
2 eggs, fresh vegetables, toast, grapefruit |
The third |
-"- |
Toast, low fat cheese, fresh tomato |
Meat |
Fourth |
-"- |
Fresh fruits |
Meat, vegetables |
Fifth |
-"- |
2 soft-boiled eggs, cooked vegetables |
Fish, fresh vegetable salad |
Sixth |
-"- |
Fruit |
Vegetables, meat |
Seventh |
-"- |
Chicken, tomatoes, grapefruit |
Vegetables cooked |
Maggi egg diet for 2 weeks
Who has tried on such a diet and is ready to continue the second week of the Maggi diet, he will have such a diet:
Days of the 2nd week |
Breakfast |
Dinner |
Dinner |
First |
2 eggs, half grapefruit or orange |
Meat, cucumber salad, tomato, sweet pepper |
Grapefruit, 2 soft-boiled eggs, fresh vegetable salad |
Second |
-"- |
-"- |
2 soft-boiled eggs, grapefruit |
The third |
-"- |
Meat, cucumbers |
-"- |
Fourth |
-"- |
Steamed vegetables, 2 soft-boiled eggs, low-fat cheese |
2 eggs |
Fifth |
-"- |
A fish |
2 soft-boiled eggs |
Sixth |
-"- |
Meat, tomatoes, orange |
Fruit salad |
Seventh |
-"- |
Chicken, tomatoes, grapefruit |
Steamed vegetables, meat, grapefruit |
Maggi egg diet for 4 weeks
With normal health, the diet continues.
Days of the 3rd week |
Breakfast |
Dinner |
Dinner |
First |
Any fruit |
Fruit |
Fruit |
Second |
Raw or boiled vegetables |
Raw or boiled vegetables |
Raw or boiled vegetables |
The third |
Any fruit |
Any fruit |
Any fruit |
Fourth |
Fish unlimited, raw fruits and vegetables |
Fish unlimited, raw fruits and vegetables |
Fish unlimited, raw fruits and vegetables |
Fifth |
Boiled or baked meat, cooked vegetables |
Boiled or baked meat, cooked vegetables |
Boiled or baked meat, cooked vegetables |
Sixth |
Any fruit |
Any fruit |
Any fruit |
Seventh |
-"- |
-"- |
-"- |
In the 4th week, the diet is not so strict and limited, it prepares the person to return to normal food. All the listed products of each day of nutrition are evenly distributed over 3 doses.
- Monday: chicken meat (200g), canned tuna (100g), toast, 4 medium tomatoes and cucumber, grapefruit.
- Tuesday: lean meat (200g), 3 tomatoes, 4 cucumbers, toast, orange, apple.
- Wednesday: 50g cottage cheese and low-fat cheese, 2 toasts, 2 cucumbers and tomatoes, any citrus.
- Thursday: chicken piece, grapefruit, 3 tomatoes, cucumber, toast.
- Friday: cottage cheese (200g), orange, fresh vegetable salad.
- Saturday: chicken (200g), cheese (50g), toast, 2 tomatoes and cucumbers, grapefruit.
- Sunday: cottage cheese (50g), tuna (100g), boiled vegetables, fresh cucumber and tomato.
If you really want to eat, then snacks with lettuce or fresh cucumbers are allowed, but not earlier than 2 hours after the main meal.
Egg-curd diet Maggi
Having opted for the Maggi diet for weight loss, you have to give preference to one of the two products that make up its basis. It happens that for health reasons, for example, a jump in cholesterol, allergies, or other reasons, it is not possible to continue the egg diet, then you can switch to its cottage cheese version, replacing 2 eggs with 200 g of cottage cheese.
Recipes for the egg version of the Maggi diet
Everyone knows how to cook hard-boiled or soft-boiled eggs. But with what recipes to diversify the menu so as not to turn your diet into too much ordeal? Here are some tips:
- the chicken fillet is cut, starting from the middle in opposite directions, but not to the end. The plates of meat unfold, a continuous layer is obtained. He fights back, salted, sprinkled with spices. Onion rings, tomato rings, grated cheese (if it is on the menu that day) are laid out on it and wrapped in a roll, then baked;
- all possible vegetables (eggplant, zucchini, onions, carrots, tomatoes, dill, white and cauliflower, green peas) are cut, salted, stewed;
- fresh fish is laid out on a foil, on top of a ring of onion, tomato, eggplant, wrapped and baked in the oven.
What can and what can not?
The list of fresh fruits useful for this diet includes: apples, pears, kiwi, watermelon, melon, citrus fruits. For vegetable salads, in addition to cucumbers and tomatoes, you can use leaf lettuce, cabbage, greens. Steamed, boiled or baked any vegetables except potatoes.
Toasts only from grain bread. Meat is used lean varieties except lamb. The chicken is prepared without the skin.
Plentiful drinking can be organized not only due to plain water, but also mineral, green tea, rosehip decoctions, and healthy herbs.
You can not include bananas, grapes, dates, figs, potatoes from vegetables in the menu. Under the ban rice and other cereals, peas, lentils, sweet dried fruits, mushrooms, honey, confectionery, alcohol.
Possible risks
Any protein diet gives a big load on the kidneys, so there is a risk of getting an organ disease. Lowering the level of glucose in the blood can damage our brain, provoke the development of cardiovascular diseases, the formation of blood clots in the blood vessels. Complications of existing chronic pathologies are possible: exacerbations of pancreatitis, gastritis, peptic ulcer.
An unbalanced diet leads to a lack of vitamins and minerals in the body, and this causes increased fatigue, sleep disturbance.
Reviews and results of those who have lost weight
People who have survived this diet confirm that it is really possible to lose 10-12 kg of weight in a month. It's not as easy as it seems, because Eating eggs every day is not easy even for egg lovers.
Most of all, it is acceptable for those who do not need to stand in the kitchen every day to feed their family members. The dishes of the diet itself are simple and uncomplicated, do not require much effort and money - this is another advantage of it.
Many complain about the monotony, duration, feeling of fatigue and frequent irritability due to lack of carbohydrates.
Reviews of doctors
Doctors believe that any diet is a stress for the body with unpredictable consequences. They urge before making a decision to go on a diet to undergo an examination and consult with them.