This diet is low in calories and contains little fat which facilitates rapid weight loss, but in order not to slow down the metabolism which facilitates the accumulation of fat, thermogenic foods such as green tea are included to speed up metabolism and burn fat.
This diet is divided into three phases daily, in which the first, which corresponds to breakfast, consists of an internal cleansing of the body and therefore is never eaten anything other than fruit, the second, lunch, is linked to the improvement of digestive processes and the absorption of nutrients. The third phase refers to dinner and is the construction phase, so it has a higher amount of protein.
This is an example of a diet menu of 2 kg per week and the interval between meals should be 4 hours.
Breakfast: 1 cup fruit salad and 1 cup sugar-free green tea
Snack: 1 cup sugar-free green tea
Lunch – 300g Minas cheese salad
Snack: 1 cup sugar-free green tea
Dinner: 250g pasta and 60g chicken, turkey or vegetable fish
It is important to focus on diuretic fruits and vegetables such as apples, strawberries, celery and cucumbers, for example, because they help deflate the body and detoxify the body, facilitating weight loss. More information: Diuretic foods.
Super flour is a mixture of flours rich in fiber that help reduce appetite and thus facilitate weight loss. Find out more and learn how to make super flours in: How to make super flours to lose weight.
This diet is very restrictive and cannot be followed by diabetics or people with cholesterol or high blood pressure, for example, before starting any diet it is important to consult a doctor or nutritionist.
See an example of a 3-day menu that encourages fat burning on the ketogenic diet menu for weight loss.