And what kind of options with a reduction in their diet did not come up with people. Someone sits on a protein diet, someone eats vegetables exclusively or makes up his daily menu according to the color scheme, someone focuses on the blood type. And there is a moon diet. What is she like? How does it work? And how effective is it?
What kind of diet is this?
The moon is called a diet, a diet and a meal plan in which is based on the phase of the moon. In the calculation, the position of the star in the zodiac circle is also taken into account. And if earlier the lunar cycle was used as a schedule for the treatment of various diseases, the conception of a child, today the lunar diet for weight loss is used.
What are the benefits of such a diet?
The nutritional restriction used in accordance with the lunar cycle has many advantages. For example, during a period of partial starvation, you do not need to cook special diet meals or switch to a special diet.
The second indisputable plus of the moon diet is high efficiency. According to the adherents of this diet, in just a day it is quite realistic to throw up to 2-3 kg.
Unlike other diets, this one helps strengthen immunity and rid your body of toxins. In general, after observing such a diet, health improves. You have a great mood and a sense of daily alertness.
What conditions should be observed for the best result?
In order for the lunar diet for weight loss to give positive results, you must adhere to certain rules:
- First, the beginning of the diet should coincide with the corresponding day of the lunar calendar.
- Secondly, when drawing up the menu, it is necessary to pay attention to the current phase of the moon and the zodiac sign in which it is located.
Sometimes you can use a ready-made schedule for weight loss, which was drawn up with the participation of experienced nutritionists and astrologers.
Regardless of whether you turn to specialists for compiling a personal menu of the lunar diet or decide to go in search of information yourself, get a lunar calendar. It is he who plays a key role in the successful outcome of your business.
Do I need to drink water?
Any diet, including the moon, implies restrictions on food. However, maintaining water balance in the body during this period is very important. Therefore, when choosing lunar days for a diet, do not forget to drink 2 liters of pure water per day.
What is worth giving up at this time
During lunar starvation, the use of alcoholic beverages should be excluded. Do not eat a lot of white bread, sweet and flour products. Refuse marinades, smoked meats, high-calorie foods.
The effect of lunar cycles on the process of losing weight
The moon affects the ebbs and flows in the world's seas, oceans. And since the human body is almost 80% water, the Earth’s satellite also controls the amount of our internal fluid. Moreover, in one period we lose weight (the so-called “low tide”), and in another - we gain weight (“high tide”).
At the same time, the best lunar day to start a diet is not Monday, as usually happens, but a suitable lunar phase. It is equivalent to the synodic month, lasting 29.5 days. That is how much time the star will need to go through all the zodiac constellations.
There are 4 phases in the 28-day lunar cycle. Moreover, each of them takes one full week. On a growing moon, any person has a good appetite. At this time, no one starts the lunar diet, because it will not bring results. On the contrary, in this period, the weight only increases, but not decreases.
In order not to gain too much, exclude spicy and salty foods during the growing moon. Be sure to supplement your daily diet with fresh vegetables, fruits, herbs.
Is it possible to start fasting with the full moon?
Not a very favorable lunar day to start a diet - the first day of the full moon. But even during this period you can control your weight. To do this, include whole grain bread, cereals, dairy products in the area. They will help you restore fluid balance.
But the waning moon is a great time to start a diet. At this time, you should give up sweets, eating white bread, soda, flour products.
When is the best time to start?
Favorable lunar days for a diet are considered to be 1 and 2 days at the beginning of a new moon. Having started fasting at this time, you will definitely not break ahead of time and bring it to the end.
Another good day for fasting is the 10th day of the new moon. At this time, it is quite possible to lay the foundation for a new habit. For example, you plan not to eat after six - from 10 lunar day it will be easiest to do this.
If you want to hold out on a "starvation diet" for about two weeks, the best days for a diet on the lunar calendar are 13 and 14 lunar days. According to nutritionists, this period is considered a great time to review the diet. Moreover, the new diet is more useful to combine with sports. Start, for example, a lunar day with a jog.
If the love of sweets has long haunted you, quitting this bad habit is best for 21 lunar days. The same goes for eating at night or regular consumption of sugary sodas.
Thus, choosing the right day to start a diet will make the process less painful.
Favorable dates for fasting
If you believe the current lunar calendar, in 2019 it is more useful to lose weight on the following days:
- In January - 6th, 14th and 26th.
- In February - 5, 14, 18 and 25.
- In March - 7, 16, 20 and 27.
- In April - 5th, 6th, 15th, 19th and 26th.
- In May - 5, 14, 18 and 25.
- In June - 4, 13, 17 and 24.
- In July - 3, 12, 16 and 23.
- In August - 1, 2, 11, 15, 22 and 31 numbers.
- In September - 9, 13, 20 and 29.
- In October - 8, 12, 19 and 28.
- In November - 6, 10, 17 and 27.
- In December - 6, 10, 17 and 26.
The effect of the constellations on the moon
As we have already said, throughout the lunar month, the celestial body travels in a zodiac circle. At the same time, the corresponding zodiac signs influence it. For example, during the proximity of the moon with fire signs (Leo, Sagittarius and Aries), you should eat more protein foods. But from fats and fast carbohydrates at this time it is better to refuse.
When moving to earth signs (Taurus, Capricorn and Virgo) you need to restore salt balance. Nutritionists are sure that at this time it is best to eat food not fresh, but slightly salted. It is advisable to give preference to iodized salt. Eating at this time is right. However, it is allowed to add one pickle, a moderate amount of salt mineral water, to your daily diet.
When the moon approaches the air signs (Libra, Gemini and Aquarius), the body may require a certain amount of fatty food. For example, at such a time it is worth eating a small amount of oily fish, meat, vegetable oil and nuts. Here are just salted foods and carbohydrates from your menu these days is better to exclude.
And finally, in the vicinity of watermarks (Scorpio, Pisces and Cancer), the moon awakens your need for carbohydrates. In this case, we are not talking about sweets and flour products, but about cereals, whole grain bread, bran, vegetables.
What menu should be for a monthly diet?
One of the longest restrictions on food is the moon diet for a month. The menu of this option for losing weight must be made up of the zodiacal arrangement. For example, on days when the moon turns into fire signs, add the following foods to your diet: milk, cottage cheese, hard cheese, boiled eggs, lean boiled meat, beans and other legumes. In between meals, it is best to drink plain water. Unsweetened tea and water with lemon juice are also allowed. The day, for example, you can start (meaning breakfast) with two boiled eggs, 200 g of cottage cheese and vegetable salad.
When earthen signs take over the star post, it is allowed to eat slightly salted vegetable broths. Exclude smoked meats, pickled foods, salted fish.
Airy signs make it possible to enjoy meat with small layers of fat. For example, you can eat lunch with soup with vegetable broth, but without potatoes, a slice of bran bread with two slices of boiled pork meat.
Watermarks will help you make a menu using complex carbohydrates. For breakfast, eat a small portion of oatmeal (without oil and salt). For lunch, pasta made from durum wheat with a small piece of chicken is suitable.
Features of a strict diet
According to a survey by lovers of weight loss, an effective moon diet should be strict. This type of fasting is designed for six days. They say that during abstinence it is quite possible to throw at least 5-6 kg.
So, on the first day of such a diet, it is recommended to use steamed or raw vegetables. You can choose any, excluding high-calorie potatoes.
On the second day, add dishes with fresh pineapples to the moon diet menu. You can not replace them with a canned analogue, which contains too much sugar. On the third day, the addition of boiled mushrooms is allowed. On the fourth, it is recommended to exclude solid foods and replace food with fresh juices, herbal teas, plain water.
On the fifth day, eat fresh pineapples, and on the sixth, boiled mushrooms are allowed.
Lunar diet for weight loss "4 days"
Another option for lunar fasting is a four-day diet. Its peculiarity lies in the same type of menu, which does not change all four days. Breakfast starts at 10 in the morning. At this time, it is recommended to eat two eggs that were hard boiled. At noon, lunch time comes. You need to eat two boiled eggs again. At two in the afternoon for lunch, eat a small piece of boiled skinless poultry.
At four o'clock drink a glass of kefir. At six o’clock you need to eat a small green apple. At eight in the evening it is allowed to drink 100 ml of dry red wine. And finally, before going to bed, it is best to drink a glass of yogurt or kefir.
Seven-day diet on the waning moon
According to many reviews, the lunar diet can last seven days. In just a week, it is quite possible to throw 4-5 kg on it. As in the previous case, during the weekly restriction of oneself in food, one should follow the same schedule and eat 4 times a day. Every day the menu will be the same:
- For breakfast, drink a glass of green unsweetened tea and eat oatmeal. It must be cooked on the water. Oil and salt must not be added.
- For lunch, boil brown rice, vegetables (they can be steamed or stewed). Cooking vegetables using the grill is also allowed.
- For dinner, it is best to eat a fresh salad.
- Before going to bed, treat yourself to one grapefruit or a whole apple.
Eat right every day
When planning your daily diet, be sure to consider what phase the moon is in. For example, it is believed that the best period for beneficial fasting is the beginning and end of a new moon. At this time, there is an acceleration of metabolism, as well as faster elimination of liquid, harmful substances from the body.
According to the majority of those who are losing weight, observing the rules of lunar fasting, with such a restriction in food, the functions of the gastrointestinal tract normalize in the body, the water balance is stabilized, and the body is naturally cleansed of toxins.
Sample menu during the waning moon
The moon's waning time ideally works to fully cleanse the body of all that is superfluous. A sample menu for this period is as follows:
- For breakfast, eat a small portion of fresh oatmeal without oil. Drink it with a glass of green unsweetened tea.
- For lunch, it is best to eat a vegetable salad, a little boiled rice (the portion should be the size of your palm without fingers).
- For dinner, prepare yourself a light salad of fresh vegetables, but with the addition of half a teaspoon of vegetable oil.
- In the interval between meals, eat apples and other seasonal fruits (but not more than 1 piece at a time).
Sample menu with the growing moon
The growing moon is always associated with an incredible surge of strength. You should selectively approach the choice of products, their quantity and calorie content of cooked dishes. During this period, the appetite increases sharply. Therefore, do not abuse fatty foods. A sample menu at this time looks like this:
- For breakfast, make yourself unsweetened toast with a thin slice of hard cheese or eat 200 g of cottage cheese, a small portion of vegetable salad.
- As a snack, use nuts, dried fruits.
- For lunch, make a light chicken broth with vegetables. You can eat two small tomatoes, a sprig of green onion and a small piece of boiled chicken fillet.
- For dinner, cook 100 g of boiled fish and a small portion of fresh vegetable salad.
- Drink 250 ml of low-fat kefir a couple of hours before bedtime.
Features of the diet during the new moon and full moon
When the full moon approaches, it is best to arrange fasting days. For example, 1-2 days you can sit on juice and water. At the same time, packaged drinks that contain a lot of sugar should be excluded from the diet. It is allowed to use cucumber, pomegranate, peach, beet, pear and carrot juices.
The fasting day is best to start at 19:00 before the full moon. Ending the unloading day is at the same time, but the next day.
At the new moon, add protein to your diet. As fans of this diet say, if you wish, you can arrange express weight loss in 36 hours. A similar diet begins with the usual daily diet. Eat what you usually eat all day. With the onset of 6 pm, drink 200 ml of meat or fish broth. The second day - broths: for breakfast - 200 ml of fish or chicken, for lunch - 150 ml of meat, fish or mushroom, for afternoon tea - 150 ml of any of the above. And for dinner, give preference to vegetable (but not more than 150 ml).
What are the results?
According to adherents of lunar weight loss, subject to all the rules and a well-composed menu, you can lose up to 6 kg. And this is for the entire period of fasting (2-4 days). For a month, the number of kilograms dropped varies between 6-10. It is purely individual and depends on the personal characteristics of each organism individually.
Who does not fit such a diet?
Such a diet is not suitable for everyone. One lacks willpower. Another is even getting bad. According to reviews, some can hardly stand 2-3 days. Despite a number of advantages, such a diet has disadvantages. Do not cut back on your diet for those who have problems with the stomach, kidneys, or are diagnosed with urolithiasis. Also, you can not make a sharp transition from a normal diet to "starvation" and keep the post for too long. It is better to start a diet gradually.