Note that a diet that completely excludes gluten was originally developed for those people who are allergic to this gluten. Allergies cause celiac disease, which is a disease of the digestive tract. After some time, it turned out that such nutrition is not only good for health, but also contributes, take note of yourself - a sharp weight loss. Today, the gluten-free diet for weight loss is very popular.
She managed to try many celebrities who were satisfied with the result. Gluten is a food commonly referred to as gluten. Thanks to him, the dough becomes more sticky and elastic. And the pastries are soft and elastic. Since gluten is astringent and sticky, it is also found in many other foods, such as sauces (which, by the way, are so easy to get better) or our favorite ice cream. In addition to gluing, gluten has other properties that are not entirely beneficial to the human body. It slows down the metabolic process, which can cause abdominal pain.
How does a gluten-free diet work?
There is an opinion that gluten, if you eat it in very large quantities, in addition to problems with the "stomach", can cause something like depression. Namely:
- chronic fatigue;
- apathy - no desire to move forward;
- spleen - nothing in life brings joy, life seems uninteresting;
- discomfort;
- headaches;
- hormonal disorders;
- decrease in immunity.
By giving up gluten, the load on the digestive tract will decrease, digestion will improve, which will help improve well-being. In addition, apathy and blues will disappear, energy will appear and life will seem more cheerful and joyful. In general, a "gluten-free" life will bring only joy!
Be sure to take note that gluten is in many of the foods we love so much (although you probably didn’t know about it) that we eat every day: bread, pasta, cakes, sauces, pastries, muffins and so on. Having abandoned them (fast carbohydrates), the body will begin to rebuild and receive energy from other sources, less high-calorie, which will naturally lead to weight loss. As mentioned above, gluten-free food will not only make you slimmer, but also more active and cheerful.
The anti-gluten diet includes foods that are minimally processed, namely: legumes, vegetables, yogurts (not including additives), milk, meat, berries, fish, eggs, poultry, and so on.
A gluten-free diet is different in that you can eat whatever you like and indulge in almost nothing. All products that do not include gluten, you can combine with each other in the most convenient way for you, of course, within reasonable limits. It is worth noting that the gluten-free diet is famous for the fact that its menu can be quite diverse and, moreover, also balanced. You don't have to drastically change your eating habits.
Can't do without bread and pastries? Cook them with rice, buckwheat or soy flour. There are many interesting recipes for delicious meals that do not include gluten. By the way, this applies not only to those who want to lose weight without difficulty. This diet for gluten intolerance will allow you not to feel disadvantaged in some way. You can eat the foods you love and still look great and feel great. You can also try exotic cereals: sago, quinoa, chumiza. If you do not have a disease that does not allow you to eat gluten, but simply a desire to lose weight, we recommend that you give up fried and pickled foods. It is better to boil food, bake, boil or steam. Believe me, such food can be not only healthy, but also very tasty.
Remember, gluten-free food is the key to good health and a radiant smile that is sure to attract the attention of the opposite sex.
Benefits of eliminating gluten:
- Toxins that have accumulated before the diet are removed from the body;
- Weight loss of up to 4 kilograms is possible in just a week. Agree - this is more than an excellent result with such a simple diet;
- You will not starve and you will not have one goal in life - something to eat. You on a gluten-free diet, unlike others, will always be full;
- Your diet will be balanced and varied, but the amount of calories consumed at the same time will be minimal.
Products containing gluten should be completely abandoned only if it is necessary for medicinal purposes. Healthy people who have set themselves the goal of losing weight should not be so categorical. The fact is that after several studies, it has been proven that a gluten-free diet can cause a deficiency in the body of certain vitamins and elements: potassium, vitamins C and B, iron, and folic acid.
To avoid this problem you need:
- Eat foods that contain gluten;
- Use vitamins to restore their deficiency.
Once again, it is worth noting that the gluten-free diet is very simple. It's like it was made for the lazy. Includes rice, buckwheat or soy flour. Be sure to take note that some medications and vitamins contain gluten. Therefore, before you go on a gluten-free diet, carefully study their composition. Remember that there are always analogues with which you can replace those medications, vitamins, as well as dietary supplements that you will use when thinking about losing weight, in which you have found gluten.
So, here is a list of foods you can eat when you decide to rid your diet of gluten:
- Eggs - they can be boiled. We also recommend trying a steamed omelet - very tasty, and most importantly low-calorie;
- Leaf tea and other berry drinks;
- Vegetable soups (may also be on meat broth, but it must be weak), you can add cereals, but make sure that they do not contain gluten;
- Lactose, which is found in dairy products. Refuse the "milk", which has gluten in its composition. Believe me, there is such a thing;
- Honey;
- Berries;
- Boiled, steamed, stewed (most importantly not fried) meat;
- Buckwheat, rice;
- Roots;
- Oil: vegetable or butter.
What can't be eaten?
Foods that contain gluten include:
- Ice cream;
- Yoghurts with a long shelf life;
- Tea bags, as well as freeze-dried coffee;
- Kvass (because it is made from rye bread);
- Any canned food, regardless of whether they are meat or fruit (as a rule, they always contain gluten);
- Cereal products containing gluten;
- All semi-finished products are prohibited, which necessarily include sausages (smoked and boiled), sausages and so on, because gluten is necessarily present in their composition;
- Be especially careful with all the seasonings that you buy in stores, because they can also contain gluten;
- You should not use crab sticks and other products "under the fish", because they always contain gluten;
- The vast majority of sweets are industrial production. It is better to cook your favorite sweets at home, at least you will know what they consist of.
Gluten free diet for a week
This gluten-free menu shows that you can eat well and not feel hungry throughout the day and still lose weight. Note that the amount of protein in the diet is slightly increased. This approach will allow the muscles to continue to grow, and we hope you are working on it.
| Day | Breakfast | Dinner | Dinner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | For breakfast, eat porridge made from rice (which you can diversify with berries), drink coffee, if it is difficult to do without bread, eat corn. | For lunch, prepare yourself a salad of your favorite vegetables, a large portion of chicken breast (but not fried) with potatoes, cheese soup. You can have a snack with toast with cottage cheese (the bread should be made from corn), fruits. | Dine on wheat porridge, yogurt (which has a short shelf life), or kefir. |
| Tuesday | Start your day with cottage cheese (you can add berries to it), your favorite drink, honey, and rice bread. | Your lunch should be "heavy". Eat pilaf, make a salad of your favorite vegetables, drink juice. You can have a snack with dark chocolate and a banana. | Dine hearty and tasty: salmon with baked potatoes. |
| Wednesday | Food in the morning should be nutritious for the whole day, despite the fact that you are losing weight: prepare yourself an omelette (which can be varied with cheese), add gluten-free bread to it, drink your favorite morning drink (coffee or tea). | Start your lunch with fish soup, then eat a salad of your favorite vegetables, rice, to which add a chicken cutlet. Have a snack with kefir or yogurt and a bun made from rice flour. | Dine on a delicious cottage cheese casserole (during cooking, use gluten-free flour). |
| Thursday | For breakfast, eat fried cheese, carrot salad, nuts, your favorite morning drink. | Dine on vegetable soup, chop, beans in tomato, drink a drink that does not contain gluten. Snack on cottage cheese, fruit salad. | For dinner, there should be stewed fish, potato pancakes (when using rice flour), tea. |
| Friday | Hearty corn flakes and your favorite fruits are what you need for breakfast. | Dine is borscht, meatballs, pasta (but only without gluten). Snack on two of your favorite fruits and cheese. | You need to have dinner with buckwheat porridge, but in order not to be so "boring", dilute the porridge with chicken breast (pre-boiled). |
| Saturday | A healthy gluten-free breakfast is honey, pancakes made from buckwheat flour, also drink kefir (if you really don’t like it, replace it with gluten-free yogurt). | Eat cabbage soup at lunchtime for the first day, rice and chicken cutlet for the second, drink a gluten-free drink. Your snack on this day is nuts and fruits. | Dine on fish in foil, stewed vegetables with mushrooms. |
| Sunday | For breakfast, you should expect dried fruits, cheesecakes, your favorite morning drink (naturally gluten-free). | Dine on buckwheat and baked fish, cheese soup, drink gluten-free juice. Snack on nuts and baked apples. | Dine on a salad of your favorite vegetables, boiled chicken, kefir or yogurt (gluten-free). |
As you can see for yourself, a gluten-free diet is not difficult at all. And most importantly, while you do not have to starve and deny yourself your favorite food. The big advantage of gluten-free weight loss lies in the fact that there is absolutely no chance of a breakdown. For maximum effect, go in for sports: regularly visit gyms, dance, run and so on. Then you will be not only thin, with dimensions of 90-60-90, but also a young lady with a toned body. Be sure to note that a diet based on the absence of gluten in food is especially beneficial not only for those with celiac disease, but also for those with diabetes and the older generation.