The Maggi diet is a low-calorie diet for weight loss, which is designed for 4 weeks.The daily diet includes protein-rich foods and the consumption of fats and carbohydrates is limited.
The name of the diet comes from the name Margaret, as the nutrition plan was created by specialists at the Mayo Clinic specifically for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the eighties of the twentieth century.
There are two dietary options: the egg diet (based on eating eggs, fruits, vegetables and meat) and the curd diet ("dacha").The Maggi curd diet is used for allergies to chicken eggs and involves replacing each egg with 100 g of curd.
Diet rules
If you follow all the rules of the diet, you can lose 3 to 5 kilograms per week.As a rule, during the first week, weight is lost due to the reduction of swelling and the release of excess water from the body, and then the weight loss process can slow down.
To make the Maggi egg diet for 4 weeks more effective, you should adhere to the following recommendations for the organization of dietary food:
- The daily diet should consist of 3 main meals.In cases of severe hunger, it is allowed to eat a non-starchy vegetable (carrot, cucumber), but not earlier than 2 hours after the main meal.
- Do not consume sugar in any form.
- Include in the menu only foods allowed in the diet and do not break the sequence of meals.
- Throughout the day you should drink at least 1.5 liters of water, including tea and coffee without sugar.
- You cannot use vegetables, butter or other types of oils when preparing dishes.
- Do not overdo it with spices, as spices contain essential oils that increase appetite.
What you can and cannot eat (table)
Products that can be consumed during the diet are low-calorie, as they contain a minimum of fats and carbohydrates.In addition to protein products such as eggs and meat, it is allowed to include vegetables in the menu, mainly in raw form.
The Magi diet should include a minimum amount of fruits and berries with a low fructose content.On average, you can eat up to 300 g of a variety of fruits and berries per day.
| products | What you can eat | What not to eat | |
| Flour products | Yesterday's whole grain bread | Bread and pastries made from white flour, pasta from soft and hard wheat | |
| Meat, poultry | Turkey, chicken, rabbit, beef | LAMB | |
| Fish | Low-fat fish (haddock, cod, cod, pollock, pollock, etc.), seafood | Mackerel, herring, beluga, halibut, cabbage, spray, mushrooms, sturgeon | |
| Dairy products | Low-fat cottage cheese (not low-fat), low-fat cheeses | Full-fat cottage cheese, cheese, yogurt with sugar, heavy cream | |
| egg | Hard boiled eggs | ||
| CROPS | All kinds of cereals | ||
| Vegetables | Bell peppers, broccoli, all types of cabbage, fermented sauerkraut, carrots, onions, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, peas, mushrooms, spinach, lettuce, sorrel | potato | |
| The fruits | Apricots, cherries, plums, blueberries, blackberries, blueberries, lemons, limes, raspberries, strawberries, apples, pears | Bananas, grapes, melons, watermelons | |
| Dried fruits | Dates, figs and other types of dried fruit | ||
| beverages | Tea, coffee | Alcoholic drinks, sugary drinks |
Original Maggi diet menu for 4 weeks
A feature of the first and second week of the Maggi diet is the same breakfast of eggs and fruit, which helps the body adapt to the changes in diet.
Chicken eggs contain protein, healthy fats and vitamins, which guarantee long-term satiety, so your daily breakfast for the first 14 days should include 2 hard-boiled eggs, grapefruit, tea or coffee without sugar.
From the beginning of the third week to the end of the diet, breakfast can consist of other dishes, depending on individual recommendations and preferences.
Week 1
Monday
- Lunch: some kind of fruit.
- Dinner: boiled lean meat with vegetable salad.
Tuesday
- Lunch: boiled chicken breast with vegetables.
- Dinner: whole grain crackers, two eggs, cucumber salad, oil-free tomato salad, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: 30-50 g of cheese, whole grain toast, tomatoes.
- Dinner: steamed fish (300 g) with vegetables.
Thursday
- Lunch: 350 g of fruit of one kind.
- Dinner: boiled meat, vegetable salad with herbs.
Friday
- Lunch: 2 eggs, 300 g of dish of your choice (boiled carrots with green peas or boiled zucchini with beans).
- Dinner: 200 g of fish (grilled, baked or boiled), green salad with cucumbers and Chinese cabbage, grapefruit.
Saturday
- Lunch: up to 300 g of fruit.
- Dinner: 250 g of meat with a vegetable salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and fennel.
on sunday
- Lunch: chicken breast, 150 g of boiled vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes, pepper), fresh tomatoes, 1 grapefruit.
- Dinner: vegetables of one kind (cabbage or zucchini), prepared by stewing or stewing.
Week 2
Monday
- Lunch: vegetable salad (cucumber, green salad, onion) and chicken breast.
- Dinner: two eggs, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers and greens, grapefruit.
Tuesday
- Lunch: boiled or baked meat, fresh vegetables (including green salad).
- Dinner: two boiled eggs, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: grilled meat with cucumbers and tomatoes.
- Dinner: same as the day before.
Thursday
- Lunch: stew (cabbage, zucchini, carrots), 30 g of cheese, 2 eggs.
- Dinner: two boiled eggs.
Friday
- Lunch: any amount of boiled fish.
- Dinner: two soft-boiled eggs.
Saturday
- Lunch: meat, tomatoes, a grapefruit.
- Dinner: fruit salad.
on sunday
- Lunch: boiled or boiled vegetables (carrots, beets, cabbage), poultry, grapefruit.
- Dinner: like lunch.
Week 3
At this stage, the Maggi diet is limited to a list of specified products for each day, from which they independently form 4 meals.
Monday: unlimited fruit.
Tuesday: vegetables allowed in any quantity (raw and boiled).
Wednesday: fruit salad, raw and boiled vegetables.
Thursday: fish, cucumbers and tomatoes.
Friday: meat or poultry, cooked vegetables.
Saturday: some kind of fruit all day.
Sunday: same as the day before (you can choose another type of fruit).
Week 4
As in the third week of the Maggi diet, the menu shows the daily ration, which is divided into meals throughout the day according to each order.
Monday
- 200 g of meat, fish or poultry,
- 1 piece of bread in the form of toast or crouton,
- Tomatoes (3 pieces),
- Cucumbers (4 pieces),
- Grapefruit or orange.
Tuesday
- Everything but fruit, like the day before,
- two fruits to choose from (grapefruit, orange, apple or medium pear).
Wednesday
- 1 spoon of cottage cheese,
- 200 g of low-fat cheese,
- vegetable stew,
- 2 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- Toast or bread
- Grapefruit.
Thursday
- Eat half a boiled chicken throughout the day,
- 3 tomatoes
- 2 cucumbers,
- 1 wholemeal toast,
- Grapefruit and another fruit of your choice.
Friday
- Salad with fresh vegetables of your choice,
- 2 boiled eggs,
- 3 tomatoes
- Grapefruit.
Saturday
- 2 boiled breasts,
- Cottage cheese or feta cheese (150 g),
- A glass of sour milk,
- 3 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- Grapefruit or orange.
on sunday
- canned tuna in its own juice (1 can);
- stew with vegetables (200 g);
- a tablespoon of cottage cheese;
- toast or bread;
- two tomatoes and cucumber;
- grapefruit.
Leaving the diet
A long-term low-calorie diet is a serious burden on the body, so at the end of the fourth week, the following food should be properly organized.
After completing the Maggi diet, like other carb-restricted eating plans, the likelihood of overeating starchy and sugary foods increases.
To avoid overeating after a diet, you should include foods in your diet according to the following principle:
- every 3 days, increase the amount of foods with slow carbohydrates (buckwheat, bulgur, quinoa, bean bran, whole grain rye bread) by 20-25 g, until the total weight of carbohydrate foods reaches 250-200 g per day;
- the amount of non-starchy vegetables should be half of the total daily diet;
- Every day you can eat a large fruit or berries in the amount of 100 g;
- do not include sweets in your diet, as during the diet the body is disconnected from sweets, so you should no longer become addicted;
- eat 3-4 times a day and minimize the number of meals on other occasions;
- do not eat 3 hours before bedtime.
Contraindications
Since the Maggi diet consists of a large number of protein products, which create additional stress on the functioning of the kidneys and liver, this diet should not be used by people with pathologies such as:
- kidney failure;
- increased levels of uric acid in the blood;gout.
Also, the Maggi diet should not be used for eating disorders (ED), namely, people prone to anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating, as low-calorie food can worsen the eating disorder problem.