Diet on tomato juice: pros and cons"
Diet on tomato juice allows not only to quickly and effectively lose weight, but helps to normalize metabolic processes, normalizes the digestive system, heart and blood vessels, and helps to cleanse the body of toxins. You can practice this diet for people suffering from low acidity of gastric juice, constipation and chronic fatigue syndrome.
The tomato juice diet does not last long. You can choose the menu option that suits the person more than others. To lose the maximum amount of extra pounds, you can stick to the diet for 2 weeks. To get rid of 2-3 kg of excess weight, a three-day dietary restriction is enough.
For drinking, it is better to use homemade tomato juice. However, when this is not possible, you can purchase juice at the store. Preference should be given to the drink in which the salt content is minimal.
Content:
- Rules for the use of tomato juice for weight loss
- Tomato juice diet menu
- Tomato fresh recipes
- Varieties of diet
- Pros and cons of the tomato juice diet
- Contraindications
- Reviews of those who have lost weight
Rules for the use of tomato juice for weight loss
To drink tomato juice and lose weight, you must follow these rules:
- Every day, in addition to tomato juice, you should drink at least 1.5 liters of clean water.
- You can not lose weight on tomato juice for people who suffer from stomach ulcers or gastritis.
- Tomato juice is not drunk on an empty stomach, and also if the acidity of the stomach is increased.
- To get rid of extra pounds, it is better to drink freshly squeezed juice, since a heat-treated drink loses some of its vitamins.
- Poisoning and diarrhea are contraindications to the use of tomato juice.
- If you combine the intake of fresh juice with the use of other food products, then this can provoke an increase in gas formation and even diarrhea. Therefore, you should drink the juice at least half an hour before meals.
Tomato juice diet menu
Menu for 3 days
In three days on tomato juice, you can lose 2-4 kg of excess weight. To do this, you will need to adhere to the menu presented in the table.
| Day | Breakfast | Dinner | Dinner |
| First | 230 ml juice, a slice of rye flour bread with curd cheese | 230 ml juice, boiled rice with vegetables, baked apple | 150 g chicken fillet, two tablespoons of rice and 230 ml tomato juice |
| Second | 230 ml juice, fruit salad, which should not contain grapes and bananas | 230 ml tomato juice, 150 g steamed fish, vegetable salad with olive oil (tomatoes + cucumbers + lettuce) | 230 ml tomato juice, 2 tablespoons rice, 150 g beef |
| Third | 230 ml juice and 100 g cottage cheese with 0% fat | 230 ml juice, fish with rice | 230 ml of juice, 150 g of boiled beef, vegetable salad with vegetable oil dressing |
Menu for the week
| Day of week | All day menu |
| First |
A liter of tomato juice. Six potato tubers. Unlimited: water, unsweetened tea. |
| Second |
A pound of cottage cheese with a fat content of 0%. A liter of tomato juice. Unlimited: water and unsweetened tea. |
| Third |
A kilogram of fruit, except for bananas and grapes. A liter of tomato juice. Unlimited: water and unsweetened tea. |
| Fourth |
A pound of chicken breast. A liter of tomato juice. Unlimited: water and unsweetened tea. |
| Fifth |
700 g of dried fruits (exception: figs, bananas, raisins). A liter of tomato juice. Unlimited: water and unsweetened tea. |
| Sixth |
Half a liter of yogurt 0% fat. A liter of tomato juice. Unlimited: water and unsweetened tea. |
| Seventh |
A pound of boiled fish. A liter of tomato juice. Unlimited: water and unsweetened tea. |
Tomato fresh recipes
Recipes for making delicious tomato juice:
- Pass 1/2 cucumber, 3 tomatoes and 2 celery stalks through a blender.
- 0.2 kg of tomatoes and the same amount of carrots are passed through a blender. Ready fresh must be salted.
- A handful of nuts, two tablespoons of olive oil, a handful of cilantro and five tomatoes are passed through a blender. It is better to drink such fresh juice in the morning, before meals, as it acts as a mild laxative.
Varieties of diet
Rice and tomato juice diet
The rice and tomato diet is not only effective, but also much more balanced than the classic tomato juice diet. It should last no more than three days. Rice should be taken unpeeled, since it is he who is the source of carbohydrates, proteins and coarse fiber.
A sample menu for three days looks like this:
- Day 1: 0.25 kg of boiled rice + 4 glasses of freshly pressed tomato juice.
- Day 2: 9 tablespoons of rice per day, divided into three meals, plus 2,500 ml of freshly pressed tomato juice.
- Day 3: tomato juice and water.
Kefir with tomato juice
A diet on kefir and tomato juice is an effective weight loss scheme that allows you to lose a few centimeters in the waist in one day. You should not stick to such a menu for more than 2 days.
The diet should be as follows:
- A glass of tomato juice.
- Two rye croutons.
- A liter of kefir.
Juice and crackers are eaten at breakfast, and then kefir is drunk throughout the day. In addition, you need to consume a lot of water and tea without sugar.
Tomato-apple diet
The tomato and apple diet should last no more than 4 days. During this time, it will be possible not only to get rid of extra pounds, but also to cleanse the intestines. The average plumb line is equal to 4 kg.
The diet menu is very simple. During the first day, you need to eat tomatoes. During the second day, you should eat up to 3 kg of apples. The third day is like the first, and the fourth is like the second.
In addition to tomatoes and apples, you can eat dried fruits.
Diet on buckwheat and tomato juice
A diet on buckwheat and tomato juice allows you to lose weight, but not burn muscle. This is possible due to the fact that buckwheat is a source of protein, which acts as a building material for the cells of the human body.
The diet lasts five days. At this time, you only need to eat boiled buckwheat and drink tomato juice. The amount of juice is equal to one liter. Groats are prepared without adding sugar and salt. The last meal should take place no later than six in the evening.
Tomato juice and eggs
Diet on tomato juice and eggs should last for 3 or 7 days, depending on how much the person wants to lose.
The menu of the three-day diet boils down to the fact that every morning a person eats one boiled egg, he eats two eggs during lunch, and at dinner he eats another egg. In addition, you need to eat 4.5 kg of tomatoes per day, dividing them into equal portions.
The menu for 7 days involves eating not only tomatoes and eggs, but also other food products. However, at the end of each meal you need to eat tomatoes.
The indicative menu looks like this:
- 6 eggs a day: two for each meal.
- Two pieces of cheese.
- 0.2 kg of chicken breast.
- 0.2 kg of cottage cheese.
In addition to tomatoes, you can eat vegetables: raw and boiled. Be sure to drink a lot of water and unsweetened tea during the diet. 1-2 times a day, you can afford a cup of coffee without sugar.
Pros and cons of the tomato juice diet
Pros of a tomato juice diet:
- The diet allows you to increase the body's defenses, speed up metabolism.
- During the diet, the body is cleansed.
- Tomatoes are powerful antioxidants that can help reduce your body's exposure to radiation.
- During the diet, a person will not suffer from constipation.
- Consuming tomatoes and tomato juice can prevent the development of prostate cancer in men.
- Tomatoes help to strengthen bone tissue.
- Weight decreases, fats are burned.
As for the disadvantages of a diet, they include an unbalanced diet. Therefore, it cannot last longer than the specified time.
Contraindications
The diet should not be adhered to by adolescents, women in a position, nursing mothers, the elderly.
Other contraindications to the diet:
- Reflux esophagitis.
- Heartburn.
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
- Diverticula in the intestine.
- Allergy to tomatoes.
Reviews of those who have lost weight
Larisa: “I decided to try a diet based on tomato juice and rice. I made the juice myself. The diet is not hungry, but the rice is boring to me. In 7 days I managed to get rid of 5 kg of excess weight, and at the same time I went in for sports. Now I advise everyone to try the tomato diet."
Evgeniy: “I recommend sticking to a tomato diet after winter. It promotes the elimination of harmful substances from the body and the renewal of the intestinal mucosa. Moreover, these processes are gentle and quite natural for the human body."
Anna: “I like the tomato diet because it not only makes it possible to get rid of extra pounds, but allows you to cleanse the body. I love tomatoes very much, so for a start I decided to arrange a fasting day for myself on tomato juice. During this period, I managed to lose weight by a kilogram. I am satisfied with the result”.
The author of the article: Kuzmina Vera Valerievna | Endocrinologist, nutritionist
Education: Diploma of the Russian State Medical University named after NI Pirogov with a degree in General Medicine (2004). Residency at Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, diploma in Endocrinology (2006).
