Maggi diet is a low-calorie diet for weight loss, designed for 4 weeks.The daily diet contains high-protein foods, the consumption of fats and carbohydrates is limited.
The name of the diet comes from the name of Margaret, because the nutrition plan was specially created by Mayo Clinic specialists for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the eighties of the twentieth century.
There are two versions of the diet: the egg diet (based on eating eggs, fruits, vegetables and meat) and the curd ("dacha") diet.Maggi curd diet is used for allergy 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 3-5 kilograms per week.As a rule, weight is lost during the first week due to the reduction of swelling and the removal of excess water from the body, and then the weight loss process may slow down.
To make the Maggi egg diet more effective for 4 weeks, you should follow the following recommendations to organize the diet food:
- The daily diet should consist of 3 main meals.In case of severe hunger, it is allowed to eat one non-starchy vegetable (carrot, cucumber), but no later than 2 hours after the main meal.
- Do not consume any form of sugar.
- Include in the menu only foods allowed in the diet and do not break the sequence of meals.
- During the day, you need to drink at least 1.5 liters of water, including unsweetened tea and coffee.
- You can't use vegetable, butter or other types of oils when cooking.
- Do not overuse spices, as spices contain essential oils that increase appetite.
What you can and can't eat (table)
Products that can be consumed during a diet are low-calorie because they contain a minimum of fat and carbohydrates.In addition to protein products such as eggs and meat, vegetables are allowed to be included in the menu mainly in raw form.
The diet of Magi should include a minimum amount of fruits and berries that are low in fructose.On average, you can eat up to 300 g of one kind of fruit and berries per day.
| Products | What can you eat | What not to eat | |
| Flour products | Yesterday's whole grain bread | Bread and pastries made from white flour, soft and durum wheat pasta | |
| Meat, poultry | Turkey, chicken, rabbit, beef | Lamb | |
| Fish | Low-fat fish (flounder, hake, cod, pollock, pollock, etc.), seafood | Mackerel, herring, beluga, halibut, saury, sprat, burbot, sturgeon | |
| Dairy products | Low-fat cottage cheese (not low-fat), low-fat cheeses | Full-fat cottage cheese, cheese, sugary yogurts, thick cream | |
| Egg | Hard boiled egg | ||
| Cereals | All kinds of cereals | ||
| Vegetables | Bell peppers, broccoli, all types of cabbage, sauerkraut, carrots, onions, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, green peas, mushrooms, spinach, green salad, sorrel | potatoes | |
| Fruits | Apricots, cherries, plums, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, lemons, limes, raspberries, strawberries, apples, pears | Banana, grape, melon, watermelon | |
| Dried fruits | Dates, figs and other dried fruits | ||
| Drinks | Tea, coffee | Alcoholic drinks, sugary drinks |
The menu of the original Maggi diet for 4 weeks
A feature of the first and second weeks of the Maggi diet is the same breakfast of eggs and fruits, which helps the body adapt to changes in the diet.
Chicken eggs contain protein, healthy fats and vitamins, which ensure long-term satiety, so for the first 14 days, your daily breakfast should include 2 hard-boiled eggs, grapefruit, unsweetened tea or coffee.
From the beginning of the third week to the end of the diet, breakfast can consist of other dishes depending on the recommendations and individual preferences.
Week 1
on monday
- Lunch: some kind of fruit.
- Dinner: boiled lean meat with vegetable salad.
on tuesday
- Dinner: boiled chicken breast with vegetables.
- Dinner: whole grain crackers, two eggs, cucumber salad, lean tomato salad, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: 30-50 g of cheese, whole grain toast, tomato.
- Dinner: steamed fish (300 g) with vegetables.
on Thursday
- Lunch: 350 g of some kind of fruit.
- Dinner: boiled meat, vegetable salad with greens.
Friday
- Lunch: 2 eggs, 300 g of food of your choice (boiled carrots with green peas or baked pumpkin with beans).
- Dinner: 200 g of fish (grilled, baked or boiled), green salad with cucumber and Chinese cabbage, grapefruit.
Saturday
- Lunch: up to 300 g of fruit.
- Dinner: 250 g of meat with a vegetable salad of cucumber, tomato, onion and dill.
on sunday
- Lunch: chicken breast, 150 g of cooked vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers), fresh tomatoes, 1 grapefruit.
- Dinner: a boiled or baked vegetable (cabbage or pumpkin).
Week 2
on monday
- Lunch: vegetable salad (cucumber, green salad, onion) and chicken breast.
- Dinner: two eggs, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper and greens, grapefruit.
on tuesday
- Lunch: boiled or baked meat, fresh vegetables (including green salad).
- Dinner: two soft-boiled eggs, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: fried meat with cucumbers and tomatoes.
- Dinner: same as the previous day.
on Thursday
- Dinner: stew (cabbage, pumpkin, carrot), 30 g of cheese, 2 eggs.
- Dinner: two hard-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: baked 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 products determined for each day, from which they independently form 4 meals.
Monday: unlimited fruit.
Tuesday: any amount of allowed vegetables (raw and cooked).
Wednesday: fruit salads, raw and cooked vegetables.
Thursday: fish, cucumber and tomato.
Friday: meat or poultry, cooked vegetables.
Saturday: some kind of fruit during the day.
Sunday: the same as the previous day (you can choose another type of fruit).
4th week
As in the third week of the Maggi diet, the menu shows the daily ration, which is divided into meals during the day in any order.
on monday
- 200 g of meat, fish or poultry,
- 1 slice of toast or crouton bread,
- Tomatoes (3 pcs.),
- cucumber (4 pcs.),
- Grapefruit or orange.
on tuesday
- Everything but the fruit, like the day before,
- two fruits to choose from (grapefruit, orange, apple or medium pear).
Wednesday
- 1 tablespoon of cottage cheese,
- 200 g of low-fat cheese,
- vegetable stew,
- 2 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- Toast or bread
- Grapefruit.
on Thursday
- Eat half cooked chicken throughout the day,
- 3 tomatoes
- 2 cucumbers,
- 1 wholemeal toast,
- Grapefruit and another fruit of your choice.
Friday
- Fresh vegetable salad of your choice,
- 2 hard-boiled eggs,
- 3 tomatoes
- Grapefruit.
Saturday
- 2 boiled breasts,
- cottage cheese or feta cheese (150 g),
- A glass of boiled milk,
- 3 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- Grapefruit or orange.
on sunday
- canned tuna in its own juice (1 box);
- vegetable stew (200 g);
- a spoonful of cottage cheese;
- toast or bread;
- two tomatoes and cucumbers;
- grapefruit.
Quitting the diet
A long-term low-calorie diet is a serious burden on the body, so at the end of the fourth week, subsequent nutrition should be properly organized.
After completing the Maggi diet, like other carb-restricted eating plans, you are more likely to overeat starchy and sugary foods.
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 slow carbohydrate foods (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;
- You can eat one large fruit or berry in the amount of 100 g every day;
- do not include sweets in your diet, because during the diet the body is separated from sweets, so you should not become addicted again;
- eat 3-4 times a day and minimize the number of snacks at other times;
- do not eat 3 hours before going to bed.
Contraindications
Since the Maggi diet contains a lot of protein products that cause additional stress on the functioning of the kidneys and liver, this diet should not be used by people with the following pathologies:
- kidney failure;
- increased level of uric acid in the blood;gout.
Also, the Maggi diet should not be used by people with eating disorders (ED), i.e. anorexia, bulimia, and compulsive overeating, as a low-calorie diet can aggravate the eating disorder problem.