In the struggle for a healthy lifestyle and slimness, people resort to various methods. They attend gyms, diet, fast, and even use the services of surgeons. Lydia Ionova developed her effective weight loss technique and talked about it in her books. The article discusses the principles of the power system, its features and menus for the week.
about the author
L. Ionova is a dietitian. Founder of the "Clinic of Dr. Ionova." She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of the Moscow Medical Dental Institute with a degree in Clinical Cardiology.
At first she worked as a cardiologist. After - a sports doctor. Lidia also has experience as a nutritionist in the fitness centers of the capital.
The opening of its own clinic in 2002 was an important event for Ionova. Her institution, according to the author, combines the services of both medical and psychological assistance.
After 6 years, in 2008, the training center “Workshop of Dietetic Consulting” was created. Ionova suggests fighting overweight in the complex. Eating without a rigid framework, take certain foods at the appointed time.
The nutritionist maintains a blog where you can get answers to your questions.
A year later, Lidia Ionova and her colleagues at the clinic underwent an internship in Cambridge, at the School for the Treatment of Obesity. According to the Russian edition of Forbes magazine, Ionova is one of the most famous nutritionists in Moscow.
Books
In the book “Healthy recipes for Dr. Ionova. As is, in order to lose weight and maintain harmony forever. ”A nutritionist has developed more than 100 recipes for wholesome, right meals. The author provides a step-by-step detailed description of the recipes. The menu offers a balanced, varied, delicious. Thanks to this, you can independently compose your diet and get pleasure from the right food.
The book will help lovers of a healthy lifestyle to get their ideal weight. Readers will learn to be healthy, energetic, full of vitality, to eat properly and variably, and to improve body shapes.
The book of Lydia Ionova “Healthy habits. Diet of Dr. Ionova "was released in 2012. In it, the author talks about how to accustom the body to the right habits and say goodbye to extra pounds in just 12 weeks.
The main principle of the complex is a smooth change in diet, day mode, the correct distribution of loads. The author has developed a special diary for monitoring yourself, nutrition, and loads. In the book, the doctor shares the psychological secrets of losing weight.
The essence of diet and performance
The weight loss system developed by Ion implies smooth weight loss. It is based on proper nutrition.
Diet involves the use of foods that have a low rate of breakdown. The nutritionist compiled the "food pyramid." The pyramid specifically indicates the hours for receiving each product. Food is allowed to be taken in any form, except fried. Salt can be consumed in limited quantities.
The diet of Lydia Ionova is considered to be satisfying. It does not imply severe restrictions on nutrition, malnutrition, hunger strikes.
According to statistics, this technique is very effective. Patients with large excess weight lose 5-7 kilograms per month. This happens until the weight returns to normal.
Advantages:
- balance;
- easy tolerance;
- body improvement;
- prevention of many diseases;
- effectiveness at any stage of obesity.
The disadvantage of the Ion system is the control of the amount of food in the diet.
What to eat?
Dishes are selected by glycemic index (GI). GI is an indicator of the rate of breakdown of a product, each of which goes into an energy source, that is, into glucose. And the faster the transformation, the higher the GI. The methodology of Lydia Ionova suggests eating foods with a GI of ≤50.
And this:
- vegetables fruits;
- milk products;
- bran bread or whole grain;
- nuts
- buckwheat;
- raw rice
Sample menu for the week
Monday:
- in the morning: barley porridge, oil, water;
- in the afternoon: fermented baked milk;
- afternoon snack: citrus;
- in the evening: stewed bell peppers with tomatoes and onions.
Tuesday:
- in the morning: salted wheat porridge, water;
- in the afternoon: kefir;
- afternoon snack: apples;
- in the evening: boiled cauliflower.
Wednesday:
- in the morning: oatmeal with butter;
- in the afternoon: cottage cheese with sour cream;
- afternoon snack: pineapple;
- in the evening: a salad of parsley, tomato, cucumber leaves.
Thursday:
- in the morning: rice porridge on water with oil, water;
- in the afternoon: yogurt;
- afternoon snack: persimmon;
- in the evening: carrot and cabbage salad with olive oil.
Friday:
- in the morning: boiled lentils;
- in the afternoon: fermented baked milk;
- afternoon snack: peaches;
- in the evening: grated beets.
Saturday:
- in the morning: beans with butter;
- in the afternoon: milk;
- afternoon snack: plums;
- in the evening: radish salad, greens.
Sunday:
- in the morning: buckwheat porridge;
- in the afternoon: cheese, yogurt;
- afternoon snack: pears;
- in the evening: a salad of carrots, cauliflower, beets.
For lunch, you can eat boiled or baked beef, fish, shrimp, squid, white chicken meat.
Diet features
Together with the specialists of their clinic, they revealed the main principles of the diet, which are discussed in the book “Healthy Habits” by Lydia Ionova:
- Slimming in the complex. Treatment without harm to the body.
- Weight loss is stable. Weight loss occurs smoothly, without disturbing the metabolism.
- The power mode has no difficult restrictions. It eliminates malnutrition, starvation, there is the ability to freely choose products.
- Healthy eating is a habit. Properly selected diet helps to get rid of the desire to eat "bad" food.
- The results are durable. A special menu helps maintain your ideal weight and does not allow extra pounds to spoil the figure.
- Lack of contraindications. The technique of a nutritionist Lydia Ionova can be used by people suffering from hypertension and hypoglycemia.
Patients who experienced the effects of the Ionova system were convinced that it works miracles.
Reviews
The diet of Lydia Ionova, reviews of which are mostly positive, is unique in that it has no contraindications.
Losing weight distinguish such moments:
- Many do not believe that losing weight is possible without strict restrictions on food, but after trying a diet, they are convinced of the opposite.
- It can be used for patients with diabetes and chronic pathologies.
- Many women got rid of extra pounds in just a few months, other diets did not give such a result.
- Diet teaches the body to eat properly, after a month you no longer want to eat other foods.
- The diet includes all the necessary products for a healthy lifestyle and sports.
- After getting used to a healthy diet, the condition of the skin, hair, and nails improves significantly.
Among the negative aspects, people note:
- It is necessary to control the volume of servings and strictly adhere to the nutrition schedule.
- It was hard for some to get used to separate meals.
Since the diet of Lydia Ionova has no contraindications, then her only drawback is an individual predisposition. This mode is not suitable for some people.