50-day ABS diet: menu, reviews and results

The joke “what to eat, but how to lose weight” demonstrates the bitter truth of the centuries-old struggle for a beautiful figure. This is a war, and all means are good on it. With such comparisons, the ABC diet can be compared to a large-caliber weapon, which is obtained when the smaller methods no longer help.

History of the diet

ABC is the abbreviation for "Ana Boot Camp," which translates from English as the "Community of Anorexic New Recruits." The name was coined in the United States by members of the Pro-Ana movement, consisting of girls and women with an eating disorder. A special health camp was created for them, where the country's leading nutritionists established the nutrition of anorexia sufferers and helped them form the right eating habits. That is, initially, ABS acted as a treatment program and did not help to lose weight, but quite the contrary.

Subsequently , the ABS system was finalized by nutritionists and began to serve the cause of ridding people of excess weight. Today, she is rightly called the “queen of diets” because of extremely strict rules and excellent results. Reviews about the ABS diet by doctors and fitness trainers are mostly negative. Nevertheless, her popularity from this does not decrease. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have radically lost weight thanks to “50 hungry days,” and this cannot be ignored.

Contraindications to the ABS diet

Using a diet, including its variations of "Light" and "Super Light", is not recommended for the following people:

1. Suffering from chronic diseases, allergies, undergoing treatment or rehabilitation after any procedures.
2. Persons whose weight exceeds normal by 60-70 kg, that is, with a body mass index of more than 55 units. Those suffering from a high degree of obesity need a preliminary consultation with a doctor who, with a 99% probability, will prohibit extreme starvation.

Similarly, with people whose weight is close to normal. To lose 5-6 kg, it is not necessary to torture yourself. There are other, more sparing diets.

Tips and opinions of those who have lost weight

Reviews of the ABS diet for 50 days mainly depend on how well the person managed to survive the period of severe restriction. Weight-loss people emphasize the following:

• A positive result is even if the diet was stopped after 7-10 days. As a rule, this period was enough to lose 5-6 kg.
• Despite the well-developed menu, everyone writes in the reviews that the feeling of hunger remains a big problem. To muffle it, you have to use different means: a lot of green tea, plates of pickled ginger, etc.
• In the reviews, it is noted that in the summer, passing through the ABS diet is much easier. This is due to the large number of available vegetables and fruits that have a low calorie content.
• All opinions agree that ABS should not be combined with exercises in the gym, walks with frequent climbing stairs. But yoga and Pilates help to tighten the muscles of a losing body.

Of course, there are also sharply negative reviews about ABS. But, unfortunately, a universal diet suitable for absolutely everyone does not exist.

ABS diet rules and principles

First of all, it should be noted that Ana Boot Camp is not just a diet, but a whole test for willpower. Therefore, they do not "sit" on it, but "pass" through it. The human body is passed through a filter to come out refreshed and thin.

The main task of the diet is to increase the metabolic rate, translate it into a stressful state. For this, the body is literally "tricked" by delivering calories 3-4 times less than the daily norm, which does not allow it to close in the fasting mode and, accordingly, save resources.

The ABS diet for 50 days is divided into 5 parts, 10 days, respectively. During this time, losing weight must comply with the following rules:

• During the day, drink at least 2-2.5 liters of clean water at room temperature. This volume does not include broths, coffee, tea, juices and jelly, as they are perceived by the body as food. Fluid intake should be evenly distributed over time.
• From the diet during the diet, you need to exclude foods with preservatives and flavors, and reduce the consumption of fats and sweet fruits to a minimum. Drinking alcohol is not recommended.
• In ABS, preference is given to salads, vegetable soups, cereals and protein dishes with a minimum of salt to avoid the appearance of edema.
• You need to eat in 3-4 meals, dividing the daily portion into equal parts with a required breakfast. On the "100 Kcal days" they only have breakfast and lunch.

Weighing and measurements of problem areas of the body (waist, hips, legs, chest, shoulders, etc.) are mandatory and are carried out at least every decade.

Preparatory stage

In the ABS diet, do not "rush like a whirlpool with your head." According to statistics, 50% of those who refused extreme weight loss did this in the first 5-7 days, because they were not ready for a feeling of constant hunger. In order not to replenish the number of "refuseniks", nutritionists advise preparing for ABS, reducing food portions several times 3-4 days before the diet begins. During this time, the human body will become a habit of feeling a slight hunger.

In addition, it is recommended to create an environment around you that supports the process of losing weight. To do this, you must:

• To get rid (to give to others, but in no case to eat by yourself) from all high-calorie foods in the reach zone hidden “for a rainy day” of sweets and chocolates.
• Purchase and place a kitchen scale in a prominent place, and install a calorie counting program on a computer or mobile device.
• Develop a menu for the next 2-3 weeks with detailed recipes of dishes, indicating their calorie content and mass, breakdown of food into receptions. To get the appropriate “inspiration”, it is recommended to turn to the blog materials, where detailed reviews about the ABS diet are published.
• To provide yourself with a painstaking and labor-free occupation for the coming weeks. This can be a diamond mosaic, drawing by numbers or a huge puzzle, that is, one that distracts from thoughts about food and makes you concentrate.

Calorie intake graph. Meal Distribution

Thus, the average calorie diet ABS is 250 Kcal per day. This is pretty scary. Especially on those days when this indicator should not exceed 100 units of energy. However, not everything is so bad. There are many products in which calories are less than a couple of tens in 100 g.

When compiling the menu, it is necessary to ensure that all types of products are included in the diet. You can not refuse milk in favor of vegetables, and sweets in favor of chicken.

Sweet foods during ABS

With a lack of glucose, a person begins to experience nervousness, weakness and "flies" appear before his eyes. So sweets (the best source of carbohydrates) in the diet are necessary. The following delicacies can be consumed by an ABS dieter:

• Dark chocolate with a cocoa content of at least 80%. 100 grams contains approximately 540 kcal. A standard tile weighs 90 grams, that is, in one "cube" 25-35 Kcal, and it can be a great start to the day.
• Berry or fruit jam. For 100 grams, 250-300 Kcal is used, depending on the type. But in a teaspoon fits 7 grams, and in the dining room - 15 grams of jam.
• Dietary sweets on fructose (nutrition for diabetics). Having studied the calorie content per 100 grams, you can find suitable marmalade or marshmallows for yourself.

Calories less than / equal to 100. Products

When creating a menu for the ABS diet, it must be remembered that heat treatment without oil reduces the calorie content of foods by at least 1/6. For example, in 100 g of buckwheat after cooking, not 300 Kcal remains, but only 100. And this is typical for most cereals and grain products.

There are a lot of recipes for dishes with a value of less than 100 Kcal. Therefore, it is more advisable to note the products that are used in their preparation.

Almost in relation to each of the products known to a person, calorie content is determined, and it can only be found by contacting the appropriate resource. As for the calorie content of vegetables, it does not exceed 80 Kcal (except for fried potatoes). That is why losing weight in the summer is much easier to go through the ABS diet.

Calorie less than / equal to 50. Recipes

Food with an extremely low calorie content will allow you to easily survive on the "hungry" days of ABS. The emphasis will have to be placed on vegetables and fruits. Among the most common and simple dishes are the following:

• Celery soup puree.

200 grams of stems (26 Kcal), a small onion in 20 grams (8 Kcal), a pinch of salt, black pepper to taste, spinach 50 grams (12 Kcal). Finely chop vegetables and herbs, add water and put on low heat. Boil until soft, then drain excess water and grind vegetables in a blender. Add salt and pepper. Calorie content of the dish after heat treatment 38 Kcal.

• Sauerkraut salad with cranberries.

Rinse 100 grams of sauerkraut (19 Kcal) under cold water, squeeze slightly and mix with the same amount of cranberries (28 Kcal). Do not salt, do not fill with oil. Calorie salad 47 Kcal.

• Broccoli and apple soup puree (400 grams).

Apples - 150 g, onion 40 g, carrots - 50 g, garlic - 1 clove, broccoli - 200 g, dill and any herbs - 15 g, salt and pepper to taste. Prepared in vegetable broth. The cooking procedure is similar to mashed celery. Calories in 100 g of the dish - 24 Kcal.

In most cases, dishes with a calorie content of less than 50 in the ABS diet menu for 50 days are prepared from one product and seasoned with a minimum of additives (lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil).

Among the products that will help replenish the diet in the days of "50 Kcal":

• Asparagus - 6 Kcal in one medium-sized stalk.
• Broccoli - 33 Kcal per 100 g.
• Cauliflower - 3 Kcal per head.
• String beans - 24 Kcal per 100 g.
• Lettuce - 10 Kcal per 100 g.
• Apricots - 12 Kcal per piece.

Calorie drinks

The daily norm of water during ABS is 1.5-2 l with a mass of less than 80 kg. With an increase in weight, the volume of liquid also increases (100 ml for every 5 kg). There is no calorie content in water, including mineral water, and therefore it can be consumed as much as you like.

Drinks such as coffee, tea (black, green), juices, etc. are not included in daily liters. These fluids are perceived by the human stomach as food. In addition, they contain a small percentage of calories.

• Coffee.

In the reviews of the results of the ABS diet, 50 days often mention that it is coffee that helps to survive the most difficult first days. Indeed, even the simplest instant coffee contains caffeine, which speeds up (briefly) the exchange of things and gives a false sense of fullness. Calorie content of 200 ml of boiled coffee without adding cream and sugar is 2 Kcal. If you add cloves and cinnamon during cooking, a “dessert smell” will appear, but the number of calories will not change.

• Tea.

Its energy value depends on the species. For example, 200 ml green tea, useful in the ABS diet, contains 2 Kcal, and black - 3 Kcal. Adding milk to them increases calorie threefold.

• Bread kvass.

One of the champions among soft drinks. Only 24 Kcal in 200 ml.

• Red table wine.

ABS requires a refusal of alcohol, but sometimes you can afford 200 ml of wine. This drink contains only 67 kcal. But you still need to stay away from beer with its 37 Kcal, as it removes potassium and magnesium from the body, and also causes a feeling of hunger.

ABS Body Care

Extreme starvation negatively affects the state of the body and appearance. As a result of the ABS diet, the condition of hair, skin and nails often worsens, immunity and resistance to daily stress are reduced. Few spent all their time in a state of emotional recovery.

To minimize the effects, the following is recommended:

• The intake of vitamins, multivitamin complexes, well-established dietary supplements. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), E and A in an oil solution, calcium and zinc (for hair) in the usual dosage for a healthy person are required. Oat or wheat bran can be a source of dietary fiber.
• Refusal of cosmetic procedures like “beauty injections” in favor of facial and body massage. The third and subsequent decades of ABS are a great reason to go to a beauty salon.
• So that the skin does not sag sharply losing weight, you need to do wraps of problem areas (stomach, hips, arms, buttocks). Very effective procedures with honey, pepper, ground coffee and honey, blue clay. And they can be carried out not only in the salon, but also at home.
• Hot baths with sea salt and essential oils at least 2-3 times a week. In addition to a beneficial effect on the skin, such procedures help to relax and remove stress.

In addition, it is very important for a slimming person to set himself up for a positive result. You can do the selection of clothes for a slim body, if only according to the catalogs, develop a new image or start planning a beach vacation.

Exit the ABS Diet

After the 50th day of fasting, it is time to return to a normal diet. But this does not mean that on the 51st day you can alone eat grilled chicken and a whole biscuit cake. The body will inadequately respond to a sharp change in diet.

The return from the ABS takes place within 10-15 days, during which the daily dose of calories gradually increases by 100 units every day, until it comes to normal - 1600-1800 per day. At the same time, it is still impossible to include in the diet junk food - fried in oil, with flavors, preservatives, etc.

Servings and energy value will become larger, but the quality and composition of the food should not deteriorate. It is this period that can become a transition to a proper nutrition system, which is not a diet, but a way of life.

Life after ABS. Ways to keep the result

Excess weight often returns with "friends." Ana Boot Camp in this situation is better because within 50 days a physical and psychological habit of self-restraint develops, and people are less likely to break into a many-day gluttony. Actually, after receiving the results in reviews of the ABS diet, many note that the stomach has decreased so much that you can eat no more than 300 g of one dish at a time, and then the situation begins: “I would eat everything with my eyes, but not climb.”

To maintain the result of the diet, the following is recommended:

1. Within 20 days after leaving the ABS diet, switch to a constant regime of proper nutrition with the intake of food supplements in the first 2-3 months.

2. Strength exercises, fitness and long walks on a regular basis will help strengthen muscles and ensure the preservation of achieved volumes. A similar effect can be achieved through dancing, swimming, cycling or rollerblading. A lot of options.

3. Counting calories anytime, anywhere. This way of checking food will help to reach the daily norm, even if you do not switch to proper nutrition on an ongoing basis.