Loyal fans of the Dom-2 reality show will probably remember Ksenia Borodin as a girl of rounded shapes. From a young age, the star suffered from overweight problems. And all attempts to lose weight turned out to be that a couple of lost pounds quickly returned in double quantity. Pregnancy and childbirth also exacerbated the problem. But now Borodin simply cannot be recognized. With a height of 165 cm, it weighs only 47 kg. She not only lost weight, but also holds the achieved result for several years in a row. That is why women have such high hopes for the Borodina diet.
Diet features
There is nothing fundamentally new in Borodina’s diet. Its main rule is to eat less. Ksenia urges women to abandon harmful high-calorie foods. Moreover, the rejection of your favorite junk food should occur gradually, so that by the beginning of the diet experiment your diet should be as clean and healthy as possible. After the diet, naturally, harmful products should not enter your menu, otherwise the lost kilos will quickly return.
Borodina's diet is designed for two weeks. The first involves a strict diet, due to which you can lose up to 3 kg. The goal of the second week is to consolidate the result. If you want to lose weight even more, a diet experiment can be repeated. But not earlier than in a month. During this time, the body "recover from stress." Otherwise, the body will just get used to the low-calorie menu and after a while it will stop burning fat.
Tips from Ksenia
The diet of Ksenia Borodina is not just a restriction in food. We can say that this is a way of life aimed at eliminating all the "superfluous" and constantly maintaining the result. Here are some recommendations to follow:
- Do not rely only on a diet. For the body to be slim and fit, regular physical activity is needed.
- To make it easier to comply with dietary restrictions, strong motivation is needed. For example, a trendy outfit, love or a trip to the sea.
- Change your mind. The desire to be slim should prevail over the desire to eat something tasty.
- Eat slowly and do not take the supplement. Wait 20 minutes, you will feel full.
- Do not eat before bedtime. Ideally, the last meal should be before 18:00, but if you go to bed late, you can postpone the evening meal.
- Create a low-calorie menu that will give you gastronomic pleasure. Delicious foods can be prepared from diet foods.
- Do not drink diet pills and teas. They are harmful and mostly useless.
- Drink as much water as your body asks for. But at least two glasses a day.
- Discard the salt. Add flavor to foods with garlic and natural spices.
Menu of the first - shock week
The first stage of Borodina’s diet “Lose Weight in a Week” is based on the consumption of cucumbers. A sample menu is shown in the table.
| Day | Breakfast | Dinner | High tea | Dinner |
| 1 | 2-3 cucumbers and a slice of rye bread | Cold soup with cucumbers, radishes and carrots An Apple | Cucumber, apple, pear or citrus fruit. | Cucumber Salad Dressed with Olive Oil |
| 2 | Boiled beef or veal Cucumber Salad with Radish |
| 3 | Rice Boiled fish Cucumber |
| 4 | Rice Hard cheese chunk Cucumber |
| 5 | Cold vegetable soup Egg Citrus |
| 6 | Boiled chicken or turkey Vegetable salad An Apple |
| 7 | Cold soup with cucumbers, radishes and carrots An Apple |
If you feel hunger between the main meals, suppose a snack in the form of one or two small cucumbers.
The benefits of cucumbers
The advantage of Ksenia Borodina’s diet “Lose Weight in a Week” is not only in the low-calorie diet, but also in the benefits of the main product - cucumber. Here are the key points:
- 300 grams of high-quality cucumbers contains the daily norm of ascorbic acid, which is the basis of the immune system.
- Cucumbers contain a lot of vitamin B3, which gives the body energy, and also positively affects the condition of the skin.
- Vegetables contain vitamin B1, which normalizes metabolism, facilitates the process of assimilation of nutrients.
- Vitamin B6 supports a weakened body, helps to recover after intense physical work or an illness.
- Cucumber cleanses the body. It is especially important to consume this vegetable after prolonged use of medications (in particular antibiotics).
- The peel contains a lot of vitamin A, which favorably affects vision and accelerates the regenerative processes in the cells.
- There is a lot of fiber in the green vegetable, which cleanses the body of toxins and normalizes intestinal motility.
- Cucumber juice normalizes acidity.
- In the chemical composition there is iodine, which favorably affects the functioning of the thyroid gland.
How to choose quality cucumbers
Since cucumbers are the main product of the diet, it is important that they are of high quality. Ideally, you need to eat vegetables, independently grown in beds without fertilizers and nitrates. You can also purchase fruits from familiar summer residents. If you go for cucumbers to the market or to the supermarket, remember the following criteria for a quality product:
- Appearance. The vegetable should have the correct shape, a dark green peel without any mechanical defects or signs of spoilage.
- Texture. Cucumber must be strong. Softness is not allowed.
- Smell. The aroma of cucumber should be sweet and fresh. If it does not smell at all or smells like medicine, refuse to buy such a product.
- The size. Avoid too large fruits. They are either overripe or grown using synthetic fertilizers.
- Manufacturer. Give preference to domestic vegetables grown in the southern regions.
The second is a protein week to consolidate the result.
The menu of the Borodina diet is characterized by rather strict restrictions. Despite the fact that the protein week is somewhat more satisfying than cucumber, the set of products is extremely modest. Here is an approximate diet for seven days:
- Breakfast. Oatmeal on water and a glass of fat-free kefir.
- Lunch. A pair of apples.
- Dinner. Boiled chicken or low-fat fish. Can be replaced with two to three boiled eggs.
- An afternoon snack. Apple or citrus.
- Dinner. Vegetable salad, boiled egg and a glass of low-fat yogurt.
How to eat further
Ksenia Borodina’s diet is an extreme dietary restriction. As a rule, such a diet makes the body accumulate calories with a vengeance. That is why often women after diets gain more kilograms than they lose. To avoid such negative consequences, create your usual diet without such products:
- animal fats;
- potatoes;
- beet;
- carrot;
- salt;
- sugar;
- rice
- alcohol.
These restrictions must be adhered to from two weeks to three months from the end of the diet. After achieving the desired results, you can gradually introduce these products into the diet in small quantities.
Contraindications
If you are interested in Borodina’s diet “Lose Weight in a Week”, you should not immediately run to the store for cucumbers and paint a hard menu. Your main task is to lose weight without harming your health. Therefore, the first thing to do is to go to the doctor to make sure that you have no contraindications to such a diet. This is what it is all about:
- kidney disease
- digestive disorders;
- children's, teenage and advanced age;
- heart and vascular diseases;
- pregnancy and lactation.
Diet Reviews
The Borodina diet is quite popular among women. Reviews about her are very different. Here are the most common positive comments:
- weight goes away quite quickly (the most noticeable result is observed in the first week);
- there is a feeling of lightness;
- skin condition improves, rashes pass;
- short-term diet;
- the diet is quite budgetary, the products included in its composition are available to everyone;
- intestinal function is normalized, the problem of constipation and flatulence is eliminated.
And here are the negative ones:
- after a strict restriction in food, the weight quickly enough (about three months) returns to its original level;
- cucumber diet is very difficult to sustain - a constant feeling of hunger interferes with full-fledged life and takes all thoughts;
- during the diet, the body loses more fluid and muscle mass than fat;
- cucumber diet heavily burdens the kidneys.
Nutrition program from "Leovita"
Together with the Leovit trademark, Ksenia Borodina’s “Lose Weight in a Week” diet was introduced. A person who does not want to count calories and invent low-calorie recipes can purchase a nutrition program presented in the form of semi-finished products. The manufacturer offers consumers kits.
| Nutrition program | Features | Structure |
| Body cleansing | Designed for 5 days Helps lose up to 3.3 kg Suitable for obese people of the first and second degree Normalizes the digestive tract | Oatmeal with apple and beetroot Oatmeal with apricot and vitamins Buckwheat with vegetables and herbs Fruit Bars Beetroot soup Nettle and Spinach Soup Herb tea Kissel Hot chocolate with collagen |
| Traditional meat menu | Designed for 5 days Helps lose up to 4.7 kg Normalizes the digestive tract Speeds up metabolism Instills a healthy eating habit | Caucasian soup Vitamin Borsch Meat soup Chicken soup Mashed potatoes with mushrooms Buckwheat Rice with vegetables and mushrooms. Buckwheat Rice with pepper Noodles with vegetables Potatoes with cucumbers and paprika Pasta with Meat Sauce Little buckwheat Kissel Compote Cappuccino Tea |
| Mediterranean menu | Designed for 5 days Helps lose up to 4.7 kg Normalizes the digestive tract Displays Exchange Products Develops a healthy eating habit | Chicken Soup Mushroom soup Garlic soup Tomato soup Potato "Miress" Porridge with fruit Italian pasta Oatmeal Potato with meat Polenta Paella with Chicken Chocolate pudding Pasta with meat Buckwheat with cheese Kissel Cappuccino Herb tea |
| Weight loss and cholesterol | Designed for 5 days Helps lose up to 3.4 kg Normalizes metabolism Improves the digestive tract Lowers cholesterol | Rice with mushrooms and vegetables Fish risotto Mashed potatoes with mushrooms Little buckwheat Potato with vegetables Pea soup with breadcrumbs Spinach cereal puree soup Spinach Cabbage Soup Lenten Borsch Raspberry Cereal Soup Mushroom soup Pumpkin Puree Soup Tomato soup Apple Puree Soup Kissel Herb tea Cappuccino |
The average cost of a set, designed for five days, is 800 rubles.
What buyers say
Of the positive aspects of the nutrition program, it is worth noting the lack of the need to cook. It is enough to dilute semi-finished products with water. If you eat only these blanks, then the weight really goes away. Nevertheless, buyers note that the taste qualities of most dishes leave much to be desired. In addition, the composition is far from natural.