Maggi diet

This diet is strict, so you don't have to do additional calorie calculations or create a customized nutrition plan based on specific recommendations. Just follow the agreed menu day after day and watch the pleasant changes in your body.

The Maggi diet is often confused with the usual bouillon diet, apparently because of the name. However, the basis of the diet that we will consider in this article is not broth, but eggs and grapefruit.

Origins of nutrition

The name "Maggi" is the result of an incorrect transmission of the word sound. In the original version she is called "Maggie", which is the diminutive of the name Margaret. Rumor has it that this diet owes its appearance to Margaret Thatcher. According to the popular version, the original weekly version of this diet was specially developed for Thatcher at the famous Mayo Clinic.

Although it is not known whether the legendary Prime Minister resorted to this method of losing weight, diet is still strongly associated with this woman, even after specific changes to the original version. According to rumors, the sheet describing the technique was kept in the papers of Iron Maggie for many years.

General principles

Maggi's diet is designed for 4 weeks, during which some of her fans were able to lose up to 10-12 kg. The food composition is not poor and contains a sufficient amount of meat, vegetables, fruits, etc. Thanks to such a variety of diets, those who follow this diet do not have serious complaints. In addition, you can eat full from the menu to avoid loss of performance, lethargy, and fatigue.

However, this system enforces strict compliance down to the smallest detail. The diet rules are as follows:

• It is necessary to strictly adhere to the meal plan, the order of meals and their quantity.
• If no part of the product is specified in the diet, then you can eat it indefinitely.
• It is not acceptable to replace products even if the replacement appears to be equivalent.
• If the diet clearly dictates the amount of a product, you have to eat it even if you don't want to. You can reduce the portion of the dish by reducing the amount of products that are not precisely specified.
• An interruption in the diet is also considered a deviation from the recommended diet for half a day. If you get out of control, the diet cannot pick up where you left off. We have to start over;
• In order to be able to follow the recommendations exactly, it is better to prepare food 1-2 days in advance and store it in portions in separate containers in the refrigerator. In this case, you just need to open the refrigerator and take the box you want.
• Drinking liquids are important. You don't need to drink 2 liters of clean non-carbonated drinking water a day.
• In addition to water, you can also drink tea and coffee without sugar or milk. These drinks are not taken into account when calculating the liquid consumed. For sweetening, you can use a sweetener with a calorie content of 0 kcal. You are allowed to drink non-alcoholic diet drinks without calories.
• Salt and other spices are allowed. However, one must try not to use too much salt;

• When preparing food, preference should be given to cooking, steaming and baking without oil.
• Sugar, saturated fats, oils, mayonnaise, meat and fish broths and all types of alcohol are completely excluded from the diet.
• At least moderate physical activity is recommended. If your heart isn't in the gym, walk at an active pace for at least an hour a day.

Grapefruit and eggs are staples for the Maggi diet.

Maggi diet menu

First week

During the week breakfast consists of half a grapefruit and 1-2 boiled eggs.

Monday

• Lunch: one type of fruit (pear, apple, orange, watermelon, apricot);
• Dinner: Lean meat, except lamb. Can be crushed.

Tuesday

• Lunch: skinless chicken;
• Dinner: 2 boiled eggs, salad made from cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper and carrots, 1 toast or quarter of flatbread, 1 orange or grapefruit.

Wednesday

• Lunch: low-fat cheese, 1 toast, tomatoes;
• Dinner: Lean meat, except lamb. Can be crushed.

Thursday

• Lunch: one type of fruit (apple, orange, apricot, melon);
• Dinner: Lean meat, except lamb, and fresh vegetable salad. The meat can be chopped.

Friday

• Lunch: 2 boiled eggs and boiled vegetables (zucchini + beans or carrots + green peas);
• Dinner: fish, salad, 1 grapefruit or orange.

Saturday

• Lunch: one type of fruit;
• Dinner: Lean meat, except lamb and salad.

Resurrection

• Lunch: skinless chicken, boiled vegetables, tomatoes and 1 grapefruit or orange;
• Dinner: boiled vegetables.

Week 2

Monday

• Lunch: meat and salad;
• Dinner: 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange, salad.

Tuesday

• Lunch: meat and salad;
• Dinner: 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.

Wednesday

• Lunch: meat and pickles;
• Dinner: 2 boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit or orange.

Thursday

• Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, low-fat white cheese, boiled vegetables;
• Dinner: 2 boiled eggs.

Friday

• Lunch: fish;
• Dinner: 2 boiled eggs.

Saturday

• Lunch: meat, tomatoes, 1 grapefruit or orange;
• Dinner: fruit salad (tangerine, melon, peach, apple, orange).

Resurrection

• Lunch: skinless chicken, tomatoes, boiled vegetables, 1 grapefruit or orange;
• Dinner: skinless chicken, tomatoes, boiled vegetables, grapefruit or orange.

Third week

• Monday:During the day you can eat all fruits except mango, dates, bananas, figs and grapes.
• Tuesday:vegetables at any time, except potatoes;
• Wednesday:Fruit that is prohibited on Mondays and cooked vegetables;
• Thursday:fried or boiled fish, cabbage or green salad, boiled vegetables;
• Friday:Meat (lean and no lamb), boiled vegetables;
• Weekends:1 type of fruit to choose from - apples, pears, peaches, apricots.

Fourth week

The following products should be distributed throughout the day. Nothing may be added.

• Monday:boiled or grilled meat (4 slices) or a quarter boiled chicken, 2-4 tomatoes, 4 cucumbers, a can of tuna (no butter), 1 toast, 1 grapefruitor orange;
• Tuesday:fried or boiled meat (200 g), 4 cucumbers, 3 tomatoes, 1 toast, pear or apple, melon or orange or grapefruit;
• Wednesday:low-fat white cheese, spoons of cottage cheese, boiled vegetables, 2 cucumbers, 2 tomatoes, 1 toast, 1 grapefruit or orange;
• Thursday:half roast or boiled chicken, 3 tomatoes, 1 cucumber, 1 toast, 1 grapefruit or orange;
• Friday:2 boiled eggs, lettuce, 3 tomatoes, 1 grapefruit or orange;
• Saturday:2 cooked chicken breasts, some cottage cheese or feta cheese, 1 toast, 2 cucumbers, 2 tomatoes, sour milk, 1 grapefruit or orange;
• Sunday:2 teaspoons of cottage cheese, a can of tuna (no oil), cooked vegetables, 2 cucumbers, 2 tomatoes, 1 toast, 1 grapefruit or orange.

The original Margaret Diet developed by Margaret Thatcher

was prescribed

The original menu, which served as the basis for modern nutrition, consisted of a menu for only one week. After this time, the course should be repeated. In addition, there were some specific conditions that were also changed:

• On most days of the diet, only clear, still water and a limited number of other drinks were allowed.
• A glass of whiskey was allowed on the days when meat was allowed. The rest of the time, alcohol was strictly forbidden;
• If the serving size is not specified, the amount of food was determined at the discretion of weight loss.
• The duration of the diet should not exceed 4 weeks.
• Breakfast is not listed in the menu. It is the same for all days of the diet and consists of 2 soft-boiled eggs, 1 grapefruit and a cup of tea or coffee with no additives, sugar or milk;

The Maggi diet for Margaret Thatcher looked like this:

Monday

• Lunch: 2 eggs, grapefruit;
• Dinner: 2 eggs, mixed vegetable salad, 1 well-roasted toast, 1 grapefruit.

Tuesday

• Lunch: 2 eggs, any amount of fresh tomatoes, unflavored coffee;
• Dinner: grilled beef steak, vegetable salad (tomato, cucumber, cabbage, olives), coffee.

Wednesday

• Lunch: 2 eggs, steamed spinach, coffee;
• Dinner: Grilled lean lamb steak, celery, cucumber and tomato salad, unflavored tea.

Thursday

• Lunch: 2 eggs, steamed spinach, coffee;
• Dinner: 2 eggs, some cottage cheese, 1 well-toasted toast, shredded cabbage.

Friday

• Lunch: 2 eggs, steamed spinach, coffee;
• Dinner: vegetable salad with fish, 1 well-roasted toast, 1 grapefruit.

Saturday

• Lunch: lots of fruit salad without dressing;
• Dinner: any number of steaks, celery, cucumber, tomatoes, coffee.

Sunday

• Lunch: grilled chicken fillet, tomato, carrot and cabbage salad, grapefruit, coffee;
• Dinner: cold-boiled skinless chicken, fresh tomatoes, grapefruit.

Contraindications and side effects

This diet has practically no contraindications. The only thing to watch out for is that it cannot be recommended for pregnant women and people with allergies to any of the products provided by the therapy.

Do not forget, however, that a change in diet must be coordinated with your doctor. This is especially true in cases where you have a chronic illness or are taking certain medications.