The Samurai diet is a diet inspired by the Japanese style of food. When using it, intensive training is necessary. The Samurai diet lasts three months, and its effects are weight loss and body shaping. What are the principles of the Samurai diet? What can you eat on a samurai diet? What products are prohibited? What are the contraindications to the Samurai diet? How much weight can you lose on it?

The Samurai Dietwas initiated by a trainer and weight loss specialist: Nate Miyaki, which he described in his book "The Samurai Diet" published in 2011.The Samurai Dietis intended for he althy people who train intensively - it should be adapted to training. It will work for people who want to shape their figure as well as for people who exercise to lose unnecessary kilograms.

Contents:

  1. Samurai diet - what is it? Samurai diet rules
  2. Samurai diet: what can you eat?
  3. Samurai diet: what products should be excluded?
  4. Samurai diet: contraindications

Samurai diet - what is it? Samurai diet rules

The Samurai dietis similar to the paleo diet. It assumes eating the least processed food, without the addition of preservatives and enhancers.

The Samurai diet allows you to lose 1 to 2 kg per week.

The Samurai diet is based on vegetables and fruits from organic farming, gluten-free carbohydrate products, good quality meat and fish, eggs, butter, olive oil, seeds and nuts.

The Samurai diet excludes the consumption of milk and dairy products, sugar, vegetable oils, ready meals, fast food, legumes that are a source of lectins and phytic acid, wheat and grains containing gluten.

The creator of the diet recommends fasting training, eating carbohydrates at noon, restricting eating in the first half of the day and increasing in the second.

Samurai diet: what can you eat?

The following are allowed in the Samurai diet:

  • organic vegetables and fruits, especially potatoes, sweet potatoes, Jerusalem artichoke
  • good quality meat and fish

Grains and quinoa, amaranth, rice before consumption should be soaked for 7 to 12 hours or sprouted. These actions will allow for a reductionthe content of phytic acid and lectins from these products.

  • nuts and seeds (e.g. chia seeds), but shouldn't be eaten too often
  • olive oil, fish oil, animal fats, coconut oil, palm oil and avocado oil
  • eggs
  • white rice and basmati
  • groats: roasted and unroasted buckwheat groats, millet, quinoa
  • amarantus
  • chestnuts, chestnut flour
  • hemp flour
  • sourdough from rye flour and buckwheat flour

Samurai diet: what products should be excluded?

The following are forbidden in the Samurai diet:

  • legumes
  • wheat, products containing wheat
  • milk and dairy products
  • dried fruit
  • fruit juices, drinks
  • buckwheat, rice, millet flour and products based on buckwheat, millet and rice flour
  • refined sugars, products containing refined sugars
  • processed foods
  • alcohol
  • soda
  • energy drinks
Important

Samurai diet: contraindications

Samurai diets should not be used by people with:

  • food allergies
  • autoimmune diseases
  • gastrointestinal problems
  • depression
  • diseases of the small intestine
  • reflux
  • with ulcers
  • suffering from a lack of energy

How to stick to your diet?

We associate the diet with sacrifices and limitations. And this is often what determines its success. How do you think about your diet? How to overcome crises while losing weight - suggests Elżbieta Lange, psycho-dietician and he alth coach.

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