The 6-petal diet, or Anna Johansson's Swedish diet. How to lose weight by 3-5 kg. in 6 days!

Most people who want to lose weight face an insurmountable obstacle - it is difficult to resist hunger. To avoid this problem, there are diets that allow only certain foods, but in large portions. Thus, two processes are launched simultaneously: certain foods trigger metabolism, and the body receives sufficient energy from food. In this way you can successfully lose a few kilograms without experiencing hunger.

The 6-petal diet, also known as the petal diet, is one of these gentle but effective options.

The 6 petal diet - a brief history

In our latitude, it is better known as Anna Johansson's 6-day diet. The diet first gained popularity in Scandinavia, and then came to us. Anna Johansson is the author of the developed diet, a professional nutritionist from Sweden. The six-petal diet received its name because of the introduction of a moral reward system into the process. The author suggests the following technique: cut flower petals from cardboard, make an applique, and sign the name of the day on each one. The next day, tear off the fragment with the previous name and throw it away.

In fact, it adds a bit of fun and makes the restrictions easier to bear. You can see how many days have passed and how the number remaining is decreasing. The right psychological attitude is one of the main components of any diet. In addition, add an adapted drinking regimen: tea and coffee without sugar, unlimited water - examples of many who have lost weight prove the effectiveness of the diet.

The principle of the 6 petal diet

The 6-petal diet has common features with the mono-diet, as it involves eating without combining foods that belong to different types. But unlike strict choices, the six-petal diet offers a fairly rich menu; only food from one group is not mixed with another during the day. Sounds simple enough. In fact, this eating style accelerates the body's metabolism due to the fact that the days alternate, and the body adapts to the maximum acceleration of the metabolism.

Mechanism of action of diet

Due to changes in the daily diet, certain processes occur in the body.

• Due to the fact that different foods are supplied at large intervals, digestion occurs evenly. Usually, when we eat all together, carbohydrates are broken down faster and go into the production of energy for the body. Protein, the assimilation process of which takes longer, is consequently stored in fat stores.
• If a day of protein is followed by a day of carbohydrates, then only a small part is absorbed, because the digestion has adapted to the protein during the previous day, and so throughout the entire weight loss cycle.

The sequence of diet days

The six-petal diet usually lasts exactly six days, although some prefer a prolonged version: after the first round, have a fasting day, and then go to the second round. But in this case, the following days still run in the same order.

• Fish day.Only the meat of the aquatic population is eaten. This can be either the fish itself or seafood. Food is prepared using one of the feeding methods.
• Vegetable day.At this time, vegetables, as the name suggests, are allowed. They are allowed to be eaten raw and cooked.
• Chicken day.Despite the name, eggs are not laid on this day. Only the meat of this chicken diet.
• Cereal day.Today, the six-petal diet allows only grains and bran. But you can eat quite a lot of them.
• Curd day. It is better to spend this protein period by eating cottage cheese, but with a fat content of no more than 5%. If necessary, you can replace it with a low-fat type of cheese.
• Fruit day.The final petal allows you to eat fruit, but only from the permitted list, which can be found below.

While cooking, you can add salt and seasoning to food for a more pleasant taste.

1. Mono fish diet

At the beginning of the six-petal diet, the body is not used to fasting, so it must be loaded with as much protein as possible. It is found in large quantities in fish and is easily digested. Due to the protein-rich day, the beginning of the diet turned out to be quite smooth. The amount of fish eaten should be within 500 grams; if you study the reviews, this is enough.

2. Mono-diet of vegetables

The body has received a lot of protein, and the digestive system actively secretes enzymes to digest it. Spending the day with vegetables helps to get a minimum of carbohydrates, in addition, vegetables rich in fiber activate peristalsis and help prevent problems with stool.

3. Chicken mono-diet

The next day is again reserved for protein. On the third day, a person is already quite hungry, and since there are more calories per gram of protein than per gram of carbohydrates, 500 grams of chicken breast per day will ensure satiety, and the body will begin to compensate. lack of fat by processing its own reserves.

4. Mono grain diet

The petal diet has crossed the equator, and today many are beginning to feel hungry and want to stop all restrictions. That's why I'm on a full diet. A glass of cereal is prepared for the day, which naturally needs to be cooked. This amount will fill the stomach, and the feeling of fullness will accompany the person throughout the day.

5. Curd mono diet

The end of Anna Johansson's 6-petal diet is already visible on the horizon, so the day on curd products is seen with great confidence. You need to take cottage cheese that is not the fattest, nine percent is no longer suitable. On this day you can eat up to half a kilo of cottage cheese, which is enough to avoid hunger.

6. Mono fruit diet

The day when the 6-petal diet ends is the most enjoyable for many people. The fact that you managed to stick to the diet with dignity already brings joy. And a large amount of fresh fruit replaces the lost candy all the time.

The pros and cons of the diet

Diet 6 Petals has gathered a large number of fans, whose reviews show that it is almost unique and suitable for most people. However, it has drawbacks that need to be taken into account, as with any diet option. Therefore, it is better to familiarize yourself with them first and check if you are at risk for any item.

The benefits of diet

Despite some negative aspects, the mono-diet of 6 petals nevertheless accumulates more advantages. The positive aspects of such a diet include the following:

• The diet allows you to get rid of a large amount of excess weight in a short period of time.
• One feels quite full most of the time.
• Motivation in the form of flower applique gives the strength to continue the restrictions.
• The food changes every day, unlike other mono-diets, this one is not so boring.
• No exotic ingredients, diet products can be bought at any store and won't break your budget.

Cons of dieting

Some of the weaknesses are related to organizational issues, some of which manifest in the difficulty of eating food, which must be freshly prepared. For working people, the best option is to start a 6-petal diet on vacation, a menu for every day that requires cooking. In addition, the following disadvantages are noted:

• Feeling weak and dizzy, especially on protein days. This may be due to a lack of glucose.
• The diet is not the most balanced; unfortunately, not all the necessary micro and macro elements are supplied with food in sufficient quantities. This problem can be solved with the help of special vitamin supplements.
• Monotonous diet all day. For some people this is a problem.

For whom is the 6 petal diet contraindicated?

All diets have certain restrictions. There is a whole group of people, some of them are not recommended to eat this type of food, and some of them are directly contraindicated. This is due to either a large amount of protein or a general imbalance in the diet. This group includes:

• Children, teenagers and the elderly.If the first for proper mental and physical development is a complete set of nutrients: proteins, fats and carbohydrates; then the second mono-nutrition is not indicated for other reasons. A large protein load on an appropriate day can worsen kidney conditions or cause more severe chronic diseases.
• Pregnant and lactating women.This difficult and responsible period is absolutely not suitable for any experiments on your diet. Both during pregnancy and during breastfeeding, the diet should be complete and maximally correspond to the body's energy expenditure.

A relative contraindication to losing weight using drugs such as the six-petal diet may be a certain health status of a person.

If you are not sure that this option is right for you, you should see a doctor.

How to get off the diet properly

To start eating normally after a period of restriction, a smooth and efficient exit from the diet is required. The 6 petal mono diet is no exception. Therefore, you should follow some simple rules:

• Do not immediately start eating everything that you denied yourself during the diet.
• Try to stick to a separate diet, gradually introducing foods of different types. It is advisable to mix the same foods that have been separated during the diet.
• The caloric content of the 24-hour diet should be increased slowly, bringing it to the normal norm within one to two weeks.
• Do not forget about moderate physical activity. They will help you get stronger.

Do not forget about the drinking regime. Drinking enough fluids will help flush out toxins that build up during your weight loss process.

Table of permitted products

Since the 6 petals diet menu for each day is quite strict, the list of allowed foods is not too long. However, they are enough to create a nutritious but satisfying diet.

Name	squirrel	Fat	Carbohydrates	Calorie content
Vegetables, fruits and vegetables
Cabbage	1. 8	0. 1	6. 8	27
Zucchini	0. 6	0. 4	4. 6	24
Spinach	2. 9	0. 3	2. 0	22
onion	1. 4	2	10. 4	41
carrot	1. 3	0. 1	6. 9	32
tomatoes	0. 6	0. 2	4. 2	20
cucumber	0. 8	0. 1	2. 8	15
Sweet pepper	1. 3	0	5. 7	27
turnip	1. 2	0. 1	2	70
Daikon	1. 2	0	4. 1	21
garlic	6. 5	0. 5	29. 9	143
Lettuce leaves	1. 0	0	1. 0	13
bits	1. 5	0. 1	8. 8	40
Apple	0. 4	0. 4	9. 8	47
pears	0. 4	0. 3	10. 9	42
Apricot	0. 9	0. 1	10. 8	41
Kiwi fruit	1	0. 6	10. 3	48
Orange	0. 9	0. 2	8. 1	36
Plums	0. 8	0. 3	9. 6	42
Cereals and porridge (dry)
Buckwheat	12. 6	3. 3	63. 2	330
Oatmeal	12. 5	6. 2	61	352
Pearl barley	9	1	67	310
Pshenka	11. 5	3. 3	65. 5	348
brown rice	7. 4	1. 8	72. 9	337
Bakery Products
Rye bread	6. 6	1. 2	34. 2	165
Wheat Bread	13	4	43	265
Cheese and cottage cheese
0% cottage cheese	16. 5	0	1. 3	71
10% cheese	31	10	0	214
Bird
Steamed chicken filling	20. 4	1. 1	1. 6	103
Boiled chicken thighs	20. 7	8. 7	0	166
Boil chicken liver	eleven	3. 6	1	80
Fish and seafood
Boiled cod fish	17. 9	0. 8	0	79
Poached pollock	17. 6	1	0	79
Lightly salted salmon	18. 1	13. 3	3. 9	209
Grilled mackerel fish	16	13	0	185

List of prohibited products

The products listed in this table should be excluded from the menu for each day. Most of them are not suitable for dietary nutrition in principle, the rest will not allow you to start the process of losing weight on this particular diet. You can use the food calorie calculator to create a perfectly adjusted diet for yourself.

Name	squirrel	Fat	Carbohydrates	Calorie content
mushrooms
Champignons	4. 3	1	1	27
Oyster mushroom	2. 5	0. 3	6. 5	38
Nuts and dried fruits
groundnut	26. 3	45. 2	9. 9	551
Hazelnuts	16. 1	66. 9	9. 9	704
raisins	2. 9	0. 6	66	264
Snacks
Chips	6	thirty	53	610
Corn stalks	8	eleven	75	411
Cereals and porridge
White rice	6. 7	0. 7	78. 9	344
Semolina porridge with raisins	3	3. 2	15. 3	98
Flour and pasta
Wheat flour	9. 2	1. 2	74. 9	342
Boiled pasta	11. 2	1. 1	69. 1	97
Bakery Products
bread	7. 5	2. 9	50. 9	264
Butter buns	7. 9	9. 4	55	337
sweets
paste	2. 2	0	89	337
Halva	12	29	50	522
Ice cream
Creamy ice cream	3. 2	15	20. 8	227
cake
Fairytale cake	4. 5	18	40	340
chocolate
Chocolate milk	6. 9	35. 7	54. 4	550
Dark chocolate	5. 8	33	50. 2	535
Sauces and seasonings
Mayonnaise	2	55	2	519. 9
dairy
Whole milk	2	3	4	59
Cottage cheese 9%	8	9	3	125
Sour cream 15%	2. 6	15	3	158
50% cheese	24	29	0. 3	363
Meat products
fried pork	11. 4	49	0	489
Dried pork	22	44	0	494
Beef stew	16. 8	18. 3	0	232
Chicken skin	18	15	0	212
fried goat	20	24	0	320
sausage
Boiled sausage	eleven	21	2	237
Raw smoked sausage	13	55	0	547
Ham	14	24	0	270
Milk sausage	10	19	0	211
Bird
Roast duck	18	28	0	308
Baked goose	19	41	0	447
Fish and seafood
Salted herring	19. 8	15. 4	0	217
Dried fish	17. 5	4. 6	0,	139
Oils and fats
Butter	0. 5	82. 5	0. 8	748
Sunflower oil	0	99. 9	0	899
Alcoholic drinks
Light beer	0	0	4. 7	47
Semi-dry wine	0	0	25	104
Non-alcoholic beverages
Coca Cola	0	0	10. 6	42
Kvass	0	0	7. 41	37
Juice and compote
Orange juice	0. 6	1	12. 6	51
homemade compote	0	0	14	60
Berry drink	0. 1	0	11. 1	47
fruits
Grapes	0. 6	0. 2	16. 8	65
banana	1. 1	0. 3	23	89

Sample menu for a 6-day diet

Name	What you can eat
Fish day	Boiled fish with spices Boiled fish Fish soup with herbs Fish baked in foil
Vegetable day	Cucumber and tomato salad Boiled mixed vegetables Steamed vegetables Vegetable casserole with garlic
Chicken day	The chicken is fried without oil Chicken broth Roasted breast with garlic boiled chicken filling
Cereal day	Oatmeal Steamed buckwheat Boiled brown rice barley porridge
Curd day	Low-fat cottage cheese Cottage cheese, granulated unsweetened cottage cheese casserole Low-fat cottage cheese
Fruit day	Apples and pears Kiwi and orange a pineapple Melon and citrus

Recipes for every day weight loss

To avoid getting bored with the same food, the 6 petals diet allows you to vary your menu for every day. You can prepare different dishes from the allowed products, combining them based on the principle of belonging to the same type. For example, using your natural yogurt can make your curd days less dry. That is, the daily mono-diet should remain so.

Dishes for fish day

The basic principle is that the daily consumption of cooked meat of river or sea inhabitants should not exceed 500 grams. During the break, you can drink boiled water boiled fish. Adding salt, spices and herbs to it is not prohibited.

Baked trout

To prepare delicious and healthy fish, you need a minimum of ingredients.

• Fresh trout - 1 pc.
• Salt, herbs - to taste.

Rinse the crushed fish under running water, insert a few sprigs of parsley or dill into its belly, and salt inside and out. Cut a little of the skin on the side, shallowly, at regular intervals. Make a boat out of foil, put the fish in it and put it in the oven for 40-60 minutes.

Grilled pollock

Low-fat fish allowed by Anna Johansson is often not available fresh in our latitudes. It can easily be replaced with frozen. To preserve the maximum benefit, the whole fish or fillet must be thawed in the refrigerator, then slowly, but it allows you to preserve the texture of the fish. To prepare you need:

• Thawed pollock carcass - 1 pc.
• Salt, herbs - to your taste.

Pollock can be cooked faster than a whole trout. To do this, the fish is cut crosswise into slices about 3 cm thick, salted, sprinkled with herbs and placed in a single layer in a non-stick pan. Then put it in the oven for 20-30 minutes until the pollock is golden brown.

Minced fish meatballs

It is best to make your own minced meat for this dish. In store-bought, various ingredients that are not suitable for a mono-diet can be added for weight: starch, flour, soy, etc.

To make fish balls, you will need:

• White fish fillet - 500 grams.
• Salt, fresh herbs.

The fish fillet is passed through a meat grinder or finely chopped with a knife, then mixed with salt and herbs. Roll the resulting mass into a ball and bake in the oven using a non-stick pan.

Dishes for vegetable day

You can eat up to one and a half kilograms of vegetables per day. If the problem of gas formation is caused by a large amount of raw food, any vegetables are allowed to be burned. Then problems with digestion can be avoided.

Carrot and cabbage salad

The most easily accepted food option, to prepare it you need to take cabbage, cut it finely and add grated carrot. You can season the salad with a little lemon juice. You can add any fresh herbs for taste.

Pepper stuffed with vegetables

To prepare such a dish, which finds a place not only in the 6-petal diet, but can also decorate the menu for vegetarians, you need to take:

• Zucchini - 1 pc.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Carrot - 1 pc.
• Tomatoes - 1-2 pcs.
• Vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon.

Place finely chopped onion, grated carrot and diced peeled tomatoes into a pan heated with a spoonful of oil. Stir constantly, cook until half cooked, add salt and stuff half of the sweet pepper with this mixture. These boats are placed in the oven or in a slow cooker, where they cook for about half an hour.

To make it easier to remove the skin from the tomato, you must first cut it and then scald the tomato with boiling water.

Lazy cabbage roll vegetable dish

Also called the "petal" diet, the recipe allows for a variety of recipes, but all of them are simple and adhere to the principles of a healthy diet. Although cabbage rolls have only the name and presence of cabbage in common, this recipe is popular among many people who are trying to lose weight. Since this meal is for a vegetable day, it contains only vegetables:

• Cabbage - 300 gr.
• Carrot - 1 pc.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Pepper - 1 pc.
• Tomatoes - 1 pc.
• Eggplant - 1 pc.

All vegetables must be chopped, and then, after adding salt, simmer in a pot until cooked. If they give a little juice, you can add a little water.

Dishes for chicken day

Today is more filling than vegetable day, but more boring. Therefore, it is important for your psychological mood to cook something, and not try to live for a day only on boiled fillets. In the six-petal diet, the picture of the appetizing meal menu for each period must include chicken options.

Boiled chicken

This recipe is all about the cooking process to ensure the fillets are juicy and melt in your mouth. ingredients:

• Chicken fillet - 2 pcs.
• Salt, herbs.

Cut the chicken fillet into large pieces, add salt and put it in a pot with a thick bottom. Close the lid tightly and put it on the lowest flame. Cook for 2 hours without opening the lid. At this time, the meat will release enough juice and will be boiled in it.

Grilled chicken fillet

The ingredients are the same as in the previous dish. Salt the chicken fillet, sprinkle with herbs and place in a foil boat. Cook in the preheated oven for about 30-40 minutes.

Diet chicken pieces

For meat cuts, chicken fillets are rolled through a meat grinder, then mixed with salt and herbs, formed into pieces and fried in a dry pan with Teflon coating. To make it more dietary, you can cook it in the microwave at full power for 2-3 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the workpiece.

Dishes for cereal day

For today, it is better to prepare the first breakfast from the steamed cereal the day before, and for the remaining food do something else. This will help relieve the digestive tract after a large amount of protein.

Buckwheat pieces

To decorate the usual taste of buckwheat, you can make cuts from it. To do this, ready steamed grains are crushed using a blender, mixed with herbs, cut into pieces and sent to the oven for half an hour. Such cuts of meat acquire a beautiful crust and become tastier.

Soba flat bread

This recipe is very similar to the previous one, the difference is that the workpiece is shaped more flat, so that it is not baked in the oven, but to fry it in a pan. If the flat bread cannot be formed, you can add a little water to the crushed buckwheat to make it easier.

Oatmeal cookies

In this recipe, you can add a little low-fat milk and a pinch of vanillin to the oats to bring the flavor closer to real baked goods. A dish for those who are tired of eating the same thing.

• Oat flakes - 1 cup.
• Skim milk - 1 glass.
• Vanillin - at the tip of the knife.

Pour the hot milk over the oats, stir and let it brew. Place the puffed mass with a spoon on a baking sheet lined with parchment. Try to leave a 1-2 cm gap between the "dough". Bake in a hot oven for about 30 minutes.

A dish for cottage cheese day

Not everyone can eat only cottage cheese in its pure form for a day, so it is worth adding some culinary skills so that you do not spoil at the last moment before finishing your diet.

Curd dessert

With the help of non-caloric sweeteners, you can cheat the body a little. For cottage cheese dessert you need to take:

• Low-fat cottage cheese.
• Sugar substitute.
• Cocoa powder.
• A little water.

Proportions - according to your taste, all ingredients are mixed and whipped with a blender. Dessert is ready.

Curd cheesecake

Such a recipe stands out from Anna Johansson's strict diet due to the presence of chicken eggs and semolina in the composition. But, nevertheless, you can afford such a dish once every 6 days.

• Cottage cheese - 300 grams.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Semolina - 1 tablespoon. spoon.

Mix the ingredients thoroughly, then shape the cheesecake and fry it in a dry pan. To prevent the dough from sticking to your hands, you need to moisten them with cold water.

Cottage cheese casserole

Also not a diet dish, but very tasty. To prepare, mix cottage cheese with the lowest fat content, one egg white and a little skim milk. The mass should be more liquid than cheesecake. It is placed in a baking sheet and sent to the oven until golden brown.

Dishes for fruit day

The flower diet ends with a fruit day, and almost everyone likes it. Therefore, we can only recommend fresh smoothies as a light snack between main meals. If raw fruits also cause problems with stool, then you can cook them. Baked fruit salad is a great dish for today.

Mango smoothie

To prepare the drink, peel and chop 1 ripe mango in a blender. You can add one orange and some fresh mint.

Kiwi and banana smoothie

Bananas are the least diet of all fruits, but fruit day is the last in the diet, and you can celebrate the completion of the test with such a cocktail.

• Banana - 1 pc.
• Kiwi - 1 pc.

Mix everything in a blender until smooth. You can add apple juice - dilute if necessary to make the smoothie more runny.

Expert opinion

Experts believe that Anna Johansson has created a rather successful diet. The 6 petal diet works like any other mono diet, but doesn't put the body under such pressure due to alternating protein and carbohydrate days. However, when asked how many times a year such fasting can be done, the nutritionist answered one, maximum two.

In addition, nutritionists and endocrinologists urge not to get carried away with a mono-diet in case of any health problems. Although there are no contraindications, it is necessary to remember the risk of kidney problems due to a large amount of protein on certain days, and also that many carbohydrates at a time cause a sharp spike in blood glucose.

Conclusion

The 6 petals diet is a great way to get in shape fast. A week before a holiday or a special event, with its help you can safely make your figure so that you can show it without hesitation in a swimsuit or in your favorite dress. And for those who like to eat delicious food, Anna Johansson's 6-petal diet allows the menu to be quite varied and interesting.