The fashion for thin models is already over, but the popularity of a healthy and athletic body is gaining momentum.

The network has hundreds of different diets designed to help women and men in the fight for the perfect figure. But are they all that effective?

The Montignac diet is not only one of many – it is rightfully considered one of the most effective. And not in vain.

Michel Montignac is a French citizen who faced the problem of obesity due to his work. While working for a pharmaceutical firm, he often met with clients outside the office, visited restaurants, and, as a result, gained weight. Having already got rid of extra pounds, he wrote the book “Secrets of Nutrition”, which gained immense popularity in view of the great effectiveness of the diet.
So what is the essence of the Montignac Diet?

To begin with, we note that losing weight in this diet takes place in two stages. The first is weight loss, the second is weight maintenance.
The first stage, also known as “Attack”, is designed to cleanse the body of harmful accumulations and thereby reduce the entire body. Its duration depends on the initial body weight and can reach from 1 to 3 months.

Throughout this period, it is worth strictly adhering to the table of products whose glycemic index is not more than 50. All products with a value of more than 50 are prohibited.

These include: all kinds of sweets (sugar, chocolate, cakes, cookies, muesli, honey), corn, beets, carrots, white rice, potatoes in any form, white bread, sausages and other smoked meats. From fruits: banana, melon.

Foods with a glycemic index of 50 or less are allowed to be eaten occasionally. These are cereals (except cereals and white rice), legumes, dairy products, fruits, some types of pasta, oatmeal, rye flour bread.

And finally, food with an index of 20 or less, you can eat without restrictions. Basically, these are green vegetables, tomatoes, as well as mushrooms and sour fruits.

Nutrition rules

The Montignac diet will teach those who are losing weight not only to stick to the right foods, but also to correctly combine them. So, you can not eat porridge and chicken breast at the same time.

Breakfast should be as high in protein as possible. You can eat cottage cheese, fat-free yogurt, and plenty of fruit.

An example of a proper breakfast:

cottage cheese, coffee or tea without sugar, rye bread toast;
Oatmeal, in water or low-fat milk. Coffee or unsweetened tea;
2 boiled eggs, whole grain bread sandwich with piece of ham or boiled chicken.
For lunch, you can afford vegetables, fish, meat or poultry, eggs. Choose lean fish.

Sample meals for lunch:

cabbage and cucumber salad, steamed pike, toast with cheese;
grilled turkey, tomato, mushroom sauce, cottage cheese;
light vegetable soup made from “good” vegetables.
Dinner should be very light. Therefore, you should carefully choose your evening menu, it is advisable to give preference to cereals, vegetables. So that you get enough until the morning and at the same time do not load the intestines.

Optimal dinner menu:

boiled beans, tomato, fat-free cottage cheese;
baked eggplant, cucumber salad;
chicken breast, lettuce.
Adhering to the principles of nutrition of the first phase, the results will not be long in coming. The number of kilograms dropped depends on the initial weight and individual characteristics of the body.

If you decide that the Montignac diet is right for you, you should pay attention to what you drink. The main source of liquid, of course, should be water. Never drink sugary carbonated drinks.

It is recommended to refuse juices from packages, preferring freshly squeezed ones. Try not to drink a lot of black coffee, and lean on green tea.
And what’s next?

And then there is a transition to the second phase. The Montignac diet is designed to last for a long period of time, for many it becomes a lifestyle eating style for life.

Therefore, the second phase allows some “liberties”, for example, a little alcohol and “bad” food. But this does not mean at all that you are allowed even a little bit of milk chocolate and a muffin every day.

According to the diet, it is important to leave one day a week for a strict “protein day”, and the rest of the days to eat as usual, excluding white bread, potatoes, honey, pasta, white rice.

Sometimes you can eat a little sausage, sausage, oily fish. It is very important at the same time to compensate for junk food, foods high in fiber.

Advantages and disadvantages of the diet

Obvious benefits:

In addition to healthy weight loss, following a diet, your metabolism will normalize, allergies, rashes will pass, the skin will acquire an even color and elasticity, and a lot of energy and strength will appear. Gradually, the weight normalizes and stops at the desired level.
In addition, the Montignac diet does not require large financial costs, it is easy to stick, there are no “hungry” days and you can cook a lot of delicious dishes.
Those who are used to drinking sweet drinks and eating desserts are allowed to consume fructose, but in limited quantities.
However, there are drawbacks to the diet. This is, first of all, an imbalance in nutrition, which can negatively affect the body, a ban on alcohol (although this is rather a plus), the need to regulate blood sugar levels – it is better for people with diabetes to refuse it.
Otherwise, the Montignac diet is very effective and allows you to lose up to 10 kg of excess weight in the first month of use. The main thing is to follow the recommendations and not to neglect sports.