The Maggi diet is a low-calorie diet for weight loss, designed for 4 weeks.The daily diet includes foods high in protein, and the consumption of fats and carbohydrates is limited.
The name of the diet comes from Margaret's name, because the nutrition plan was created by experts at the Mayo Clinic specifically for Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the eighties of the twentieth century.
There are two diet options: the egg diet (based on eating eggs, fruits, vegetables and meat) and the cottage cheese diet (“dacha”).The Maggi cottage cheese diet is used for allergies to chicken eggs and involves replacing each egg with 100 g of cottage cheese.
Diet rules
If you follow all the rules of the diet, you can lose 3 to 5 kilograms per week.As a rule, during the first week, weight is lost due to the reduction of swelling and the release of excess water from the body, and then the weight loss process may slow down.
To make the Maggi egg diet for 4 weeks more effective, you must adhere to the following recommendations for organizing diet nutrition:
- The daily diet should consist of 3 main meals.In case of severe hunger, it is allowed to eat one non-starchy vegetable (carrot, cucumber), but not earlier than 2 hours after the main meal.
- Do not eat sugar in any form.
- Include only foods allowed in the diet in the menu and do not interrupt the meal sequence.
- Throughout the day you need to drink at least 1.5 liters of water, including tea and coffee without sugar.
- You should not use vegetables, butter or other types of oil when preparing a dish.
- Do not overuse spices, as spices contain essential oils that increase appetite.
What you can and can't eat (table)
Products that can be eaten during a diet are low in calories, as they contain a minimum of fat and carbohydrates.In addition to protein products such as eggs and meat, it is allowed to include vegetables in the menu, especially in raw form.
Magi's diet should include a minimum amount of fruits and berries with low fructose content.On average, you can eat up to 300 g of one type of fruit and berry per day.
| Product | What you can eat | What not to eat | |
| Flour products | Cereal bread yesterday | Bread and pastries are made from white flour, pasta from soft and durum wheat | |
| Meat, chicken | Turkey, chicken, rabbit, calf | goat | |
| fish | Low-fat fish (flounder, hake, cod, pollock, pollock, etc.), seafood | Mackerel, herring, beluga, halibut, saury, sprat, burbot, sturgeon | |
| Dairy products | Low-fat cottage cheese (not low-fat), low-fat cheese | Full-fat cottage cheese, cheese, yogurt with sugar, heavy cream | |
| Eggs | Hard boiled eggs | ||
| Grains | All kinds of grains | ||
| Vegetables | Bell peppers, broccoli, all types of cabbage, fermented sauerkraut, carrots, onions, garlic, cucumbers, tomatoes, green beans, mushrooms, spinach, salad greens, dark chocolate | Potatoes | |
| fruits | Apricots, cherries, plums, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, lemons, limes, raspberries, strawberries, apples, pears | Bananas, grapes, melons, watermelons | |
| dried fruits | Dates, figs and other types of dried fruits | ||
| drinks | Tea, coffee | Alcoholic drinks, drinks with sugar |
Original Maggi diet menu for 4 weeks
A feature of the first and second weeks of the Maggi diet is the same breakfast of eggs and fruit, which helps the body adapt to the change in diet.
Chicken eggs contain protein, healthy fats and vitamins, which ensure long-term satiety, so your daily breakfast for the first 14 days should include 2 boiled eggs, grapefruit, tea or coffee without sugar.
From the beginning of the third week to the end of the diet, breakfast may consist of other dishes, depending on individual recommendations and preferences.
Week 1
Monday
- Lunch: one type of fruit.
- Dinner: lean boiled meat baked with vegetable salad.
Tuesday
- Lunch: boiled chicken breast with vegetables.
- Dinner: whole grain crackers, two eggs, cucumber salad, tomato salad without oil, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: 30-50 g of cheese, whole grain toast, tomato.
- Dinner: steamed fish (300 g) with vegetables.
Thursday
- Lunch: 350 g of fruit of one type.
- Dinner: boiled meat, vegetable salad with herbs.
Friday
- Lunch: 2 eggs, 300 g of a dish of your choice (boiled carrots with green beans or boiled zucchini with beans).
- Dinner: 200 g of fish (grilled, baked or boiled), green salad with cucumber and Chinese cabbage, grapefruit.
Saturday
- Lunch: up to 300 g of fruit.
- Dinner: 250 g of meat with a vegetable salad of cucumber, tomato, onion and dill.
Sunday
- Lunch: chicken breast, 150 g of boiled vegetables (cabbage, zucchini, tomatoes, peppers), fresh tomatoes, 1 grapefruit.
- Dinner: one type of vegetable (cabbage or zucchini), prepared by boiling or stewing.
Week 2
Monday
- Lunch: vegetable salad (cucumber, green salad, onion) and chicken breast.
- Dinner: two eggs, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, bell pepper and vegetables, grapefruit.
Tuesday
- Lunch: boiled or baked meat, fresh vegetables (including green salad).
- Dinner: two soft-boiled eggs, grapefruit or orange.
Wednesday
- Lunch: grilled meat with cucumber and tomato.
- Dinner: same as the previous day.
Thursday
- Lunch: stew (cabbage, zucchini, carrots), 30 g of cheese, 2 eggs.
- Dinner: two boiled eggs.
Friday
- Lunch: any amount of boiled fish.
- Dinner: two soft-boiled eggs.
Saturday
- Lunch: meat, tomato, one grapefruit.
- Dinner: fruit salad.
Sunday
- Lunch: boiled or stewed vegetables (carrots, beets, cabbage), chicken, grapefruit.
- Dinner: same as lunch.
Week 3
At this stage, the Maggi diet is limited to a specific list of products for each day, from which they independently form 4 meals.
Monday: unlimited fruit.
Tuesday: vegetables are allowed in any quantity (raw and boiled).
Wednesday: fruit salad, raw and boiled vegetables.
Thursday: fish, cucumber and tomato.
Friday: meat or chicken, cooked vegetables.
Saturday: one type of fruit all day.
Sunday: same as the previous day (you can choose a different type of fruit).
Week 4
As in the third week of the Maggi diet, the menu shows the daily ration, which is divided into meals throughout the day in any order.
Monday
- 200 g of meat, fish or chicken,
- 1 slice of bread in the form of toast or crouton,
- Tomatoes (3 pcs.),
- Cucumber (4 pcs.),
- Grapefruit or orange.
Tuesday
- Everything but fruit, like the day before,
- two fruits to choose from (grapefruit, orange, apple or medium-sized pear).
Wednesday
- 1 tablespoon cottage cheese,
- 200 g of low-fat cheese,
- Vegetable stew,
- 2 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- Toast or bread
- grapefruit.
Thursday
- Eat half a boiled chicken all day,
- 3 tomatoes
- 2 cucumbers,
- 1 whole toast,
- Grapefruit and another fruit of your choice.
Friday
- Salad with fresh vegetables of your choice,
- 2 boiled eggs,
- 3 tomatoes
- grapefruit.
Saturday
- 2 boiled breasts,
- Cottage cheese or feta cheese (150 g),
- A glass of liquid milk,
- 3 cucumbers and tomatoes,
- Grapefruit or orange.
Sunday
- canned tuna in its own juice (1 can);
- boiled vegetables (200 g);
- a spoonful of cottage cheese;
- toast or bread;
- two tomatoes and a cucumber;
- grapefruit.
Stop dieting
A long-term low-calorie diet is a serious burden for the body, so at the end of the fourth week, the next diet should be properly arranged.
After completing the Maggi diet, like other carb-restricted eating plans, the likelihood of overeating on starchy and sugary foods increases.
To avoid overeating after a diet, you must include foods in your diet according to the following principles:
- every 3 days, increase the amount of slow carbohydrate food (buckwheat, bulgur, quinoa, bean bran, whole grain rye bread) by 20-25 g, until the total weight of carbohydrate food reaches 250-200 g per day;
- the amount of non-starchy vegetables should be half of the total daily diet;
- Every day you can eat one large fruit or berry in the amount of 100 g;
- do not include sweets in your diet, because during the diet the body has been separated from sweets, so you cannot make an addiction anymore;
- eat 3-4 times a day and minimize the number of snacks at other times;
- do not eat 3 hours before bed.
Contraindications
Since the Maggi diet consists of a large amount of protein products, which creates additional pressure on kidney and liver function, this diet should not be used by people with pathologies such as:
- kidney failure;
- increased levels of uric acid in the blood;gout.
Also, the Maggi diet should not be used for eating disorders (ED), that is, people prone to anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating, because a low-calorie diet can worsen the problem of eating disorders.