Diet "6 petals": menu, what you can eat, results, pros and cons

Despite all the variety of diets, not many show good weight loss results. Then you have to starve yourself, and already there are days with dizziness and weakness; then the diet menu includes recipes for which products are very difficult to buy; then the description of the method of losing weight involves eating by the minute; then the dishes are so monotonous that by the end of the diet you realize that you won’t eat certain foods for a long time... One of the few diets that, as reviews say, is both effective for weight loss and pleasant to use, is the 6 petals diet.

Essence and principles

This method of losing weight was developed by a Swedish doctor, female nutritionist Anna Johansson, who for many years searched for a “vaccine” against extra pounds, and eventually created an example of an ideal menu. She approached the process of selecting a diet creatively, presenting a description of 6 days of nutrition against the backdrop of 6 flower petals. Each petal is a separate type of mono-diet. Anna used the principle of separate nutrition: 1 day - 1 type of product. The days of the diet follow a certain sequence, changing foods of different biological composition every 24 hours.

The Association of Dietitians unanimously supported the effectiveness of these 6 petals from Dr. Johansson. The results of voluntary tests showed that the 6 petals diet has a positive effect not only on the speed of metabolic processes in the body, but also on all its general indicators. The “petal” life of the female subjects made them slimmer literally before our eyes: reviews talk about the delight of losing weight by 0.5-1 kg per day.

Why was the petal method chosen? The doctor tried to psychologically support those losing weight and improve their reviews in the future, recommending to do the following to make the diet more comfortable:

Draw and cut out a flower with 6 petals - these are future days.
On each petal we write the name of the mono-diet, defining the core of the dishes.
We hang the flower in a prominent place and tear off the corresponding petal every day as another completed stage of weight loss.

How the diet works

According to Anna Yuhanson, the principle of action of the petal diet is very simple! During its development, the physiological characteristics of human digestion were taken into account.

First of all, it is necessary to observe the principles of separate nutrition. On each petal, individual foods are prescribed that a woman should consume that day, in no case mixing incompatible elements contained in different foods.

Uncontrolled mixing of incompatible foods is detrimental to your figure, as they can slow down the digestive processes, which leads to the accumulation of undigested proteins, fats or carbohydrates, which then turn into subcutaneous fat, which is so hated by all women. Separate consumption of different foods eliminates the potential threat of extra pounds.

Yuhanson believes that eating the same food throughout the day speeds up the process of weight loss, most aggressively affecting accumulated subcutaneous fat. This is confirmed by research by European nutritionists. The reason for this reaction of the body to a mono-diet is the liver.

The liver in the human body acts as a kind of storage facility, where reserves of many different substances are deposited that the body does not yet need. Simply put, here the body stores a wide variety of nutrients in reserve.

Every day while following the petal diet, you must consume one specific product from the developed list of products, which we will describe below.

The body, and first of all the liver, having become saturated with this product, will wait for other substances with a different chemical composition during the day. But, since you are on a mono-diet, you will not eat other foods at all on this day.

As a result, without waiting for anything “new”, the body digests the accepted product, practically not using its energy value, since the liver will require a variety of nutrients. As a result, the liver will be forced to turn to the body’s reserves in the form of fatty deposits, which we dream of getting rid of.

Fat reserves will be used up on the very first day! Imagine how much unnecessary fat you can burn in six days on the petal diet!

But that's not all! The effectiveness of the diet also lies in the pattern of alternating proteins and carbohydrates. Successful weight loss depends 50% precisely on the protein-carbohydrate scheme of the petal diet.

On the first day, a protein diet is offered - a fish mono-diet. On the second day, only carbohydrates in the form of vegetables. Then again the proteins - chicken meat. The fourth day is again devoted to carbohydrates - a cereal mono-diet. On the fifth day, the cottage cheese diet again switches us to a protein diet. And finally, on the sixth day, we eat only fruits (carbohydrates).

So, alternating proteins and carbohydrates without mixing is the key to successful weight loss with the “6 petals” diet. Thus, by “deceiving” our body, we force it to expend energy accumulated in the form of fat. In this case, the body will not feel a lack of carbohydrates.

At the same time, the body receives the necessary fats along with fish, cottage cheese and chicken, which do not replenish the stored fat that is being consumed. The fats contained in these products are classified as monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and are needed by the body to balance the diet.

Thus, the “6 petals” diet by Swedish nutritionist Anna Johansson allows you to get rid of extra pounds in just six days thanks to the following features:

The principle of separate nutrition, which promotes rapid digestion of food and normalization of general digestive processes.
A scheme of strict alternation of proteins and carbohydrates, acting as a “provocateur” for effective weight loss through the use of the body’s energy reserves stored in the form of subcutaneous fat.
Effective mono-diets, lasting one day, allowing you to burn extra pounds.
It is necessary to strictly observe the sequence of the protein-carbohydrate scheme.

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Products for a mono-diet of each of the 6 petals: what you can and cannot do

So, the weight loss process from Anna Johansson is based on tearing off 6 petals one by one and sequentially consuming 6 food groups in your menu:

fish,
vegetables, vegetables
chicken meat,
cereals,
cottage cheese,
fruit.

Cooking methods can be very different: boiling, baking, stewing, steaming or raw. The 6 petals diet should not contain only fried foods. It is not forbidden to salt dishes, add herbs to them, as well as natural seasonings and spices. At the same time, sugar and butter are strictly prohibited; These foods are harmful to both your diet and your body.

Throughout the entire “flower” diet, for effective weight loss you need to consume at least 1.5 liters of liquid. in a day. Green weak tea, herbal decoction, and water will do. You can have your own drink each day: low-fat fish or chicken broths, freshly squeezed vegetable and fruit juices have received good reviews. On a cottage cheese day, you can drink a glass of milk, and on a cereal day, natural kvass.

The results of the 6 petals diet also depend on compliance with some mandatory rules:

all components must be fresh and well prepared; any low-quality product can cause harm;
try to eat as often and slowly as possible; the diet description suggests small portions and avoiding unnecessary snacks.

So, there are 6 petals - 6 days, tear them off in strict order, enjoy a variety of dishes and lose weight.

Pros and cons of the 6 Petals Diet

Doctors do not give clear recommendations on the use of a weight loss program, but they assure of its usefulness.

The diet will not help with severe obesity or weight gain due to illness, but it will perfectly cleanse the body, and by alternating carbohydrate and protein days, the balance of microelements will not be disturbed.

Advantages	Flaws
Psychological support (the author of the method suggests creating a physical model of a chamomile; after each successful day you need to tear off a petal, which gives additional motivation). High efficiency and short terms (3-6 kg in 6 days). Salt is allowed (which improves the taste of dishes). Satiety, lack of hunger	Difficulty (monodays are not for everyone; maintaining a monotonous diet is difficult). Complete refusal of sugar. Lack of evidence of harmlessness to health. The diet is prohibited for pregnant women, lactating women and those suffering from gastritis, constipation or diarrhea

Day one – fish day

It is with fish products that the 6 petals diet menu begins, because... they are considered the most easily digestible and low-calorie. During the day you need to eat 300 - 500 g of ready-made fish of absolutely any variety (even fatty ones). The menu for weight loss may include boiled fish, baked in its own juices in the oven, cooked in a double boiler, and even fish meatballs or thick fish soup.

And here are the recipes to note for the 6 petals diet:

Pollock meatballs with herbs. We make minced pollock, add finely chopped onion, dill and parsley. Mix thoroughly, add salt and pepper. We make balls and place them on a baking sheet in the oven or in the steamer compartment. Cook for 30-35 minutes.

Steamed chum salmon fish steak. Wash the chum salmon, salt and rub with pepper. Leave for half an hour. Place the fish in a steamer and cook for another half hour.

Day two – vegetable

Days such as vegetable days are especially useful because... These storehouses of vitamins also saturate the body with plant carbohydrates. The 6 petals diet allows you to eat up to 1.5 kg. any vegetables that are good in any form on the menu, except fried. It can be a salad of raw vegetables, mashed potatoes, stewed or baked vegetables, vegetable cutlets or pancakes, creamy soup, etc.

Recipes to note for fans of the 6 petals diet:

Vegetable mix. We take the following products: 1 zucchini, 1 onion, 3 potatoes, 3 tomatoes, 2 carrots. Chop the zucchini, potatoes and carrots. Place the ingredients in a cauldron, add water and cook over low heat for half an hour. Add tomatoes and onions, stewed separately in a frying pan for 10 minutes, to the main vegetables. Add salt and simmer until done. At the end of cooking, add the greens.

Fresh pea puree soup. We take 300-400 gr. fresh green peas, an eighth of celery root, half of parsley root, 1 carrot, 1 onion, cook everything for 20-25 minutes in 1 liter. water over low heat. Let the finished soup cool slightly and grind it in a blender. Pour into the pan again, add salt to taste, bring to a boil and remove from heat. Before serving, sprinkle with ground coriander and dill.

Advantages and disadvantages of the “6 petals” diet

The main advantages of the petal diet include::

High efficiency. In six days of following all the recommendations of this technique, you can lose up to 4 - 5 kilograms of excess weight.
Ease of tolerability of the diet. Most women who lose weight using this method spoke positively about the fact that it is quite easy to follow the regime, and it does not cause psychological dissonance, which is usually inherent in almost any mono-diet.
No constant feeling of hunger, which is very common during most diets.

Important! It is worth adding that leaving the “6 petals” diet does not require any special preparation, however, in the first few days it is advisable not to include fried, smoked and fatty foods in your diet (which, in principle, you can completely refuse), and Do not drink alcoholic or carbonated soft drinks.

It is important to know that the “6 petals” diet is contraindicated:

during pregnancy;
mothers who are breastfeeding;
people suffering from kidney diseases.

The main disadvantages of the petal diet and its effect on the body:

The need for frequent fractional meals with special foods. Dieting takes up a lot of time, which working people usually have problems with. This technique is more designed for unemployed people and those who can freely manage their time.
Increased load on all internal organs and human systems. Any mono-diet is a kind of stress for the body, since nature does not provide that a person can get all the vitamins and other useful microelements he needs from any one product. Unfortunately, this is not possible, and therefore such diets are completely unnatural. Consequently, with the “6 petals” diet, the body, even for a short time, receives some substances in excess, but may not receive other microelements necessary for its functioning at all. Such an imbalance negatively affects the functioning of its organs and systems.
Not every person can withstand the monotony of the menu. If, for example, someone who is losing weight does not like chicken meat, but needs to eat it all day, then the likelihood of a breakdown increases. This diet is built without taking into account individual needs and preferences, which reduces its comfort.
This technique was developed based on the concept of separate nutrition, which supposedly has certain advantages. However, scientists already have many arguments against the fact that separate meals can bring any benefits at all for those who want to lose weight.
The Six Petal Diet does not solve the main cause of excess fat tissue. As you know, excess weight is mostly the result of the fact that a person consumes more calories than he spends during the day, and, as a rule, such excess intake of calories into the body is regular due to poor eating habits and a person’s sedentary lifestyle. The petal diet helps to get rid of excess weight, but not the reasons for its appearance. As a result, after finishing the diet, the kilograms quickly lost will return just as quickly if you do not change your attitude towards food and physical activity. It turns out that a person losing weight tortures his body for the sake of a short-term effect.

It is worth adding that, according to most experts, you should lose extra pounds using methods that are based on direct control of the calorie intake (for example, a calorie diet). Such diets help eliminate the main cause of excess weight – hypercaloric nutrition.

To top it off, we present the results of randomized clinical trials to which a diet developed based on the principles of separate nutrition was subjected. Overweight patients were divided into two groups. For six weeks they ate the same foods. The only difference in their diet was that one group ate a separate diet, and the second consumed the same amount of calories through a regular balanced diet. As a result of the tests, it turned out that both groups lost an equal amount of extra pounds, a biochemical blood test also did not show any differences, and the patients decreased in waist and hip volumes approximately equally. As a result, the scientists came to the unequivocal conclusion that in the process of losing excess weight, separate meals do not play any special role, since patients in both groups managed to lose excess pounds only by reducing the calorie content of the menu.

Evtushenko Oleg, endocrinologist

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Day three - chicken

Chicken is one of the leanest meat products, especially its fillet, and the petal method involves consuming no more than 0.5 kg of it. Considering the reviews of those who have lost weight this way, we advise you to definitely use spices, salt and herbs so that the meat is not bland.

Meal options for this day of the 6 petals diet:

Baked chicken fillet with spices in foil. Take 300 gr. fillet, make punctures in it with a knife. Rub the meat and holes with a mixture of spices rubbed in a mortar (salt, bay leaf and ground pepper). We leave it for a couple of hours. Next, wrap it tightly in foil and cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes.

Chicken soup with herbs and seasonings. Take 200 gr. chicken fillet and cook it until tender, leave it in the broth. Add chopped herbs (basil, parsley, dill, celery leaves), salt, peppercorns and coriander. Cook for a couple more minutes and remove from heat. Cut the chicken into pieces, place on plates, pour over the finished soup.

Day four – cereal

For the process of losing weight, one way or another you need cereals, including porridge (daily intake - 200 grams in dry form), seeds, bran and grain bread. These products are used to replenish glycogen reserves, forcing the use of fatty fiber to replenish energy losses.

And here are the recipes on the 6 petals diet cereal day menu:

Oatmeal porridge in water with the addition of seeds. Cook the oats in water (1:7 ratio), stirring constantly, for 5–7 minutes after the water has boiled. When serving the dish hot, sprinkle with seeds.

Oven buckwheat cutlets. Boil buckwheat in water, cool and grind in a blender. Add salt, pepper, seasonings to your own taste, finely chopped herbs, mix well and return to the blender. Form cutlets and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes.

Useful tips

After finishing all 6 petals, the results will be obvious. If you wish, you can immediately start new “flower” days or take a break for a week.
Whatever the 6 petals diet is useful and effective, you need to read its description to your doctor and consult for contraindications (excluding harm from the diet due to health problems).
In order to maintain weight longer after losing weight, leaving the 6 petals diet should not be abrupt: for some time you need to create a diet of similar products, slowly combining and increasing the total calorie content of the daily diet.

And most importantly, keep a positive attitude every day! Draw 6 petals, but choose the flower yourself and for your soul - chamomile, lily or maybe a tulip?