The 6 petal diet or the Swedish diet by Anna Johansson. How to lose 3-5 kg ​​​​of weight. in 6 days!

Most people who want to lose weight face an insurmountable obstacle - it is difficult to endure the feeling of hunger. To avoid these problems, there are diets that allow only certain foods, but in large portions. This sets two processes in motion at the same time: certain foods stimulate the metabolism and the body receives sufficient energy from food. This way you can successfully lose a few kilograms without going hungry.

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

6 Petal Diet – a brief history

In our latitudes it is better known as the Anna Johansson 6-day diet. The diet was initially very popular 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 got its name due to the introduction of a system of moral rewards into the process. The author suggested the following technique: cut out petals from cardboard, make an applique and sign the name of the day on each. The next day, tear off the fragment with the name of the previous one and throw it away.

In fact, it adds some playfulness and makes the restrictions easier to bear. You can see how many days have passed and how the number remaining is decreasing. The correct psychological attitude is one of the main components of any diet. Also add an individual drinking regime: tea and coffee without sugar, unlimited water - the example of many people who have lost weight proves the effectiveness of the diet.

Principle of the 6 petal diet

The 6-petal diet has similarities with mono-diets in that it involves eating without combining foods of different types. But unlike the strict options, the six-petal diet offers a fairly rich menu; it's just that one group's foods are not mixed with another during the day. Sounds simple enough. In fact, this type of diet accelerates the body's metabolism, since the days alternate and the body is tuned to maximum acceleration of metabolism.

Mechanism of action of the diet

Changing your daily diet leads to certain processes in the body.

• By consuming different foods at large intervals, digestion occurs evenly. When we eat everything together, carbohydrates are usually broken down more quickly and go into energy production for the body. Proteins that take longer to assimilate are thereby stored in fat reserves.
• If a protein day is followed by a carbohydrate day, only a small portion of it is absorbed because digestion was already switched to protein the previous day, and so on throughout the entire weight loss cycle.

Sequence of diet days

The six-petal diet usually lasts exactly six days, but some prefer an extended version: have a fasting day after the first round and then continue with the second round. But in this case, the following days are still in the same order.

• Fish day.Only the flesh of aquatic creatures is eaten. This can be either the fish itself or seafood. The food is prepared according to one of the dietary methods.
• Vegetable day.At this time, as the name suggests, vegetables are allowed. They can be consumed both raw and cooked.
• Chicken day.Despite the name, no eggs are laid on this day. Only dietary meat of this poultry.
• Cereal day.On this day, the six-petal diet allows only grains and bran. But you can eat quite a few of them.
• Quark day.It is better to spend this protein period eating cottage cheese, but with a fat content of no more than 5%. If necessary, you can replace it with low-fat cheeses.
• Fruit days.The last petal allows the consumption of fruit, but only from the permitted list that you can find below.

When cooking, you can add salt and spices to food to make it taste more pleasant.

1. Fish mono diet

At the beginning of the six petal diet, the body is not yet used to fasting and therefore needs to consume as much protein as possible. It is found in large quantities in fish and is easily digested. Due to the protein-rich day, the start of the diet is quite smooth. The total amount of fish consumed should be within 500 grams; If you study the reviews, that's completely sufficient.

2. Vegetable mono diet

The body has received a lot of protein and the digestive system is actively secreting enzymes to digest it. If you spend the day eating vegetables, you will get a minimum of carbohydrates. In addition, vegetables rich in fiber activate peristalsis and help prevent stool problems.

3. Chicken mono diet

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

4. Cereal mono-diet

The Petal Diet has crossed the equator, and on this day many people feel hungry and want to remove all restrictions. That's why the middle is such a filling diet. For the day there is a glass of muesli, which of course has to be cooked. This amount fills the stomach and a feeling of satiety accompanies the person throughout the day.

5. Curd mono diet

The end of Anna Johansson's 6-petal diet is already looming, so the day with quark products is viewed with great optimism. 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. Fruit mono diet

The day the 6 Petal Diet ends turns out to be the best day for many people. The very fact that you managed to stick to the diet with dignity is already a joy. And a large amount of fresh fruit replaces the sweets that were missing everywhere.

Advantages and disadvantages of the diet

The 6 petal diet has won a large number of fans, whose reviews show that it is almost unique and suitable for most people. However, it has its drawbacks that, like any nutritional decision, must be taken into account. That's why it's better to first familiarize yourself with them and check whether there is any risk to you.

Benefits of the diet

Although there are some negative aspects, the 6 petal mono diet still brings many other benefits. The positive aspects of such a diet include:

• The diet allows you to get rid of a large amount of excess weight in a short period of time.
• People feel pretty full most of the time.
• Motivation in the form of a flower applique gives strength to continue the restrictions.
• The food changes daily, and unlike other mono diets, this one is not as boring.
• There are no exotic ingredients, dietary products can be purchased in any store and will not burden your budget.

Disadvantages of the diet

Some of the disadvantages are related to organizational problems, others manifest themselves in the difficulty of eating food that has to be freshly prepared. For working people, the best option would be to start the 6-petal diet, the menu for every day that requires cooking, while on vacation. In addition, the following disadvantages were identified:

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

Who is the 6 petal diet contraindicated for?

All diets have certain restrictions. There are whole groups of people for whom the consumption of this type of food is sometimes not recommended, and for others it is even directly contraindicated. This is mainly due to a large amount of protein or a general imbalance in the diet. These groups include:

• Children, young people and older people.If the requirement for proper mental and physical development is a complete set of nutrients: proteins, fats and carbohydrates; then the second monofeed is not indicated for other reasons. High protein intake on appropriate days can worsen kidney disease or worsen chronic diseases.
• Pregnant and breastfeeding women.This difficult and responsible period is completely unsuitable for any experiments with your diet. Both during pregnancy and breastfeeding, the diet should be complete and, as far as possible, correspond to the body's energy expenditure.

Relative contraindications to losing weight with a remedy such as the six petal diet may be the health status of a particular person.

If you are unsure whether this option is right for you, you should consult a doctor.

How to properly get off a diet

In order to be able to eat as usual again after a period of restrictions, you need to exit the diet smoothly and competently. The 6 petal mono diet is no exception. That's why you should follow a few simple rules:

• Don't immediately start eating everything you denied yourself during the diet.
• Try to follow a separate diet and gradually introduce different types of foods. It is strongly recommended to mix the same foods that were separated during the diet.
• The calorie content of a 24-hour diet should be increased slowly so that it returns to normal within one to two weeks.
• Don't forget about moderate physical activity. They will help you get in shape faster.

Don't forget about the drinking regime. Staying hydrated will help you flush out toxins that have built up during your weight loss process.

Table of approved products

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

Surname	Squirrel	Fats	carbohydrates	Calorie content
Vegetables, fruits and vegetables
Cabbage	8/1	0, 1	6. 8	27
zucchini	0, 6	0, 4	4. 6	24
spinach	9/2	0, 3	2, 0	22
Onion	1. 4	2	10. 4	41
carrot	1. 3	0, 1	6. 9	32
tomato	0, 6	0, 2	4. 2	20
Cucumber	0. 8	0, 1	8/2	15
Sweet pepper	1. 3	0	5. 7	27
radish	1. 2	0, 1	2	70
Daikon	1. 2	0	4. 1	21
Garlic	6. 5	0. 5	9/29	143
Leaf lettuce	1, 0	0	1, 0	13
Beetroot	1. 5	0, 1	8/8	40
Apple	0, 4	0, 4	9/8	47
Pear	0, 4	0, 3	9/10	42
apricot	0. 9	0, 1	8/10	41
kiwi	1	0, 6	10. 3	48
Orange	0. 9	0, 2	1/8	36
plum	0. 8	0, 3	9/6	42
Cereals and porridge (dry)
buckwheat	12. 6	3. 3	63. 2	330
oatmeal	5/12	6. 2	61	352
Pearl barley	9	1	67	310
Pshenka	5/11	3. 3	65, 5	348
Brown rice	4/7	8/1	72, 9	337
Bakery products
Rye bread	6. 6	1. 2	2/34	165
Whole wheat bread	13	4	43	265
Cheese and cottage cheese
Cottage cheese 0%	5/16	0	1. 3	71
Cheese 10%	31	10	0	214
Bird
Steamed chicken fillet	4/20	1. 1	1. 6	103
Boiled chicken thigh	7/20	8/7	0	166
Chicken liver stew	eleven	3. 6	1	80
fish and seafood
Boiled cod	9/17	0. 8	0	79
Boiled pollock	6/17	1	0	79
Lightly salted salmon	1/18	3/13	9/3	209
Baked mackerel	16	13	0	185

Table of prohibited products

The products listed in this table should be excluded from the diet every day. Most of them are fundamentally not suitable for dietary nutrition, the rest do not allow you to start losing weight on this particular diet. With the food calorie calculator you can put together a perfectly tailored diet.

Surname	Squirrel	Fats	carbohydrates	Calorie content
Mushrooms
Mushroom	4. 3	1	1	27
Oyster mushroom	2. 5	0, 3	6. 5	38
Nuts and dried fruits
peanut	3/26	45. 2	9/9	551
hazelnut	1/16	66, 9	9/9	704
raisin	9/2	0, 6	66	264
Snacks
crisps	6	thirty	53	610
Corn sticks	8th	eleven	75	411
Muesli and porridge
white rice	6. 7	0. 7	78, 9	344
Semolina porridge with raisins	3	3. 2	3/15	98
flour and pasta
wheat flour	9. 2	1. 2	74, 9	342
Boiled noodles	11. 2	1. 1	69. 1	97
Bakery products
Bread	7. 5	9/2	9/50	264
Butter rolls	7. 9	4/9	55	337
confectionery
paste	2. 2	0	89	337
Halva	12	29	50	522
Ice cream
Creamy ice cream	3. 2	15	8/20	227
Cake
Fairy tale cake	4. 5	18	40	340
Chocolate
milk chocolate	6. 9	7/35	54. 4	550
Dark chocolate	5. 8	33	50. 2	535
Sauces and spices
mayonnaise	2	55	2	519, 9
Dairy products
Whole milk	2	3	4	59
Cottage cheese 9%	8th	9	3	125
Sour cream 15%	2. 6	15	3	158
Cheese 50%	24	29	0, 3	363
meat products
Fried pork	4/11	49	0	489
Dried pork	22	44	0	494
Beef ragout	8/16	3/18	0	232
chicken skin	18	15	0	212
Roasted lamb	20	24	0	320
Sausages
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	8/19	4/15	0	217
Dried fish	5/17	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
Soft drinks
Coke	0	0	10. 6	42
Kvass	0	0	7. 41	37
Juices and compotes
orange juice	0, 6	1	12. 6	51
Homemade compote	0	0	14	60
Berry fruit drink	0, 1	0	11. 1	47
fruit
grape	0, 6	0, 2	8/16	65
banana	1. 1	0, 3	23	89

Sample menu for a 6 day diet

Surname	What can you eat?
Fish day	Boiled fish with spices Braised fish Fish soup with herbs Fish baked in foil
Vegetable day	Cucumber and tomato salad Braised mixed vegetables Steamed vegetables Vegetable casserole with garlic
Chicken day	Chicken fillet fried without oil Strong chicken broth Breast baked with garlic Boiled chicken fillet
Cereal day	oatmeal Steamed buckwheat Cooked brown rice Barley porridge
Quark day	Low-fat cottage cheese Cottage cheese, granulated Sugar-free cottage cheese casserole Low-fat cottage cheese
Fruit day	apples and pears Kiwi and orange A pineapple Melon and citrus fruits

Recipes for every day to lose weight

To avoid getting bored with the same foods, the 6 petal diet allows you to diversify your menu every day. You can prepare different dishes from permitted products and combine them according to the principle of belonging to the same variety. For example, you can make your curd day less dry with natural yogurt. That is, the daily mono diet should remain like this.

Fish Day dishes

The basic principle is that the daily consumption of cooked meat from river or sea creatures should not exceed 500 grams. During breaks, you can drink the broth left over from cooking boiled fish. Adding salt, spices and herbs is not prohibited.

Baked trout

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

• Fresh trout – 1 piece.
• Salt, herbs – to taste.

Rinse the gutted fish under running water, put a few sprigs of parsley or dill in the belly and salt it inside and out. Make light, shallow cuts on the sides of the skin at regular intervals. Form a boat out of foil, put the fish in it and put it in the oven for 40-60 minutes.

Baked salmon

The low-fat fish approved by Anna Johansson is usually not available fresh in our latitudes. It can easily be replaced with frozen. To get the most benefit, whole fish or fillets must be thawed in the refrigerator, slowly, but this will preserve the texture of the fish. To prepare you need:

• Thawed pollock carcass – 1 pc.
• Salt, herbs – whatever your taste.

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

Fish minced meatballs

It is best to prepare the minced meat for this dish yourself. In the store, various ingredients that are not suitable for mono diets can be added for weight: starch, flour, soy, etc.

To prepare 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 and then mixed with salt and herbs. Roll the resulting mass into balls and bake them in the oven in a non-stick pan.

Vegetable day dishes

You can eat up to one and a half kilograms of vegetables per day. If there are problems with gas formation due to a large amount of raw vegetables, any vegetables are allowed to be baked. Then digestive problems can be avoided.

Carrot and cabbage salad

The simplest of all acceptable food options. To prepare it, you need to take cabbage, chop it finely and add grated carrots. You can season the salad with a little lemon juice. You can add any fresh herbs for flavor.

Peppers stuffed with vegetables

To prepare such a dish, which will not only fit into the 6-petal diet, but can also decorate a menu for vegetarians, you must take:

• Zucchini – 1 pc.
• Onion - 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Tomato – 1-2 pcs.
• Vegetable oil – 1 spoon.

Place finely chopped onions, grated carrots and diced peeled tomatoes in a frying pan heated with a spoonful of oil. Cook until half cooked, stirring constantly, add salt and fill the pepper halves 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 removing the skin of a tomato easier, you must first cut it open and then scald the tomato with boiling water.

Vegetable dish lazy cabbage rolls

Also called the "petal" diet, the recipes allow for a variety of recipes, but they are all simple and comply with the principles of a healthy diet. Although cabbage rolls only have the name and the presence of cabbage in common, this recipe is popular with many people who are losing weight. popular. Since this meal is intended for a vegetable day, it contains only vegetables:

• Cabbage – 300 gr.
• Carrot – 1 pc.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Pepper – 1 pc.
• Tomato – 1 pc.
• Eggplant – 1 pc.

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

Chicken Day dishes

This day is more filling than vegetable day, but much more monotonous. Therefore, it is important for your psychological mood to cook something and not try to live a day just on boiled fillet. On the six petal diet, the menu pictures of delicious dishes for any period necessarily include chicken options.

Braised chicken

This recipe is all about the cooking process, ensuring the fillet is juicy and melt-in-your-mouth. Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet – 2 pcs.
• salt, herbs.

Cut the chicken fillet into large pieces, season with salt and place in a thick-bottomed pot. Close the lid tightly and place on the lowest heat. Cook for 2 hours without opening the lid. During this time, the meat releases enough juice and braises in it.

Baked 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 cutlets

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

Dishes for muesli day

For this day, it is better to prepare the first breakfast from cereals steamed the day before, and do something else for the rest of the meals. This will help relieve strain on the digestive tract after a large amount of protein.

Buckwheat cutlets

To refine the usual taste of buckwheat, you can make cutlets from it. To do this, the finished steamed cereal is chopped with a blender, mixed with herbs, formed into cutlets and sent to the oven for half an hour. Such cutlets acquire a beautiful crust and become tastier.

Buckwheat flatbreads

This recipe is very similar to the previous one, the difference is that the workpiece is formed flatter so as not to bake it in the oven, but to fry it in a pan. If the flatbreads cannot be shaped, you can add a little water to the crushed buckwheat to make them easier to shape.

Oatmeal biscuits

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

• Oatmeal – 1 cup.
• Skimmed milk – 1 glass.
• Vanillin – on the tip of a knife.

Pour hot milk over the oatmeal, stir and let it steep. Pour the swollen mixture tablespoon by tablespoon onto a baking tray lined with baking paper. Try to leave a space of 1-2 cm between the "doughs". Bake in a hot oven for about 30 minutes.

Dishes for Cottage Cheese Day

Not everyone can eat only cottage cheese in its pure form for a day, so it's worth having a little culinary skill so that you don't collapse at the last moment before the end of your diet.

Curd dessert

With the help of a calorie-free sweetener, you can easily deceive the body. For cottage cheese dessert you need to take:

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

Proportions - depending on your taste, all ingredients are mixed and whipped with a mixer. Dessert is ready.

Quark cake

Such recipes stand out from Anna Johansson's strict diet due to the presence of chicken eggs and semolina in the composition. Nevertheless, you can afford such a dish every 6 days.

• Cottage cheese – 300 grams.
• Egg – 1 pc.
• Semolina – 1 tbsp. Spoon.

Mix the ingredients thoroughly, then form cheesecakes and fry them in a dry pan. To prevent the dough from sticking to your hands, you must moisten them with cold water.

Cottage cheese casserole

Not exactly a diet dish, but very tasty. To prepare it, mix cottage cheese with the lowest fat content, an egg white and a little skimmed milk. The mixture should be more liquid than cheesecake. It is placed in a baking dish and sent to the oven until golden brown.

Fruit day dishes

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

Mango smoothie

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

Kiwi banana smoothie

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

• Banana – 1 piece
• Kiwi – 1 pc.

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

Expert opinion

Experts believe that Anna Johansson has developed a fairly successful diet. The 6-petal diet works just as well as other mono-diets, but does not put as much strain on the body because protein and carbohydrate days alternate. However, when asked how many times a year such a fast can be carried out, nutritionists answer with one, a maximum of two.

In addition, nutritionists and endocrinologists advise not to embark on mono-diets if you have health problems. Even if there are no contraindications, it should be borne in mind that there is a risk of kidney problems due to large amounts of protein on certain days, and that a large amount of carbohydrates at once leads to sharp spikes in blood sugar.

Diploma

The 6 petal diet is a great way to get in shape quickly. A week before a vacation or a special event, with its help you can safely shape your figure so that you can safely flaunt it in a swimsuit or in your favorite dress. And for those who like to eat delicious food, Anna Johansson's 6-petal diet offers quite a varied and interesting menu.