Plank Diet: Menu and testimonies to lose 9 pounds in 2 weeks

Discover Plank diet, which with a precise pattern, promises visible results but also collected many critical witnesses

The Plank diet consists of a high diet protein almost completely devoid of fiber and carbohydrates. As high-protein diet and low-calorie, it can feel quite similar to the equally famous Dukan diet, which is abundant in meat, fish, eggs, and other protein-rich foods. The scheme of Plank diet ensures the loss of 9 pounds in two weeks, presenting a menu weekly to be repeated, which promises visible results. Since this is a rather unbalanced diet from a food point of view, the Plank diet has collected several testimonies criticism, with a lot of skepticism from experts. But what is the Plank diet? Below you can find all relevant information in this regard, so as to assess whether or not appro CIA vi. Always remember, however, that before embarking on any kind of diet would be good to consult a doctor or a nutritionist.

The scheme of Plank Diet

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The Plank diet is a high-protein diet, which prohibits the seasonings and sweeteners such as sugar, as well as alcohol and all sodas. Caffeine, however, is the host. About the scheme general, no food can be replaced with another: vegetable fats are non-existent, while the animals are in the flesh and in fish, which abound in this type of diet. It is actually a diet that forces the body to only activate the protein metabolism, to expend energy and then to lose weight fast, but that risks straining the liver.

The Plank diet also includes a lot of eggs, rich in proteins such as red meat, but also of cholesterol, which in high doses may create problems in cardiovascular level. In its original form, the Plank diet includes a weekly menu which includes a breakfast of tea or coffee without sugar. The biscuits can be eaten only in a few days. At lunch and dinner, you have to resort to a single dish, meat, fish, eggs and vegetables. The latter can be, for example, carrots, celery, and tomatoes. But we see in detail the menu twice a week to follow.

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Plank Diet: the menu to follow

The weekly menu of Plank diet is very hard, and it should also be repeated during the second week; after this phase of the attack , however, that promises visible results and a safe weight loss, it does not provide for a maintenance phase. Taking into account only the results of these two weeks, you can still say that the Plank diet works, although there have been a lot of testimony and contraindications on whether to follow it.

Day 1
. Breakfast: unlimited coffee, no sugar (sweeteners) are allowed
. Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, spinach (slightly salted)
. Dinner: 1 large grilled steak or fried, accompanied by a salad of celery and fennel

Day 2
. Breakfast: coffee without sugar and a slice of bread
. Lunch: 1 large steak, salad and any kind of fruit
. Dinner: cooked ham (there is a limit on quantity)

Day 3
. Breakfast: coffee without sugar and a slice of bread
. Lunch: 2 boiled eggs, salad and tomatoes
. Dinner: cooked ham and salad

Day 4
. Breakfast: coffee without sugar and a slice of bread
. Lunch: 1 boiled egg, cooked carrots or raw and 50g of Swiss cheese
. Dinner: 250 grams of fruit and skimmed yogurt

Day 5
. Breakfast: carrots with lemon and coffee
. Lunch: steamed fish and tomatoes
. Dinner: 1 steak with salad

Day 6
. Breakfast: coffee and a slice of bread
. Lunch: grilled chicken
. Dinner: 2 boiled eggs, carrots

7th day
. Breakfast: Tea with lemon juice
. Lunch: 1 grilled steak, any kind of fruit
. Dinner: whatever you like!

From the eighth day and for another whole week the diet should be repeated from the beginning. Later you can go back to eating regularly.

Plank Diet: testimonies and visible results

The Plank Diet aims to change the metabolism going to burn excess fat and promoting weight loss. Indeed in this sense, the diet is effective, but with a series of problems for the health -related nutritional uses this as restrictive. The metabolism slows fact at this point and once finished Plank diet, whereas not even provide a maintenance phase, would no longer be able to burn the calories necessary, causing the opposite effect: a quick recovery of lost pounds.

Many witnesses have accused one fact imbalance of excessive dieting, that during the attack phase led headaches and sense of constant weakness. At the end of the two weeks, even those who had shown visible results in effective weight loss complained that he had recovered the lost pounds. Ideally, therefore, continue with a diet also checked in the immediate aftermath, as well as to avoid the forced recovery of lost pounds: in this case, the advice of a nutritionist in a maintenance phase could be a great help.