Astronaut Diet Helps You Lose Weight After the Holidays

The astronaut diet is inspired by the real diet of astronauts with the main goal of speeding up the metabolism, thereby supporting more effective weight loss. This 13-day menu includes strict eating principles, foods mostly in the protein group, fiber and carbohydrates are significantly reduced.

Foods that are not allowed on the astronaut diet include: fruit juice, soda, alcohol, salt, sugar, root vegetables (potatoes, carrots, beets, parsley), rice, pasta, bread, cereals, and cured meats.

Recommended foods include: eggs, mushrooms, fish, chicken, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, pumpkin, salad, cheese, tofu and nut milks.

The menu for a day of astronaut diet includes:

- Breakfast: two boiled eggs and a cup of coffee without added sugar or milk.

- Lunch: half a chicken with chicken broth, tomato and mushroom salad, a glass of soy milk or black coffee.

- Snack: a cup of tea or an orange.

- Dinner: fish, 150g tofu and a glass of almond milk.

You can substitute tofu with cheese, chicken with fish, coffee with green tea, and oranges with apples.

In addition, you also need to drink enough 2 liters of water every day and run or walk for half an hour.

If you have digestive problems while following this menu, you can improve it with the following tips:

- Try to drink more water.

- Avoid spicy, fried and stir-fried foods.

- No smoking.

- Eat plums.

- Use probiotics.

- Cook food with olive oil.

- Drink chamomile tea, ginger tea or mint tea.

- Do not lie down immediately after eating.