Onion soup diet for weight loss for a week, 10 days

Onion soup reduces appetite and speeds up metabolism. It also relieves fatigue and irritability. Choose one of 9 onion soup recipes for weight loss to suit your taste and easily lose up to 4 kg in a week!

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Author: Kristina Lobanovskaya, doctor, practicing nutritionist Article updated: 12/27/2019

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Soups are an important part of the diet, which has a beneficial effect on the body. Their use as a lunch dish is not only a historically established tradition, but also a principle of healthy eating. It has been scientifically proven that people who refuse the former not only endanger their digestive system, but also gain weight. At the same time, there are special soups that help correct the figure and reduce the number of folds on the sides. One of these is onion soup. To lose weight, use it correctly, which even nutritionists agree with.

Useful properties of onion soup for weight loss

Why do nutritionists consider onion soup one of the best for weight loss? In fact, in its fresh form, its main ingredient has more disadvantages than advantages. Yes, onions accelerate metabolism and, in a sense, promote the breakdown of subcutaneous fat due to the work of essential oils and glucosides, but this process is too slow and requires constant consumption of the product from the garden. In addition, fresh vegetables contribute to:

• changes in blood pressure;
• stimulation of the nervous system;
• irritation of the intestinal and stomach mucosa;
• development of flatulence.

Among other things, it has a specific aroma, making your breath stale, and has a bitter taste.

The situation is completely different with onions after heat treatment. Its negative properties instantly evaporate, giving way to useful ones:

• strengthening the immune system;
• lowering blood cholesterol levels;
• enriching the body with vitamins and microelements;
• reducing the risk of developing cardiovascular and cancer diseases;
• getting rid of irritability and fatigue.

There is nothing surprising about this. It is known for certain that cooking is a heat treatment option that allows you to preserve the maximum amount of nutrients in foods, which are instantly consumed without being deposited on the body in the form of fat folds.

Interesting fact. Baked or boiled onions are good not only for the immune system and figure. According to doctors, its consumption helps improve sexual activity in both sexes.

Direct weight loss occurs due to the following processes:

• normalization of the digestive process;
• acceleration of metabolism;
• decreased appetite;
• removal of waste and toxins from the body;
• diuretic effect, ridding tissues of fluid;
• burning subcutaneous fat.

It is important to know that a liquid dish maintains the correct water-salt balance in the body and is quickly absorbed, thereby preventing the deposition of fat on the body. It is endowed with antioxidant properties and fills the body with energy. With regular use, the desire to snack on something harmful disappears. The craving for sweets also disappears, which is possible due to the synthesis of insulin.

Despite the liquid consistency and lack of meat, the dish is perfectly filling. By adhering to a special onion diet, those losing weight are free from the feeling of hunger and associated irritability.

Of course, to achieve a truly high effect in weight correction with onion soup, you will have to adhere to several simple but very important rules:

1. It should be prepared exclusively at home - restaurant offers, due to their harmfulness due to the use of flavoring additives and emulsifiers, are not considered.
2. No semi-finished products are used in the cooking process - only fresh and high-quality products.
3. The amount of salt allowed for use is minimal.
4. Cooking time is strictly limited, otherwise the beneficial properties of the products may suffer.
5. Prepared for 1 day. The next day, the dish will lose its fat-burning properties, so it will be useless for modeling your figure.

The results of losing weight can be different: some manage to lose weight by an average of 4 kg in 2-3 days, others talk about a plumb weight of as much as 8 kg in a week. But achieving such a significant result is not easy, since it depends on the number of extra pounds, the presence of physical activity and additional techniques in the form of massage, wraps, etc. In light of the above, it is worth noting that a more mundane figure is 3-4 kg in 7 days.

Does it really help you lose weight?

This dish is really effective in the fight against extra pounds. It helps speed up metabolism, removes harmful substances from the body, and promotes the breakdown of fat. Gradually the person's weight decreases. It must be remembered that this does not cause stress to the body. Onion soup reduces appetite and is filling. A person does not feel hungry and easily tolerates the diet.

In a month of such a diet you can lose from 2 to 8 kilograms . If you actively engage in sports in parallel with your diet, your weight will drop even faster. Onion soup is truly a faithful assistant in the fight against extra pounds.

Harm

Unfortunately, losing weight on a liquid diet does not always end in achieving your goal. Regular consumption of it (and this is exactly how things are when correcting the figure) may well result in disappointing consequences:

• intestinal disorders and exacerbation of gastrointestinal pathologies;
• pressure surges;
• development of dizziness and decreased performance;
• muscle spasms;
• painful spasms in the abdominal area;
• amenorrhea.

These side effects are understandable: despite heat treatment, the vegetable retains a number of substances involved in the chemical and biological processes of the body. Oversaturation may cause disruption in the functioning of some organs and systems. If the listed unpleasant symptoms recur, eating the dish for the purpose of losing weight, that is, in large quantities, should be stopped immediately.

Another possible problem is vitamin deficiency. This is rather dangerous for those who intend to lose weight with boiled onions for longer than 30 days or do it incorrectly.

In principle, to prevent a negative outcome, it is better to visit a doctor before starting to lose weight, especially if you cannot achieve good health. It is no less correct to weigh the pros and cons of long-term consumption of onion soup before starting a liquid “marathon” for modeling forms.

Advantages:

• budget set of products for cooking;
• the ability to stick to your usual daily routine (a liquid “mix” for fat burning can be taken to work);
• lack of acute hunger;
• selection of recipes;
• no age restrictions;
• normalization of digestion and strengthening of the body;
• high efficiency.

Flaws:

• unbalanced diet;
• limited menu;
• presence of side effects and contraindications;
• the need for daily cooking;
• monotony;
• unstable weight loss results.

In any case, the technique has more pros than cons, so it’s still worth trying.

How to cook properly

Onion soup promotes weight loss, but does not always boast a pleasant taste.

To prepare a delicious dish, you should listen to the advice of professionals:

1. It is better to give preference to sweet varieties of onions - white, yellow, red or Spanish yellow. Then the harshness and bitterness of the vegetable will not be felt in the dish.
2. Before putting the onion in the pan, you can sauté it a little. To do this, cook the onions in a hot frying pan greased with olive oil. Leave for 30 seconds, no more, and then reduce the fire to a minimum. Simmer the onion over low heat for 20-30 minutes.
3. It is better to cook the dish in a pan with thick walls. This pan retains heat for a long time, which creates a simmering effect. Thanks to this, the taste of the soup will be rich.

Diets

The onion menu diet can have different durations and degrees of severity. For beginners, a trial “program” in the form of a fasting day is recommended. By sticking to it, you will be able to lose 1-1.5 kg per day. The menu is ridiculously simple: 1 liter of onion soup and still mineral water. The main dish should be consumed in small portions throughout the day. All other foods and drinks are strictly prohibited. Thanks to the unloading program, it is possible to remove excess fluid from the body, that is, a diuretic effect is triggered, rather than a fat-burning effect. But the plus is obvious - the body will be able to painlessly get used to the dish, which will set it up for a longer diet.

Hard (for 3 days)

The three-day diet is a mono-program. This means that only onion soup is allowed. But the list of acceptable drinks becomes more extensive compared to the fasting day: green and herbal tea, dried fruit compote, jelly. Over the entire period, you can lose 2-5 kg.

The diet is definitely tough, so it requires short preparation. The day before, it is recommended to arrange a fasting day (cabbage, celery, combined), and 5 days in advance, gradually reduce portion sizes and exclude harmful foods from the diet such as sausages and smoked meats, fast food and baked goods.

A mono diet for 3 days is a good solution for people suffering from swelling or planning to quickly lose a few kilograms before an important event.

The three-day weight loss program should not be used if you have chronic diseases of the digestive tract and kidneys. During pregnancy, boiled onions can be consumed, but only a doctor can definitely answer whether it is worth going on a mono-diet.

You can resume weight loss using this method after 3-4 weeks, provided the body reacts normally and there are no problems in terms of well-being.

Gentle (for 7 days)

A one-week diet on an onion dish is noticeably different from a three-day one. Firstly, it has a wider list of permitted products, which means the menu automatically becomes more diverse. Secondly, the feeling of hunger with such a program is minimized, again, thanks to the inclusion of additional foods in the diet. The risk of relapse is also eliminated, as is the irritability that accompanies mono-diets. Thirdly, the weekly program is less dangerous for the body, even if you have not previously had to deal with losing weight using a liquid fat-burning “mix”.

So, the list of allowed foods within the diet is as follows:

• Fruits. Almost everything is allowed. Due to their high sugar and calorie content, grapes and bananas are not recommended.
• Vegetables. Everything is also allowed except potatoes. This is all because of the starch content in it that promotes weight gain.
• Porridge. Brown rice, which has fat-burning properties, seems to be the ideal choice.
• Meat. As part of the diet, you can only eat lean meat. It is better to give preference to white chicken or lean beef.
• Milk. Skim milk is perfectly acceptable.

The menu of all seven days of the diet can be built according to your own taste. The main thing is to consume a serving (200-250 ml) of onion soup at least three times a day. There is also a traditional version of the program:

• Day one: onion soup (in any quantity), fruit.
• Day two: onion soup (in any quantity), boiled carrots or beets.
• Day three: the main dish of the diet (in any quantity), fruits, fresh cucumbers and tomatoes.
• Day four: onion soup (any quantity), fruit, skim milk.
• Day five: liquid dish (in any quantity), several tomatoes, some boiled lean meat.
• Day six: onion soup (in any quantity), vegetables, lean fish.
• Day seven: liquid dish (in any quantity), brown rice with boiled vegetables.

If you are not sure that you can eat onion soup all day, you can use a little trick: drink a smoothie from the vegetables included in it for breakfast, and prepare a salad from them for dinner.

The weekly weight loss program is quite easy to handle. Promises losses of up to minus 8 kg. At the same time, serious physical activity is not encouraged - it is better to limit yourself to leisurely walks or light cleaning around the house. It is acceptable to exercise several times a week (especially when consuming protein foods).

You need to leave the diet gradually to prevent negative consequences for the digestive system and weight gain in the future. On the first day, you can include yogurt or kefir for breakfast, on the second - lean meat for lunch, on the third - a light side dish for dinner. A complete transition to normal nutrition should occur no earlier than the seventh day.

In principle, anyone who does not have serious problems with the functioning of the digestive system can adhere to a weekly weight loss program. The diet can be repeated after 1.5 months.

Effective (for 10 days)

The ten-day program is an extended version of the week-long program. In this case, onion soup is used to lose 10 kg of weight, although this figure is just an estimate. The exact result depends on the individual characteristics of the body, the amount of extra pounds at the start of the diet and other factors.

Onion soup is still the main meal of every day. It is allowed to be consumed in unlimited quantities. Additionally, the following nutritional recommendations are provided for each day:

• First: apples, which can be baked with cinnamon, and watermelon.
• Second: a salad of fresh peppers and tomatoes with a dressing of Provençal herbs and olive oil.
• Third: fruits (except grapes and bananas), non-starchy vegetables (cucumbers, bell peppers and Chinese cabbage are considered the best choice).
• Fourth: fermented milk drinks and low-fat cottage cheese.
• Fifth: a small piece of boiled chicken meat and tomatoes (no more than 8 medium-sized pieces).
• Sixth: Greek salad with Chinese cabbage and feta cheese with flaxseed oil dressing.
• Seventh: fermented milk drinks, sour cream and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.
• Eighth: protein products (cheese cheese, hard cheese, chicken), green tea with low-fat milk.
• Ninth: for breakfast, a boiled chicken egg and a cup of black unsweetened coffee, an apple or a pear.
• Tenth: a piece of lean baked meat, a piece of hard cheese and a salad of seasonal vegetables with a dressing of lemon juice and olive oil.

Any other products are strictly prohibited. Even a small piece of chocolate or a spoonful of sugar with tea can significantly reduce the result.

If desired, the diet can be extended to two weeks, from days 10 to 14 consuming chicken meat, vegetables and fruits. Green tea is a must.

You should exit the long-term mode smoothly. Carbohydrates, the content of which in permitted products is critically low, should be introduced gradually, starting with cereals and pasta made from durum wheat. For sweets, marshmallows and a little dark chocolate are allowed. It is better not to indulge in fatty and fried foods for about a week.

If the diet brought results and did not negatively affect your well-being, it can be repeated after 4-6 months.

First meal

Many people mistakenly believe that first courses - soups - cannot be dietary by default, and therefore are not suitable for weight loss. In fact, when eating liquid food, the number of calories eaten is reduced by 1/3. So any soup, even if it is made with meat broth, can be low in calories.

The main thing is to know the nuances of cooking:

1. The first course is prepared exclusively with secondary broth. To do this, the meat is boiled, then the broth is drained and a new portion of clean water is added. The soup is cooked in it until fully cooked.
2. Vegetable, cereal, milk soups and pureed puree soups are dietary.
3. It is advisable not to add spices, hot spices and seasonings to liquid dishes.
4. If possible, reduce the amount of salt.

Important! When preparing dietary soup with meat broth, it should be diluted with water. This will reduce the amount of harmful enzymes and the calorie content of the dish.

It’s worth noting right away that first courses are appropriate in all types of diets. The main thing is to choose the right ingredients. For example, a protein diet allows you to cook soups in low-fat fish broth and supplement it with eggs, onions and herbs. But cereals and potatoes are not allowed!

The Dukan Diet recommends eating first courses in the first stage (Attack). In this case, soups can be made with meat or chicken broth, with the addition of onions, tofu and boiled eggs. Low-carb diets allow you to prepare soup with herbs and a fresh egg in chicken or turkey broth.

Reviews and results of losing weight

Varvara, 28 years old

Reviews about onion soup for weight loss forced me to experience its effect on myself. Now I can say absolutely for sure: you are allowed to eat it in unlimited quantities, because you won’t be able to eat too much. All because of a very specific taste. It seems like a set of vegetables that, in the form of a salad, can be received with a bang by everyone. But as soon as they are boiled, and even floating in water (there are recipes with broth, but they are less effective in terms of weight loss), it becomes somehow unappetizing.

I was on a diet for a week. In addition to the main course, I included fruits and vegetables in the menu, as recommended. The body, of course, rebelled due to the lack of calories, so I was somehow sleepy and unfocused. In the end, I managed to lose 1.8 kg, although they promised no less than 4 kg. I have no desire to go back to the diet.

Eva, 47 years old

I can praise onion soup all day long! We met last year. Then I began to feel very weak, which is why I turned to an endocrinologist. My hormones turned out to be normal, so I decided to restore the balance of vitamins. It was approaching summer, so in addition to enriching the body, it was useful to properly correct the figure. My choice fell on onion soup, which I had heard a lot about by that time. I found the optimal recipe for myself on the Internet - a classic one. The presence of all sorts of baguettes and processed cheese seemed strange for a dietary dish that should quickly deal with fat deposits. I cooked a three-liter pan. She ate three times a day, supplementing the menu with banana, tomatoes and cottage cheese. I stuck to this diet for 10 days. Of course, I couldn’t lose ten kilograms, but I still lost 7.5. If you have a strong desire to lose weight, there is no better diet.

Angela, 29 years old

For me, eating onion soup turned out to be effective (in 3 days of a mono diet I lost 4 kg), but it is akin to a test of strength. The taste is not very good, nor is the aroma. All because of the main ingredient, which I don’t particularly like even in its fresh form. In addition, I knew how to prepare the dish according to all the rules: with celery, without frying anything, adding a minimum of salt and spices. But, you know, despite all the disadvantages, I noted an important plus for myself - the absence of hunger. Since you can eat soup all day long (and the body, which is limited in terms of sweets and harmful foods, is ready to eat anything), you don’t feel deprived. I would recommend this weight loss option to those people who hate hunger strikes, love vegetables and want to lose weight for sure, without harm to their well-being.

Main conclusions

1. Onion soup is a delicious dietary dish that satisfies hunger well, heals the body and helps get rid of extra pounds.
2. In addition to the base ingredient, low-calorie vegetables, herbs and cereals are used in the preparation. The products in the composition determine the energy value.
3. The dish should not be consumed if you have chronic gastrointestinal diseases.
4. There are different recipes for preparing the dish, differing in the list of ingredients and cooking time.
5. The diet of the same name, designed for a week, is characterized by a limited list of permitted products. Staying hydrated is an integral part of losing weight. You can stay on a vegetable diet for no more than a week, as it is low in calories.
6. The nutrition method allows you to get rid of 5 or more kilograms in a week.

With mushrooms

• Time: 30 min.
• Number of servings: 4 persons.
• Calorie content per 100 g: 35 kcal.
• Difficulty: medium.

The ability of mushrooms to absorb poisons and radioactive substances from the environment persists when they enter the human body. They cleanse the intestines of toxins and remove waste. However, mushroom food is difficult to digest. It should be included in your diet no more than once a week. Quick satiation and low calorie onion soup for weight loss with mushrooms is suitable for those who are watching their weight.

Ingredients:

• onions – 4 pcs.;
• celery – 1 root;
• white cabbage – 200 g;
• tomatoes – 2 pcs.;
• mushrooms (champignons) – 150 g;
• chicken bouillon cube – 1 pc.

Cooking method:

1. Dissolve the bouillon cube in 1.5 liters of boiling water.
2. Add shredded cabbage to the broth and cook.
3. After 15 min. add grated celery root, chopped tomatoes and onions, salt, cook for another 15 minutes.
4. In 8 min. Before the end of cooking, add washed and chopped champignons.

Step by step recipe

Step 1. Peel the onion and rinse it. Then cut the onions in half and each half into thin strips.

Step 2: Place a Dutch oven or stainless steel pan on the stove. Add vegetable oil and butter here and heat this mix thoroughly.

Step 3: Reduce the heat on the stove to medium-low. Place the chopped onion in a bowl with heated fat. Mix everything and cover the container with a lid. Let the onions simmer for 8 minutes.

Step 4: Increase the heat to medium. Add thyme and salt to the bowl. Then cook until completely caramelized. The onions should be a rich golden brown color. This may take 40-60 minutes. At the same time, periodically adjust the strength of the fire - from medium to low and vice versa. And don't forget to stir, otherwise everything will burn.

Step 5. Sprinkle flour on the onion, mix well and simmer for about 3 minutes. Flour will help thicken the soup.

Step 6. Pour water or broth into the container and cover the container with a lid. Simmer the food for about half an hour.

Step 7. Take a sample. Add more salt if necessary. That's all, the French diet soup is ready. Serve it hot. Bon appetit!

Ingredients

6 servings 90 min. Weight of the finished dish: 1800 gr.

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Amazing facts

I first read about onion soup in the book “Midshipmen.” Remember when Princess Anastasia Yaguzhinskaya was taken to France by Chevalier De Brilly. On the way they had a conversation. The customs of Russia and France were compared. De Brillie reproached the Russians: “In your Russian baths, you only engage in debauchery.” To which Anastasia retorted: “But it’s customary for you to wash once a month, and you cook soup only from onions.”

Yes, the French have this soup as a national brand. According to the classic recipe, wine and sugar are added to it. And then they caramelize the onions until they acquire a brownish tint. They eat it with black bread and a slice of cheese. But we will prepare a dietary version of the dish.

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