The Montignac diet
The principle
According to Michel Montignac, author of the work Lose weight forever by eating normally, the association of some foods makes you fat. We therefore gain weight not because we eat too much, but because we eat poorly.
According to Montignac, gaining weight would be linked to the consumption of the wrong carbohydrates and bad food associations.
This diet recommends eliminating foods with a high glycemic index (potatoes, carrots, turnips, white bread, pasta ...) which cause insulin secretion, and therefore the growth of fat cells. Likewise, it prohibits some types of association between fats and sugars or animal and starchy proteins. For example, French fries, which combine carbohydrates and lipids, are avoided at all costs.
On the other hand, you can eat as much protein and lipids as you like, since they are consumed alone. Fruit is authorized, but only between meals. Cereals must be whole to reduce the glycemic index.
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Breakfast: fruit, wholemeal bread with light margarine, decaffeinated coffee, skimmed milk.
Lunch: avocado in salads, steak and green beans, cheese, still water.
Dinner: raw vegetables or vegetable soup (without starch), mushroom omelette, green salad, white cheese (ricotta, yocca, etc.) 0% fat.
Results
Weight loss is at least 5kg per month.
The pros
This diet allows you to lose weight without too many sacrifices. It is possible to dine at the restaurant or at home with friends, eat seasoned dishes and desserts. In short, pleasure is not excluded from this diet.
You can go on a diet wherever and whenever you want. It is a diet that can be done anywhere.
Unlike traditional diets, Montignac allows you to eat as much as you want, provided you choose the right foods and the right combinations.
In addition, the consumption of whole grains, not refined, is good for your health.
Follow the curve of your weight, so as not to gain weight or lose weight too much!
The cons
This diet is sometimes too high in lipids. In the long run, this can be harmful to the heart and arteries.
Montignac does not encourage the adoption of a healthy diet, the only guarantee of good health.
Being low in carbohydrates, this diet can cause feelings of fatigue.
Finally, it requires a good knowledge of the nutritional composition of foods: good carbohydrates, bad carbohydrates, lipids ...
In reality, the Montignac diet is a disguised low-calorie diet: weight drops simply because you eat less, on average the calorie cut is 25%.