This might be the quickest and easiest way
to lose a lot of weight really really fast,
but is it right for you? I'm Ayesha, welcome
to Glamrs and today we're going to be talking
about the sirtfood diet!
We're sure that by now you've
heard all about adele's recent weightloss.
And while we absolutely love adele
and think she looks incredible no matter what,
we just had to find out more about this amazing
diet that claims to help you lose up to 15
kgs in just a few weeks, and that is, the
sirtfood diet. So we decided to break it down
for you and figure out what all the hype was
about so that you can decide whether this
diet is right for you! To know a little more
about this, type the word diet in the comments
below and we'll send you some incredible sirtfood
recipes for you to try. Sirt foods are mostly
plant based foods that are super rich in antioxidants
and basically trick your body into burning
off all that unwanted fat a lot faster. The
diet limits the calories you eat and encourages
you to fill yourself up with these superfoods
over everything else! This works because these
foods are rich in ‘sirtuan activators’
or ‘sirts’ which are proteins that activate
your ‘skinny gene’ by telling your body
to rev up your metabolism and increase your
muscle mass all while burning incredible amounts
of fat at the same time.
This diet actually caught everyones eye because
it advertised sirtfoods like dark chocolate
and red wine! But there are a ton of other
foods that are rich in sirts that you can
eat for a balanced diet.
Some of these are leafy greens like kale and
parsley, fruits like apples, citrus fruits
and strawberries. There are also meats like
chicken, egg whites and salmon, you can also
throw in some of our favourite flavours like
onion, garlic, turmeric and chilli and finally you can
top it all off with tasty drinks like green tea
and black coffee. There are two phases for
this diet. The first phase lasts for 7 days
and the second for 14 days.
For days 1-3 you should reduce your calorie
intake to 1000cal, drink 3 sirtfood green
juices and make sure one of your meals are sirtfood
rich. So for example on day one your meal plan starts
with a green juice made of kale, celery, parsley,
apples and green tea and you can follow it up with a
small bowl of yogurt with some fresh fruit .
Before lunch you can drink another green juice
and then eat a leafy green salad for your
sirtfood rich meal. Snack on some fresh fruit
like apples or oranges in the evening along with your
third green juice and end your day
with a small chicken breast, some seafood or
some noodles and veggies
For days 4 to 7 you can increase your calorie intake to 1500 calories a day
drink 2 sirtfood green juices and eat 2 sirtfood rich meals
So here you’d change things up by eating
slightly larger portions of each meal and swapping
out one green juice for a green tea or coffee instead.
So after this first week, if you follow the
diet correctly you’re looking at losing
around 3kgs!
In phase 2, you need to keep your calorie
count at 1500cal, drink 1 green juice a day
and make sure all 3 of your meals are rich in sirtfoods.
If you’re still following your meal plan
religiously you could lose another 3-5kgs
after these two weeks.
After this you can increase your calorie intake
to whatever feels comfortable but stick to
a sirtfood rich diet.
An average daily calorie intake is around
2000cal so this means you’ll be reducing
quite a bit of your daily diet.
Calorie numbers always go over my head so
to put it in perspective for you, one large
cheese pizza is around 2000cal so to follow
this diet, you’ll be eating the equivalent
of half to ¾ of one of those tasty pizzas
for the whole day but in healthy foods!
The foods encouraged in the sirtfood diet
are all extremely healthy, nutritious foods
that can help build immunity and might even
help reduce signs of ageing.
No foods are really ‘banned’ in this diet
as long as you stick to the suggested calories
so you can indulge in a few small treats from
time to time. The diet overall is an extremely
effective and super fast way to shed some
weight so it could be a great option to look
slimmer for an upcoming event.
It can be dangerous to cut down so much of
your daily meals and you might have headaches
or feel lightheaded for the first week as
your body adjusts. And if you’re anything
like me you might be a little grumpy too!
The sirtfood diet might initially be hard
to follow, especially in Indian households
where we love our oil, ghee and heavy carbs!
Another huge drawback of the fad is that this
weight loss could be short term and as soon
as you stop following it your body will gain
a lot of the weight back.
To be honest, there is not much research about
this diet so before you get on board we always recommend
you speak to your doctor or nutritionist first.
If you have diabetes or are pregnant or breastfeeding
or a training athlete then this diet is not
for you as it will throw off your blood sugar
levels and reduce your nutrition too severely.
So this is everything you need to know about
the miraculous sirtfood diet, we hope we’ve
shared all the information to help you decide
whether this is the right diet for you!
Remember to type diet in the comments to get
some amazing sirtfood recipes that you can follow!
Make sure no matter what you choose to stay
safe and healthy. Until next time stay tuned
and stay Glamrs.