Winter with its cold and the approaching depression threatens us with another problem: in winter there is an intense accumulation of subcutaneous fat. This process is physiologically justified, since the effect of cold starts in our body stressful the program, which begins emergency "winterization", the storage of energy reserves. A lot of this contributes to the lack of adequate physical activity: in the summer we lose weight from the heat, as it does not stimulate the appetite, get out on trips beyond the city, swim and play in summer sports games. Besides winter is a period of boredom and depression of stamina, it's lack of greens, vitamins and sunlight, and every spare minute we "dive" into the refrigerator to soothe yourself with something tasty, but harmful, and, without noticing, added to the daily diet up to 1000 kcal! And so it turns out that by spring most of us acquire several kilos of excess fat, which is very bad for appearance and health, causing and worsening of mood.

From the foregoing it becomes quite clear that winter is the best time to diet, particularly for a diet that would help not only to prevent the accumulation of excess weight, but also would provide full vitamin nutrition. However, it should be remembered that the winter diet should not lead to a rapid loss of weight, this will inevitably affect health and lead to depression.

In full winter diet with all the nutrients should be balanced, it must be present lean meat, vegetable oils and the proportion of animal fats, vegetables, fruits, legumes, cereals rich in fiber, which displays the body of toxins. Optimal winter diet may be a diet based on the six-time fractional power. Food portions are small but sufficient to saturate the body with all necessary for your next meal. Short breaks between meals relieve hunger and do not let metabolism slow down, which also promotes weight loss.

So, a few options for winter diet.

Protein meat diet
1. Portion of oatmeal on the water with a small amount of olive oil, one boiled egg, 100 grams of lean beef or chicken breast, toast with a thin layer of spread and a little jam, tea without additives in the form of milk and sugar.
2. A piece of low-fat soft cheese and one Apple.
3. Soup chicken broth with mushrooms, peas or vegetables, a piece of chicken.
4. 200 ml of kefir.
5. Fruit-and-vegetable casserole, salad of carrots and apples with honey, tea.
6. 200 ml of yogurt

Diet for vegetarians
First meal no later than eight in the morning, half an hour before he needs to drink a glass of warm water with lemon juice and honey or Apple cider vinegar and honey.
1. Two boiled potatoes, a salad of cabbage and fresh carrots with olive oil, a slice of cereal bread and tea with jam or honey.
2. One piece of fruit (Apple, pear, banana, orange), a piece of low-fat cheese and hard-boiled egg, tea.
3. Vegetable or mushroom soup with potatoes, stewed cabbage, tea.
4. 200 ml kefir or homemade yogurt for low-fat milk.
5. Carrot pudding with honey, salad with Apple, carrots and walnuts, and tea.
6. A glass of milk, with a spoonful of honey for a good sleep.

Both diets are diets long-term and well tolerated, but should take a vitamin-mineral complex.

For those who do not want to sit on a diet, there is a lovely ten-day cabbage soup diet, allow you to cleanse the body of toxins and lose up to five pounds. It is recommended and in the period after the holidays. This diet is suitable for those who have problems with the gastrointestinal tract, kidneys or liver.

Menu cabbage diet:
1. 200 ml of green tea, the same amount of clean water.
2. Salad of fresh vegetables (blank, carrot, olive oil), a portion of chicken breast without skin or a piece of fish steamed (200 g).
3. Cabbage salad (cabbage, lemon juice, olive oil), boiled egg, sweet and sour fruit.
4. For a couple of hours before bedtime can drink low-fat yogurt (200ml).

Note: coleslaw can sometimes replaced with a vegetable soup with spices.