There are two ways to implement a full break in the diet: a complete break in calculating KBJU and a more controlled version.
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“Complete” break from diet
A complete break is stopping calorie counting completely for two weeks. Here’s what to do best during this period.
3 steps without counting
- Eat to satisfy your hunger, and don’t count KBZHU, don’t worry about your goals for them, but don’t deliberately overeat with the desire to empty the refrigerator;
- Maintain your usual meal times;
- Keep training! It is possible to gain weight given the higher calorie intake. Enjoy it. The time has come for the most intense records.
There is nothing new or surprising in these instructions, but if you think they are easy to follow, we assure you that you are underestimating them.
You will gain weight, but not fat.
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Naturally, you will gain some weight during this break, but most of the gain will not come from fat mass, but from the contents of the intestines, water and glycogen, which are contained in the muscles and liver. That’s why.
3 reasons not to be afraid
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- If you eat more, you have more food in your gut and it weighs more.
- Due to the fact that you increase the range of foods consumed, there will be an increase in salt consumption and the water balance in the body will temporarily be disrupted.
- You’ll likely eat a lot more carbohydrates. Glucose from these carbohydrates is stored in the muscles and liver as an energy source called glycogen. To do this, glucose molecules must have water molecules attached to them. Simply put, 1 g of carbohydrates brings 3–4 g of water. This means you could gain 3kg in a week, but only 0.5kg of that would be fat.
Don’t be afraid to take an intentional break from your diet because you’re gaining extra pounds. Do not confuse an increase in water and glycogen stores in the body with an increase in fat mass.