Every time gorgeous TV presenter Cristina
Tárrega shares a snippet of advice about a new supplement, fitness programme or
beauty product, she makes millions for somebody and luckily for the audience,
it isn’t herself!
Tárrega is one of Spain’s best-loved
celebs, with her own regular slot in daily show, AR and a popular blog in which
she recommends her latest finds. Women love her so much because she shares
‘real deal’ advice: tips and tricks which are not commercially orientated, but
rather are based on her own personal quest for the optimum state of health and
beauty. It was thanks to Tárrega that many Spanish woman first heard of the
heavy coverage tinted moisturizer, BB Cream from Korea (she did not suggest a
particular brand, just the type of cream), or of the amazing KOT diet,
seemingly dreamed up for the busy career woman who does not have time to invest
extensive preparation in cooking meals for lunch and dinner every day.
You
will need to drink the KOT envelopes (mixed with water) at breakfast,
mid-morning, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and snack time
The KOT diet was created by Dr. Reginal
Allouche from Paris. It is a high-protein, low-Glycaemic index, low fat diet
which, taken alongside a special supplementary drink (purchased in powder form
and mixed with water in delicious flavours such as chocolate), promises a
weight loss of approximately 1.5 kilograms a week. The process begins with a
talk with your pharmacist, who should be able to suggest a plan that best suits
you (there are intensive and progressive plans for men and women). Make sure
you take the following information to your Pharamicist: your body mass index,
weight and possible health issues and information on medication you are taking.
How long will you need to be on the diet?
To determine the answer, divide the amount of weight you need to lose by two.
If, say, you need to lose 10 kilos, this number divided by two equals five. You
will need to follow the intensive stage for five weeks and the progressive
stage for a further five weeks.
Let’s start with the Intensive Phase. It
involves ingesting between 1050 and 1200 calories daily for women or 1250 to
1400 calories daily for men. You will need to drink the KOT envelopes (mixed
with water) at breakfast, mid-morning, lunch, afternoon tea, dinner, and snack
time. For lunch or dinner you can have 200 to 300 grams of white fish, seafood,
chicken, turkey or rabbit and you can also enjoy one piece of fruit mid-morning
and lots of veggies at both lunch and dinner time. Condiments and dressings are
kept to a specified minimum (tea and coffee are optional).
Two
litres of water a day
The second phase is the Progressive,
gentler one. Women are allowed 1300 to 1500 calories, and men, 1550 to 1770
calories. Less KOT envelopes are taken at this stage (for instance, at
breakfast time, the envelope is replaced with a slice of whole-meal bread). For
lunch or dinner, you can once again consume a specified weight of fish/chicken
(or two eggs plus two egg whites if you prefer) and more dairy products and
fruits are allowed. At afternoon tea time, choose between a KOT envelope drink
or a KOT snack (they make delicious cookies, salty and sweet snacks). You are
also allowed pasta once a week, though it’s best to buy KOT oasta, which isn’t
as starchy.
Finally there is the Maitenance phase. You
still take the KOT envelopes at mid-morning and afternoon tea, but you are
allowed far greater freedom in respect of dairy products and fruit (though quantities
should still be kept to a certain weight). Red meat can finally be enjoyed, as
well as legumes, unrefined cereals, soy, whole meal pasta, nuts and more. You
can swan lunch for dinner and your mid-morning snack and afternoon snack, as
desired. Fish, meat, legumes, wholemeal, pasta, etc. in specified portions are
allowed for either lunch or dinner.
In all the stages, a multi-vitamin complex
must be taken, as well as two litres of water a day. You can stay on the
Maintenance stage indefinitely, unless you need to lose over 10 kilograms. In
this case, you will need to repeat the entire process, commencing with the
Intensive stage.
