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Is this even about the Copenhagen diet? Methods to maintain weight.
Tim Klein
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Diets Premium Expert • 24.09.2026
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You are nearing the end of your 13-day diet or planning to start it and wondering what your nutritional plan should look like after the Copenhagen diet to maintain the results? A gradual increase in calorie intake and a change in eating habits are crucial. We provide recommendations on how to do it correctly and how to maintain weight after the Copenhagen diet.
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Is that what the Copenhagen diet is all about?
The Copenhagen Diet is a 13-day, restrictive diet. According to it, it is allowed to consume mainly coffee, eggs, lean meat, selected vegetables and fruits, as well as lean protein. Based on these, meals set for each day have a total value of about 500-800 calories. Due to their specificity, the diet itself requires many sacrifices and a strong will.
Is it like quitting a 13-day diet and not getting fat?
Did you know that the first few days after the 13 days of the diet are the most important? That's when the Copenhagen diet should be gradually modified. It's worth preparing for the accompanying feeling of hunger and the desire to reward yourself in the form of eating your favorite sweets or snacks.
What about the Copenhagen diet?
After a stabilization period based on the above principles, it is important to know what to do next after the Copenhagen diet to avoid losing the effects achieved. It is enough to introduce a different diet or to adopt a different weight loss diet. This depends primarily on your expectations and weight: for those who are overweight and who have not lost weight on the Copenhague diet, to achieve the ideal body weight indicated by the BMI calculator, a further reduction diet However, it will not be as restrictive if you have achieved your goal and buy your body weight after eating dietary supplements, you will also need to remember that there is a need to reduce weight after consuming dietary supplementation and other nutrients.
How to maintain weight after a Copenhagen diet?
Maintaining weight after concluding an extreme crash diet like the 13-day Copenhagen diet requires deliberate, reverse dieting. Because severe caloric restriction depresses basal metabolic rate, returning abruptly to normal eating inevitably sparks rapid fat regain (the yo-yo effect). Instead, increase your caloric intake gradually by 100–150 kcal per week until reaching your estimated maintenance level. Prioritize wholesome, unprocessed foods: lean proteins (poultry, fish, legumes) to rebuild metabolically active tissue, complex carbohydrates (whole grains, oats) to replenish glycogen stores safely, and ample fiber to restore gut motility. Combine this gradual caloric reintroduction with regular physical exercise and resistance training to preserve lean body mass.
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