Fall is a bountiful time and the best time for a watermelon diet. Why is the watermelon diet good, you ask? Is it good for everyone? What is its peculiarity? Today I will reveal the secrets of the watermelon diet.
The watermelon diet is one of the most delicious mono diets and is very suitable for watermelon lovers. It allows not only to lose weight, but also to improve the health of the entire human body. The watermelon diet is particularly useful for obesity, insomnia, atherosclerosis, anemia, constipation, arthritis, gout, liver and biliary tract diseases, and loss of strength.
The essence of the watermelon diet
During the diet, you need to eat only watermelons. Nutritionists believe that 1 kilogram of watermelon should be eaten for 10 kilograms of body weight, and watermelon should be taken 5-6 times a day. However, I want to warn you that if the watermelon is very sweet, having a weight of 80 kilograms and eating in the proposed mode (it is necessary to eat 8 kilograms), then you cannot lose weight, but, on the contrary, only get it.
It is known that 100 grams of watermelon contains 38 kilocalories, therefore, with a daily requirement of 1500 kilocalories, it is allowed to eat no more than 4 kilograms of watermelon. I propose to choose the middle way: weighing about 60 kilograms (or less), it is allowed to eat up to 3 kilograms of sweet berries, weighing more than 70 kilograms - no more than 4 kilograms of fruit, if the watermelon is very sweet.
You can lose weight up to two kilograms per day on such a diet.
If you have read my article: The beneficial properties of watermelon, then remember that watermelon contains soluble sugars (fructose, glucose, maltose, sucrose), as well as fiber and pectin fiber. They accelerate metabolic processes in the body, help reduce appetite, remove excess fluids and reduce body fat. All of this contributes to weight loss. In addition, pectin reduces cholesterol levels and lowers blood sugar levels, removes toxic substances from the body and normalizes the intestinal microflora.
Know, before starting a watermelon diet, it is best to check your body's reaction to the active use of watermelon. To do this, consume 400-500 grams of watermelon per day in addition to the usual diet for 3-4 days. If you do not feel uncomfortable (flatulence, increased stools, heaviness in the abdomen), you can start.
Options for the watermelon diet
There are several options for the watermelon diet.
- Fasting day - a one day watermelon diet. During the day, you need to eat only watermelon (about 5-6 times), as much as possible, but don't get too carried away. Remember the number of calories per day. Also remember that to avoid swelling in the morning, the last time a watermelon should be taken 5 hours before bedtime.
- A lighter option: for 5 days, three times a day, 1 hour before meals, eat 1-2 kilograms of watermelon. So you can eat normal food, but you need to exclude sweet (chocolate, candy, cake) and salty (medium, chips, pistachios, peanuts).
- 5-day watermelon diet - during this time we eat watermelon, as on fasting day, but you can indulge yourself with 2-3 slices of rye or wholemeal bread if you are very hungry. Bread will provide you with the energy you need. Remember that the last piece of bread must be eaten before 4pm, otherwise the body will not be able to digest it before bed. If you have gastritis, rye bread should be replaced with whole grains.
- Soft diet - allows you to replace watermelon in one of the meals with stewed or boiled vegetables or cereals (breakfast or dinner). It is up to you to decide which option suits you best.
- Combo option - recommended for 4 days
Breakfast: 150-200 grams of low-fat cottage cheese and 3 slices of watermelon.
Second breakfast: 1-2 slices of watermelon.
Lunch: 1 bowl of rice porridge (in water, but you can add salt) and 3 slices of watermelon.
Afternoon snack: 50 grams of low-fat cottage cheese and 1-2 slices of watermelon.
Dinner: 1 bowl of rice porridge (in water, but you can add salt) and 1 slice of watermelon.
This dietary option is due to the fact that rice supports the intestines in a normal way (after all, 70% of watermelon is liquid), and cottage cheese, in the doses used in the diet, fully compensates for the loss of calcium with active use watermelon.
After sitting on a watermelon diet for several days, you can lose 3-6 kilograms, but to avoid unwanted complications, you need to get out of the diet correctly. After the end of the diet, it is recommended to eat in a certain mode for 2 weeks: for breakfast - porridge on water (rice, buckwheat, oatmeal) and a small amount of protein foods (cheese, cottage cheese, eggs ); for lunch - lean meat, fish, chicken with vegetables, for dinner - watermelon. So in 15 days you can lose up to 8 kilograms.
Characteristic of the watermelon diet
This diet not only helps you lose weight, it is a youth and beauty diet. As a result of the diet, the body is cleansed of toxins and radionuclides, the skin becomes younger and more elastic, fine wrinkles are smoothed, the complexion improves, cellulite becomes less pronounced, the hair acquires a beautiful shine, the nails are strengthened .
But not everything is so perfect, there are contraindications for the watermelon diet.
Contraindications to the watermelon diet
Watermelon pulp is a powerful diuretic, resulting in severe stress on the kidneys. The watermelon diet is prohibited for kidney stones, as it can provoke their movement and lead to kidney colic.
It is contraindicated in pyelonephritis, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, the prostate gland.
For people with cardiovascular diseases, this diet can be used only after consulting a doctor, since the diet excretes potassium and sodium salts from the body, which are so necessary for the functioning of the heart muscle.