Autumn is a generous time and the best time for a watermelon diet. Why is the watermelon diet good, you ask? Does it suit everyone? What is its peculiarity? Today I want to reveal the secrets of watermelon diet.
Watermelon diet is one of the most delicious monodiet and is very suitable for watermelon lovers. It allows not only to lose weight but also to improve the health of the whole human body. The watermelon diet is especially useful for obesity, insomnia, atherosclerosis, anemia, constipation, arthritis, arthritis, liver and bile duct diseases and loss of strength.
The essence of watermelon diet
Throughout the diet, eat only watermelons. Nutritionists believe that 1 kg of watermelon should be eaten per day. 10 kg body weight, and watermelon should be taken 5-6 times a day. However, I would warn you that if the watermelon is very sweet, then you have a weight of 80 kg and eat in the suggested state (you have to eat 8 kg), you can not lose weight, but on the contrary only gain it.
It is well known that 100 grams of watermelon contains 38 kilocalories, and with a daily requirement of 1500 kilocalories, it is allowed to eat no more than 4 kilos of watermelon. I suggest choosing the middle ground: with a weight of approx. 60 kg (or less) it is allowed to eat up to 3 kg of sweet berries weighing more than 70 kg - a maximum of 4 kg of fruit if the watermelon is very sweet.
You can lose up to two kg a day on such a diet.
If you have read my article: the beneficial properties of watermelon, remember that watermelon contains soluble sugar (fructose, glucose, maltose, sucrose) as well as fiber and pectin fibers. They speed up metabolic processes in the body, help reduce appetite, remove excess fluid 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.
Knowing this, before starting a watermelon diet, it is better to check your body's response to the active use of watermelon. To do this, consume 400-500 grams of watermelon a day in addition to the usual diet for 3-4 days. If you do not feel uncomfortable (flatulence, increased bowel movements, heaviness in the abdomen), you can start.
Watermelon diet options
There are several options for watermelon diet.
- Fasting day - a day watermelon diet. During the day, eat only watermelon (about 5-6 times) as much as you can, but do not get carried away much. Remember the number of calories a day. Also remember that the last time a watermelon should be taken 5 hours before bedtime to avoid swelling in the morning.
- An easier option - for 5 days, three times a day, 1 hour before meals, eat 1-2 kg of watermelon. Then you can eat plain food, but you should exclude sweets (chocolate, candy, pies) and salt (between, chips, pistachios, peanuts).
- 5 day watermelon diet - during this time we eat watermelon, as on Lent, but you can treat yourself to 2-3 slices of rye or wholemeal bread if you are very hungry. Bread gives you the energy you need. Remember that the last piece of bread must be eaten before kl. 16, otherwise the body can not digest it before sleep. 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 cooked vegetables or cereals (breakfast or dinner). It is up to you to decide which option suits you best.
- Combined option - recommended for 4 days
First 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 meal: 50 grams 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 diet option is due to the fact that rice supports the intestines in normal condition (after all, 70% watermelon is liquid), and cottage cheese in the doses used in the diet fully compensates for the loss of calcium with the active use of watermelon.
After sitting on a watermelon diet for several days, you can lose 3-6 kg, but to avoid unwanted complications, you need to get out of the diet properly. After the end of the diet it is recommended to eat in a certain state 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 kg.
Function of watermelon diet
This diet not only helps to lose weight, but is a diet of youth and beauty. As a result of the diet, the body is cleansed of toxins and radionuclides, the skin becomes more youthful and elastic, fine wrinkles are smoothed, skin color is improved, cellulite becomes less pronounced, hair gets a beautiful shine, nails are strengthened.
But not everything is so perfect, there are contraindications to watermelon diet.
Contraindications to watermelon diet
Watermelon pulp is a powerful diuretic, resulting in severe stress on the kidneys. Watermelon diet is forbidden for kidney stones as it can provoke their movement and lead to kidney colic.
It is contraindicated in pyelonephritis, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, prostate.
For people with cardiovascular disease, this diet can only be used after consultation with a doctor, as the diet excretes potassium and sodium salts from the body, which is so necessary for the heart muscle to function.