Autumn is generous and the best time for a watermelon diet. Why is a watermelon diet good, you ask? Does it suit everyone? What is special about it? 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. This 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, gout, liver and biliary tract diseases, and loss of strength.
The essence of the watermelon diet
Only watermelon should be eaten during the diet. Nutritionists believe that 1 kilogram of watermelon should be eaten per 10 kilograms of body weight, and watermelon should be taken 5-6 times a day. However, I would like to warn you that if the watermelon is very sweet, it weighs 80 kilograms and eating in the suggested mode (you need to eat 8 kilograms), you can not lose weight, on the contrary, just get it.
It is well known that 100 grams of watermelon contains 38 kilocalories, so with a daily requirement of 1500 kilocalories, a maximum of 4 kilograms of watermelon should be eaten. I suggest you choose the middle path: approx. Weighing 60 kilograms (or less) of up to 3 kilograms of sweet berries, they weigh more than 70 kilograms - up to 4 kilograms of fruit if the watermelon is very sweet.
On such a diet, you can lose up to two kilograms a day.
If you have read my article: Beneficial Properties of Watermelon, keep in mind that watermelon contains soluble sugars (fructose, glucose, maltose, sucrose) as well as fiber and pectin fiber. They speed up the metabolic processes in the body, help reduce appetite, remove excess fluid and reduce body fat. All this contributes to weight loss. In addition, pectin lowers cholesterol and lowers blood sugar, removes toxins from the body and normalizes the intestinal microflora.
You know that it is better to check your body's reaction to the active use of watermelon before starting the watermelon diet. To do this, eat 400-500 grams of watermelon a day for 3-4 days in addition to the usual diet. If you do not feel uncomfortable (bloating, increased stools, difficulty in the abdomen), you can start.
Watermelon diet options
The watermelon diet has many options.
- Fasting day - one-day watermelon diet. During the day, you should only eat watermelon (about 5-6 times) as much as you can, but don’t get too caught. Remember the number of calories per day. Also keep in mind that to avoid morning swelling, you should last take watermelon 5 hours before bedtime.
- Easier option - for 5 days, three times a day, 1 hour before meals, eat 1-2 kilograms of watermelon. You can then eat regular foods, but you should exclude sweet (chocolate, candy, pies) and salty (medium, chips, pistachios, peanuts) foods.
- 5-day watermelon diet - during this time we eat watermelon as on the day of fasting, but you can pamper yourself with 2-3 slices of rye or wholemeal bread if you are very hungry. Bread provides the necessary energy. Remember to eat the last piece of bread before 4pm, otherwise the body will not be able to digest it before bedtime. If you have gastritis, rye bread should be replaced with whole wheat.
- Soft diet - allows you to replace watermelon with vegetables or cereals steamed or cooked in one of the meals (breakfast or dinner). You have to decide which option is best for you.
- 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 (in water, but we 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 (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 normal mode (after all, 70% of watermelon is liquid), and cottage cheese in the doses used in the diet fully compensates for the loss of calcium by the use of active watermelon.
After a multi-day watermelon diet, you can lose 3 to 6 pounds, but you should exit the diet correctly to avoid unwanted complications. After completing the diet for 2 weeks it is recommended to eat in a certain way: for breakfast - porridge on water (rice, buckwheat, oatmeal) and a small amount of protein food (cheese, cottage cheese, eggs); for lunch - lean meat, fish, chicken with vegetables, dinner - watermelon. You can then lose up to 8 pounds in 15 days.
Watermelon is a feature of the diet
This diet not only helps you lose weight, but also a diet of youth and beauty. 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, complexion improves, cellulite is less pronounced, hair gains beautiful shine, nails are strengthened.
But not everything is so perfect, there are contraindications to the watermelon diet.
Contraindications to the watermelon diet
Watermelon pulp is a strong diuretic that causes severe stress on the kidneys. The watermelon diet is contraindicated in kidney stones as it can provoke their movement and lead to kidney colic.
Contraindicated pyelonephritis, gastrointestinal tract, prostate problems.
For people with cardiovascular disease, this diet should only be used after consulting a doctor, as the diet excretes potassium and sodium salts from the body, which are so necessary for the functioning of the heart muscle.