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 will reveal to you 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 whole human body. Watermelon diet is especially useful in 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 should eat only watermelons. Nutritionists believe that 10 kg of watermelon should be eaten per 10 kg 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, after you weigh 80 kilograms and eat in the proposed mode (you should eat 8 kilograms), you can not lose weight, but, on the contrary, just win it.
It is well known that 100 grams of watermelon contains 38 kilocalories, therefore with a daily requirement of 1500 kilocalories it is permissible to eat no more than 4 kilograms of watermelon. I suggest choosing the average: weighing about 60 kilograms (or less) is permissible to eat up to 3 kilograms of sweet fruit, weighing more than 70 kilograms - no more than 4 kilograms of fruit if the watermelon is very sweet.
On such a diet you can lose up to two pounds a day.
If you read my article: the beneficial properties of watermelon, remember that watermelon contains soluble sugars (fructose, glucose, maltose, sucrose), as well as fiber and pectin fiber. They speed up 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 levels and lowers blood sugar levels, removes toxic substances from the body and normalizes the intestinal microflora.
You know, before you start a watermelon diet, it is better to check your body's reaction 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 stools, heaviness in the abdomen), then you can start.
Watermelon options with watermelon
There are several options for the watermelon diet.
- Lean day - one-day watermelon diet. During the day you should eat only watermelon (about 5-6 times) as much as you can, but do not get carried away. Remember the number of calories per day. Remember also that to avoid swelling in the morning, the last time 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. Then you can eat ordinary food, but you should exclude sweets (chocolate, candy, pies) and salty (medium, chips, pistachios, peanuts).
- 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 will provide you with the necessary energy. Remember that the last piece of bread must be eaten before 4 pm, otherwise the body will not be able to absorb it before bedtime. If you have gastritis, then rye bread should be replaced with wholemeal.
- Soft diet - allows the replacement of 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 version - recommended for 4 days
First breakfast: 150-200 grams of low-fat cottage cheese and 3 slices of watermelon.
Second snack: 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 keeps the intestines in a normal mode (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 a few days, you can lose 3-6 pounds, 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 mode for 2 weeks: for breakfast - porridge of 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. Then in 15 days you can lose up to 8 pounds.
Characteristics of the watermelon diet
This diet not only helps to lose weight, but is a diet for 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, the complexion improves, cellulite becomes less pronounced, the hair acquires a beautiful shine, the nails become stronger.
But not everything is so perfect, there are contraindications to the watermelon diet.
Contraindications to the watermelon diet
Watermelon pulp is a powerful diuretic, which causes severe stress on the kidneys. The watermelon diet is forbidden for kidney stones, as it can provoke their movement and lead to renal colic.
It is contraindicated in pyelonephritis, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, prostate gland.
For people with cardiovascular disease, this diet can be used only after consulting a doctor, because the diet removes from the body potassium and sodium salts, which are so necessary for the work of the heart muscle.