Fall is a bountiful time and the best time for a watermelon diet. Why is the watermelon diet good? Does it suit 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 especially helpful for obesity, insomnia, atherosclerosis, anemia, constipation, arthritis, gout, liver and biliary tract diseases, and loss of strength.
The essence of the watermelon diet.
Throughout the diet, you should only eat watermelons. Nutritionists believe that 1 kilogram of watermelon should be eaten for every 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, then after weighing 80 kilograms and eating in the proposed mode (you need to eat 8 kilograms), you cannot lose weight, but, on the contrary, only gain it.
It is well 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 ground: weighing about 60 kilograms (or less), it is permissible to eat up to 3 kilograms of sweet berries, weighing more than 70 kilograms, not more than 4 kilograms of fruit, if the watermelon is very candy.
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, remember that watermelon contains soluble sugars (fructose, glucose, maltose, sucrose), as well as fibers and pectin fibers. They accelerate 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.
Know, before starting 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 don't feel uncomfortable (flatulence, increased stool, heaviness in the abdomen), you can start.
Watermelon diet options
There are several options for the watermelon diet.
- Fasting day: a 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 too carried away. Remember the number of calories per day. Remember also that to avoid bloating in the morning, the last time you should have a watermelon 5 hours before going to bed.
- A lighter option: for 5 days, three times a day, 1 hour before meals, eat 1-2 kilograms of watermelon. Then you can eat regular food, but you need to exclude sweet (chocolate, candy, cakes) and salty (medium, French fries, pistachios, peanuts).
- 5-day watermelon diet: During this time we eat watermelon, as on the fast day, but you can indulge yourself with 2-3 slices of rye or whole wheat 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 4 in the afternoon, otherwise the body will not be able to digest it before sleeping. If you have gastritis, then the rye bread should be replaced with whole grain.
- Soft diet: allows you to replace the 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 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 porridge (in water, but you can add salt) and 3 slices of watermelon.
Snack: 50 grams of low-fat cottage cheese and 1-2 slices of watermelon.
Dinner: 1 bowl of rice oatmeal (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 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 the active. use of watermelon.
After following a watermelon diet for several days, you can lose 3-6 kilograms, but to avoid unwanted complications, you need to go off the diet correctly. After the end of the diet, it is recommended to eat in a certain way for 2 weeks: for breakfast - porridge with 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 kilograms.
Characteristic of the watermelon diet
This diet not only helps you lose weight, but it 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, the complexion improves, cellulite becomes less pronounced, the hair acquires a beautiful shine, the nails they get 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 that causes 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, gastrointestinal tract problems, prostate gland.
For people with cardiovascular disease, this diet can only be used 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.