Watermelon diet

Watermelon diet belongs to the category of cleansing mono-diets. You need to understand that it does not really belong in the category of health benefits. However, if you really need to lose weight, you do not have chronic diseases and you are ready to go through your body has stress, then you can try. The diet is used in a strict version and in a "light" mode.

What are the benefits of watermelon "diet" for the body? What does this product work with? How do we get out of such a diet? You will find the answers to these and other questions in our article.

Principles of Watermelon Diet

This juicy berry diet has two purposes: to detoxify the body and to lose weight. This diet is short-lived. It intensively removes fluid from the cells, cleansing them of toxins and toxins. Watermelon on a strict diet for 5 days, you can lose 3 kg of weight. The result is enhanced by a "watermelon meal" - a diet that includes other products besides berries.

Watermelon diet is carried out once a year - when the watermelon ripens on the melon. It is during this period that they have a natural composition, do not contain chemicals.

Practice 2 options: rigid diet and light diet. Strict means eating only berry pulp. With a light weight you can use low calorie breakfast, lunch and dinner. Berry pulp is used as a snack food and is a staple of every meal.

The caloric content of watermelon is only 27 kcal per 100 grams of product.

Benefits and harms of

watermelon diet

The benefits of watermelon diet are due to the rich composition of these fragrant and delicious berries. Watermelon pulp composition and useful properties of its components:

Useful properties

#	Components
1.	water	Stimulate metabolic processes, improve bile flow, improve excretory system and eliminate edema.
2.	Glucose (fructose or sucrose)	toning effect, saturating cells with energy, relieves weakness and fatigue
3.	Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium, Sodium, Iron and Other Minerals	Normalize sleep, eliminate fatigue, prevent salt deposition, relieve muscle cramps, normalize blood pressure.
4.	fiber	Improve bowel movement, prevent constipation.
5.	Pectins	Reduce blood cholesterol levels, clean blood vessels, normalize heart function.
6.	Antioxidants	Prevention of premature aging of the body, anti-tumor action, strengthening of blood vessels.
7.	folic acid	Complete absorption of proteins, anti-aging effect, participation in the formation of hemoglobin.

Using watermelon is beneficial to improve well-being, to get rid of excess weight. Especially useful in anemia, gout, atherosclerosis. Watermelon is rich in easily assimilated organic iron and satisfies the body with its daily requirement of folic acid.

Pros

• It is easy to calculate your watermelon consumption rate with 1 kg of this melon berry per 10 kg of your body weight;
• Minor cash outlay;
• Short-term.

Disadvantages

• Increased load on the kidneys, which is why it is contraindicated in serious pathologies of the excretory system;
• Lack of balanced nutrition during a strict mono-diet;
• Weight loss (plumbing line) is due only to water removal and adipose tissue removal;
• Cannot be used for diabetes and stomach ailments;
• Not suitable for long-term use as it causes potassium and sodium salts to leak.

How to choose a watermelon?

Only ripe watermelons harvested during the period of massive ripening of the crop are suitable for food.

You can find the most suitable berries in the vegetable section of the supermarket with the following attributes:

• matte skin color;
• dull echo with a light touch;
• light crunching when compressed;
• Medium or slightly medium in size.

Wash purchased berries with soap and rinse well under running water.

Diet Menu

The maximum duration of an abundant watermelon diet is 10 days. A strict mono diet lasts only 1-5 days. Each version of the diet has its own menu.

Menu for 1 day

Consider two diet regimes - strict and strict.

Strict mono diet

If you recommend a "strict" (strict) diet, eat only watermelon. Water is allowed as a drink. For significant weight loss, the daily volume of berries is calculated on the basis of 1 kg of ripe berry pulp at a body weight of 15 kg. Divide the obtained volume into 4-5 meals a day.

Use this diet for 1-3 days. After strict food restrictions, gradually add dairy products, light cereals, stewed or baked vegetables to your diet. This is necessary in order not to gain the lost pounds again.

It is believed that the more pounds you have, the more candles you will achieve in the mono diet.

Light diet for one day

Morning:

• watermelon + teaspoon natural honey.

Lunch:

• rye or bran croutons;
• portion of watermelon.

Lunch:

• Large ripe apple.

Evening:

• Pumpkin porridge;
• stewed zucchini or other vegetables;
• apple pot.

for 3 days

If you follow a monodiet, the basis of your diet is not more than 5-6 kg of ripe berry pulp per day for three days. It is permissible to supplement the diet only with water or unsweetened herbal tea.

A milder version of the three-day diet: watermelon + rice + cottage cheese.

Here is a 3-day diet that reduces stress levels caused by skipping a normal diet for weight management and body detoxification:

Morning:

• low-fat cottage cheese 150 g + 2-3 slices of watermelon.
• Extra Breakfast 2 slices of watermelon pulp.

Lunch:

• 200 g of rice cooked in water;
• 2-3 slices of watermelon.

Lunch:

• 50 g low-fat cottage cheese + 1 slice of watermelon.

Evening:

• boiled rice 150-200 g;
• 3 slices of watermelon.

for 5 days

Day 1.

• In the morning: oatmeal without milk and 300 g of watermelon pulp.
• Food: 300 g of watermelon.
Lunch: boiled chicken breast (100 g) and grated cucumber pulp, finely chopped dill, celery and parsley.
• Food: 300 g of sweet watermelon pulp.
• In the evening: one ripe pear or apple and low-fat cottage cheese (100 g).

Day 2.

• In the morning: finely chopped apple, plum, persimmon, watermelon pulp salad.
• snack: 300 g of watermelon pulp.
Lunch: a few pieces of rye bread, low-fat cottage cheese mass, dill, celery.
• snack: boiled soft-boiled egg.
• In the evening: 300 g of watermelon.

Day 3.

• In the morning: Milk-free millet porridge.
• Food: One sour apple.
• In the afternoon: 450 g of sweet watermelon pulp.
• snack: 200 g of ripe watermelon.
• In the evening: a glass of low-fat kefir.

Day 4.

• In the morning: apple, plum, persimmon, watermelon pulp salad.
• snack: 300 g of watermelon pulp.
Lunch: a few pieces of rye bread, low-fat cottage cheese mass, dill or other herbs.
• snack: boiled soft-boiled egg.
• In the evening: Serve with 300 g of watermelon.

Day 5.

• In the morning: unsweetened oatmeal without milk and 300 g of watermelon pulp.
• Food: 300 g of watermelon.
Lunch: boiled chicken breast (100 g) and grated cucumber pulp, finely chopped dill, celery and parsley.
• Food: 300 g of sweet watermelon pulp.
• In the evening: one ripe pear and low-fat cottage cheese (100 g).

Coffee for breakfast can be varied if desired.

for 7 days

Weekly Menu - Insufficient watermelon diet for weight loss, thanks to which you will lose extra pounds without stressing the body. The reload will not be intense, but it will give you long-lasting results, provided you stick to the right way of eating.

Eat 150-200 g of any porridge (rice, millet, buckwheat) boiled in water for breakfast for seven days. Be sure to finish the first meal with 250-300 g of watermelon pulp.

Eat cooked meat (not more than 250 g), baked or cooked fish during the day. Supplement - light vegetable salad. Green vegetable salads (cucumber, broccoli) and greens (celery leaves, a little parsley, dill, a few green feathers) are preferred. Luke). Season salad with lemon juice or olive oil. Dinner is served without the "participation" of watermelon.

Eat 750-800 g of watermelon every day instead of dinner. The evening meal includes only the main dietary product without adding other dishes to the menu.

Do not forget about snacks. They are made between breakfast and lunch and between lunch and dinner. To satisfy a light hunger, use cool, soft cheese, cottage cheese without fat and sweeteners, light kefir or yogurt without any additives. ᲭAme fruit. Two sour apples, one ripe pear are allowed during the week. Boiled soft boiled eggs in quantity of 2 pieces are allowed. in a week.

The minimum portion is 100-150 g of any of the listed dietary products. The maximum portion of watermelon pulp is 800 gr.

Do not forget about the drink. Try to drink at least 1. 5 liters of water a day. You can drink non-sweet herbal tea. In the morning, if desired, drink one cup of coffee without sweeteners.

for 10 days

The above weekly diet is the basis for the 10 and 14 day diet.

Another option on the 10-day watermelon menu is a free diet based on a healthy diet. The role of main products in your free menu belongs to low-fat fish, meat, low-fat cottage cheese, unsweetened porridge on water. Is the main product of the diet need only one meal in the morning. Start your day with a good bite of this fruit pulp.

Categorically exclude alcoholic beverages, soda, confectionery, sweets, fast food, fried foods. If you feel well, continue the diet for up to 14 days.

Not a single watermelon. . .

Watermelon is a versatile low-calorie diet food for weight loss. It goes well with different types of products, for example, melon, kefir, buckwheat. Not a fan of mono diets? Choose a watermelon-melon or watermelon-kefir diet. Both cultures ripen simultaneously, have a similar set of trace elements, and enhance each other's action.

Kefir and watermelon are essential for good bowel function. They effectively initiate metabolic processes in cells.

The combination of watermelon and buckwheat cleanses the body, improves bile secretion, metabolism. Buckwheat creates a feeling of satiety, while watermelon stimulates the removal of excess fluid from the tissues, relieves swelling.

Another combination is watermelon and green cucumber. It is advisable to use them as basic products for 14 days. Food base - 1 kg of cucumber and 1 kg of juicy melon watermelon per day. Diversify your table with rye or bran bread and a glass of light kefir

For whom this is contraindicated

As you know, very often melons and pumpkins are fertilized with nitrates to improve their growth and rapid ripening. Watermelon absorbs harmful substances very quickly. Such berries do not bring any benefit, on the contrary, they can cause severe poisoning. Signs of concentration of large chemicals, inside the pulp are yellow and white stripes that form a grid. Only checked berries should be eaten.

Watermelon should not be used for urolithiasis patients. You can provoke a stone movement that gets stuck in the system.

Also, you should not eat large amounts of watermelon for diabetics. The presence of glucose and fructose will significantly increase sugar and affect the well-being of the patient.

Colitis, enterocolitis and other intestinal problems are contraindications to the use of watermelon. Large amounts of fiber and pectin are harmful to health. Exacerbation of chronic diseases may occur.

It is harmful to take watermelon for those who have high acidity in the stomach and diseases of the pancreas. Berries can provoke recurrence of the disease, aggravating pathological processes.

Is watermelon diet allowed for pregnant women?

Any diet, especially strict, is contraindicated during childbirth.

A pregnant woman's diet should be healthy, rich in various elements and vitamins. However, this does not cancel the fasting days. Pregnant women can use a one-day watermelon mono-diet for unwinding. Another option is a light watermelon diet, the menu of which contains other dietary products besides berry pulp: cottage cheese, meat, fish, cereals.

On the expediency and benefits of such unloading, a pregnant woman should consult with her supervisor and also take into account the fact that the use of berries will cause additional strain on the excretory system and work out of it

How do we get out of the mono diet?

Are you satisfied with your weight gain during the diet and do not want them to return to the previous mark? To avoid this, get out of the watermelon diet smoothly.

Fresh food should be on your table from the food menu. Exclude everything smoked, overcooked and rich. Avoid all kinds of pickles, carbonated drinks, alcohol. Give preference to light foods: dairy products, cereals, baked or stewed vegetables, poultry, rabbit, veal and fish.

Conclusion

Watermelon diet is an excellent unloading for the body and a way to lose weight fast. Like other mono diets, it has its pros and cons, so you should not be attracted to it. Want to try this diet? Start with one day. So you test your strength to find out how many days the diet is optimal for you.