Midsummer is the time when a giant green berry with a sweet and juicy pulp is ready to delight everyone with its taste and freshness. And this is the most successful time to finally take it upon yourself and lose weight with gusto, because the watermelon diet has for many years established itself as an effective way to combat excess weight.
Watermelon diet: benefits and harms
Watermelon is 90% juice, which contains practically no acids or salts, in comparison with other fruits and berries. But the liquid part of these fruits is very rich in alkali. That is why the watermelon diet for urolithiasis is indicated by nephrologists as one of the most effective therapeutic diets. In addition, the use of 2 kg of watermelon per day is indicated for exacerbation:
- pyelonephritis;
- cystitis;
- jade.
Watermelon is incredibly rich in magnesium and to replenish the daily dose of this element it will be enough to eat only 150 g of juicy pulp. In addition, watermelon helps:
- with hypertension;
- with high cholesterol;
- with cardiovascular pathologies;
- with chronic liver diseases;
Often, watermelon is recommended by doctors after antibiotic therapy to remove drug residues. And most importantly, watermelon helps to lose weight, because 100 g of sweet pulp contains only 35-40 kcal, and this berry gives satiety for a long time. In addition, the folic acid contained in the fruit is actively involved in the metabolism of fats.
Watermelon diet for weight loss
Watermelon for weight loss is used in many diets aimed at weight loss. However, the fastest watermelon diet is the cleansing mono diet, which allows you to lose 3 kg in just 5 days. The menu of this diet is based on 1 kg of watermelon pulp for every 10 kg of weight lost. During the five day cleaning period, you cannot eat any other food than watermelon. But you are allowed to drink water without gas indefinitely, and you can still drink a couple of cups of unsweetened green tea throughout the day.
The effect of the diet is already evident on the first day. Due to the pronounced diuretic and laxative effect, the body not only eliminates excess fluid, but also cleans itself of toxins. And to consolidate the result after the prescribed period, the diet can be extended for another 10 days according to one of the following diets.
Melon diet
The watermelon and melon diet is very simple and delicious. Its duration is 10 days, during which it is necessary to eat 5 times in small portions. All meals, except lunch, are based on watermelon or melon pulp (200-300g) with some additions, for example:
- Breakfast: Rye toast with melted cheese and a small slice of watermelon / or oatmeal with melon.
- Snack: 300 g of watermelon pulp.
- Afternoon snack: 300 g of melon pulp.
- Dinner: 100 g of fat-free ricotta with melon (200 g).
The daily meal should be complete, for example:
- Boiled breast with buckwheat and fresh salad.
- Vegetable soup without potatoes and 120 g of lean boiled or steamed meat.
- Steamed turkey cutlets with brown rice and green beans.
Watermelon and kefir diet
The Kefir diet and watermelon are no longer a diet, but fasting days, during which it is allowed to eat only 1% kefir and watermelon. Food should be fractionated six times, alternating, that is, berry pulp and sour milk can not be combined. We start the day with a watermelon and finish a couple of hours before going to sleep with a glass of kefir. During the day, you can drink 1 liter of fermented milk product and eat 1 kg of watermelon for every 15 kg of your own weight.
Watermelon diet with black bread
Black bread, watermelon, and weight loss are interconnected things. And this can be seen in the example of the 7-day diet, during which you can eat:
- Watermelon pulp is sufficient, but no more than 1 kg for every 10 kg of its weight.
- Rye bread, no more than ½ loaf, divided into 4-5 meals.
With a strong desire, the amount of bread can be reduced to 100 g per day or replaced with 2 tablespoons. L. oat bran and add to the diet 200-300 g of "Shchetka" salad made from fresh white cabbage, thin strips of chopped beets and carrots with lemon juice and olive oil dressing.
Watermelon apple diet
For a weight loss diet, watermelon can also be paired with fresh or baked apples. For this diet it is recommended to take 1 kg of apples and 1. 5 kg of watermelon pulp per day and distribute the products evenly over 6 meals. But don't forget that apple juice has an irritating effect on the stomach, so this watermelon diet is not suitable for those with gastrointestinal pathologies.
Watermelon diet - way out
The watermelon diet is very tough and requires the right way out. So that in the very first days after the end of the diet, the weight does not return and in order not to harm the body, which is accustomed to a lean diet, you should adhere to a delicate menu for a couple of weeks:
- Breakfast. . . Porridge (rice, oatmeal, buckwheat) in water or in small quantities low-fat cottage cheese / hard-boiled eggs / toast with cheese and a cup of green tea.
- Dinner. . . Lean fish, meat, poultry fillets (steamed or boiled). You can cook vegetables or grains as a side dish.
- Dinner. . . Watermelon pulp no more than 2 kg.
The high efficiency of the watermelon diet and the numerous options for its continuation make this diet the most popular on summer days. In less than two weeks with such delicious food, you can lose up to 10 kg. The result is very worthy! And you can easily choose a menu based on your taste preferences.