Mid-summer is the time when a giant green berry with sweet juicy pulp is ready to satisfy everyone with its taste and freshness. And this is the most successful period to finally recover yourself and lose weight with taste, because watermelon diet for many years has been established as an effective way to fight excess weight.
Watermelon diet - benefits and harms
Watermelon is 90% juice, which contains virtually no acids or salts, compared to other fruits and berries. But the liquid part of these fruits is very rich in alkali. This 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 deterioration:
- pyelonephritis;
- cystitis;
- lodh.
Watermelon is extremely rich in magnesium and to replenish the daily dose of this element will be enough to eat only 150 g of juicy pulp. In addition, watermelon helps:
- with hypertension;
- with high cholesterol;
- with cardiovascular pathology;
- with chronic liver disease;
Often, watermelon is recommended by doctors after antibiotic therapy to remove the remnants of medication. 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. Plus, the folic acid contained in the fruit is actively involved in fat metabolism.
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 mono cleansing diet, which allows you to lose 3 kg in just 5 days. The menu in this diet is based on 1 kg of watermelon pulp for every 10 kg of weight loss. During the five-day cleaning period, no food other than watermelon can be eaten. But you are allowed to drink still water for an indefinite period of time, and you can still drink a few cups of sugar-free green tea during the day.
The effect of the diet is already visible from the first day. Due to the pronounced diuretic and laxative effect, the body not only gets rid of excess fluids, but also cleanses itself of toxins. And to consolidate the result after the set period, the diet can be extended for another 10 days according to any of the following diets.
Melon diet
The diet with watermelon and melon is very simple and delicious. Its duration is 10 days, during which you should eat 5 times in small portions. All meals, except lunch, are watermelon or melon pulp (200-300 g) with some additions, for example:
- BREAKFAST: Toast rye with melted cheese and a small slice of watermelon and / or oats with melon.
- Snack: 300 g watermelon pulp.
- Afternoon snack: 300 g melon pulp.
- dinner: 100 g nonfat melon cottage cheese (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 boiled or low-fat meat.
- Steamed turkey chops with brown rice and green beans.
Watermelon-kefir diet
The kefir and watermelon diet are no longer a diet, but fasting days, during which only 1% kefir and watermelon are allowed to be eaten. Food should be six times partial, alternating, that is, berry pulp and sour milk can not be combined. We start the day with a watermelon and close it a few hours before bed 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 its weight.
Watermelon diet with black bread
Black bread, watermelon and weight loss are interrelated things. And this can be seen in the example of the 7-day diet, during which you can eat:
- Watermelon pulp is sufficient, but not more than 1 kg for every 10 kg of its weight.
- Rye bread, not more than ½ pieces, 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 salad "Shchetka" made from fresh white cabbage, thinly chopped beets and carrots with lemon juice and olive oil sauce.
Watermelon diet with apples
For a weight loss diet, watermelon can also be combined with fresh or ripe apples. For this diet, you should take 1 kg of apples and 1. 5 kg of watermelon pulp per day and evenly distribute the products in 6 meals. But do not forget that apple juice has an irritating effect on the stomach, so this diet with watermelon is not suitable for those who have any gastrointestinal pathology.
Watermelon diet - a way out
The watermelon diet is very strict and requires the right path. So in the 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 poor diet, you should adhere to a gentle menu for several weeks:
- BREAKFAST. . . Porridge (rice, oats, buckwheat) in water or in small amounts low-fat cottage cheese / boiled egg / toast with cheese and a cup of green tea.
- dinner. . . Low-fat fish, meat, poultry fillets (steamed or boiled). As a side dish you can cook vegetables or cereals.
- dinner. . . Watermelon pulp not 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 a delicious meal, you can lose up to 10 kg. The result is very worthy! And you can easily choose a menu according to your taste preferences.