Watermelon diet

Watermelon diet belongs to the category of mono-cleansing diets. You should definitely understand thatdoes not belong to the category of health benefits. However, if you have a very urgent need to lose weight, have no chronic illness and are ready to suffer your body is stressed, then you can give it a try. The diet is used in a strict version and in the "easy" way.

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

Watermelon Eating Principles

The diet based on this juicy berry has two purposes: detoxifying the body and losing weight. This diet is short term. It intensively removes fluid from cells, cleanses them of toxins and toxins. For 5 days of a strict watermelon diet, you can lose up to 3 kg of weight. The result is enhanced by "watermelon food" - a diet that, in addition to the berry itself, includes other products.

A watermelon diet is performed once a year - during the roasting of watermelons in melons. It was during this period that they have a natural composition, do not contain chemicals.

Practice 2 options: a strong diet and a light diet. Tough means eating only berry pulp. The light weight allows the use of low-calorie breakfasts, lunches and dinners. The berry pulp is used as a snack and wraps up any 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 this aromatic and delicious berries. The composition of watermelon pulp and the beneficial properties of its ingredients:

#	Ingredients	Useful Features
1.	Water	Stimulation of metabolic processes, improvement of bile output, improvement of the excretory system, as well as elimination of bloating.
2.	Glucose (fructose or sucrose)	Tonic 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 motility, prevent constipation.
5.	Pectinat	Lowering blood cholesterol levels, clearing blood vessels, normalizing heart function.
6.	Antioxidants	Prevention of premature aging of the body, anti-tumor effect, strengthening of blood vessels.
7.	Folic acid	Complete assimilation of proteins, anti-aging effect, participation in the formation of hemoglobin.

Drinking watermelon is good for improving your well-being and losing weight. It is especially useful for anemia, gout, atherosclerosis. Watermelon is rich in easily digestible organic iron and saturates the body with daily folic acid requirements.

Pro

• it is easy to calculate your watermelon consumption rate at the rate of 1 kg pulp of this melon berry per 10 kg of your body weight;
• insignificant cash costs;
• short term.

Kundrat

• increased load on the kidneys, therefore it is prohibited in case of serious pathologies of the excretory system;
• lack of balanced diet during the period of strict mono-diet;
• weight loss (bullet line) is only due to dehydration and not getting rid of adipose tissue;
• can not be used for diabetes and stomach diseases;
• is ​​not suitable for long-term use, as it leads to rinsing of potassium and sodium salts.

How to choose a watermelon to buy?

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

You will recognize a suitable berry in the vegetable sector in a supermarket by the following attributes:

• matte skin color;
• dull echo with slight tapping;
• slight crack when compressed;
• medium size or slightly larger.

Wash the purchased grain with soap and rinse thoroughly under running water.

Diet Menu

The maximum duration of the soft watermelon diet is 10 days. Strict mono-diet lasts only 1-5 days. Each of the diet options has its own menu.

Menu for 1 day

Consider two diet regimens - strict and strict.

Mono Strict diet

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

This diet is practiced for 1-3 days. After a strict food restriction, gradually introduce dairy products, light cereals, boiled or roasted vegetables into the diet. This is necessary in order not to regain the lost pounds.

It is believed that the more extra pounds you have, the more lead you will get to a mono diet.

Easy diet for a day

In the morning:

• Watermelon + a teaspoon of natural honey.

Lunch:

• Cruton rye or bran;
• A serving of watermelon.

Lunch:

• A large ripe apple.

Evening:

• Pumpkin porridge;
• Zucchini or other vegetables;
• casserole with apples.

For 3 days

If you follow a mono-diet, then the basis of your nutrition for three days is the pulp of a ripe berry in a volume of no more than 5-6 kg per day. It is permissible to supplement the diet only with unsweetened water or 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 withdrawal from the usual diet, suitable for weight management and detoxification of the body:

In the morning:

• Low fat cottage cheese in the amount of 150 g + 2-3 slices of watermelon.
• Extra breakfast 2 slices of watermelon pulp.

Lunch:

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

Lunch:

• 50 g nonfat cottage cheese + 1 slice of watermelon.

Evening:

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

For 5 days

Day 1.

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

Day 2.

• In the morning: a salad with finely chopped apples, prunes, persimmons, watermelon pulp.
• Snack: 300 g tul watermelon.
• Lunch: a few slices of rye bread, low-fat cottage cheese, fennel, celery.
• Snack: soft boiled egg.
• In the evening: 300 g watermelon.

Day 3.

• In the morning: millet porridge without milk.
• Snack: A sour apple.
• Afternoon: 450 g sweet watermelon pulp.
• Snack: 200 g roasted watermelon.
• In the evening: a glass of low-fat kefir.

Day 4.

• In the morning: apple salad, prunes, persimmon, watermelon pulp.
• Snack: 300 g tul shalqi.
• Lunch: a few slices of rye bread, low-fat cottage cheese, dill or other types of vegetables.
• Snack: soft boiled egg.
• In the evening: eat 300 g of watermelon.

Day 5.

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

Morning coffee can be changed if you wish.

For 7 days

The weekly menu is a non-strict diet with watermelon for weight loss, thanks to which you lose extra pounds without stress to the body. Restoration will not be intense, but it will give lasting results, provided you adhere to the right way to eat.

For seven days, eat 150-200 g of each porridge (rice, millet, buckwheat) cooked in water as breakfast. Be sure to supplement the first meal with 250-300 g of watermelon pulp.

During the day, eat boiled meat (not more than 250 g), roasted or boiled fish. Supplement - salad with light vegetables. Salads with green vegetables (cucumber, broccoli) and greens (celery leaves, a little parsley, dill, some green feathers) are preferred. Luke). Season salad with lemon juice or olive oil. Lunch is performed without the "participation" of watermelon.

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

Remember the essential foods. They are made between breakfast and lunch and between lunch and dinner. To satisfy mild hunger, use hard, soft cheese, nonfat cottage cheese and sweeteners, light kefir or yogurt without any additives. Eat fruit. During the week, two sour apples are allowed, one ripe pear. Soft-boiled eggs are allowed in the amount of 2 pieces. per week.

The minimum portion is 100-150 g of each dietary product listed. The maximum portion of watermelon pulp is 800 g.

Don't forget about drinking. Try to drink at least 1. 5 liters of water a day. You can drink unsweetened herbal tea. In the morning, if you wish, drink a cup of coffee without sweetener.

For 10 days

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

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

Strictly exclude alcoholic beverages, soda, sweets, pastries, fast foods, fried foods. If you feel well, extend the diet to 14 days.

No 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. Are you not a supporter of mono diets? Choose a watermelon-melon or watermelon-kefir diet. Both of these crops ripen at the same time, have a similar set of trace elements, and enhance each other's action.

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

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

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

For whom it is contraindicated

As you know, very often melons and gourds are fertilized with nitrates to increase their growth and rapid ripening. Watermelon absorbs harmful substances very quickly. Such berries will not bring any benefit, on the contrary, they can cause severe poisoning. Excellent signs of chemical concentration, there are yellow and white stripes inside the brick that form a mesh. Only controlled berries should be eaten.

Watermelons should not be used too much for those with urolithiasis. You can provoke the movement of the stone, which will get stuck in the system.

Diabetics should not eat too much watermelon. The presence of glucose and fructose will significantly increase sugar and affect patient well-being.

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

It is also harmful to consume watermelon for those who have high stomach acidity and pancreatic diseases. Berries can provoke a relapse of the disease, worsening of pathological processes.

Is watermelon diet allowed for pregnant women?

Any diet, especially the strict one, is contraindicated during childbearing.

The diet of a pregnant woman should be healthy, rich in various elements and vitamins. However, this does not invalidate the days of fasting. For discharge, pregnant women are allowed to use a one-day watermelon diet. Another option is a light diet with watermelon, the menu of which, in addition to berry pulp, includes other dietary products: cottage cheese, meat, fish, cereals.

Regarding the advisability and benefits of such a discharge, a pregnant woman should consult her supervising specialist, and also take into account the fact that the use of berries will create an additional burden on the secretory system, and without itworking hard

How to get out of the mono diet?

Are you enjoying your weight gain during the diet and do not want them to recover to their previous level? To prevent this from happening, get out of the watermelon diet smoothly.

New foods on your table should be from the nutrition menu. Exclude everything smoked, overcooked and rich. Avoid all kinds of pickles, fizzy drinks, alcohol. Give preference to light foods: dairy products, cereals, roasted or boiled vegetables, poultry, rabbit, beef and fish.

Conclusion

A watermelon diet is a great discharge for the body and a way to lose weight fast. Like other mono diets, it has its pros and cons, so you do not have to deal with it. Want to try this diet? Start with a day. So you test your strength and understand how many diet days are optimal for you.