Watermelon diet

The watermelon diet belongs to the mono-diet category. You should understand that it is definitelynot included in the category beneficial to health. But, if you have the need to lose weight, you do not have a chronic illness and are ready to undergo your body under stress, then you can try. Diet is used in strict version and in "light" mode.

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

Principles of Watermelon Diet

Foods based on this juicy fruit have two purposes: detoxify the body and lose weight. This food is short term. It intensively removes fluid from cells, clearing it of toxins and toxins. For a 5 day strict watermelon diet, you can lose up to 3 kg. The result is reinforced by the "nutrition of watermelon" - a diet that, in addition to the berries themselves, includes other products.

The watermelon diet is done once a year - during the maturation of the watermelon on the watermelon. It is during this time that they have a natural composition, do not contain chemicals.

Practice 2 options: hard diet and light diet. Difficult means eating only berry porridge. Lightweight allows the use of low-calorie breakfast, lunch and dinner. Berry porridge is used as a snack and completes every meal.

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

Benefits and dangers of watermelon diet

The benefits of the watermelon diet are due to this fragrant and delicious berry composition. Watermelon pulp composition and its beneficial properties:

#	Components	Useful properties
1.	Air	Stimulation of metabolic processes, increased bile outflow, increased excretory system, and elimination of swelling.
2.	Glucose (fructose or sucrose)	Refreshing effect, saturating cells with energy, relieving weakness and fatigue
3.	Calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, iron and other minerals	Normalization of sleep, elimination of fatigue, prevention of salt deposition, elimination of muscle spasms, normalization of blood pressure.
4.	Fiber	Increased intestinal motility, prevention of constipation.
5.	Pectin	Lowers blood cholesterol levels, cleanses blood vessels, normalizes heart function.
6.	Antioxidants	Prevention of premature aging of the body, anti-tumor effect, blood vessel reinforcement.
7.	Folic acid	Complete assimilation of proteins, anti-aging effects, participation in the formation of hemoglobin.

The use of watermelon is useful for improving well-being, losing excess weight. It is very useful for anemia, gout, atherosclerosis. Watermelon is rich in organic iron that is easily digested and fills the body with daily folic acid needs.

Advantages

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

Contra

• increased load on the kidneys, which is why it is prohibited if there is serious pathology of the excretory system;
• lack of a balanced diet during a strict mono diet period;
• weight loss (pipeline) is only due to water removal, and does not remove adipose tissue;
• should not be used for diabetes and stomach ailments;
• is ​​not suitable for long-term use, as it causes the washing of potassium and sodium salts.

How to choose a watermelon to buy?

Only ripe watermelons are selected during the period of mass cultural maturation suitable for food.

You will recognize the appropriate berries in the vegetable section of the supermarket with the following features:

• matte skin color;
• gloomy echoes with light beats;
• slight cracks when compressed;
• medium or slightly above medium size.

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

Diet Menu

The maximum duration of a weak watermelon diet is 10 days. A strict mono diet only lasts 1-5 days. Each diet option has its own menu.

Menu for 1 day

Consider two diet regimens - strict and strict.

Strict Mono Diet

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

This diet is practiced for 1-3 days. After strict restrictions on food, include dairy products, light cereals, boiled or baked vegetables in the diet. This is necessary in order not to get lost pounds again.

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

A light diet for one day

Morning:

• Watermelon + one teaspoon of natural honey.

Lunch:

• Crouton rye or bran;
• Watermelon dish.

Lunch:

• A ripe apple.

Afternoon:

• Pumpkin porridge;
• Zucchini stew or other vegetables;
• Casserole apple.

For 3 days

If you follow a mono diet, then the basis of your diet for three days is ripe berry porridge in an amount not exceeding 5-6 kg per day. It is permissible to supplement the diet only with water or herbal tea without sugar.

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

Here is a 3-day diet that can reduce stress due to eating, suitable for weight management and detoxification:

Morning:

• Low-fat cottage cheese in the amount of 150 g + 2-3 slices of watermelon.
• Breakfast with 2 pieces of watermelon pulp.

Lunch:

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

Lunch:

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

Afternoon:

• Boiled rice 150-200 g;
• 3 pieces of watermelon.

For 5 days

Day 1.

• In the morning: dairy-free oatmeal and 300 g watermelon porridge.
• Snack: 300 g of watermelon.
• Lunch: boiled chicken breast (100 g) and grated cucumber porridge, finely chopped dill, celery and parsley.
• Snack: 300 g of sweet watermelon porridge.
• In the evening: one ripe pear or apple and low-fat curd (100 g).

Day 2.

• Morning: finely chopped apple salad, prunes, persimmon, watermelon porridge.
• Snack: 300 g of watermelon porridge.
• Lunch: a few slices of rye bread, low-fat curd mass, dill, celery.
• Snack: soft boiled eggs.
• In the evening: 300 g of watermelon.

Day 3.

• In the morning: millet porridge without dairy.
• Snack: Sour apples.
• In the evening: 450 g of sweet watermelon porridge.
• Snack: 200 g of ripe watermelon.
• In the evening: a glass of low-fat kefir.

Day 4.

• In the morning: apple salad, prunes, persimmon, watermelon porridge.
• Snack: 300 g of watermelon porridge.
• Lunch: a few slices of rye bread, low-fat curd mass, dill or other types of vegetables.
• Snack: soft boiled eggs.
• In the evening: eat 300 g of watermelon.

Day 5.

• In the morning: oatmeal without dairy sugar and 300 g watermelon porridge.
• Snack: 300 g of watermelon.
• Lunch: boiled chicken breast (100 g) and grated cucumber porridge, finely chopped dill, celery and parsley.
• Snack: 300 g of sweet watermelon porridge.
• In the evening: one ripe pear and low-fat curd (100 g).

Coffee at breakfast can be varied if desired.

For 7 days

Weekly menu - a non-strict watermelon diet for weight loss, as you will lose extra weight without stress for the body. Resetting will not be strong, but will provide lasting results, provided you adhere to proper eating habits.

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

During the day, eat boiled meat (no more than 250 g), grilled or boiled fish. Extra - light vegetable salad. Salads of green vegetables (cucumber, broccoli) and vegetables (celery leaves, a little parsley, dill, some green hairs) are preferred. Luke). Season salad with lemon juice or olive oil. Lunch is done without the "participation" of watermelon.

Eat 750-800 g of watermelon instead of dinner every day. Dinner only includes main food products without including other dishes on the menu.

Don't forget the must-have snacks. It is done between breakfast and lunch and between lunch and dinner. To satisfy hunger, use hard, light cheese, lean cottage cheese and sweeteners, light kefir or yogurt without additives. Eat fruit. For a week, two sour apples, one ripe pear are allowed. Soft boiled eggs in the amount of 2 pcs are allowed. in Sunday.

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

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

For 10 days

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

Another version of the 10-day watermelon menu is a free diet based on healthy foods. The main product roles in your free menu are low-fat fish, meat, low-fat cottage cheese, sugar-free porridge on water. It is the main product of dietanda only need one meal in the morning. Start your day with this fruit porridge dish.

Excludes alcoholic beverages, sodas, toast, sweets, fast food, fried foods. If you feel healthy, extend the diet to 14 days.

Not a watermelon. . .

Watermelon is a versatile low calorie diet food for weight loss. It is suitable for a wide variety of products, such as watermelon, kefir, buckwheat. Are you not a supporter of the mono diet? Choose a watermelon or watermelon-kefir diet. Both initanaman ripen at the same time, have a similar set of trace elements and complement each other in action.

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

Combination of watermelon and buckwheat cleanses the body, increases bile secretion, metabolism. Buckwheat causes satiety, and watermelon stimulates the removal of excess fluid from tissues, relieving edema.

Other combinations are watermelon and green cucumber. It is best to use it as the main product for 14 days. Basic food - 1 kg of cucumber and 1 kg of watermelon watermelon a day. Diversify your table with rye bread or bran and a glass of lightfir.

For whom contraindications

As you know, watermelons and pumpkins are often fertilized with nitrates to increase their growth and maturation. Watermelon absorbs harmful substances quickly. Such a berry will not bring benefits, on the contrary, it can cause severe poisoning. Significant signs of chemical concentration, there are yellow and white stripes in the pulp that form the net. Only checked berries can be eaten.

Watermelon should not be used excessively for those with urolithiasis. You can provoke the movement of stones, which are stuck in the system.

Also, you should not eat watermelon in large quantities 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 contraindicated for the use of watermelon. High amounts of fiber and pectin can be detrimental to health. Deterioration of chronic disease may occur.

Harmful to watermelon intake for those with high acidity in the stomach and pancreatic disease. Berries can provoke relapse of the disease, exacerbating pathological processes.

Is a watermelon diet allowed for pregnant women?

Any diet, especially a strict one, is contraindicated during childbirth.

The diet of pregnant women must be healthy, rich in various elements and vitamins. However, this does not invalidate the day of fasting. To unload, pregnant women are allowed to use a mono watermelon diet one day. Other options are a light watermelon diet, on the menu, in addition to berry porridge, including other food products: cottage cheese, meat, fish, porridge.

Regarding the effectiveness and benefits of such loading, a pregnant woman should consult with her supervisor, as well as consider the fact that the use of berries will put an additional burden on the excretory system, and without that burden work.

How to get out of a mono diet?

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

New food on your table must be from the nutrition menu. Exclude all who smoke, are overly mature, and rich. Avoid all kinds of pickles, carbonated drinks, alcohol. Give priority to snacks: dairy products, cereals, roasted or boiled vegetables, chicken, rabbit, beef and fish.

Conclusion

The 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 get used to it. Want to try this diet? Start with one day. So are you going to test your strength and understand how many days of diet are right for you.