Midsummer's Day is the time when a giant green berry with a sweet juicy porridge is ready to delight everyone with its taste and freshness. And this is the most successful period to finally take yourself and lose weight with taste, because the watermelon diet for many years has proven to be an effective way to combat obesity.
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 alkalis. That is why the watermelon diet for urolithiasis is shown 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 fill the daily dose of this element, it will be enough to eat only 150 g of juicy porridge. In addition, watermelon helps:
- with hypertension;
- with high cholesterol;
- with cardiovascular pathologies;
- with chronic liver disease;
Watermelon is often recommended by doctors after antibiotic therapy to remove drug residues. And most importantly, watermelon helps to lose weight, because 100 g of sweet porridge 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 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. No food other than watermelon can be eaten during the five-day cleansing period. But you are allowed to drink still water indefinitely and you can still drink a few cups of sugar-free green tea during the day.
The effect of the diet is noticeable on the first day. Due to the pronounced diuretic and laxative effect, the body not only gets rid of excess fluid, but also cleanses itself of toxins. And to consolidate the result after the deadline, the diet can be extended by another 10 days according to one 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 dishes, except lunch, are watermelon or melon pulp (200-300 g) with some additives, for example:
- Breakfast: Rye toast with melted cheese and a small slice of watermelon / or oats with melon.
- Breakfast: 300 g watermelon puree.
- Snack: 300 g melon puree.
- Dinner: 100 g skim cottage cheese with melon (200 g).
The daily diet should be complete, for example:
- Boiled breasts with buckwheat and fresh salad.
- Vegetable soup without potatoes and 120 g of low-fat cooked or stewed meat.
- Steamed turkey chops with brown rice and green beans.
Watermelon-kefir diet
The kefir diet and watermelon are no longer a diet, but fasting days during which only 1% kefir and watermelon are allowed to be eaten. The food should be six times fractional, alternating, ie berry puree and yogurt can not be combined. We start the day with watermelon and finish 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 body 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 body weight.
- Rye bread, no more than ½ bread divided into 4-5 meals.
If desired, the amount of bread can be reduced to 100 g per day or replaced with 2 tablespoons of oat bran and add to the diet 200-300 g of salad "Brush", made from fresh white cabbage, cut into thin stripsbeets and carrots with lemon juice and olive oil dressing.
Diet with apple
For a weight loss diet, watermelon can be combined with fresh or baked apples. For this diet you should take 1 kg of apples and 1. 5 kg of watermelon puree per day and evenly distribute the products on 6 meals. But remember that apple juice has an irritating effect on the stomach, so this diet with watermelon is not suitable for those who have any gastrointestinal pathologies.
Watermelon diet - a way out
The watermelon diet is very difficult and requires the right outcome. 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 the meager diet, you should stick to a gentle menu for a few weeks:
- Breakfast. . . Porridge (rice, oats, buckwheat) in water or small amounts of low-fat cottage cheese / boiled egg / toast with cheese and a cup of green tea.
- Dinner. . . Low fat fish, meat, poultry fillets (steamed or cooked). You can cook vegetables or cereals as a side dish.
- Dinner. . . Watermelon pulp not more than 2 kg.
The high efficiency of the watermelon diet and the many possibilities for its continuation make this diet the most popular during the 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 according to your own taste preferences.