There are probably not many people who do not like the juicy sweet berry - watermelon. More than 90 percent of it consists of juice, the benefits of which are indicated for urolithiasis, since there are practically no acids, salts in the juice, but a large amount of alkali. There is also a fairly large amount of magnesium in the composition of watermelon, it is enough to eat a piece of watermelon in order to get the daily rate of phosphorus, iron, potassium, calcium.
It contains easily digestible sugars, microelements, vitamins of group B, C, PP. This berry will help with diseases of the cardiovascular system, hypertension, high cholesterol. If you have been taking antibiotics for a long period of time, the juicy pulp will help in removing drug residues from the body.
But the most important thing we want to talk about is that watermelon is an excellent helper in losing weight, since there are only 30-40 kcal per one hundred grams of pulp, but at the same time there is a feeling of satiety, and the presence of folic acid improves fat metabolism, helps inthe work of the circulatory and immune system.
Success in losing weight is achieved due to the diuretic effect of this berry, while toxins, toxins and other harmful substances accumulated by the body are actively removed. The diuretic properties of watermelon are milder in comparison with medications. A very important element in the composition of watermelon pulp is the carotenoid lycopene, which has anti-tumor properties, helps to slow down aging, thins and purifies the blood.
Testing a watermelon for nitrates. Contraindications
Of course, a watermelon diet can only be afforded at the end of summer, when watermelons are ripe without additional growth accelerators and chemicals being applied to them. Nowadays, watermelon can be bought in the store at any time of the year, but we do not recommend it. In general, it is best to take fruits grown in your garden (if you are a resident of the southern regions of the country), they may not be so sweet, rich in color, but you will be completely sure of their quality.
You can check the amount of nitrates in a watermelon in the following way: put a piece of pulp in a glass of water, if it contains nitrates, then the pulp will soften in the glass, acquire a mushy state, without nitrates, the piece will practically retain its shape. Eating watermelons during their ripening period, you will receive both benefits and pleasure, because the juice of this fruit will perfectly quench your thirst, and cleanse your body not only by urination, but also by sweating, cleansing your skin, pores, while replenishing the body with microelements.
The watermelon diet is easily tolerated. During the diet period, you will only have to eat this berry, but at the same time in large quantities and at any time, it is possible at night (only you need to take into account the fact that you will often have to get up to the toilet), and you will not feel hungry. At the same time, you do not need to painfully calculate the calories consumed, it is enough to know that one kilogram of pulp goes to ten kilograms of your body weight.
It is advisable to divide the consumption of watermelon into 5-6 doses, every three hours. This technique is ideal for the benefit of the body. Applying the watermelon diet, you will achieve results pretty quickly. If you still find it difficult to limit your diet to only watermelon, you can add a small amount of rye, bran bread to your diet. But in this case, the diet will have to be extended.
Contraindications to the watermelon diet concern people suffering from impaired renal function and genitourinary system (pyelonephritis, kidney stones) and diabetes mellitus.
Watermelon diet - menus and results
When using the watermelon diet, you can get rid of 3-5 kg in a week, and in 14 days you can lose up to 7-8 kg. But you need to prepare for such a long and complex diet, enter it gradually, and only if you are confident in your health!
The 14-day diet allows you to include a small amount of different foods in the diet, but care should be taken to ensure that they are not very high in calories.
For breakfast, you can add one boiled chicken egg, or 100 grams of low-fat cottage cheese, or a small amount of porridge in water. For lunch, eat a slice of lean beef or veal, or a slice of chicken or fish, all of this should be boiled or steamed, vegetables. Dinner should only consist of watermelon pulp.
Watermelon diets can be combined with other foods. We offer several diet options with different menus:
Melon Diet
First option:
- breakfast - toast, low-fat cottage cheese 60-80 gr. , 200 grams of melon;
- lunch - up to 150 grams of boiled fish, lettuce and melon, 150 grams of cheese;
- afternoon tea - 400-500 grams of watermelon pulp;
- Dinner - a portion of boiled rice (150-200 grams), carrots + apples 100 grams, a piece of melon.
Second option:
- breakfast - one boiled egg, 150-200 grams of watermelon pulp;
- lunch - stewed vegetable stew 100-150 grams, 350-400 grams of melon;
- afternoon snack - low-fat cottage cheese 150-200 grams;
- Dinner - 100-150 grams of boiled chicken or turkey, toast and 400-500 grams of watermelon pulp.
Third option:
- breakfast - natural yogurt 150 grams, 400-500 grams of watermelon watermelon diet watermelon diet;
- lunch - steamed turkey or chicken fillets 100-150 grams, rice 150 grams, melon 400-450 grams;
- afternoon snack - a piece of bran bread or crispbread;
- dinner - vegetable salad 150-200 grams, one boiled potato, 400-500 grams of watermelonwatermelon diet watermelon diet.
Fourth option:
- breakfast - rye bread toast + cheese, 200-300 grams of watermelon or oatmeal with melon;
- lunch - boiled chicken breast with buckwheat porridge and fresh vegetable salad, or vegetable soup without potatoes and 100-150 grams of boiled (or steamed) lean meat, or steamed turkey cutlets 100 grams, 150 grams of rice andgreen beans;
- snack 300-400 grams of watermelon;
- dinner - 100-120 grams of low-fat cottage cheese and 200-300 grams of melon.
If you are following the melon diet, do not drink immediately after meals. You can drink green tea or one glass of water in an hour. The menu must be alternated.
Watermelon-kefir, protein and bread diets
- The watermelon-kefir diet includes two products, kefir of 0 or 1 percent fat and watermelon. It is necessary to eat in turn a glass of kefir or 300-400 grams of watermelon pulp every three hours. It is better to start the day with the pulp of a watermelon, and end with kefir.
- The watermelon-protein diet implies the consumption of watermelon between main meals - 400-500 grams for 10-14 days. The main food products these days should be: boiled chicken or turkey fillets, steamed fish of non-fatty varieties, eggs, low-fat cottage cheese and cheese and low-fat kefir, seafood, vegetables.
- A diet on watermelon and black bread implies the consumption of 0. 5 loaves of black (better stale) bread and watermelon pulp per day, as mentioned above - at the rate of one kilogram of pulp per 10 kilograms of body weight. If you wish and if you can, then reduce the consumption of bread to 100 grams or replace with two tbsp. tablespoons of oat bran and you can add a salad of thinly sliced white cabbage, carrots and beets, a few drops of lemon juice and olive oil.
If at the end of the diet you exit it correctly (the main rule is gradualness), then the lost kilograms will not return to you, in any case, not as quickly as you lost them. To do this, observe the following rules within two weeks after the watermelon diet: 1) do not skip breakfast, 2) your diet should include foods high in protein and carbohydrates, 3) it is important not to slow down your metabolism.
The main foods after a two-week diet should be:
- porridge;
- boiled or steamed lean fish;
- boiled lean meat (chicken, turkey);
- fermented milk products (low-fat cottage cheese and kefir, natural yoghurts);
- vegetables;
- fruits;
- eggs.
And 2-3 hours before bedtime, continue to eat one kilogram of watermelon per 30 kilograms of body weight.
Fasting days on watermelons can be arranged 2-3 times a week, eat two kilograms of watermelon pulp. It is very important: give yourself physical activity to the best of your ability, at least at home, without a coach and gym, or in the form of walking.