Watermelon diet for weight loss is only for healthy people. If you have problems with kidney stones or gall bladder, gastrointestinal diseases, pathologies of the cardiovascular system and blood pressure, you should not lose weight with the help of juicy, tasty berries. Another drawback of this method is seasonality. It can be used only during the harvest period, when watermelons ripen in the orchard. But a big plus is the ability to get rid of 10 kg in 2 weeks.
Features of the watermelon diet
By choosing melons for weight loss, you simultaneously get rid of excess weight and cleanse the body of waste and toxins. True, weight loss with the express option - within 3-5 days - occurs due to the removal of excess fluid. A longer option, designed for 10-14 days, first removes swelling and only then stimulates the removal of waste, toxins and the breakdown of the fat layer into glycerin and water.
Attention!
It is very important to choose watermelons of high quality, with low nitrate content (up to 54 mg/1 kg) and at the moment of maximum ripeness.
A mono-diet is intended for short-term use and focuses on water removal. It weighs about 3 kg in 5 days. The long-term version also includes other foods - fruits (except grapes and bananas), vegetables, chicken breast and lean fish. Cooking methods: boiling, baking, baking in foil or parchment in the oven, steaming.
The benefits and harms of the watermelon diet
Juicy berries are rich in vitamins and minerals. It prevails:
- ascorbic acid;
- potassium;
- chlorine;
- iron;
- zinc.
Watermelon pulp also contains saturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, easily digestible carbohydrates and fruit acids. This complex has a beneficial effect on the body.
Benefits of watermelon:
- Removes toxins, accumulated waste, removes swelling.
- Removes small stones from the kidneys.
- Normalizes blood pressure.
- Stimulates blood circulation, increases vascular tone.
- Accelerates metabolism, helps to get rid of constipation.
Watermelon diet is useful in the initial stage of obesity, edema and difficulties with physiological recovery. With its help, you can replenish the body's vitamin and mineral reserves.
Attention!
A mono-diet on watermelon is one of the most problematic. Therefore, before switching to it, you should make sure that your health will not let you down.
In this mode, the kidneys are exposed to increased stress. Weight loss occurs due to the removal of fluid, the fat layer remains in place. His transformation begins with a light version designed for 2 weeks.
Cons:
- unbalanced diet;
- may increase blood sugar levels;
- washes away salts - calcium, potassium, phosphorus, can increase abnormal heart rate and blood pressure.
To reduce damage to the body, it is recommended to choose lighter options - watermelon-kefir or protein-watermelon diet. This redistributes the load, partially removes it from the kidneys and gastrointestinal tract.
Watermelon diet options
The heaviest diet is only berries and water. How many days to stay depends on the condition. If unpleasant symptoms appear, it is necessary to stop for 1 day. There are no unpleasant feelings - you can tolerate 3.
Other options for weight loss with watermelon:
- within 9 days. Watermelon-melon diet supplemented with grains and protein products.
- Severe cucumber-watermelon, 2 weeks. Daily menu: 1 kg of cucumbers and juicy berries, 150 g of rye bread and 1 glass of kefir before going to bed.
- By adding bread - rye or bran. 5-10 days.
- Fruit and protein. Watermelon is included in a low-calorie diet - 2-3 pieces after each meal. Designed for 2 weeks.
- With buckwheat. They eat 1 kg of steamed grain and melon pulp per day - 50 g per 1 kg of weight. The daily menu is completed with vegetable salads prepared with olive oil.
- With rice - 3-5 days. Eat 100 g of brown rice and 1 kg of watermelon per day.
- A week with cottage cheese. Products are served in turn, the serving size is chosen according to your taste, but not more than 200 g.
Attention!
Watermelon diet during pregnancy helps to get rid of edema. By adding cottage cheese, rice, buckwheat and black bread to the menu, you can eat up to 1 kg of berries per day. The maximum duration of such a diet is 3 days.
No matter how you decide to lose weight, you need to take before and after photos, otherwise no one will believe that you got rid of excess weight in such a short time. If you listen to the reviews, the size of your waist decreases "before your eyes". You can re-wear your favorite items that you regretfully left in your closet.
Which watermelon to choose
It is necessary to pass the diet only during the mass ripening season of melons. The stem of ripe watermelons is completely dry, there is a dull sound when tapped, a yellow spot on one side, and a cracking sound when squeezed. The skin should not have cracks, soft spots, or pimples that indicate a fungal infection. It is better to buy medium-sized fruits.
If, when cut, the seeds are light in color despite the red flesh, you should refuse consumption. The risk of maturation stimulation is very high.
Watermelon diet menu for every day
There are several options depending on your health and willpower. Sticking to a restricted diet is quite difficult. If you plan to fast, the necessary amount of pulp is calculated as 1: 15, kg. This part is divided into 5-6 doses.
Attention!
Before going on a diet, it is necessary to reduce the caloric content of the daily menu for 2-5 days, to give up fried and spicy foods that increase gastrointestinal secretion. It is necessary to reduce the stress on the body as much as possible.
3 day menu
The first day - only melon, as when switching to a mono-diet. Second, add 400ml of still mineral water. Others add a little cottage cheese.
But for 3 days you can choose milder options:
- 5 meals of 3 watermelons each. Supplements: 150 g of cottage cheese for breakfast, rice porridge with water for lunch. Afternoon snack is similar to breakfast and dinner is similar to lunch.
- Watermelon - as in the first choice. For breakfast, on the first 2 days, various porridges - buckwheat and oatmeal, and on the 3rd day, a salad with black plums, dates and crackers.
- The basis is watermelon. Lunch - 100 g of boiled chicken with herbs on the first day, 2 rye bread sandwiches with cottage cheese and greens on the second, and an apple on the third. Dinner - pear cottage cheese, 1 egg, kefir.
The result of the diet is minus 3-5 kg. At the same time, the stomach does not distance itself from protein foods, and the transition to a normal diet becomes easier.
5 day menu
Porridge on water, heat treatment - boiled or steamed with boiling water. Food - 5, each is supplemented with 300 g of watermelon. Portions - 200-300 g.
First day:
- for breakfast - oatmeal;
- snack - watermelon;
- lunch - steamed fish or fillet, cucumber salad with herbs;
- afternoon snack - as a snack;
- dinner - low-fat cottage cheese with apples.
The second day begins with a fruit salad consisting of plums, dates, apples, and watermelon; for lunch - watermelon; lunch - cottage cheese with herbs and 2 slices of rye bread; afternoon snack - soft boiled egg; dinner is like lunch.
On the third day, millet porridge, apples, kefir are distributed independently, and the fourth is similar to the first. The last day - portions are increased to 300 g, cottage cheese and millet porridge should be added.
7 day menu
You have to decide what foods to eat and when. If the load increases, the daily calorie content of food increases. Decreases during rest. For each meal - 300 g of watermelon, dinner and breakfast - only watermelon.
Dietary examples:
- Breakfast: unsweetened green tea, porridge with water, eggs; cottage cheese with fruit salad; vegetable salad.
- Lunch: side dishes - fresh vegetable salads seasoned with olive or sunflower oil, and for the main course - chicken fillet, fish, white meat turkey meatballs; vegetable soup and white meat. Everything evaporates.
- Dinner: vegetable salads; cottage cheese; toasts.
Attention!
Salt and sugar are prohibited. But black coffee lovers can treat themselves with a regular drink in the morning or 2-3 hours before going to bed. Just don't use too much power.
Menu for 10 and 14 days
To lose weight over time, you need to increase the energy value of the daily menu by expanding the diet. When planning what you can eat during the day, you should follow the seven-day diet principle.
Recommended foods to add to the diet:
- pumpkin porridge;
- yogurt;
- baked apples and pears;
- cauliflower stew or white cabbage stew;
- vegetable saute with eggplant;
- porridge - rice, buckwheat, oatmeal, millet;
- cottage cheese;
- salads from fried carrots, cucumbers, boiled beets, tomatoes, greens;
- fruits - except bananas and grapes;
- bread - rye and bran;
- cheese - Adyge, unsalted:
- vegetable stew;
- meat - chicken, turkey;
- fish;
- liquid - green tea, mineral and pure water, dried fruit or berry compotes.
Attention!
Lunch and afternoon snack - only 300 g of watermelon. It can be included in other dishes as a dessert or salad ingredient.
How to properly quit the watermelon diet
If you follow the basic principles of returning to a normal diet, weight loss will continue steadily, albeit at a slow pace. You can replace the melon pulp, which the body is already used to, with fruit juices, purees and smoothies. In the first two days, it is recommended to include at least a little watermelon in the menu. Then they increase the portions of food that they do not refuse from the diet - porridge or meat. Then they switch to dairy products - cheese, cottage cheese with a fat content of 3. 2%.
Already from the 3rd day, it is allowed to reduce the number of meals - first to 4, then to 3 if necessary. But in this case, you should not give up such snacks - they help to suppress the feeling of hunger without increasing it. portions.
In order not to gain weight in the future, you should completely give up baked goods, baked goods made from white flour, fried and grilled foods, crusty breads.
Watermelon diet is a quick way to get rid of excess weight and relieve stress in the body. However, following this, it is necessary to remember the pros and cons. You should not immediately switch to a 3-7 day schedule. You should start with a day to test your strength and assess your situation. So you can find out which number of days will be optimal.