Dietary programs for losing weight and deloading the body often involve the consumption of seasonal berries, fruits and vegetables. Starting from mid-August until the very end of September, or even until the first part of October, nature pleases us with melons and melons. During this period, a watermelon fasting day becomes very popular to reduce excess weight and boost metabolic rate (metabolism).
pros
Each mono-diet has its pros and cons. Watermelon unloading is no exception. Among all the positive aspects, the following are noted:
- No need to prepare. Many other offloads require little training. You can unload on a watermelon as soon as the desire arises.
- Availability. This berry is available to everyone. With the start of the season, its purchase will not affect the budget in any way. On average, you will spend 20 rubles per kilogram.
- Effective cleansing of waste and toxins, intestinal motility improves, and metabolism accelerates several times.
- Normalization of the gastrointestinal tract and all metabolic processes.
- Unique chemical composition. Watermelon pulp contains a full range of vitamins and microelements. It is worth noting the presence of a huge amount of iron, which is so necessary for patients suffering from anemia.
- Good diuretic effect. It is achieved due to the content of the substance citrulline, which helps with the removal of excess fluid, urea and other waste products.
Variety of reviews
There are various reviews about the watermelon diet, which indicate that practitioners have achieved positive and negative results. This is due to its features:
- it is easily tolerated by the human body;
- has good effectiveness in cleansing the body;
- is accessible to the average person;
- involves drinking only watermelon and clean water;
- may negatively affect the condition of the kidneys;
- requires a proper transition to daily nutrition.
This approach to reducing body weight does not require additional costs or special knowledge in the field of nutrition.
Minuses
But there are also several disadvantages:
- Seasonality - fruits are available only in summer and early autumn. The rest of the time, imported berries are sold, stuffed with harmful substances and chemicals. They are absolutely not suitable for unloading.
- Frequent trips to the toilet. When carrying out watermelon fasting days, you will have to endure a little inconvenience. During the day you will have to run to the toilet.
- High glycemic index. For this reason, RD is not recommended for people suffering from obesity and diabetes.
Diet menu
If you follow this regimen, you must strictly adhere to the daily watermelon diet menu, which involves the following:
- eating only one watermelon pulp at the rate of 1 kg per 10 kg of body weight;
- It is allowed to drink pure water without gas in unlimited quantities;
- It is possible to drink herbal teas without sugar.
The conditions are quite strict; the use of other products is unacceptable. In this regard, its duration can be from 5 to 10 days.
If a deterioration in the body’s condition occurs, such cleansing of the body should be stopped immediately.
Rules
To achieve the desired result, it is important to properly organize your diet. We adhere to the following rules:
- It is strictly forbidden to unload on pulp for more than three days. It turns out that the strongest effect on the urinary system. High load on the kidneys entails more serious consequences.
- We exclude alcoholic drinks, fatty, salty and sweet foods from the diet. We use only RD-approved products.
- It is ideal to eat only one product per day - watermelon. If you can’t stick to it alone, then you can combine the berry with melon.
- Store the chopped watermelon in the refrigerator. The cut must be covered with cling film so that it does not deteriorate and lose its properties.
- Despite the fact that the product consists almost entirely of liquid, water must be included in the diet. You can also drink non-carbonated mineral water, green tea or unsweetened rosehip decoction.
Harm and contraindications
Despite all its usefulness, watermelon can also harm the body. Considering that watermelon consists of water, its pulp contains negligible proteins (0.6 g) and practically no fat (0.1 grams).
Contraindications to watermelon diets:
- Colic and diarrhea;
- Disturbances in the outflow of urine;
- Kidney diseases (enteritis and enterocolitis);
- Individual food intolerance;
- Cardiovascular diseases;
- Low body mass ratio;
- Tendency to swelling.
Consuming watermelon without measure provokes gastrointestinal problems and allergic reactions.
Striped berries can be harmful even if all recommendations and menus are followed. And all because there is a possibility of buying a watermelon “stuffed” with nitrates, especially at the beginning of the “Astrakhan” season. Therefore, it is better to plan fasting days for mid-August, early September, when watermelons ripen without “chemicals”.
The harm of unbalanced mono-diets is the complete absence of proteins in the diet. Therefore, although staying on watermelons for a long time will help you lose a large number of kilograms, it will not only be excess fat, but also “burnt” muscles. When there are contraindications, the watermelon diet can cause irresistible harm. But if everything is in order with your health, fasting days can easily last up to a week.
If after the fasting the results are good, but general weakness and dizziness appear, the watermelon diet is not your option.
Diet options: fasting day on watermelon and kefir
Many experienced nutritionists unanimously say that watermelon fasting is one of the most effective ways to lose kilos. The classic version of RD involves consuming 1.5 kilograms of pulp, which is divided into 5-6 meals taken throughout the day at equal intervals.
The process of losing weight is long-term, and the weight does not always come off immediately. But with regular use, you will see excellent, long-lasting results.
Don't want to eat just one berry? Pay attention to the following unloading options, excellent combinations of watermelon with other products that will give excellent results and help cleanse and heal the body:
- With kefir. Watermelon-kefir RD is a great way to quickly lose those hated pounds, which is extremely popular. The day before, we purchase the fruit, divide it into three equal parts, and consume it in the morning, lunch and evening. Between meals we drink a glass of kefir, including drinking it before bed.
- With cottage cheese. We “dilute” the watermelon diet with low-fat cottage cheese. The norm per day is 1 kilogram of berries and 400 grams of fermented milk product. You can eat the products either separately or together.
- With buckwheat. The combination of a sweet, juicy fruit with a hearty cereal is considered another effective way to lose weight. On the eve of the RD, steam 200 grams of cereal. Salt is strictly prohibited. The berry norm in this case is 0.5-1 kilograms. With regular repetition, you will greatly cleanse your body and fill yourself with energy.
Not just a watermelon...
Watermelon is a universal low-calorie dietary product for weight loss. It goes well with different types of foods, 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 microelements and enhance each other’s effects.
Kefir and watermelon are needed for good intestinal function. They effectively trigger metabolic processes in cells.
The combination of watermelon and buckwheat cleanses the body, improves bile secretion and metabolism. Buckwheat creates a feeling of satiety, and watermelon stimulates the removal of excess fluid from tissues and relieves swelling.
Another combination is watermelon and green cucumber. It is advisable to use them as main products for 14 days. The basis of nutrition is 1 kg of cucumbers and 1 kg of juicy melons per day. Diversify your table with rye or bran bread and a glass of light kefir.
How much can you lose on a watermelon fasting day?
How much watermelon pulp can you eat? This question interests any person who decides to cleanse their body and lose weight in this way. And for good reason. The main thing is to maintain a sense of proportion so that eating sweet berries brings benefits and does not cause unpleasant diseases of the urinary system.
Today, nutritionists have established a safe, effective norm for unloading - 1.5-2 kilograms.
Using watermelon to cleanse the body
Polluted environment, substitutes in products and polluted air fill the human body with toxins, which provoke many diseases and affect excess weight. For this purpose, there are fasting days that cleanse the body of harmful toxins. People choose a detox product based on their personal tastes. However, during the season from August to September, most people choose watermelon day.
This sweet and beloved berry is not only very tasty, but also incredibly healthy. Approximately 90% of its content is water. And the calorie content of the product does not even reach 30 per 100 g. Watermelon day is suitable for anyone, as it is quite sweet and surprisingly fresh.
Results of fasting days
When choosing a method of cleansing the body, be sure to pay attention to fasting days on watermelon. Doctors recommend periodically adhering to this method of losing weight in the summer-autumn period, when you can buy good fruits without harmful impurities.
Reviews from those losing weight about the results of unloading are ambiguous. Some experienced discomfort during the procedure and lost almost nothing, while others managed to achieve the desired effect.
With the best outcome, you can lose up to 1.5 kilograms, but even in the absence of contraindications, you should be careful and not abuse the method.
Exit from the fasting diet
To get out of the watermelon diet, it’s not enough to just stop limiting your diet and start eating in large quantities. This way you can ruin not only the results of the diet, but also your health. There are several rules that are important to follow when saying goodbye to unloading:
- There is no need to rush into food, especially after strict restrictions. The body will quickly begin to store fat deposits due to the stress it has experienced. Therefore, there is a risk of gaining even more than you had before losing weight.
- Regulate your diet. After returning to normal rhythms, you need to reconsider your diet, normalizing the intake of fats, proteins and carbohydrates. There is no shame in turning to a nutritionist for help.
- Increase the amount of fluid consumed to two liters per day. This will help cope with hunger and improve the functioning of the digestive tract. It is important to listen to your body, it will tell you the amount of water to drink.
- Workout. Don't immediately challenge your body with heavy exercise. It is recommended to start with light exercise: walking or light jogging.
- Periodically arrange fasting days. They will help maintain the achieved results and cleanse the body of accumulated toxins. It is enough to conduct such events once a week.
By adhering to these rules, it is not difficult to maintain the achieved results. You need to be careful when leaving the diet, this is a favorable time for weight gain.
