Our life is full of paradoxes, one of which is a watermelon diet. It is an amazing fact that this berry, so amazingly sweet in taste, contains only a quarter of a hundred kilocalories in 100 grams of pulp. Its low calorie content allows you to very quickly reduce weight and volume in a person who has decided to lose weight on this mono-diet.
Watermelon diet ... Reviews about it allow you to choose the most suitable option for a diet that includes a miracle berry.
There are several types of watermelon diet: in its tougher and milder versions. So, for example, hard suggests a diet containing exclusively the flesh of watermelon. Its daily amount can be calculated by the formula: the total person’s weight is divided by 10. The result will show the mass of watermelon in kilograms that you can afford during the day. We divide this number into 5-6 parts and get the amount of watermelon pulp that can be consumed in one meal. The number of receptions in this case is 5-6 times a day. This calculation is true for people whose total weight does not exceed 70-80 kg. Above this limit, the weight of a person will need to be divided by a factor of 15. The remaining conditions are the same as for people weighing up to 80 kg. The diet is followed for 3-5 days. The first day, according to reviews of the watermelon diet, is very easy. The body is happy to be freed from excess fluid. And in the second and third days you should listen to his reactions. If any adverse effects are present, discontinue the watermelon mono-diet immediately.
Rigid watermelon diet: reviews about consuming only the pulp of this berry warn that it is necessary to undergo a medical examination before it begins. In cases of problems with the genitourinary system (especially with pyelonephritis and the presence of calculi in the kidneys), with the pancreas - pancreatitis and other painful manifestations, as well as with diabetes mellitus, nutrition with watermelon pulp is contraindicated. A healthy watermelon diet of three days will help get rid of 4 or 5 extra pounds, and a five-day diet will help you get rid of 5-7.
At various forums, the watermelon diet collects reviews in the maximum amount at the turn of the seasonal transition from summer to autumn. Watermelon for weight loss at this time of year is the most common and beloved by many products. Anyone who finds it difficult to withstand a watermelon mono-diet chooses milder options:
- To each reception of watermelon pulp, as in mono-diet, you can add a couple of rye toasts, but not more than 50-60g. With this nutrition, the duration of the watermelon diet can be from 7 to 10 days.
- Nowadays, it is fashionable to lose weight on diets from famous pop stars. Watermelon diet is very attractive to singer Nikolai Baskov. Such a diet is calculated for 9 days, which are divided into three periods. In the first, in addition to watermelon, the singer uses boiled dietary rice without oil and salt. In the second - his watermelon diet diversifies potatoes in a baked or boiled form. In the last addition to watermelons, baked apples and steamed or steamed vegetables serve him. Drinking in these 9 days for Nicholas is pure high-quality non-gas water, green tea and herbal infusions with a diuretic effect ( bearberry leaves , cranberry or lingonberry berries and rose hips). The total amount of fluid is approximately three liters per day.
The watermelon diet results are stunning. Due to the loss of excess water, the human body decreases in volume by tens of centimeters, while there is no sagging skin, it rejuvenates, becomes elastic and acquires a matte healthy tone, small wrinkles disappear, large wrinkles acquire a less deep relief.
There is nothing strange in the fact that the watermelon diet is so popular - reviews on the Internet indicate that cellulite is becoming less pronounced, since watermelon helps to remove salts from subcutaneous fat and it lacks the ability to accumulate water. Drying, "orange peel" disappears.
Watermelon for weight loss should be chosen in the midst of the season, otherwise unripe berries with a large amount of nitrates will not only worsen the well-being, but can also poison your body with their increased consumption.
Ripe, aromatic watermelons contain:
- Easily digestible sugars - glucose, fructose, sucrose and maltose. Giving your body a significant amount of energy, they quickly decay, and the person’s weight does not increase.
- Pectin fibers and fiber, which accelerate the metabolic processes, give a feeling of satiety to a person, and also have the ability to reduce the subcutaneous fat layer and remove excess fluid from the body. In addition, with their help, intestinal motility improves and its microflora is normalized.
- The daily rate of potassium, sodium and magnesium in only one lobule of striped berries, as well as up to ten essential vitamins and antioxidants.
The watermelon diet, reviews of losing weight young men and women testify, significantly helps to narrow the waist, hips and effectively removes the bulging belly, subject to an integrated approach to it. That is, the myth of eating watermelon, sitting on the couch and losing kilograms, causes a grin among nutritionists. It is no secret that an active lifestyle, physical activity in a regular mode are able to restore or create an ideal figure.
Consolidate the results can be a supporting two-week diet. Adding proteins and carbohydrates from low-fat products: chicken, fish, beef, cottage cheese, cheese, eggs, as well as cereals, vegetables and fruits to your low-calorie diet, you will diversify the menu and restore metabolism. These foods are intended to be used in the morning and afternoon. In the evening, until 19.00, we continue to eat watermelon, but at the rate of 1:30, that is, divide our weight by 30 and get the amount of watermelon in kilograms for dinner. Those who use rye flour bread with watermelons are allowed to eat up to 50 g of these toasts. Following a maintenance diet, you will accustom your body to a healthy low-calorie diet, and then the results achieved will please you for a very long time.