"Sitting" on a watermelon diet is like going on a water diet, literally. Because watermelon pulp is 95% water.
Watermelon diet: what does it mean?
The main food in the watermelon diet, as you might guess, is watermelon pulp. More precisely, after breakfast, lunch and dinner, you should eat a few slices of watermelon as a dessert, as well as eat 3-4 slices of watermelon at 12 noon (lunch time). However, do not go beyond: in general, you can eat up to 2 kg of watermelon a day, but not more.
90% of watermelon diet consists of water. Although watermelon is a sugar product, its caloric content is underestimated - no more than 40 kcal per 100 g of watermelon pulp. Thanks to this feature, watermelon perfectly satisfies, eliminates the feeling of hunger and at the same time is absorbed almost immediately.
In addition to water, watermelons contain a lot of fiber, which helps to restore the effective functioning of the digestive system and remove excess fluid from the tissues.
Thus, watermelon diet is an excellent remedy for edema. Along with water, harmful substances and toxins are washed from the tissues and skin cells, which means that the skin is cleansed, renewed and looks healthier.
Benefits of watermelon diet
In addition to the fact that the watermelon diet helps to quickly give the figure an attractive, delicate contour, it saturates the body with some useful substances. Among them: potassium, magnesium, valuable vitamins A, C, B vitamins, as well as vitamin PP.
A little-known fact that gives watermelon diet the status of a healthy food: watermelon is high in antioxidant lycopene, which is known for its anti-cancer properties. Therefore, watermelon diet can be used not only to lose weight, but also to effectively prevent cancer.
Features of the watermelon diet
Only fresh and ripe fruits are suitable for watermelon diet. How to choose the right watermelon? In a quality fruit, the skin is tight and when peeled off a little, there will be no holes on it, but the top thin layer will "peel off" a bit.
If you hit a watermelon with your palm, as if on a ball, the sound should never be deaf, but loud, it should vibrate a little.
Another important question is how to properly store watermelon during the watermelon diet. The correct answer: in the refrigerator, wrap the cut fruit in cling film.
During the watermelon diet, it is necessary to pay attention to protein foods and vegetables, except for sweets, fats and alcohol from the menu for a while. The latter is complete and without exception. The fact is that watermelon, along with alcohol, often causes severe indigestion.
The duration of the watermelon diet should not exceed 10 days, the next course can be carried out no later than a month. It is enough to lose 2-6 pounds at the end of ten days.