"Sit" on a watermelon diet is like sitting on a water diet, literally. Because watermelon is 95% water.
Watermelon diet: what does it mean?
The main food of the watermelon diet, as you might think, is watermelon mass. More precisely, after breakfast, lunch and dinner you should eat a few slices of watermelon as a dessert, and at 12 noon (lunch) you should eat 3-4 juicy watermelons. But do not exceed it: in general, you can eat 2 kg of watermelon per day, but not more.
Watermelon diet consists of 90% water. Despite the fact that watermelon is a sugar product, its caloric content is estimated to be low - no more than 40 kcal per 100 g of watermelon mass. Thanks to this property, watermelon is perfectly saturated, relieves the feeling of hunger, and at the same time it is absorbed almost instantly.
In addition to water, watermelon contains a large amount of fiber, which helps to restore the efficient functioning of the digestive system and remove excess fluid from the tissues.
Thus, watermelon diet is an excellent remedy for cancer. Along with water, harmful substances and toxins are washed away from the tissues and skin cells, so the skin is cleansed, refreshed and has a healthy appearance.
Benefits of watermelon diet
In addition, the watermelon diet helps to give a seductive, slim contour to the figure quickly, it also instructs the body with some nutrients. Among them: potassium, magnesium, valuable vitamins A, C, B vitamins, as well as vitamin PP.
A little-known fact that watermelon diet has the status of a healthy food: watermelon is rich in antioxidant lycopene, which is known for its anti-cancer properties. Therefore, watermelon can be used not only for weight loss in the diet, but also for effective prevention of cancer.
Features of the watermelon diet
Only fresh and ripe fruits are suitable for the watermelon diet. How to choose the right watermelon? A good fruit has a thick skin, and if you scratch it a little with your fingernails, there will be no scratches, but only a thin layer on the surface will be a little "cleaned".
If you hit the watermelon with your palm as if you were hitting a ball, the sound should not be deaf, but loud, a little vibrating.
Another important issue is how to properly store watermelon during the watermelon diet. Correct answer: in the refrigerator, wrap the cut fruit in cling film.
In time watermelon diet should pay attention to protein foods and vegetables, remove sweets, fats and alcohol from the menu for a while. The latter is complete and unique. In fact, watermelon, in combination with alcohol, often causes digestive problems.
The duration of the watermelon diet should not exceed 10 days, the next course can be held no earlier than a month. This is enough to lose 2-6 pounds at the end of ten days.