Melon
Melon belongs to annual herbaceous plants from the pumpkin family. The weight of the false berry ranges from 200 grams and reaches 20 kilograms. Fruits are known to be spherical, serpentine, elongated or oblong in shape.
The peel is colored green, white, yellow or brown. Africa and Asia Minor are considered the homeland of the melon, and according to legend, the golden fruit was brought directly from paradise to people as a gift by the archangels.
Useful properties of melon
Melon has a lot of advantages and is included in diets for quickly burning fat.
According to experts, it has a beneficial effect on all body systems:
- folic acid prolongs youth, restores the structure of skin and hair;
- normalizes water-salt metabolism;
- removes toxic substances and decay products;
- relieves constipation;
- has an anthelmintic effect;
- restores energy;
- improves memory;
- prevents the formation of edema;
- slows down the development of atherosclerosis;
- cleanses the gastrointestinal tract, liver, bile ducts.
With regular consumption of dessert vegetables, the body begins to produce serotonin or the “happiness hormone”.
Calorie content of melon
To decide whether you can eat melon for weight loss, you need to know its calorie content. False berries contain 38 kcal per 100 g, so they are classified as low-calorie foods.
For lovers of proper nutrition it will be an extremely useful product, but it also needs to be consumed in doses. The most correct thing would be to eat aromatic slices for breakfast, and in the afternoon eat vegetables and protein foods.
What is the benefit
The pulp has many beneficial properties, so it is suitable for rapid fat burning. Experts say that the pulp has a beneficial effect on all body systems.
Its beneficial properties include:
- The presence of folic acid, which can prolong youth and improve the condition of skin and hair.
- Normalization of water-salt metabolism.
- Removal of waste products and substances from the body
- Relief from constipation
- Restoring energy and vitality
- Improved memory
- Elimination of swelling on the body
- Inhibition of the development of atherosclerosis
- Cleansing the stomach, liver and bile ducts.
If you regularly eat this melon pulp, serotonin and the “happiness hormone” appear in the body.
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How to choose a melon?
Only two types of melons are sold on the shelves - Central Asian fruits with an unsurpassed aroma and round ones (like the “collective farmer”) with sweet juicy pulp.
Everyone chooses according to their own taste, but you need to know the subtleties of choosing ripe fruits:
- Before buying, you need to smell the fruit you like. A ripe specimen emits a characteristic aroma, but if the smell is grassy, the fruit was picked unripe. In warmth, the smell is felt more clearly, so it is better to start choosing melons in a warm room.
- Makes a dull sound when patted.
- A ripe fruit has a dry tail, and at the location of the flower there is a softer skin than elsewhere. Although too soft skin should also alert you - this is a sign of an overripe melon.
You should refrain from buying already cut melon, as bacteria actively develop in its pulp. Under no circumstances should the seller be allowed to make an incision on the fruit; there is no guarantee that the knife will be sterile. It would be a mistake to purchase false berries near highways; the pulp and peel absorb harmful substances from the air like a sponge.
Which melon to choose?
Nutritionists unequivocally state that choosing the right melon is the key to not only quality weight loss, but also safety for health.
Therefore, you need to pay attention to the following recommendations that will allow you to purchase a tasty and healthy fruit:
- The melon should have a fragrant, sweet aroma. If the melon has no smell at all or smells like green grass, then this is a sure sign that it is not ripe. When the fruit smells rotten, the melon is probably spoiled.
- The sound when clapping on the peel should be dull. If it is ringing, then the melon was picked unripe.
- The fetus must have a dry tail.
- The mesh on the melon peel should have a sandy color.
- You should not purchase fruits with dents, cracks or other damage. Pathogenic microorganisms easily enter the pulp through them.
Can I have melon at night?
Pieces of ripe melon can be consumed at night; there is a number of evidence of beneficial effects on the human condition:
- antioxidants improve the condition of mucous membranes and skin, stop the aging process;
- fiber absorbs harmful substances and promotes their removal from the body, which has a positive effect on the functioning of the digestive tract;
- melon pulp gives a state of satiety, so there is no feeling of hunger;
- calms the nervous system, which promotes restful sleep.
There is only one unpleasant consequence of eating melon at night - its diuretic effect. To reduce this effect, you do not need to eat the pulp before bed, but move it to an earlier time.
How to cut a melon?
So you've chosen the perfect melon, brought it home, washed and dried it. What's next? Of course, I want to try it as soon as possible, and then the question arises: how to cut the pulp correctly and beautifully, how to quickly rid the pulp of seeds, whether to leave the crust or not?
There are several ways to cut a melon. Moreover, a lot depends on the type of melon: it is better to first cut the “Torpedo” across, and only then peel it off. In the case of round melons like “Kolkhoznitsa”, it is better to get rid of the crust right away, and only then cut into a fragrant melon ball.
Methods for cutting oblong melon:
- Cut the fruit crosswise.
- Peel each half.
- Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds, along with the slippery pulp in the core.
- Cut into thin rings, and then as you prefer: you can leave it like that, cut it into half rings, etc. If you are cutting a melon for a holiday table, you can cut the melon using a curly knife, for example, into hearts.
Method for cutting round melon:
- Cut the rind off both ends of the melon.
- Use a knife to completely remove the skin from the fruit to form a melon ball.
- Cut it lengthwise with a knife.
- Using a spoon, scrape out the seeds and slippery pulp from the insides of both melon halves.
- Next is a matter of taste. You can cut half of the melon into the usual slices, you can cut half into 2 parts and cut into small pieces.
Step-by-step master class in video:
By the way, there is no need to throw away the crust at all. If you cut the melon in half and separate the pulp from the rind, thereby preserving the entire “shell,” you can use it to serve pieces of melon on the table. The easiest and fastest way: lay out the melon slices in a checkerboard pattern.
A few more ways to present melon in an original way in the video:
How much melon can you eat per day?
It is recommended to organize cleansing days once a week. It is allowed to consume 500 g of fruit 3-4 times a day. You want to eat more, but overeating leads to bloating. The best option would be to snack on the pulp between meals.
2 kg of berries per day is enough, which we divide into four doses, but we will also limit ourselves to a week.
For those who want to lose weight, there is a secret from nutritionists - we replace one meal with 300 g of melon. 7 days on such a delicious diet will cause you to lose 3 kg. If you want to repeat, you need to wait a week so as not to overload the gastrointestinal tract.
Is melon high in calories?
Many people who are losing weight are very interested in the calorie content of melon. There are only 38 calories per 100 grams, which is why it is considered a low-calorie product. Many people who adhere to proper nutrition may wonder whether it is possible to eat melon while losing weight or not? If you like to eat healthy and stick to such a diet, then this product will be an ideal option.
Practical advice: True, it is better to eat the pulp in doses. In addition, experts advise eating it in the morning, but after lunch there are protein foods and vegetables.
Melon diet and its features
The melon diet is suitable for those people who cannot last long without the desire to snack. To cope with the feeling of hunger, take a piece of fruit; after eating it, you don’t want to eat for another 2 hours.
The peculiarity of the diet is its almost immediate effect, which is visible the very next day.
Melon promotes the active removal of harmful components, so a person’s condition improves every day. If you continue to follow the rules of proper nutrition, the effect will last for a long time. You need to eat the berries separately, and not use them as a dessert after meals.
Pros and cons of the melon diet
The main advantages of the melon diet are as follows:
- During the process of losing weight, a person will not feel hungry, since melon is a very filling product.
- Melon contains enough fiber to cleanse the intestines of toxins. Therefore, in addition to losing weight, a person also becomes healthier.
- The advantages of the diet include the fact that throughout the entire process of losing weight, a person will remain cheerful, energetic and full of strength.
- Melon helps lower blood cholesterol levels.
The disadvantages of the melon diet include a few factors:
- Melon cannot be called a cheap product. In a number of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, it is quite expensive even during the season.
- Excessive consumption of melon can cause dyspepsia.
Mono-diet on melon for 1 day
Melon is ideal for mono-diets. There is also no desire to eat or drink any of the prohibited foods.
For the sake of safety, it is observed for a day or two; sticking to a mono-diet for a long time is strictly prohibited; a deficiency of proteins and fats begins.
During the day you need to eat 1.5 kg of aromatic pulp in 6 sittings, and also drink 2 liters of water and half a liter of unsweetened green tea.
Anyone can withstand a mono-diet. We buy melon in advance, cut off the daily amount, divide it into 5-6 parts. Between eating the pulp, you can drink water and tea.
Melon varieties
There are a great many varieties of melon, and the names always sound promising. In Uzbekistan alone there are more than 160 varieties of the sweet yellow fruit. We have collected the most famous and accessible melon varieties to Russian residents. Let's figure out what they taste like and how they differ.
"Torpedo"
One of the latest varieties of melon, which can be transported over long distances without any problems. Fruits grown without chemicals appear on the shelves no earlier than the end of August. It is easy to recognize due to its oblong shape. This is the most popular Uzbek melon, the pulp of which literally melts on the tongue.
Please note that the “Torpedo” should be quite soft when pressed. If it is too hard, it means the fruit is not ripe. The aroma of this melon is also well recognizable - delicate and sweet.
"Collective farmer"
Honey melon with white pulp is familiar to everyone since childhood. This melon variety is unpretentious, so if desired, “Collective Farmer” can be grown even in Siberia.
You should not buy melon before mid-August. And when choosing, the main rule is that the fruit should smell like honey and vanilla. If there is no smell, it is better to refrain from purchasing - the fruit is either not ripe or is stuffed with chemical fertilizers.
"Gulyabi"
This variety is distinguished by its gigantic size and late ripening - it appears on the shelves much later than Torpedo. The weight of the fruit from Turkmenistan reaches 10 kg.
First of all, “Gulyabi” differs from other varieties in its incredible sugar pulp. There are several varieties of this variety. Depending on them, the color of the rind of a ripe fruit is either greenish with dark stripes, or rough, rich yellow.
“Gulyabi” has a distinctive feature: the longer it is stored, the juicier and more aromatic the melon will be. And unripe green fruits can be stored until spring.
At the same time, when choosing “Gulyabi”, experts advise paying attention to its weight. It is better to refuse melons that are too small or too large and give preference to a medium-sized fruit. It is also important to pay attention to the crust when purchasing. If pressing with a finger leaves a dent, it is better to put such a product aside.
"Cinderella"
The melon with this name is unpretentious and has proven itself well among agricultural producers in Central Russia and Siberia. This is a favorite variety of those who consume melon not only in its “raw” form, but also make jam from it. In addition, “Cinderella” appears on the shelves quite early - it takes only 2.5 months for this melon to ripen.
Its fruits are not too large - on average they weigh about 2 kg. The peel of “Cinderella” is bright yellow, without roughness. And the pulp is moderately sweet compared to other varieties, even a little sour.
The disadvantages include the capriciousness of the fruit during transportation - the slightest dent leads to rotting. And the melon itself doesn’t last long.
"Gold of the Scythians"
An early ripening variety with very juicy sweet pulp. The fruits are oblong, yellow in color with a large mesh. The maximum weight of such a melon is 1.5 kg.
"Early Love"
The main difference between this variety is the rich orange flesh. “Early love” fully lives up to its name and is considered an early ripening species. In addition, this melon is not at all capricious and resistant to diseases.
Its fruits weighing up to 2 kg have a gray-green color and longitudinal stripes. The pulp is juicy, moderately sweet and excellent for drying and drying.
Menu for 3 days
Let's diversify the menu a little to try to lose weight:
Day | Menu |
1 day | Breakfast: 400 g of melon pulp, cut off a slice or chop into cubes, sprinkling lemon juice on top. Snack: sliced melon and apple, green tea. Lunch: salad of melon cubes with cheese. Afternoon snack: a couple of kiwi fruits, washed down with tea. Dinner: cottage cheese, 400 g melon. Snack: eat 400 g of melon. |
Day 2 | Breakfast: 400 g melon. Snack: fruit slice with melon and kiwi. Lunch: fermented milk drink. Afternoon snack: 400 g melon. Dinner: fresh vegetable salad. Snack: eat 400 g of melon. |
Day 3 | Breakfast: a few slices of melon. Snack: buckwheat, washed down with tea. Lunch: chicken breast with grain bread. Afternoon snack: 400 g melon. Dinner: vegetable salad. Snack: a few pieces of melon. |
To avoid intestinal discomfort, wait 2 hours after eating melon. If you repeat such unloading weekly, then at the end of the month you will lose 6 kg.
Menu
There is a mono-diet and combined types. Melon is perfectly complemented by related vegetables: pumpkin, cucumber. Since melon pulp is an excellent source of energy, with this type of diet there is no feeling of fatigue and exhaustion, which improves mood and makes it easier to lose weight and reach the completion of the diet course.
The process of burning fat deposits begins to actively occur from the first days, and subsequently it is supplemented and consolidated. As a rule, the more excess weight you initially have, the faster the fat breakdown will occur and the weights can be more impressive.
Mono-diet for 3 days
This option is ideal for those who need quick and visually noticeable results. The basis is the daily consumption of 1-1.5 kg of juicy melons. Before breakfast, you need to divide this amount into 4 or 5 meals (breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, early dinner, possibly a second dinner), which should be organized at equal time intervals. Drink 1.5-2 liters of water, tea, rosehip decoction per day. The loss is up to a kilogram per day.
The same diet is sometimes used for seven days, but experts say that in this case you need to very sensitively pick up the body’s signals, since it receives significant stress due to a sharp reduction in the diet. If you still decide on a seven-day course, then it is better to combine it with taking a universal multivitamin complex.
Combined three-day
This option promotes not only weight loss, but also a pronounced detoxification process. It is more acceptable in comparison with the previous one, therefore it is easier to tolerate and does not threaten the body with possible overloads. Here the diet is less strict, it contains proteins and fats.
Day 1. For breakfast, eat 450 g of the main product. Lunch consists of a medium portion of melon-apple salad and unsweetened tea (preferably green). Lunch - 350 g of ripe melon and a piece of hard cheese. As an afternoon snack, you can have 1 kiwi and a cup of tea. Dinner: 100 g low-fat cottage cheese and 450 g melon. A couple of hours before bedtime, you can eat another piece of melon.
Day 2. For breakfast - a portion of ripe pulp of the main product weighing 450 g, second breakfast - kiwi-melon salad (250 g). Lunch consists of a piece of black bread, a piece of low-fat cheese and melon pulp (400 g). For an afternoon snack, repeat the melon intake, and for dinner, eat a salad of fresh vegetables with olive oil and apple cider vinegar, without salt (200 g).
Day 3. Repeated breakfast of 450 g melon pulp. Lunch - melon and kiwi salad with a slice of wholemeal bread. For lunch - boiled unsalted buckwheat without butter with a cup of green tea or another lunch option: you can eat 100 g of boiled chicken or turkey fillet with two slices of bread. For an afternoon snack - again 450 g of melon pulp, and for dinner - a couple of pieces of melon and a salad of fresh vegetables.
Cleansing 3-day
It not only gives you slimness, but also allows you to intensively cleanse the gastrointestinal tract and get rid of toxic deposits that complicate the processes of digesting food, absorbing nutrients and transporting undigested residues of masses moving through the small and large intestines.
Breakfasts and dinners should be devoted exclusively to 300-400 g of melon pulp. For lunch, treat yourself to a medium portion of vegetable soup, 100 g of boiled chicken fillet, a couple of cucumbers and wash it all down with weak tea without sugar. Vary the intervals between breakfast, lunch and dinner with tea, rosehip decoction, and herbal infusions.
For 7 days
The diet of such a diet is quite balanced and rational. The basis is the consumption of lean protein, limited amounts of fruits and vegetables.
An infusion of fruits or berries is recommended as a drink. It is prepared as follows: pre-wash the fruits, peel them if necessary and cut into small pieces. Pour boiling water over and let sit for 10-15 minutes. This drink preserves all the substances that are destroyed during deep heat treatment, which makes it an excellent alternative to tea. You can also prepare decoctions of dried apricots and raisins, as they are tasty and allow you to speed up digestion.
This type of nutrition allows you to lose 3 kg in a week and at the same time maintain the result for a long time. The daily consumption of melon pulp is about 1.2 kg.
The indicative menu looks like this:
Monday
- Breakfast: brown rice, seasoned with soy sauce, berry infusion.
- Lunch: kiwi.
- Lunch: tomato-cucumber salad with bell peppers and onions, dressed with olive oil and lemon juice, tea.
- Afternoon snack and dinner: 400 g of melon pulp each.
Tuesday
- Breakfast: 2 tbsp. spoons of buckwheat, egg (preferably raw, soft-boiled), dried apricot compote.
- Lunch: chicken broth with herbs, boiled fish - 100 g, berry infusion.
- Dinner: 1 tbsp. a spoonful of mashed potatoes and a piece of melon, a glass of mineral water.
Wednesday
- Breakfast: boiled rice, egg, cranberry juice.
- Lunch: salad of boiled red beets with garlic and vegetable oil, 200 g of melon, compote.
- Dinner: a piece of beef – 200 g, 200 g melon.
Thursday
- Breakfast: oatmeal with raisins, tea.
- Lunch: vinaigrette, chicken fillet, melon smoothie.
- Dinner: stewed vegetables, kefir.
Friday
- Breakfast: barley, raw egg (can be soft-boiled), herbal tea.
- Lunch: vegetable soup with a piece of black bread, boiled chicken - 200 g, fruit infusion.
- Dinner: apple-melon puree, low-fat cottage cheese, compote.
Saturday
- Breakfast: vegetable puree, a glass of fermented baked milk.
- Lunch: vegetable stew and a piece of fish fillet with lemon juice.
- Dinner: 2 boiled potatoes, fresh cabbage salad, a piece of melon.
Sunday
- Breakfast: a couple of spoons of rice, an egg, herbal tea.
- Lunch: vegetable salad, baked apples with honey, fruit infusion.
- Dinner: baked pumpkin, melon smoothie.
For second breakfast and afternoon snack, eat two pieces of melon weighing 300 g each time.
Menu for 7 days
If you don’t want to switch to eating only melon pulp, then there is an excellent solution. You can lose 5 kg on a seven-day program. We stock up on 1.5 kg of ripe fruits per day and begin a diet of fragrant melons.
Between main meals you need to eat a slice, but you only need to consume the pulp 15 minutes before meals or half an hour after.
Sample menu for the week in the table:
Day | Menu |
1 day | Breakfast: dairy-free rice porridge, boiled egg and dried fruit compote. Snack: choose ripe kiwi. Lunch: steam fish, make any vegetable salad, wash down with berry juice. Afternoon snack: sweet and sour apple and green tea. Dinner: mashed potatoes without adding oil, salad of boiled vegetables, drink orange juice. |
Day 2 | Breakfast: buckwheat porridge, boiled egg and apple compote. Snack: mandarin. Lunch: soup cooked in chicken broth, salad of boiled vegetables, washed down with dried fruit compote. Afternoon snack: make a salad of grated apple and dried apricots, season with lemon juice. Dinner: boiled beef, served with pumpkin puree as a side dish, washed down with berry juice. |
Day 3 | Breakfast: oatmeal, wash down with cocoa. Snack: We eat a few apricots. Lunch: boil chicken, serve vegetable salad as a side dish, drink kefir. Afternoon snack: prepare a salad of grated carrots and apple. Dinner: melon puree, juice of your choice. |
4 day | Breakfast: crab stick salad, tea. Snack: any berries. Lunch: bake fish and potatoes, drink green tea. Afternoon snack: enjoy nectarines. Dinner: vegetable salad, washed down with fruit drink. |
5 day | Breakfast: any porridge, hard-boiled egg, drink green tea. Snack: fresh fruit puree. Lunch: chicken stewed with vegetables, washed down with herbal tea. Afternoon snack: yogurt and apple. Dinner: a couple of boiled potatoes with a side dish of fresh cabbage, drink juice. |
Day 6 | Breakfast: carrot puree, boiled egg, washed down with milk. Snack: eat a baked apple. Lunch: stewed pink salmon, vegetable stew, green tea. Afternoon snack: cut fruit into a bowl, top with yogurt. Dinner: vinaigrette, washed down with compote. |
Day 7 | Breakfast: Corn porridge, washed down with milk. Snack: tangerines. Lunch: oven-baked chicken, boiled rice, glass of juice. Afternoon snack: drink yogurt. Dinner: grated pumpkin with apple slices, washed down with berry juice. |
Recommendations for consuming melon pulp
All of the above indicates that the question of whether you can eat melon on a diet has a clear positive answer. The best time to eat melon is in the morning, for breakfast. Due to the high content of pectin, the body has to spend more energy to process it, which is why the building process is significantly intensified.
The combination of vegetables and alcohol is unacceptable, as is dairy products. This can cause severe intestinal discomfort. In general, it is better to eat it separately, in the intervals between main meals. Otherwise, it can cause fermentation processes in the intestines, which is not at all desirable.
Fasting days and melon-based diets
High-quality unloading
One of the quite popular options for how to quickly reduce body weight, without harm to the body, and at the same time also remove waste and toxins from it, is fasting days. That is, it is assumed that at such moments one will not consume food at all, or any one product. In this case, all meals should be at least 5-8 per day. Eating three meals a day is in no way suitable for fasting days, nor is it consistent with proper nutrition.
The essence of the process is very simple. For example, let's imagine just one of the options. All days you eat as usual, but choose two days a week for which you schedule fasting. During this period, you are allowed to eat only one product that is not difficult for digestion, in our case - melon. You can choose any days, but they should not be consecutive, otherwise it may have a negative impact on your health.
You can consume the sweet vegetable in a completely arbitrary quantity. For ease of understanding, let's say that two kilograms of product contain only 660 kilocalories. Therefore, you will hardly be able to gain weight during this melon day. However, you must remember that the water regime on such days must be strictly observed. You will have to drink at least 1.5-2 liters of liquid per day.
For a three days
If you want to lose up to 2-4 kilograms of excess weight in a short time, then you can use this diet option. The rules here are extremely simple, let's look at them in more detail.
- Instead of an afternoon snack and dinner, all this time you will consume fresh melon pulp.
- It must be taken in accordance with the ratio: 1 kilogram of melon per 30 kilograms of your weight.
- During the diet, you will have to completely exclude flour products, baked goods, sweets, fast food, smoked foods, snacks, canned and pickled foods from your diet.
- For breakfast and lunch, you should mainly eat more fresh vegetables.
- Meat and fish can only be consumed in low-fat varieties, steamed or boiled.
The water regime is maintained as standard. That is, you need to drink a lot. But don't be alarmed, because tea, herbal infusions, smoothies and fresh green smoothies can also be considered drinks.
For five days
It is estimated that during such a diet you can lose approximately 3-4 kilograms without any harm to health. She does not have a particularly varied diet, but there are no special restrictions here either.
- Breakfast is completely replaced by the consumption of melon. It is better to find out the quantity experimentally, but for most people 350-400 grams is enough to fill up.
- As a second breakfast, a glass of fermented baked milk, kefir or another favorite lactic acid product, for example, yogurt, is suitable.
- For lunch, you can eat the usual amount of boiled rice with chicken breast or steamed fish.
- Two hours after lunch, you again need to eat up to four hundred grams of melon.
- For an afternoon snack, a large mug of green tea is suitable, as well as a slice of whole grain bread, lightly sprinkled with olive oil.
- For dinner, choose any grain rich in fiber. Buckwheat or pearl barley are perfect. You can also vary lean fish, poultry or veal here.
If you do not go to bed immediately two hours after dinner, then it is quite acceptable to have a snack of juicy fresh melon again. Of course, you don’t need to eat a pound, but a couple of slices will be enough to give you energy without being deposited in the form of a lipid layer.
For seven days
The main feature of this diet can be considered dinner, which is greatly extended over time.
- Before breakfast, immediately after waking up, you need to drink a glass of warm water. You can use different recipes for water with lemon and honey for weight loss, so the effect will be even more noticeable.
- For breakfast, it is best to make brown rice porridge, unseasoned. It is better not to drink tea at this time. You can make a delicious drink by grinding fresh berries with a spoon and pouring boiling water over them.
- It is better to make lunches slightly varied. For example, on Monday and Wednesday, prepare a salad of seasonal vegetables seasoned with vegetable oil. You can add a little cottage cheese or drink a glass of kefir. On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, diversify your salad consumption with boiled or steamed fish, and on Fridays and Sundays with lean poultry (chicken or turkey).
- On one day of the week, you can prepare a salad of boiled vegetables for lunch, but without mayonnaise. For example, made from carrots and beets, seasoned with a spoonful of low-fat sour cream.
- Dinner should consist of only melon. You will have to eat 400-500 grams of it. However, usually no one has any problems here.
It is optimal to refuse regular tea or coffee during such a diet. It is better to switch to fruit drinks, compotes, juices, and fruit decoctions without adding sweeteners. As a last resort, you can slightly dilute it with stevia or maple syrup.
Watermelon and melon diet
To improve your health in the summer, we will use a watermelon-melon diet. You should stick to five meals a day, melon serves as a snack and afternoon snack, but watermelon is served as a dessert for breakfast, lunch and dinner. In 10 days you can lose 4 kilograms.
The benefits of the diet are getting rid of edema, improving complexion, and restoring intestinal microflora. It is forbidden to eat buns and confectionery.
We stick to the sample menu:
- We have breakfast with an omelet, oatmeal, a piece of cheese, and for dessert we eat watermelon;
- snack: 300 g melon pulp;
- we have lunch with dietary soup, boiled beef with rice, and watermelon for dessert;
- for an afternoon snack, again 300 g of melon;
- We have dinner with rice with vegetables, baked fish, and eat watermelon.
A serving of watermelon or melon can easily replace any meal, but under no circumstances should these two berries be consumed together. Additionally, it is recommended to drink up to 2 liters of still water.
Although on such a diet they lose no more than 4 kilograms per week, the general condition of the body improves significantly and metabolism is normalized.
Melon Diet Options
Watermelon-melon diet
The watermelon-melon diet is one of the variants of the classic melon diet. Thanks to this weight loss technique, you will be able to get rid of 5-6 kg of excess weight in 7 days.
There are three menu options for the watermelon-melon diet. They should be alternated every day.
- Menu No. 1:
- 0.2 kg of melon + 50 g of cottage cheese + 2 loaves of rye flour - morning diet.
- 0.15 kg of fish + cheese-melon salad with yogurt and lemon juice (40 g cheese, 100 g melon) + green tea - lunch ration
- 0.4 kg of watermelon – afternoon snack.
- 150 g boiled rice + 0.2 kg melon + cucumber-tomato salad - evening diet.
- Menu No. 2:
- 100 ml of milk + omelet from 1 egg + 0.2 kg of watermelon + tea - morning diet.
- 200 g of salad (2 beets, cucumber, carrots, greens) + 0.5 kg of melon + lemon water - daily diet.
- 0.2 kg of low-fat cottage cheese – afternoon snack.
- 0.35 kg watermelon + 2 slices of rye bread + chicken breast.
- Menu No. 3:
- 0.4 kg of watermelon + 150 g of yogurt - morning diet.
- 0.5 kg of melon + 0.25 kg of rice with chicken fillet + black tea - daily diet.
- cheese + tea + bread – afternoon snack.
- 0.2 kg of potatoes + cucumber and herb salad + 0.2 kg of melon + 0.2 kg of watermelon - evening diet.
Kefir-melon diet
This diet option allows you to quickly lose weight due to the fact that the main components included in the diet mutually enhance each other’s effects. At the same time, the processes of rejuvenation and cleansing of the body are activated. This weight loss technique is especially relevant for people suffering from constipation. The diet can be called balanced, not too hungry and even healthy.
Melon-kefir diet menu:
- 0.4 kg of melon during the morning meal.
- A glass of kefir between breakfast and lunch.
- A serving of brown rice, 400 g of melon and green tea during lunch break.
- Buttered toast and black tea during afternoon tea.
- Any cereal (rice, oatmeal, buckwheat) with vegetable salad and low-fat meat (0.2 kg).
If you stick to the presented menu for a week, then during this period you will be able to get rid of 5 kg of excess weight.
Melon cleansing diet
The cleansing melon diet comes in two versions:
- The morning diet consists only of melon, a portion weighs 0.45 kg. During lunch and dinner, you need to eat the same as always, but only if the menu consists of healthy foods. This diet plan can be followed for a long time, as it does not harm health and allows you to cleanse the body.
- During breakfast and lunch, familiar products are used, and melon is eaten only during dinner. A serving of melon weighs 0.4 kg.
To enhance the cleaning effect, it is necessary to replace the tea with freshly squeezed melon juice. It does not irritate the intestinal and stomach mucosa, as it does not contain a large amount of acid and hard-to-digest dietary fiber.
Diet based on melon and grains
A diet of melon and grains should last five days. The process of losing weight is triggered by the fact that a person consumes a lot of fiber and complex carbohydrates.
The indicative menu looks like this:
- 0.4 kg of melon in the morning at breakfast.
- A glass of kefir as a snack.
- 0.4 kg of melon, some brown rice and unsweetened tea during lunch break.
- Black bread toast with vegetable oil as a snack.
- 0.15 kg of meat, vegetable salad and 0.2 kg of cereal of your choice (barley, oatmeal, rice, buckwheat).
How can you replace melon in your diet?
It is not always possible to purchase fresh melon to try new diets. But there is a way out - you can buy dried melon on supermarket shelves, it is in the dried fruits section.
Some differences between dried fruits and fresh fruits should be taken into account:
- higher concentration of nutrients, so you need to eat less of them than fresh melon;
- rinse thoroughly before using for food, because dried fruits can often be treated with chemicals;
- Before use, pour warm water for a while.
If you want to cook compote from dried melon pieces, you should not boil them for a long time so that the taste and aroma do not disappear. Instead of sugar, add a little honey to the finished healing drink.
The essence of the diet
Melon is low in calories and consists mostly of water. This feature has led to its widespread use in dietetics. The melon diet is used for weight loss, cleansing the body of harmful substances, heavy metal salts and toxins . Following a diet based on melon for a certain period of time ensures improved mood, increased strength and increased vitality of the body.
The melon diet has the following properties:
- improving metabolism in the body;
- elimination of various types of swelling;
- removing excess fluid from the body;
- cleansing the kidneys of toxins and other harmful substances;
- burning subcutaneous fat;
- eliminating the feeling of heaviness in the stomach;
- normalization of water metabolism in the body;
- improving blood clotting and vascular condition;
- normalization of the bowel movement process.
Eating melon can have a positive effect on the functioning of all internal systems of the body. A diet based on this product helps improve the condition of the skin, eliminate some dermatological problems and produce a rejuvenating effect. By normalizing the metabolic process, the deposition of fat accumulations in the subcutaneous layer is eliminated and a powerful cleansing of slagging occurs.
You can achieve the maximum weight loss effect with melon by observing the following rules:
- for getting rid of extra pounds, the Kolkhoznitsa melon variety is most suitable (all types have different compositions and calorie content);
- During the diet, melon should be consumed as an independent dish, and not as an additional ingredient in combination with other food products;
- If you follow all the recommendations, you can get rid of 7-10 kg in a week, but the result will largely depend on the individual characteristics of the body and the cause of the formation of fat deposits.
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Energy Diet Smart is a simple but very effective version of the cocktail, which contains everything you need for a balanced and nutritious diet without calories, i.e. i.e. for those who want to lose weight.
- A complex of plant and animal proteins is a valuable source of essential and essential amino acids that we need for health, immunity, and youth. It is a building material that any cell in the body cannot do without. Proteins normalize brain function, restore hormonal levels and enzyme synthesis.
- Plant enzymes - help digestion, strengthen the immune system, and prevent the accumulation of fat deposits.
- Fast and slow carbohydrates provide an excellent boost of energy and keep you feeling full for a long time.
- Phospholipids (organic complex fats) - help restore damaged cells, delay aging, improve memory and prevent the accumulation of fat deposits.
Contraindications
Side effects that the melon diet can provoke:
- Dizziness.
- Fall in blood pressure.
- Diarrhea.
- Sleep problems.
- Fainting.
In this regard, there are the following contraindications to the use of the melon diet:
- The period of bearing a child and breastfeeding;
- Diseases of the urinary system;
- Any diseases that have an acute or chronic course;
- Disturbances in the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract;
- Diseases of the heart and blood vessels;
- Period of menstruation;
- Inflammation of the pancreas;
- Stomach ulcer;
- Cirrhosis of the liver;
- Children, teenagers and old age.
How the diet works: features
According to reviews from nutritionists about the melon diet, it is very effective, and all thanks to the following reasons. First of all, the described product has low calorie content. So, 100 g of pulp, depending on the variety and degree of sweetness, contains from 38 to 60 kcal. And this is not enough. For example, a full 300-gram serving of salad from this crop contains only 180 calories, and if the pulp is not too sweet, then even less - 120 calories. For girls who want to lose weight, this is very important. Especially considering that the vegetable saturates well and for a long time. And after consuming it, a person is less likely to crave sweets.
In addition, nutritionists classified the described melon culture as one of those products whose energy density is very low. This means that there are too few calories in one gram of fruit pulp. In other words, a woman who is losing weight can eat a large portion and end up with fewer calories than if she ate a small portion of another food that has a high energy density.
And finally, it should be mentioned that melon contains plant fiber in abundance. It enters the intestines and helps cleanse it. Fiber acts in a similar way to cabbage-beet salad, which frees the intestines of toxins. After eating the product, the intestinal microflora is restored, swelling disappears and excess fluid is removed from the body. This is also evidenced by reviews from the melon diet.
In addition, this melon culture has a diuretic and laxative effect, which promotes safe and comfortable weight loss. Even after a short melon diet, women look much better, because their body is saturated with vitamins and minerals. In addition, they noticeably become slimmer.
Are there any contraindications?
Eating too much melon can lead to digestive problems. Some people experience diarrhea, constipation, bloating, flatulence, nausea and stomach pain. If you introduce melon into your diet, but at the same time you have contraindications to the use of this product, existing diseases may worsen.
What are the contraindications? They are as follows:
- Diabetes mellitus at any stage of development and of any type. The product contains a lot of sugar.
- Individual intolerance to melons.
- Severe liver pathology.
- Diseases of the kidneys and bladder.
- Lactation and pregnancy period.
- Infectious diseases of the digestive system.
If you have at least one of the above contraindications, it is better to choose a different diet for yourself. And then the reviews you could write about the melon diet for weight loss will not be negative.