Does water wash away burned fat? Will it build up?

jenniferbelfield33 · January 2015

I felt sick after losing some weight after almost a week. I was drinking the same water I drank when I wasn't losing weight. Did I feel sick because I needed extra water to wash away the buned fat?

ana3067 · January 2015

madrose0715 · January 2015

hunh?

arditarose · January 2015

dowhatnow?

ninerbuff · January 2015

Sounds like you're drinking "fire water" right now.

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Christine_72 · January 2015

Drinking Water does not wash away fat... if that's what you're asking???

KHaverstick · January 2015

No.

NJGamerChick · January 2015

Ummm

Chances are that you were dehydrated and nothing more.

Alatariel75 · January 2015

Water will keep you hydrated, but it doesn't wash away any burned fat - that's not how this works. There's no 'burned fat' floating around your body.

You may be less hydrated if you have been consuming less food with a higher water content, in which case some extra water isn't a bad idea. Dehydration may have made you feel a little under the weather but there could be a myriad of reasons you don't feel well. A quick test, I suppose is - do you feel better when you drink more water?

Either way, drink more water if you want/need to or if it makes you feel better, but not washing away burned fat is not why you're feeling ill.

jemhh · January 2015

I keep trying to type an answer to this but then I go back and erase.

You do not have fat ash or burned fat debris or anything like that needing to be flushed out. When people say that fat is burned, they mean it is used as energy to fuel your body. It's a figure of speech.

Lasmartchika · January 2015

But... water...

for things that burn...

JK!! :laugh:

sodakat · January 2015

Most "burned" fat is expelled as carbon dioxide when you exhale. That's where the fat "goes".

tbfincher · January 2015

jenniferbelfield33 wrote: »

I felt sick after losing some weight after almost a week. I was drinking the same water I drank when I wasn't losing weight. Did I feel sick because I needed extra water to wash away the buned fat?

I think you're confused on how losing weight actually works. However, I will support your contention that burning fat does require more water, and here's why.

Under normal daily circumstances our body pulls the glucose it needs for energy from carbohydrates. The liver, being the awesome organ it is, takes any excess glucose we haven't used and converts it to glycogen to be stored for use later. As the blood sugar starts to decrease and the body needs fuel, a process called Glycogenesis occurs where the liver takes that glycogen it created earlier and breaks it back down into glucose for the body to use.

Now, when the body runs out of glycogen stores and there is no new fuel coming into the body in the form of carbohydrates, then its failsafe mechanism is to begin breaking up the fat cells for energy, this process is called Ketosis. The reason it's called Ketosis is because as fat breaks down it creates a byproduct called Ketones, these Ketones have a pH level below 7.35, which is the body's natural pH level, when too much fat starts breaking down and more Ketones are released into the body it can lead to a condition called Ketoacidosis due to the pH imblance created. Any diabetic who has ever had a Hyperglycemic episode can attest to what this does to their body. One of the symptoms is increased urination, this is where your water intake comes into play. If you fail to properly rehydrate yourself, then your body is unable to filter and dispose of the excess Ketones through urination. This can lead to light headedness and a feeling of nausea.

So, long story short... While water doesn't "wash away fat" it is needed in higher amounts than you were previously taking before dieting in order to help filter the by products created from burning fat.

Holla4mom · January 2015

Hopefully, they've explained well enough that you don't need to worry about consuming water to flush away "burnt fat" because there is no accumulation of burnt fat in your body.

With that said, maybe we can help you figure out why you weren't feeling well after a period of losing weight. Were your calories too low? Were you exercising excessively without re-hydrating? Can you open up your diary?

jodielarms · January 2015

Fat cells never go away. They shrink, but once they're formed theyre there forever. I guess the exception would be if you had a procedure like lipo done, then you lose fat cells. Drink all the water you like...but you will still have the fat.