RID THE FAT - DRINK H2O (WATER)
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PeachyPlum wrote: »
Ooohhhh... so that's like people that tried that Alli stuff....0 -
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Iron_Feline wrote: »
Well, it's the right hole if you use that tea the other chick was talking about.0 -
PeachyPlum wrote: »Iron_Feline wrote: »
Well, it's the right hole if you use that tea the other chick was talking about.
Lovely. :laugh:0 -
herrspoons wrote: »flab2fab760 wrote: »Molecular science...if you look at the chains for solid vs. liquid fats, you will see the missing link between the two are 2 hydrogen atoms.
For the body to metabolize solid fat it has to be broken down into liquid state. H2O is A WAY[/b for that to happen.
Common knowledge in Human Bio classes for anyone who has taken one.
You guys can chat amongst yourselves now...you guys are extreme downers...
What the actual f**k?
The random bolding kind reminds me of the Time Cube guy
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herrspoons wrote: »flab2fab760 wrote: »Molecular science...if you look at the chains for solid vs. liquid fats, you will see the missing link between the two are 2 hydrogen atoms.
For the body to metabolize solid fat it has to be broken down into liquid state. H2O is A WAY[/b for that to happen.
Common knowledge in Human Bio classes for anyone who has taken one.
You guys can chat amongst yourselves now...you guys are extreme downers...
What the actual f**k?
The random bolding kind reminds me of the Time Cube guy
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Nobody is claiming you don't need water. That would be a ridiculous hyperbole.
The OP is talking about water being some magical ingredient for lipid metabolism. Of course it is required, as is oxygen. Should we also say "you lose weight by breathing"?
Yea, I wouldn't say it is a magic ingredient either, but I would say it is an overlooked one by most. I don't think people realize how crucial water is for us. If you are dehydrated, your kidneys, liver, nutrient transport, everything works inefficiently. A fat person needs their systems running as best as possible. They do not just simply need water, but they need lots of it.
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The weight we lose is actually breathed out as CO2 (84%) and water (16%). Yes, water is part of the process (excreting in pee, poop, sweat, breath, etc.) but drinking more water will not cause you to lose weight.
This is the simplest explanation I've ever seen. It's designed so a middle school science student would understand.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuIlsN32WaE 0 -
I drank water once...
It was horrible.0 -
Ooh, fun!! It seems easy to think "I'm drinking so much water and I'm peeing more, therefore, I'm peeing out the fat," but in reality, we produce far more waste by breathing than by using the toilet.
Seriously, here's an article explaining the study re: where the fat goes: http://www.livescience.com/49157-how-fat-is-lost-body.html
"The researchers showed that during weight loss, 84 percent of the fat that is lost turns into carbon dioxide and leaves the body through the lungs, whereas the remaining 16 percent becomes water, according to the study published today (Dec. 16) in a special Christmas issue of the medical journal BMJ."0 -
Food contains various amounts of water depending on the food, so if water is the magic ingredient here to fat loss, what about the water content of food?
I guess that inherent water content doesn't count because something something.0 -
shireeniebeanie wrote: »Seriously, here's an article explaining the study re: where the fat goes: http://www.livescience.com/49157-how-fat-is-lost-body.html
From this article:
"[T]o burn 10 kilograms (22 lbs.) of fat, a person needs to inhale 29 kg (64 lbs.) of oxygen. And the chemical process of burning that fat will produce 28 kg (62 lbs.) of carbon dioxide and 11 kg (24 lbs.) of water, the researchers calculated."
In other words you DO NOT require water to lose fat.0 -
The whole "drinking 8 glasses of water a day" thing is a complete myth. Understand this - a TOTAL FABRICATION. It is based on a common misunderstanding of a much older report based on the TOTAL amount of water human beings need in a day. This amount of water includes the water you get from all food sources and beverages. Drinking plain water is not magic and will do nothing for you that drinking water mixed with a flavoring agent will not do.0
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Snowflakesav is pretty accurate. Fat in storage (aka, triglycerides) is composed of three atoms, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. When fat is metabolized for energy 86% of these atoms form CO2 and are exhaled. The other 14% forms H2O and is used in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, urine, blood, etc. 64lbs of exhaled carbon dioxide equates to 22lbs of fat burned (per a study done at the University of New South Wales in Australia, scientists have known how fat leaves the body for years but this university was the first to perform the measurements) The utility in this information is that ONE NEEDS TO RAISE THEIR HEART RATE TO 50% TO 85% OF THEIR MAXIMUM HEART RATE FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES TO "BURN" FAT. Working out with less intensity won't burn fat very quickly. Working out above your target heart rate will cause the body to metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Working out for less than 30 minutes and your fat loss will be noticeably slower. Working out for longer than 60 minutes and the body will again metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Since it takes approximately 15 to 50 calories (depending on the study that you're reading) to maintain one pound of muscle tissue and only 2 calories to maintain one pound of fat, the body, "sees", the muscle tissue as an expensive luxury and will use and save the fat. The other part of the equation is diet and rest. The saying is that, "you can't out exercise your diet", is true. Adequate rest allows the body to rebuild and maintain.0
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Rampant328 wrote: »Snowflakesav is pretty accurate. Fat in storage (aka, triglycerides) is composed of three atoms, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. When fat is metabolized for energy 86% of these atoms form CO2 and are exhaled. The other 14% forms H2O and is used in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, urine, blood, etc. 64lbs of exhaled carbon dioxide equates to 22lbs of fat burned (per a study done at the University of New South Wales in Australia, scientists have known how fat leaves the body for years but this university was the first to perform the measurements) The utility in this information is that ONE NEEDS TO RAISE THEIR HEART RATE TO 50% TO 85% OF THEIR MAXIMUM HEART RATE FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES TO "BURN" FAT. Working out with less intensity won't burn fat very quickly. Working out above your target heart rate will cause the body to metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Working out for less than 30 minutes and your fat loss will be noticeably slower. Working out for longer than 60 minutes and the body will again metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Since it takes approximately 15 to 50 calories (depending on the study that you're reading) to maintain one pound of muscle tissue and only 2 calories to maintain one pound of fat, the body, "sees", the muscle tissue as an expensive luxury and will use and save the fat. The other part of the equation is diet and rest. The saying is that, "you can't out exercise your diet", is true. Adequate rest allows the body to rebuild and maintain.
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This isn't the statements issued though.TwoNinetyTwo wrote: »Well, if you want to stick with facts one needs to accept that water is critical to Cellular Respiration, whose rate of which is the definition of Metabolism (Metabolic Rate). For cells to create ATP (Energy), they need H2O (Both for the Oxygen and the Hydrogen). Too little water and the rate of Cellular Respiration (Metabolism) slows down.
This is 8th Grade Biology, not witchcraft or mysticism. Most people go about their days dehydrated. If your mouth is dry, you are dehydrated. Being dehydrated means you have already slowed down your metabolism. You should not wait until you are thirsty to drink. You should drink to prevent being thirsty. Again, not voodoo or make-believe, but Science and fact.
For more information and to learn the facts of Cellular Respiration and your Metabolic Rate, Google it - or watch this cool video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh2P5CmCC0M
Was asked to show how drinking water "speeds" up metabolism. Not that it's NOT part of metabolism.
And how does it convert solid fat into liquid fat? Lipolysis and lipogenesis is what I was taught and that doesn't break fat down into "liquid fat" but free fatty acids and glycerol to be used for energy. Yes there hydrolysis involved, but that happens whether one drinks 30oz of water a day or 100oz of water a day. The amount of water ingested isn't going to disrupted the process unless one is very dehydrated.
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This is the statement the OP should have made about water and lack of not consuming enough of it.TwoNinetyTwo wrote: »Nobody is claiming you don't need water. That would be a ridiculous hyperbole.
The OP is talking about water being some magical ingredient for lipid metabolism. Of course it is required, as is oxygen. Should we also say "you lose weight by breathing"?
Yea, I wouldn't say it is a magic ingredient either, but I would say it is an overlooked one by most. I don't think people realize how crucial water is for us. If you are dehydrated, your kidneys, liver, nutrient transport, everything works inefficiently. A fat person needs their systems running as best as possible. They do not just simply need water, but they need lots of it.
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Rampant328 wrote: »Snowflakesav is pretty accurate. Fat in storage (aka, triglycerides) is composed of three atoms, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. When fat is metabolized for energy 86% of these atoms form CO2 and are exhaled. The other 14% forms H2O and is used in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, urine, blood, etc. 64lbs of exhaled carbon dioxide equates to 22lbs of fat burned (per a study done at the University of New South Wales in Australia, scientists have known how fat leaves the body for years but this university was the first to perform the measurements) The utility in this information is that ONE NEEDS TO RAISE THEIR HEART RATE TO 50% TO 85% OF THEIR MAXIMUM HEART RATE FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES TO "BURN" FAT. Working out with less intensity won't burn fat very quickly. Working out above your target heart rate will cause the body to metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Working out for less than 30 minutes and your fat loss will be noticeably slower. Working out for longer than 60 minutes and the body will again metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Since it takes approximately 15 to 50 calories (depending on the study that you're reading) to maintain one pound of muscle tissue and only 2 calories to maintain one pound of fat, the body, "sees", the muscle tissue as an expensive luxury and will use and save the fat. The other part of the equation is diet and rest. The saying is that, "you can't out exercise your diet", is true. Adequate rest allows the body to rebuild and maintain.
Oy.
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You burn more fat at rest and sleeping for 8 hours than doing 60 minutes of 85% max heart rate exercise.Rampant328 wrote: »Snowflakesav is pretty accurate. Fat in storage (aka, triglycerides) is composed of three atoms, oxygen, hydrogen, and carbon. When fat is metabolized for energy 86% of these atoms form CO2 and are exhaled. The other 14% forms H2O and is used in bodily fluids like tears, saliva, urine, blood, etc. 64lbs of exhaled carbon dioxide equates to 22lbs of fat burned (per a study done at the University of New South Wales in Australia, scientists have known how fat leaves the body for years but this university was the first to perform the measurements) The utility in this information is that ONE NEEDS TO RAISE THEIR HEART RATE TO 50% TO 85% OF THEIR MAXIMUM HEART RATE FOR 30 TO 60 MINUTES TO "BURN" FAT. Working out with less intensity won't burn fat very quickly. Working out above your target heart rate will cause the body to metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Working out for less than 30 minutes and your fat loss will be noticeably slower. Working out for longer than 60 minutes and the body will again metabolize muscle tissue for energy. Since it takes approximately 15 to 50 calories (depending on the study that you're reading) to maintain one pound of muscle tissue and only 2 calories to maintain one pound of fat, the body, "sees", the muscle tissue as an expensive luxury and will use and save the fat. The other part of the equation is diet and rest. The saying is that, "you can't out exercise your diet", is true. Adequate rest allows the body to rebuild and maintain.
Reasoning being that physical exercise will ALWAYS burn glycogen first and it takes quite a bit of effort to deplete it. Whereas when the body is at rest, 100% of the energy burned is fat. Truth.
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