Drinking water and wieght loss
chereenbruce850503
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Is it true that if you drink more water daily it will help you lose weight?
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Nope. It's about calorie intake0
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The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you're consuming. But it is a good idea to keep hydrated!0
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No. It just helps you stay well hydrated.0
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no.0
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When I first get up, I feel like I am hungry but I am actually thirsty. So if I drink water and wait until I'm actually hungry a few hours later, I may save 300 calories or so. In that way, drinking more can help you create a calorie deficit.0
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chereenbruce850503 wrote: »Is it true that if you drink more water daily it will help you lose weight?
It will help you stay alive as opposed to dying of dehydration.0 -
So, yes and no.
No, simply just adding water in will not make you lose weight.
Yes, in my opinion, because for me I'm replacing the sugary teas and juices with it, which is cutting out calories. personally counting calories has made me see how many of my daily calories go towards just drinks alone, and its kind of shocking.0 -
chereenbruce850503 wrote: »Is it true that if you drink more water daily it will help you lose weight?
Not...it will help you stay hydrated which is important to your health. There's more to health and apps like MFP than just losing weight...some things are just about being healthy in general.
That said, a lot of people confuse hunger with thirst...so in that sense maybe. Also, staying hydrated is going to help your body function optimally, including your metabolism...0 -
iecreamheadaches wrote: »So, yes and no.
No, simply just adding water in will not make you lose weight.
Yes, in my opinion, because for me I'm replacing the sugary teas and juices with it, which is cutting out calories. personally counting calories has made me see how many of my daily calories go towards just drinks alone, and its kind of shocking.
I agree! I have replaced pop and juice with water, because I was getting so much sugar from just drinks every day. I still drink two cups of coffee with sugar most days and that is always my number one source of sugar in my diet. It took me a little bit to get used to drinking water, but it has made me feel better.
For me, the reduction in sugar has greatly reduced my arthritis pain...and that motivates me! I did not expect that at all, what a great surprise.
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No.0
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It could help you lose water weight. When your dehydrated your body retains water. Some people to excess. So you can lose "weight" but not fat.0
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I used to drink soda a lot and really sugary drinks, and I decided to replace it with water. I reduced hundreds of calories daily from my soda addiction. I do think it's helping me with my weight loss and plus I am being more hydrated. Before I used to think I was hungry a lot, and now I drink 500ml of water if I feel hungry after I will eat after. However, I often realize my body is just thirsty. Plus having clear or light yellow urine is important for everyone no one wants to be dehydrated which has its own problems. I used to work in retail and I wasn't drinking enough water, and I often felt faint. So yeah drink water!0
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chereenbruce850503 wrote: »Is it true that if you drink more water daily it will help you lose weight?
It's usually recommended because it can give you a feeling of fullness, causing you to eat less, and the body needs water to function.0 -
I'm in the yes and no camp.
Increasing your water consumption alone won't cause you to lose fat, you need to be in a calorie deficit.
But water may help you stick to a calorie deficit, filling you up temporarily between meals etc. increased movement from peeing every 10 mins
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cwolfman13 wrote: »That said, a lot of people confuse hunger with thirst...so in that sense maybe. Also, staying hydrated is going to help your body function optimally, including your metabolism...
I've seen this one quoted so many times and it still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe I'm just a speshul snowflake, but my body knows the difference between hunger and thirst. If I'm hungry and chug a big glass of water, now I'm just hungry and sloshy. Or maybe it applies differently to chronically dehydrated/under-hydrated people or something, but it's never done the trick for me.
I do agree 100% that it's a good thing to stay adequately hydrated, though. It won't do a thing for weight loss, but there are plenty of other good reasons.0 -
cwolfman13 wrote: »That said, a lot of people confuse hunger with thirst...so in that sense maybe. Also, staying hydrated is going to help your body function optimally, including your metabolism...
I've seen this one quoted so many times and it still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe I'm just a speshul snowflake, but my body knows the difference between hunger and thirst. If I'm hungry and chug a big glass of water, now I'm just hungry and sloshy. Or maybe it applies differently to chronically dehydrated/under-hydrated people or something, but it's never done the trick for me.
I do agree 100% that it's a good thing to stay adequately hydrated, though. It won't do a thing for weight loss, but there are plenty of other good reasons.
Thank you! It is the same for me! I do drink a lot of water, but drinking water does not fill me up. I am still hungry!0 -
If you replace higher calorie sodas and juices with water, it will help by lowering your overall calories.
Just adding water on top of your current diet will not make you lose.
Before I counted calories, I started drinking a lot more water and wondered why I wasn't losing. XD
Yeah, I never bought the whole thing with thirst and hunger.cwolfman13 wrote: »That said, a lot of people confuse hunger with thirst...so in that sense maybe. Also, staying hydrated is going to help your body function optimally, including your metabolism...
I've seen this one quoted so many times and it still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe I'm just a speshul snowflake, but my body knows the difference between hunger and thirst. If I'm hungry and chug a big glass of water, now I'm just hungry and sloshy. Or maybe it applies differently to chronically dehydrated/under-hydrated people or something, but it's never done the trick for me.
I do agree 100% that it's a good thing to stay adequately hydrated, though. It won't do a thing for weight loss, but there are plenty of other good reasons.
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I've lost 70 pounds over the last 3 years. Water hs played a big part in that. I drink about a gallon a day. It helps me control my appetite and not over eat.0
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I am no expert - I can only tell you of my recent discovery: I've taken to drinking 4+ liters of water a day (mostly because I'm on a super-low calorie diet and I want to be sure I'm flushing the garbage from the bloodstream, liver, kidneys, etc.). On those few days in between - when I forget or don't have access to that much water (I can't drink it if it's not very hot or iced water), my weightloss halts - for days at a time. I don't think it actually "causes" weightloss -- but I think it helps a body that's already working on breaking down fats to get rid of it.0
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Ah -- I should caution anyone who wants to drink that much water: You have to keep the electrolytes up and spread out your vitamin/mineral supplements over the course of the day - you'll flush too much from your system otherwise and cause health problems (I read up on it a bit when cautioned by docs).0
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watchhillgirl wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »That said, a lot of people confuse hunger with thirst...so in that sense maybe. Also, staying hydrated is going to help your body function optimally, including your metabolism...
I've seen this one quoted so many times and it still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe I'm just a speshul snowflake, but my body knows the difference between hunger and thirst. If I'm hungry and chug a big glass of water, now I'm just hungry and sloshy. Or maybe it applies differently to chronically dehydrated/under-hydrated people or something, but it's never done the trick for me.
I do agree 100% that it's a good thing to stay adequately hydrated, though. It won't do a thing for weight loss, but there are plenty of other good reasons.
Thank you! It is the same for me! I do drink a lot of water, but drinking water does not fill me up. I am still hungry!
Isn't it the other way around? You seem to be saying that if your hungry and drink something, you are still hungry.
My understanding it's the other way around. People get thirsty and eat food thinking they are hungry when really they just needed some water.0 -
For me it's helped because I don't get hungry as much and when I do its more of a "I should eat something" hunger instead of a "who do I need to kill to eat" hunger0
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watchhillgirl wrote: »cwolfman13 wrote: »That said, a lot of people confuse hunger with thirst...so in that sense maybe. Also, staying hydrated is going to help your body function optimally, including your metabolism...
I've seen this one quoted so many times and it still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe I'm just a speshul snowflake, but my body knows the difference between hunger and thirst. If I'm hungry and chug a big glass of water, now I'm just hungry and sloshy. Or maybe it applies differently to chronically dehydrated/under-hydrated people or something, but it's never done the trick for me.
I do agree 100% that it's a good thing to stay adequately hydrated, though. It won't do a thing for weight loss, but there are plenty of other good reasons.
Thank you! It is the same for me! I do drink a lot of water, but drinking water does not fill me up. I am still hungry!
Isn't it the other way around? You seem to be saying that if your hungry and drink something, you are still hungry.
My understanding it's the other way around. People get thirsty and eat food thinking they are hungry when really they just needed some water.
That's exactly what I was saying made no sense to me. Not knowing the difference between hunger and thirst. At least for me, they're two distinctly different feelings. They're not even controlled by the same mechanisms in the body. Hunger and satiety are triggered mostly by the hormones ghrelin and leptin (respectively), while thirst is controlled by receptors and CNS signals related to cell volume and osmolality.0 -
Thank you everyone for your reply. I am going to start replacing the high in sugar and high calorie drinks with water. And start counting calories better.0
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Yes, drinking water will help you lose weight. It cleanses your body of harmful toxins, and some of those harmful toxins can be considered in the form of extra mass that you don't want. So every time you urinate, you're also relieving yourself of unsightly and unwanted mass that you're body has built up over time. It's pretty much scientific knowledge at this point.0
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cwolfman13 wrote: »That said, a lot of people confuse hunger with thirst...so in that sense maybe. Also, staying hydrated is going to help your body function optimally, including your metabolism...
I've seen this one quoted so many times and it still doesn't make sense to me. Maybe I'm just a speshul snowflake, but my body knows the difference between hunger and thirst. If I'm hungry and chug a big glass of water, now I'm just hungry and sloshy. Or maybe it applies differently to chronically dehydrated/under-hydrated people or something, but it's never done the trick for me.
I agree. Every time I read about the possibility of confusing thirst with hunger I think "it would take a really stupid person . . . "0 -
harrybananas wrote: »Yes, drinking water will help you lose weight. It cleanses your body of harmful toxins, and some of those harmful toxins can be considered in the form of extra mass that you don't want. So every time you urinate, you're also relieving yourself of unsightly and unwanted mass that you're body has built up over time. It's pretty much scientific knowledge at this point.
No. Just no.0 -
harrybananas wrote: »Yes, drinking water will help you lose weight. It cleanses your body of harmful toxins, and some of those harmful toxins can be considered in the form of extra mass that you don't want. So every time you urinate, you're also relieving yourself of unsightly and unwanted mass that you're body has built up over time. It's pretty much scientific knowledge at this point.
No. Just no.
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The one banana short of a bunch aside, there is some research suggesting that drinking water is associated with weight loss in overweight women regardless of diet or activity. To be specific, these were women who drank less than 1 litre per day and this may be due to improved fat mobilisation via a hydrated state vs a partially dehydrated state, but have a look for yourself and if you know of research supporting or contesting this do let me know:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2008.409/fullAbstract
Background: Data from short-term experiments suggest that drinking water may promote weight loss by lowering total energy intake and/or altering metabolism. The long-term effects of drinking water on change in body weight and composition are unknown, however.
Objective: This study tested for associations between absolute and relative increases in drinking water and weight loss over 12 months.
Methods and Procedures: Secondary analyses were conducted on data from the Stanford A TO Z weight loss intervention on 173 premenopausal overweight women (aged 25–50 years) who reported <1 l/day drinking water at baseline. Diet, physical activity, body weight, percent body fat (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), and waist circumference were assessed at baseline, 2, 6, and 12 months. At each time point, mean daily intakes of drinking water, noncaloric, unsweetened caloric (e.g., 100% fruit juice, milk) and sweetened caloric beverages, and food energy and nutrients were estimated using three unannounced 24-h diet recalls. Beverage intake was expressed in absolute (g) and relative terms (% of beverages). Mixed models were used to test for effects of absolute and relative increases in drinking water on changes in weight and body composition, controlling for baseline status, diet group, and changes in other beverage intake, the amount and composition of foods consumed and physical activity.
Results: Absolute and relative increases in drinking water were associated with significant loss of body weight and fat over time, independent of covariates.
Discussion: The results suggest that drinking water may promote weight loss in overweight dieting women.0 -
The one banana short of a bunch aside, there is some research suggesting that drinking water is associated with weight loss in overweight women regardless of diet or activity. To be specific, these were women who drank less than 1 litre per day and this may be due to improved fat mobilisation via a hydrated state vs a partially dehydrated state, but have a look for yourself and if you know of research supporting or contesting this do let me know:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2008.409/fullAbstract
Background: Data from short-term experiments suggest that drinking water may promote weight loss by lowering total energy intake and/or altering metabolism. The long-term effects of drinking water on change in body weight and composition are unknown, however.
Objective: This study tested for associations between absolute and relative increases in drinking water and weight loss over 12 months.
Methods and Procedures: Secondary analyses were conducted on data from the Stanford A TO Z weight loss intervention on 173 premenopausal overweight women (aged 25–50 years) who reported <1 l/day drinking water at baseline. Diet, physical activity, body weight, percent body fat (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry), and waist circumference were assessed at baseline, 2, 6, and 12 months. At each time point, mean daily intakes of drinking water, noncaloric, unsweetened caloric (e.g., 100% fruit juice, milk) and sweetened caloric beverages, and food energy and nutrients were estimated using three unannounced 24-h diet recalls. Beverage intake was expressed in absolute (g) and relative terms (% of beverages). Mixed models were used to test for effects of absolute and relative increases in drinking water on changes in weight and body composition, controlling for baseline status, diet group, and changes in other beverage intake, the amount and composition of foods consumed and physical activity.
Results: Absolute and relative increases in drinking water were associated with significant loss of body weight and fat over time, independent of covariates.
Discussion: The results suggest that drinking water may promote weight loss in overweight dieting women.
Pretty shabby study, though. No control group, no regulation of calories or water intake, all stats gathered (and estimated) by three self-reported 24-hour diet recalls. There's really not much reliable/usable information there at all.0
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