BEST TIPS TO GET RID OF WATER WEIGHT

JADE5924
JADE5924 Posts: 16 Member
edited November 16 in Health and Weight Loss
I've been reading through the forums and you guys have GREAT tips & advice! What are your best tips & advice for losing water weight?
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  • mitch16
    mitch16 Posts: 2,113 Member
    Reduce your sodium intake. Drink more water.
  • mbanks123
    mbanks123 Posts: 117 Member
    drink lots of water!
  • JADE5924
    JADE5924 Posts: 16 Member
    edited February 2017
    Ahhh Torcher! Life with no salt! :( Ok are there any REALLY good substitutes? It is my absolute favorite seasoning lol
  • Skyblueyellow
    Skyblueyellow Posts: 225 Member
    Lowering carb intake will shed water weight, but why do you want to do this? I struggle with swollen ankles and when I'm very strict with carb intake I don't have an issue with edema.
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    Drink a ton of water
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,183 Member
    Exercise (intense, sweat!) helps me, too.

    Other than that, as others have said, drink water, be patient.

    Personally, I'm not cutting salt. I love salt, and don't have high blood pressure. But cutting salt would help, of course.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    I find that exercise helps with most things.
  • zdyb23456
    zdyb23456 Posts: 1,706 Member
    edited February 2017
    Limit salt, drink lots of water, and do something that really makes you sweat i.e. Go for a long run, then sit in a sauna to sweat some more.

    Oh and when you run you can wear heavy clothing. I've seen a guy run in my neighborhood wearing heavy dark clothing in the summer.
  • aaxiotis
    aaxiotis Posts: 1 Member
    water pills
  • nvmomketo
    nvmomketo Posts: 12,019 Member
    Cut carbs.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    You could wear one of those awesome sauna suits and do 2 hours on the stair machine like the guy at my gym every day. (Just kidding. Don't do that. Drink lots of water and be patient.)
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Less sodium (if I've been excessive), more water, time!
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  • Sheisinlove109
    Sheisinlove109 Posts: 516 Member
    Your water will always fluctuate. You want to lose fat.
  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    i did a low salt thing recently just as a curious science experiment to see what would happen. Every part of my body got tightened up and shrunk. Was really weird. Problem is it made me sick XD Im still recovering from it now.

    I didnt feel sick exactly but a bit weak, I wasnt craving anything and i was still able to do all my exercises im not really sure how to explain how i felt bad. Just...light? But in a bad way. So be careful with that water weight and sodium are kind of important to function
  • JADE5924
    JADE5924 Posts: 16 Member
    K, I'll double up on the H20 and cut alot of salt. Any good substitutes that don't taste like saw dust?
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    Why are you trying to lose water weight? The answer to your question depends on your reason for doing it.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    I don't worry too much about water weight. I want to lose fat weight.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    Sushi yesterday and too much soy sauce. Bang I'm up a pound today.

    It'll go away in a couple of days. And it make sweet piss all difference in my weight loss. It's fat I care about.
  • JADE5924
    JADE5924 Posts: 16 Member
    It's fat loss I care about too, But I'll take weight loss everywhere I can get it lol so if I can curb water weight I'm gonna do that too ;)
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    JADE5924 wrote: »
    It's fat loss I care about too, But I'll take weight loss everywhere I can get it lol so if I can curb water weight I'm gonna do that too ;)

    That's not really a good plan. If your body wants to hold onto water, it's doing it for a good reason and you need to let it be. Barring chronic oedema (swelling), water weight only varies within a relatively small, fixed range. It's just part of your body's normal functioning and it's better not to interfere with it.

    Sure, if you eat a lot of salt, you can reduce it to more normal levels; but if the amount of salt you eat is already pretty moderate, you should not reduce it too much. Your body needs salt, and people who try to go without it end up with health problems.

    But at end of the day, the best thing you can do about water weight is ignore it. Your body controls it very carefully and it knows what it is doing.
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    JADE5924 wrote: »
    It's fat loss I care about too, But I'll take weight loss everywhere I can get it lol so if I can curb water weight I'm gonna do that too ;)
    If that's the case, what body parts are unnecessary? I mean you have two kidney's, give it to someone and loose a few ounces. :tongue:
    I can't add anything to what @CattOfTheGarage said. Salt in moderation good. Water good. Water weight, continual thing no matter who you are, supposed to be. We're made of water!
  • iacoboni16
    iacoboni16 Posts: 1 Member
    I cut down my carbs to 30g or less for a solid 3 days lost 7lbs I'm sure 6lbs was water. Very tough diet to maintain but incredible for dropping water weight cause carbs hold onto water.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,183 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    I don't worry too much about water weight. I want to lose fat weight.

    That's the right answer - water weight is normal, part of our bodies' healthy self-regulation, as long as no pathological medical condition is present. Weight's just a number, health is the best goal.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,603 Member
    JADE5924 wrote: »
    I've been reading through the forums and you guys have GREAT tips & advice! What are your best tips & advice for losing water weight?

    Wait 3 days.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,979 Member
    mbanks123 wrote: »
    drink lots of water!
    This. Increasing water in your system helps you to lose water AS LONG AS your electrolytes are balanced too.

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  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,603 Member
    JADE5924 wrote: »
    It's fat loss I care about too, But I'll take weight loss everywhere I can get it lol so if I can curb water weight I'm gonna do that too ;)

    That's not a particularly good idea ... that kind of thinking can lead to problems with hyponatremia or dehydration.

    You'll gain water weight when you do more exercise than normal, when you spend too much time out in hot weather, when you get a sunburn, when it's your TOM, or when you eat a particularly salty meal. And about 3 days later, that water weight should disappear ... you'll wear a path in the carpet to the toilet.

    You don't need to do anything special.
  • try2again
    try2again Posts: 3,562 Member
    JADE5924 wrote: »
    It's fat loss I care about too, But I'll take weight loss everywhere I can get it lol so if I can curb water weight I'm gonna do that too ;)

    You do know water weight just comes from your body's natural functioning, and isn't a problem that needs fixed? It's silly to pursue it as "weight loss".
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