Water weight
Blythmag
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Whats a good way to lose water weight quickly?
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Your body is about 60% water. Why do you want to lose that?3
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Depends on what's causing the water weight as to whether you even should try.0
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Drink more water. (Unless you have a medical condition to retain water, then you should contact your doctor.)0
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If it’s because of pcos then reducing processed carbs slightly, but upping fibre. and increasing water intake will help.1
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I'm going to assume that you are talking about weight fluctuations between any given time or day of the week that could affect the accuracy of your body weight measurements. I find that this can vary on a number of factors such as hydration status, time of day, whether you recently ate a meal, or used the bathroom.
Personally, I help control the fluctuations in weight by eating a good amount of fiber (at least 25-30 grams a day), drinking plenty of fluids (water only), keeping my sodium intake low as per what MFP recommends, and frequent (at least 5 days/week) moderate exercise (brisk walk or light jog; I walk from 3.5-4.0 on the treadmill for about 45-60 minutes a day).
Fiber is very important to ensure regular bowel movements, and fiber absorbs water as it passes through the digestive tract. This can help maintain a steady baseline when tracking the progress of your weight loss. Fiber also helps lower the amount of fat uptake.1 -
Water weight fluctuations are a normal part of how a healthy body works. Why are you trying to lose water weight quickly?1
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Keeping carbs below 30 drops my water weight by 5-6 lbs. My weight with higher carbs is 120-122, without it's 116.1
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my body is just prone to retaining a lot of water like I get bloated everywhere, I usually drink a bit of lemon water, if your stomach can handle it, sends me to the bathroom a couple of times then all good.0
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use less salt and avoid food high in sodium. Packaged/canned food is full of it0
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