The Importance of Water

jonjoyner83

I'm fairly new to the whole diet thing, but I started at the beginning of October with the mindset that I would get back to my high school weight by the new year (starting weight 216, current weight 183, goal weight 175). Recently I hit a stubborn platuea at 185.8....everyday I weighed that same amount. I have put a substantial amount of muscle on and am becoming more vascular (I am a guy, was very athletic in high school, and was very involved in strength training with an emphasis on bulk as I played football, basketball, baseball, etc.) One thing I have never really worked on was cardio because I assumed, through practices and games, I was getting ample cardio. Obviously being out of that loop for 10+ years now, I realize the importance of an elevated heartrate.

For the past two days, I have been drinking upwards of 90-100 oz of water a day. I assumed my stagnation was due to sodium and water retention. Needless to say, as of today I have begun shedding weight again. It was not uncommon for me to loose an average of .5 lbs a day on my current diet. I am a believer in the importance of water intake.

My one question would be, given that my plan is working well and I am loosing 15lbs a month on average, is my caloric intake sufficient? I have no problems with my muscle capacity. When I started, I could barely bench press 145lbs (where I was at one time pressing 300 lbs back in my good days). I am now pressing a solid 190-195 depending on my previous workout. So I am building muscle, improving my physique, and have lost 5 inches off my waist in 2+ months, it all is working. I just want to make sure my intake is good and I am not killing myself on my calories. I average about 1500 a day. My MFP goal is around 1580 without exercise. Somedays I dip below 1200, but I still lose weight. Any advice or comments?

Dlibo1013

sounds like your doing great, why change?

CarrieAbbey

Make sure you are eating lots of protein in your diet as well as drinking the water. Keep up the great work.

Dlibo1013

I have read you are supposed to drink 50% of your weight in ounces of water every day. So you are right there. Imagine what i had to drink at 370 I did a gallon at least.