benefits of water

nicolemac

Ok, so I know that there are numerous reasons why drinking lots of water is healthy for you, but what is the idea behind it here. I mean, I see a lot of people encouraging others to drink lots of water, and maybe if I knew some of the benefits behind it, it might give me a little more motivation to drink more during the day. I think I saw where someone put that it moves the fat out, is this true??

nicolemac

Ok, so I know that there are numerous reasons why drinking lots of water is healthy for you, but what is the idea behind it here. I mean, I see a lot of people encouraging others to drink lots of water, and maybe if I knew some of the benefits behind it, it might give me a little more motivation to drink more during the day. I think I saw where someone put that it moves the fat out, is this true??

Hannah_Banana

There are lots of great posts on this, so I won't even try to butcher them and just let you have a read:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/36747-water-the-wild-card-to-weight-loss

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/30475-drinking-water-during-workouts

Drink up! :drinker:

kerrilucko

uh.. no, water doesn't flush fat out, but that'd be nice. Water can save you a bajillion calories when you use it to replace high-cal drinks like soda, and sugary fruit "juices". It can help to flush out excess sodium (which causes water retention), but that certainly isn't the same as flushing out fat.

nicolemac

allenhm- Thanks for the info! I just read over the articles...very interesting!

cheermom11

Another GREAT thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/26201-great-article-on-the-importance-of-water?hl=healthy+living+journal#posts-247038

Hannah_Banana

Another GREAT thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/26201-great-article-on-the-importance-of-water?hl=healthy+living+journal#posts-247038

Ooo, I was trying to find that one. Go you! :bigsmile:

nicolemac

Thanks again, see, this already makes me want to drink more water:drinker: :drinker:

cheermom11

Another GREAT thread:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/26201-great-article-on-the-importance-of-water?hl=healthy+living+journal#posts-247038

Ooo, I was trying to find that one. Go you! :bigsmile:

Yeah, I think this was the one that FINALLY convinced me that water was great for many many reasons! :drinker: