The Secret ------- Debunked!

HulkDiesel77

How many of us have in our lives or even said it ourselves about weight loss, "the secret it there is no secret"----that statement has been debunked!!!!!!!!!!! I know I have but I can tell you for certain right now there is a secret and lossing weight is not all about what you eat. I have lost 114 lbs. so believe me I have been through the trails that most of you either have or are going through. After going back and looking at MFP diary I made some fantastic discoveries. You would think the weeks I lost the most weights is when I stuck to my diet close and worked out a lot right? So very wrong............What I mean is those things are very important and should be done but there was something that stuck out even more so then the diet and workout observation. It was mearly water. I have dieted weeks at a time having great results and as soon as my intake of water would decrease so did my weight loss (Even if I did everything the same)!!!!!!!!!! So I decided to put this to the test and low and behold I stuck true to my diet and workout schedule but really decreased my water intake to about 40 ounces per day. I was stuck for about 5 weeks and no matter what I did I would stay the same (withing 1 lb.). After doing some reasearch on water consumption and dieting I discovered that your body weight divided by 2 is the amount of water needed to really make a diffrence while dieting. After only 5 days guess what happened? I was down 8 lbs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now just in case you are one of those people that do the math and figure you need to drink 150 ounces of water per day and feel like getting it out of the way all up front, DONT!!!!!! This can hurt you and certainly is not good for you to do in any circumstance. In order to get the full benifit of water intake it needs to be consistant throughout the day and not all at the same time. I have put a lot of time and research into this so if anyone has had results that differ (not a few days worth but enough time to count) from this please let me know or better yet if anyone has had similier results post it so everyone can read it................So next time someone asked what the secret it............you can tell them the real deal...........WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for reading everyone. Stay healthy and live long!!!

DanaDark

Water is indeed an important part of WEIGHT loss. (FAT loss works differently)

Water helps clear out sodium in the body (Initially the sodium will make you retain more water, causing you to weight more, but then will flush the excess sodium out). Without enough water, the sodium doesn't get fully flushed out and/or used, and thus the weight stays.

SlimSammy2012

I went to my alternative health professionals last Tuesday (for theraputic Massage and Accupunture treatment for a bad neck) and they said the exact same thing! I was shocked! I was skeptical (I don't know why, they never steered me wrong) but with your experience, I am going to do that! 264lbs today. That means what, 132 oz a day! Heading to the Water Fountain right now to fill the 32 oz cup! About 4 of them shoud do me right! Also be heading to the bathroom a lot but what the heck? Thanks for your experineces. I hope to report back with the same experineces!

DanaDark

I went to my alternative health professionals last Tuesday (for theraputic Massage and Accupunture treatment for a bad neck) and they said the exact same thing! I was shocked! I was skeptical (I don't know why, they never steered me wrong) but with your experience, I am going to do that! 264lbs today. That means what, 132 oz a day! Heading to the Water Fountain right now to fill the 32 oz cup! About 4 of them shoud do me right! Also be heading to the bathroom a lot but what the heck? Thanks for your experineces. I hope to report back with the same experineces!

Drinking water also helps prevent eating more. Many times the body feels hunger when it is dehydrated. Simply drinking water at 0 calories solves this, but many people eat food instead.

SlimSammy2012

I am going to try it even though I have an Enlarged Prostate which causes me to releive myself a lot. THat would be the lesser of the two evils for me!

HulkDiesel77

Yes the trips to the bathroom get annoying at first I must say however your body gets used to it and tappers off just like normal. So don't think that making that run the bathroom every 5 minutes will last forever but heck it got you moving lol

waldo56

Paragraphs = good

SlimSammy2012

Yes the trips to the bathroom get annoying at first I must say however your body gets used to it and tappers off just like normal. So don't think that making that run the bathroom every 5 minutes will last forever but heck it got you moving lol

True!!! LOL

AlyssaWannabe

Great point, water is a wonderful tool for weight loss, and for good health in general.

Congrats on all of your success!

HulkDiesel77

Thanks!!!!

mcarter99

After doing some reasearch on water consumption and dieting I discovered that your body weight divided by 2 is the amount of water needed to really make a diffrence while dieting. After only 5 days guess what happened? I was down 8 lbs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If there was a magic water intake value that worked for all people to lose weight, the world would have no weight problems. And the laws of thermodynamics would be debunked, wouldn't they?

ElizabethRoad

There are people on here every day saying, "help I can't lose weight, also I drink gallons of water a day!"

BABetter1

I recently figured out the same thing. After upping my water intake, the pounds would start falling off. As soon as I started slacking on the water, the scale would not budge. Totally agree with everything you said.

recoiljpr

After doing some reasearch on water consumption and dieting I discovered that your body weight divided by 2 is the amount of water needed to really make a diffrence while dieting. After only 5 days guess what happened? I was down 8 lbs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If there was a magic water intake value that worked for all people to lose weight, the world would have no weight problems. And the laws of thermodynamics would be debunked, wouldn't they?

This.

While I will never say water is not important, just drinking it isn't a panacea. I've never had a problem with drinking water, and for as long as I can remember I generally always drink at minimum a gallon of it a day. And for years, not only did I not lose weight, but I steadily gained (while drinking plenty of water and exercising). It wasn't until I turned my eye to my actual diet that the weight started coming off.

So in my opinion, water is part of the "holy trinity" of effective body transformation. Exercise-Diet-Water.

Just my 2 cents...

recoiljpr

After doing some reasearch on water consumption and dieting I discovered that your body weight divided by 2 is the amount of water needed to really make a diffrence while dieting. After only 5 days guess what happened? I was down 8 lbs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If there was a magic water intake value that worked for all people to lose weight, the world would have no weight problems. And the laws of thermodynamics would be debunked, wouldn't they?

This. While I will never say water is not important, just drinking it isn't a panacea. I've never had a problem with drinking water, and for as long as I can remember I generally always drink at minimum a gallon of it a day. And for years, not only did I not lose weight, but I steadily gained (while drinking plenty of water and exercising). It wasn't until I turned my eye to my actual diet that the weight started coming off.

So in my opinion, water is part of the "holy trinity" of effective body transformation. Exercise-Diet-Water.

Just my 2 cents...

HulkDiesel77

I would say it is a bit of magic......Everyone has internal organs and staying properly hydrated helps ensure that they are working at the optium levels along with your metabolisim

ambermichk

There are people on here every day saying, "help I can't lose weight, also I drink gallons of water a day!"

maybe they are flushing down cake with the water !! LOL i notice i eat a lot when i am thirsty, going to bump my water intake up and see if it helps !!!

HulkDiesel77

I hear that a lot myself but after looking into either their diet and exersise programs the problem is usually pretty clear but not for everyone you are right about that. There are people that are resistant to lossing weight possiably because of other heath issues

NikkiSixGuns

I noticed the same trend. No matter how diligent I was about sticking to my calorie intake and eating all the "right" foods, the scale moved ever so slowly. Ramp up the fluids and the weight shed more quickly!

Whatever the reason and whether or not there really is a cause & effect relationship, I know that I always feel loads better when I'm hydrated. Helps with cravings, too.

beckajw

After doing some reasearch on water consumption and dieting I discovered that your body weight divided by 2 is the amount of water needed to really make a diffrence while dieting. After only 5 days guess what happened? I was down 8 lbs.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If there was a magic water intake value that worked for all people to lose weight, the world would have no weight problems. And the laws of thermodynamics would be debunked, wouldn't they?

This. While I will never say water is not important, just drinking it isn't a panacea. I've never had a problem with drinking water, and for as long as I can remember I generally always drink at minimum a gallon of it a day. And for years, not only did I not lose weight, but I steadily gained (while drinking plenty of water and exercising). It wasn't until I turned my eye to my actual diet that the weight started coming off.

So in my opinion, water is part of the "holy trinity" of effective body transformation. Exercise-Diet-Water.

Just my 2 cents...

But that's what the OP said. He said eating right and exercising are important, but you also have to have water.

HulkDiesel77

I totally agree...............and my paragraph I orginally posted was intended for folks who know their diet and exersice programs are in check. Good response!!!!!!