water - WHY is it important to lose weight

Water is over rated and is mostly a myth. We don't need that much. But, y'all carry on. I'm sure I'll be bashed for saying that.

Water is REAL! I've seen it myself!

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Thats so true. This past week since I have really been paying attention to how much water I consume, and getting 8 cups, Ive lost 5lbs. last week the scale wouldnt budge.. I do the same thing... water bottle that holds two cups, and then just refill and keep with me all day. Anyone on here, feel free to add me. =D -Lindsay

I certainly didn't used to drink water... 7 months ago I was drinking 5 diet dr. peppers a day..Now the ONLY thing I drink is water...I have a Tervis Tumbler which I love and I always have it filled with water. I will add a lemon wedge for flavor..The only other thing I drink is a glass of Milo's unsweet tea in the morning...I used to hate the taste of water..but find now that I crave it and it tastes wonderful!!!

Nope. It's a pretty well known fact that the 8 glasses of water a day is bunk. It's way too much and a lot of people are over hydrating.

Well known by whom? In an actual scientific or academic setting, you'd have to cite your sources.

Nope. It's a pretty well known fact that the 8 glasses of water a day is bunk. It's way too much and a lot of people are over hydrating.

Well known by whom? In an actual scientific or academic setting, you'd have to cite your sources.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2014112/Drinking-water-bad-health-Benefits-myth.html

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/06/08/water-eight-glasses-myth.html

http://www.npr.org/2008/04/03/89323934/five-myths-about-drinking-water

Suspect the bottled water companies

Water is our body's principal chemical component and makes up about 60% of our body weight. Every system in our body depends on it! It flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.

Every day we lose water through our breath, perspiration, urine and bowel movements. For your body to function properly, you must replenish it's water supply.

I, for one, find it much easier to lose weight when drinking 10-15 cupes a day. Love, love, love my water! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

thanks so much, i will up my intake

Does tea count when calculating how much water is needed? I drink about 3-4 cup of tea a day, various types of tea with no sweetener. I drink plain water too

Tea causes your body to release the water that is stored in your body because of the caffine in it.Too much tea can cause you to dehydrate. I would recommend cutting back on tea and drink more water. Water and tea are not the same.

This MFP thread has so much disinformation

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5281046.stm

The work in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition dispels the common belief that tea dehydrates.

Dr Ruxton said: "Drinking tea is actually better for you than drinking water. Water is essentially replacing fluid. Tea replaces fluids and contains antioxidants so it's got two things going for it."

Taken from Scooby Forum web page, and i totally agree.

"Drinking lots of water can help you lose weight! There are several ways this works, the main way is that the two glasses of water you drink before your meal makes your stomach feel full so you eat less. In rough numbers, it looks like drinking those two 8oz glasses of water before every meal can help you lose an additional 20lbs a year. That’s a very easy way to lost weight! The other way that drinking lots of water helps you lose weight is that it appears to reduce the energy intake (EI), that is, it reduces the number of calories energy you body extracts from the food you eat. It appears that those two 8oz glasses of water before each meal make you lose fat 44% faster! Pretty incredible! Bear in mind the 44% number in this research was obtained with older folks, it may or may not be the same for younger people. Want another reason to drink lots of water and stay well hydrated? Being dehydrated by just 3% can decease your strength by 19%! You wont be able to do your cardio or make any progress lifting weights if you are dehydrated!!!..

Now, here’s what most of you do. You are dehydrated all day long and then you show up with your gallon jug of water at the gym and start sipping, this does no good at all. The problem is that after you are dehydrated it can take 4-5 hours for your strength to return after you are properly hydrated. The time to start hydrating is 6 hours before your workout, drinking water when you show up at the gym is not helpful!

Lets talk about how much water to drink. A lot of people are scared because they hear those freak news reports of people dying from people drinking too much water. Yes you CAN die from drinking too much water but its VERY difficult to do. In every case I know of, the water deaths were in situations where the person was FORCED to drink too much water – either as initiation pranks or financial desperation to win a stupid radio contest.

Here is my hydration strategy:
1. Upon awakening, I drink at least 1 liter of water in the first hour. Really important because everyone gets dehydrated when sleeping.
2. During the day I drink enough water so that my pee is light straw colored. Anything dark means means dehydration. If you don’t have to pee at least once every 1-2 hrs that means dehydration
3. 6 hours before the workout I start my workout hydration. I start drinking on glass of water every half hour. When I have to pee every 30 minutes and its clear, I’m at optimal hydration and I back off on the water. Once hydrated, I drink one glass of water per hour till workout time.

This hydration strategy is not only for lifting weights but for sports as well. If you want to perform at your peak in hot summer weather, you gotta be fully hydrated before you set foot on the soccer field!"

http://www.ipwr.org/documents/WaterWeightLoss.Obesity.2009.pdf

Hope that helps..
Thanks all

Yeah, I don't buy into the 8 glasses a day thing but I do believe we need to get plenty.

I feel best when I drink a LOT of water. When I skip it for the day, I notice that the next day I feel bloated and really uncomfortable, but when I do drink a lot, my tummy feels flatter and I am more comfy in my skin.