drinking water and weight loss

JaelynSmith89
JaelynSmith89 Posts: 22
in Health and Weight Loss
This may be a dumb question... But does drinking too much water a day hinder weight loss?

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  • DonM46
    DonM46 Posts: 771 Member
    no
  • _Calypso_
    _Calypso_ Posts: 1,074 Member
    Actually drinking adequate water will HELP weight loss!!!

    Too little water will hinder loss.
  • akaMrsmojo
    akaMrsmojo Posts: 762 Member
    It may hide your results, but it will not make you gain fat.
  • Jenni129
    Jenni129 Posts: 692 Member
    No. More water empowers your body to work better and it is energizing!
  • Marymoe138
    Marymoe138 Posts: 68 Member
    I have seen a difference in myself with my intake of water. I find that I was actually dehydrated a great deal of the time not hungry. Instead of eating, I would drink a few glasses of water which would in turn keep me from eating those calories that I did not need at the time. Quite filling!
  • scottYBRIDGEWATER
    scottYBRIDGEWATER Posts: 206
    Yes. You can drink too much water and you will retain it as excess weight.

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/478235-can-drinking-too-much-water-prevent-weight-loss/
  • Kar3n84
    Kar3n84 Posts: 24 Member
    I'm not a thirsty person. On average, maybe I'd drink ~24oz per day. When I originally started MFP I couldn't do 8 glasses/day. Because of it my body would retain water and my progress would stall on the scale. I find that now that I make it point to get in a minimum the 8 glasses, my weight steadily has been decreasing, not to mention, my hunger has gone way down.

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