Water weight why drink

Your body is mostly composed of water and needs lots of water to conduct its functions. If you are not drinking enough water for those functions, your body will hang on to any water it does get. That's what water retention is. If you want to RETAIN less water, drink MORE of it so your body can USE it efficiently and get rid of the stuff it needs to process.

Bottoms up

Your body needs water.... for Everything.....

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Er, what?

Also, a lot of people are going to disagree with me on this, but there's no real evidence that we need 8 glasses of water a day. Drink when you're thirsty, or when you're sweating a lot, or if you live at a high altitude.

I'm sorry but before I even opened this thread I said dear god please don't let this thread be what I think it is......and it was. If you want to die of dehydration, we can't stop ya!

Could it take ONE WEEK for the water weight to be lost that you eat a week ago? (excessive sodium a week ago?

Water doesn't flush sodium as much as people like to believe. You need to increase potassium intake to bind to the sodium to move it out of your system efficiently. Otherwise, it's completely dependent on how you expend electrolytes and continue eating after a sodium binge.

Also, a lot of people are going to disagree with me on this, but there's no real evidence that we need 8 glasses of water a day. Drink when you're thirsty, or when you're sweating a lot, or if you live at a high altitude.

The 8/8oz glasses is a general recommendation for the average individual that eats a well-balanced diet. Reputable resources state that this is a base-guideline, and the individual should adjust based on urine color. There is plenty of evidence that adequate water is necessary for proper digestion and body functions.

I currently drink 20+ 8oz glasses a day and still not peeing clear. It's been a shock to the max, but I feel remarkably better. The habit has made digestion easier, got me moving more, eased muscle pain, and nearly eliminated my dependence on caffeine. Fantastic if you ask me.

Your body retains water when it is not getting enough to carry out basic functions. It thinks you are trying to survive in a circumstance where water is not available so it holds on to it. If you drink enough water throughout the day and make sure you stay sufficiently hydrated, there is not need to retain the water you have, so your body flushes it out (and you pee like crazy.)

Drink your water!

I remember in one episode of this series, one of the alien races described us as 'ugly bags of mostly water'.

Also, a lot of people are going to disagree with me on this, but there's no real evidence that we need 8 glasses of water a day. Drink when you're thirsty, or when you're sweating a lot, or if you live at a high altitude.

The 8/8oz glasses is a general recommendation for the average individual that eats a well-balanced diet. Reputable resources state that this is a base-guideline, and the individual should adjust based on urine color. There is plenty of evidence that adequate water is necessary for proper digestion and body functions.

I currently drink 20+ 8oz glasses a day and still not peeing clear. It's been a shock to the max, but I feel remarkably better. The habit has made digestion easier, got me moving more, eased muscle pain, and nearly eliminated my dependence on caffeine. Fantastic if you ask me.

No. This is not correct. The guy that made this up actually just made it up. He admitted it later, but then it was too late, it was published. But, he actually had no idea. They were studying how much water a person needed, and they weren't finished with their study and were pressured into an answer by the government who was financing the study. He just blurted out 8, and that's was it. But, 8 is not the right answer. Most people that know this agree that it's not 8. It's around 4 to 6. More if you're active, but you get a lot of water from food. So, it depends on diet and activity.

But, 8 is not a correct answer. It might be a guideline, and it doesn't hurt. But, it's not the answer.

Again, I said general guideline, but that reputable sources state to adjust based on urine color. I'm not spouting some oh I heard it somewhere thing. It may be true that some dude made it up in a crunch, but it's remained as such due to the fact that the guideline is quite widely accepted by leading medical institutions, such as the Mayo Clinic.

Saying something is a general base guideline is wholly different than saying it's the finite answer to the question. No one can specify the amount for every single individual. Many studies and resources suggest the amount of water for optimal body processes is quite a bit higher than 48oz. The minimum may be 4-6, but like I said, if the 8/8 rule was a bad idea or not generally acceptable, they would have pulled it ages ago. It's not like they haven't changed other government sponsored dietary guidelines. I'm not sure what you are saying "No" to because you basically said that what *I* said was acceptable.

Anyway, it really does come down to urine color in the end. My doctor suggested I get at minimum 100oz for my body size, and I've found that 180oz is a pretty good number for me. Everyone has to figure it out for themselves.

Yeah.

Could it take ONE WEEK for the water weight to be lost that you eat a week ago? (excessive sodium a week ago?

Water doesn't flush sodium as much as people like to believe. You need to increase potassium intake to bind to the sodium to move it out of your system efficiently. Otherwise, it's completely dependent on how you expend electrolytes and continue eating after a sodium binge.

This thread is a joke, but this was very helpful to me. I'm almost constantly going over on my sodium intake. Thanks!