Water = More weight loss?

JulieTroestler
JulieTroestler Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Have you found it true that drinking at least half your body weight in oz. of water increase your weight loss?

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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    hydration is important to nutrient absorption and proper nutrition among other things to include "detoxification" of the body and eliminating things like excess sodium and whatnot in the system...it doesn't really have anything to do with weight loss...there is more to good health than just weight loss.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Have you found it true that drinking at least half your body weight in oz. of water increase your weight loss?

    It will temporarily. If you drink that much water you will lower the amount of sodium in your system and your body will retain less water as a result. You will see this as weight loss but the loss is due to loss of water not loss of fat. Once you drop that retained water though it is dropped and you cannot continue to drop more. If you start drinking water like that you will see your weight drop by a good number of pounds (like 2-8) right away in the first few days and then plateau to whatever your normal weight loss is.

    It is a good idea to drink plenty of water but if there is a thermogenic effect of drinking water (ie increased metabolism etc etc) its pretty minimal I think.
  • rachaelbmh
    rachaelbmh Posts: 54
    Aside from weight loss, drinking plenty of water each day will help you keep your fluid balance in your body - thus improving your body's ability to assimilate nutrients, aid in digestion, detoxify your cells properly, and cut down on cravings.

    Of course, if you replace almost all other beverages in your diet with water, weight loss will be facilitated. But there are so many other great reasons to drink enough water each day too.
  • Aaron_K123
    Aaron_K123 Posts: 7,122 Member
    Have you found it true that drinking at least half your body weight in oz. of water increase your weight loss?

    I doubt there is such a magic number by the way, certainly not a linear formula. Blindly following something like that is how a 500 lb guy is going to end up dead from water poisoning :-)

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