Water Weight

kmart20
kmart20 Posts: 72
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
So I have been drinking 10-12 8oz. of water for the past couple of weeks, but my water weight still seems to be through the roof. I don't want to take any water retaining pills (since I don't want to be popping pills all the time)

Any suggestions or ideas why it is still through the roof. I rarely go over my sodium in take.

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  • Fat4Fuel2
    Fat4Fuel2 Posts: 280 Member
    Lower your salt intake.
  • SenoraMacias
    SenoraMacias Posts: 305 Member
    Lower your salt intake.

    Yes- I was drowning myself (15 cups a day) and was still bloated. I reduced sodium and dropped a couple lbs pretty much over night.
  • Daisy_May
    Daisy_May Posts: 505 Member
    Hot Lemon water, I swear by it!
  • BRANDYLYNETTE
    BRANDYLYNETTE Posts: 192 Member
    I've heard that hot lemon water was good for losing weight....but I never knew why! I wait tables, and one lady who has lost tons of weight....always orders hot water and lemon. I have always wanted to ask her why....but, havent. Hmmm......guess Ill have to try that! : )
  • SandersWifey
    SandersWifey Posts: 387
    Bananas, tons of water, and try to never go over your sodium!
    I gained 4 pounds of water weight just for 1 bad sodium day!
  • bullmastifflover
    bullmastifflover Posts: 128 Member
    try some green tea?
  • coolcatcan
    coolcatcan Posts: 133 Member
    Here is a recipe from the "Fat Belly Diet" cookbook specifically for bloating/water retention. It's called Sassy Water. Drink a new batch everyday . Strain the ingredients or pour them along with your water and eat them if you like. If you find the flavor too strong, prepare your pitcher in the morning instead of the night before so the tastes won't intensify as much or use half the amounts of ginger, lemon, and mint. Use any type of mint (peppermint, pineapple mint, etc..) but don't substitute dried mint or mint extract. The same goes for ginger.

    Here is the recipe:

    Combine 2 liters (about 8 1/2 cups), 1 tsp freshly graded ginger, 1 medium cucumber (peeled and thinly sliced), 1 medium lemon (thinly sliced), and 12 small spearmint leaves in a large pitcher and let blend overnight. Drink throughout the day and finish the pitcher by the end of the day. Drink for at least 4 days. You can drink longer, but at least 4 days.

    Ginger calms the GI tract, mint eases indigestion, quiets the muscles of the intestinal tract and reduces water retention.

    This should help with your water retention.

    Good luck!
  • kmart20
    kmart20 Posts: 72
    Hot Lemon water, I swear by it!

    So do you just put a couple of drops of lemon juice in your drink or is there a ratio to use?

    Thanks for all the tips!
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    If it has been weeks maybe it isnt water.
  • Angela_MA
    Angela_MA Posts: 260
    It could also be your thyroid? Are you swollen? If after a week of upping your intake of water and reducing your sodium there should be a change. If not you should make an appointment with your doctor to get your thyroid levels checked.
  • Jennylee1214
    Jennylee1214 Posts: 5
    I have issues with water retention always! The thing that works best for me is increasing the amount of protein I eat and movement. Yesterday I jumped (more like bounced) on the trampoline for about 10 minutes...started clearing the water immediately. Apparently jumping on the trampoline is very good for the lymph system. Good luck!
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    Water weight can be a crazy thing. I mostly just ignore it. If I'm heavier around a day or four, but my weight comes back down to within a pound or so...I'm never concerned. Additionally, its impossible to gain 3lbs etc in one night...so when the scale jumps and stays...I know its something else...like retained water or waste.

    Heavy or intense workouts will cause your muscles to retain water for repair. Shedding that water before your body naturally is ready is pointless. Now...shedding sodium bloat...lol, go for it! I've found though that a couple days of extra water intake does it for me.
  • bakersduzin
    bakersduzin Posts: 60 Member
    Try drinking some coffee - it's a natural diuretic.
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