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    Quick tip! Drink more

    Posts: 7 Member
    edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    I'm a male, 6 feet, 195 lbs. I've lost 42 lbs since August. if one day I fee like going over lr accident go over caloric cou t what I will do is drink more water than I usually do. I drink on average 16-18 cups of water a day, and if I go over a caloric cou t I will go drink another 6-8 cups extra and I end up staying at same weight or even better yet, lose a pound <3 .

    #nevergiveup

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    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      Another good trick is to keep your calorie intake in check, that's the magical part.

      #CICO
    • Posts: 6,771 Member
      18 cups of water a day, plus another 8 if you're hungry!? Good lord not a chance............
    • Posts: 780 Member
      must have to pee a lot
    • Posts: 408 Member
      1.5 Gallons of water if you're hungry?

      I generally drink a bottle of water before I eat and throughout the day, but what you're saying seems a little excessive lol. I usually drink half my weight in OZ, e.g. 200lb person drinks 100 oz of water.

      jmo.
    • Posts: 15,532 Member
      Your title mislead me... I was disappointed to see that you are drinking more water. If it were beer, I'd be in like a dirty shirt :laugh:

      I will drink a bit more water on days when I have had a high sodium meal (extra glass or two, sometimes). Otherwise, the extra water isn't really going to flush out the extra calories. Too much water can contribute to depletion of electrolytes. So there is that to keep in mind. 6.5L (max amount suggested by your OP) could be enough to do that.
    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      nutmegoreo wrote: »
      Your title mislead me... I was disappointed to see that you are drinking more water. If it were beer, I'd be in like a dirty shirt :laugh:

      I will drink a bit more water on days when I have had a high sodium meal (extra glass or two, sometimes). Otherwise, the extra water isn't really going to flush out the extra calories. Too much water can contribute to depletion of electrolytes. So there is that to keep in mind. 6.5L (max amount suggested by your OP) could be enough to do that.

      This is why she is on my FL <3
    • Posts: 3,103 Member
      I don't drink anymore....I don't drink any less either!
    • Posts: 15,357 Member
      I was hoping this also applied to whisky. :sad:
    • Posts: 398 Member
      edited January 2016
      nutmegoreo wrote: »
      Your title mislead me... I was disappointed to see that you are drinking more water. If it were beer, I'd be in like a dirty shirt

      Saaaame! Haha.

      Yeah my partner hangs on to a lot more water weight after a sodium heavy meal than I do because I drink more water, and my skin is better, but over all I don't think it effects my weight loss. I usually get about 4/5 UK pints.
    • Posts: 15,532 Member
      queenliz99 wrote: »
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      This is why she is on my FL <3

      For the beer?

      @auddii you may have whisky
    • Posts: 15,357 Member
      nutmegoreo wrote: »
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      For the beer?

      @auddii you may have whisky

      Woohoo! Of course, I won't pass on the beer either...
    • Posts: 15,532 Member
      auddii wrote: »
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      Woohoo! Of course, I won't pass on the beer either...

      Deal! Shot then a beer. We can take turns buying the rounds. Is @queenliz99 in? Or is she just going to stick with her beer.

    • Posts: 1,481 Member
      nutmegoreo wrote: »
      Your title mislead me... I was disappointed to see that you are drinking more water. If it were beer, I'd be in like a dirty shirt :laugh:

      I thought the tip was going to be if you drank more you wouldn't care that you didn't lose weight that week...

      Maybe OP is making so many trips to the restroom they are burning extra calories.
    • Posts: 15,532 Member
      blues4miles wrote: »
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      I thought the tip was going to be if you drank more you wouldn't care that you didn't lose weight that week...

      Maybe OP is making so many trips to the restroom they are burning extra calories.

      I didn't account for the extra calorie burn when I said that it wouldn't flush away the extra calories. Fair enough. There is also the increased heart rate that comes from the anxiety of wondering if you're going to make it there on time!
    • Posts: 15,317 Member
      edited January 2016
      So I'm in, but I get weird when I drink whiskey >:)@auddii and @nutmegoreo
    • Posts: 7,097 Member
      punchnuggettv wrote: »
      I'm a male, 6 feet, 195 lbs. I've lost 42 lbs since August. if one day I fee like going over lr accident go over caloric cou t what I will do is drink more water than I usually do. I drink on average 16-18 cups of water a day, and if I go over a caloric cou t I will go drink another 6-8 cups extra and I end up staying at same weight or even better yet, lose a pound <3 .

      #nevergiveup

      I hope you're still eating enough calories along with those bucketloads of water. :/
    • Posts: 7 Member
      nutmegoreo wrote: »
      Your title mislead me... I was disappointed to see that you are drinking more water. If it were beer, I'd be in like a dirty shirt :laugh:

      I will drink a bit more water on days when I have had a high sodium meal (extra glass or two, sometimes). Otherwise, the extra water isn't really going to flush out the extra calories. Too much water can contribute to depletion of electrolytes. So there is that to keep in mind. 6.5L (max amount suggested by your OP) could be enough to do that.

      That's why you also drink drinks with electrolytes I.e Gatorade
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