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Quick tip! Drink more

punchnuggettv
punchnuggettv 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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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Another good trick is to keep your calorie intake in check, that's the magical part.

    #CICO
  • VintageFeline
    VintageFeline Posts: 6,771 Member
    18 cups of water a day, plus another 8 if you're hungry!? Good lord not a chance............
  • Treece68
    Treece68 Posts: 780 Member
    must have to pee a lot
  • Spook_Nuke_Em
    Spook_Nuke_Em 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.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo 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.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 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
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I don't drink anymore....I don't drink any less either!
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    I was hoping this also applied to whisky. :sad:
  • samgamgee
    samgamgee 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.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    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

    For the beer?

    @auddii you may have whisky
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    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

    For the beer?

    @auddii you may have whisky

    Woohoo! Of course, I won't pass on the beer either...
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    auddii wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    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

    For the beer?

    @auddii you may have whisky

    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.

  • blues4miles
    blues4miles 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.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    blues4miles wrote: »
    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.

    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!
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited January 2016
    So I'm in, but I get weird when I drink whiskey >:)@auddii and @nutmegoreo
  • Orphia
    Orphia 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. :/
  • punchnuggettv
    punchnuggettv 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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