1 litre of water first thing in the morning

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  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    JerSchmare wrote: »
    Water today is like the kale of yesterday.

    I loathe water and like Kale... I fear I may not be human.

    *sigh* I had such high hopes for you... It's okay if you're not human, but kale????

    Yep, there's my day ruined. :(
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    JerSchmare wrote: »
    Water today is like the kale of yesterday.

    I loathe water and like Kale... I fear I may not be human.

    *sigh* I had such high hopes for you... It's okay if you're not human, but kale????

    LOL. Does it help that it does need to be cooked? I mean, I don't just go yanking it out of the ground and gnawing on it. *snicker*

    Now you dissin' my peeps? What the kale?

    depressed-caveman-illustration-depicting-sitting-large-boulder-his-head-his-hands-60056442.jpg

    :laugh:
  • DamieBird
    DamieBird Posts: 651 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    JerSchmare wrote: »
    Water today is like the kale of yesterday.

    I loathe water and like Kale... I fear I may not be human.

    *sigh* I had such high hopes for you... It's okay if you're not human, but kale????

    LOL. Does it help that it does need to be cooked? I mean, I don't just go yanking it out of the ground and gnawing on it. *snicker*

    ........ I've literally eaten the kale garnish off of a veggie tray, more than once, lol. Now I feel weird about it :P
  • Wynterbourne
    Wynterbourne Posts: 2,196 Member
    DamieBird wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    JerSchmare wrote: »
    Water today is like the kale of yesterday.

    I loathe water and like Kale... I fear I may not be human.

    *sigh* I had such high hopes for you... It's okay if you're not human, but kale????

    LOL. Does it help that it does need to be cooked? I mean, I don't just go yanking it out of the ground and gnawing on it. *snicker*

    ........ I've literally eaten the kale garnish off of a veggie tray, more than once, lol. Now I feel weird about it :P

    *Hangs head*

    Sorry :disappointed:
  • claira_newton
    claira_newton Posts: 1 Member
    Water is good for your body so drinking some in the morning is a good idea. I would suggest anything that's a struggle is not entirely beneficial though and I would struggle to drink a litre of water first thing in the morning. I drink a pint when I get up just to kick start my water intake but just do what feels good for you. Everyone is different.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
    jla2425 wrote: »
    Have you ever tried this and found it beneficial? I have started it yesterday and this morning and it clears you out completely. Apparently it also boosts metabolism by 24%.

    Nope.
    I drink about 8-12 oz glass of water with breakfast and other meals and then whenever I am thirsty. Not constipated.

    You don't have to do strange things to lose weight. Just eat fewer calories or burn more calories.
  • raquele3394
    raquele3394 Posts: 180 Member
    I bought a soda stream and will be making seltzer water!!!!
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    I bought a soda stream and will be making seltzer water!!!!

    I love my SodaStream. I bought some extracts from OliveNation.com to flavor them. I have lime, grapefruit, and cranberry (already had lemon and orange extract in my spice cupboard). Only takes 1/4-1/2 tsp. per liter.
  • Theo166
    Theo166 Posts: 2,564 Member
    Drinking water doesn't boost your metabolism.
    However if it's iced water, you'll burn calories warming it up to 98 deg.

    Drinking water stand alone doesn't do much for hunger either since it leaves the stomach too quickly. The trick is to first blend your meal with water, only then will it stay in your stomach long enough to help signal your brain you are full.
  • Rabbitsocksgardener
    Rabbitsocksgardener Posts: 74 Member
    If you drink very cold water your body has to work harder (ie slight calorie burn) to warm it to body temp before it can digest it so maybe that's a way it can 'boost your metabolism'.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
    jla2425 wrote: »
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Staying hydrated is a good thing - but no way does it boost your metabolism by 24%. Drinking lots of water makes me pee.....is that the "clearing out" you're referencing?

    http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/benefits-of-drinking-water-on-an-empty-stomach/#gref

    https://www.davidwolfe.com/drink-water-first-morning-5-reasons/

    These were two sources that i read about boosting metabolism. I am not entirely sure if accurate lol. Also it clears both #1 and #2 completely you will have to go but not in a bad way like the runs or something. It will just remove excess sludge in the colon. Sorry if thats TMI.

    There is no excess sludge in your colon. Otherwise you would be in the hospital.

    Then why do we have to do a colon cleanse before a colonoscopy?
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,728 Member
    jla2425 wrote: »
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Staying hydrated is a good thing - but no way does it boost your metabolism by 24%. Drinking lots of water makes me pee.....is that the "clearing out" you're referencing?

    http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/benefits-of-drinking-water-on-an-empty-stomach/#gref

    https://www.davidwolfe.com/drink-water-first-morning-5-reasons/

    These were two sources that i read about boosting metabolism. I am not entirely sure if accurate lol. Also it clears both #1 and #2 completely you will have to go but not in a bad way like the runs or something. It will just remove excess sludge in the colon. Sorry if thats TMI.

    There is no excess sludge in your colon. Otherwise you would be in the hospital.

    Then why do we have to do a colon cleanse before a colonoscopy?

    I believe that's more of a fast and flush than what is commonly sold as a "cleanse".

    And it's mostly because the doctor doesn't want to get hit in the face during the procedure.

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
    jla2425 wrote: »
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Staying hydrated is a good thing - but no way does it boost your metabolism by 24%. Drinking lots of water makes me pee.....is that the "clearing out" you're referencing?

    http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/benefits-of-drinking-water-on-an-empty-stomach/#gref

    https://www.davidwolfe.com/drink-water-first-morning-5-reasons/

    These were two sources that i read about boosting metabolism. I am not entirely sure if accurate lol. Also it clears both #1 and #2 completely you will have to go but not in a bad way like the runs or something. It will just remove excess sludge in the colon. Sorry if thats TMI.

    There is no excess sludge in your colon. Otherwise you would be in the hospital.

    Then why do we have to do a colon cleanse before a colonoscopy?

    I believe that's more of a fast and flush than what is commonly sold as a "cleanse".

    And it's mostly because the doctor doesn't want to get hit in the face during the procedure.

    My doc referred to it as a colon cleanse. But my point was if there wasn't stuff in there, we wouldn't need such a drastic cleanse.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,728 Member
    jla2425 wrote: »
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Staying hydrated is a good thing - but no way does it boost your metabolism by 24%. Drinking lots of water makes me pee.....is that the "clearing out" you're referencing?

    http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/benefits-of-drinking-water-on-an-empty-stomach/#gref

    https://www.davidwolfe.com/drink-water-first-morning-5-reasons/

    These were two sources that i read about boosting metabolism. I am not entirely sure if accurate lol. Also it clears both #1 and #2 completely you will have to go but not in a bad way like the runs or something. It will just remove excess sludge in the colon. Sorry if thats TMI.

    There is no excess sludge in your colon. Otherwise you would be in the hospital.

    Then why do we have to do a colon cleanse before a colonoscopy?

    I believe that's more of a fast and flush than what is commonly sold as a "cleanse".

    And it's mostly because the doctor doesn't want to get hit in the face during the procedure.

    My doc referred to it as a colon cleanse. But my point was if there wasn't stuff in there, we wouldn't need such a drastic cleanse.

    Yes, there's stuff in there, because you ate yesterday... and the doctor doesn't want it in his eye.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
    jla2425 wrote: »
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Staying hydrated is a good thing - but no way does it boost your metabolism by 24%. Drinking lots of water makes me pee.....is that the "clearing out" you're referencing?

    http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/benefits-of-drinking-water-on-an-empty-stomach/#gref

    https://www.davidwolfe.com/drink-water-first-morning-5-reasons/

    These were two sources that i read about boosting metabolism. I am not entirely sure if accurate lol. Also it clears both #1 and #2 completely you will have to go but not in a bad way like the runs or something. It will just remove excess sludge in the colon. Sorry if thats TMI.

    There is no excess sludge in your colon. Otherwise you would be in the hospital.

    Then why do we have to do a colon cleanse before a colonoscopy?

    I believe that's more of a fast and flush than what is commonly sold as a "cleanse".

    And it's mostly because the doctor doesn't want to get hit in the face during the procedure.

    My doc referred to it as a colon cleanse. But my point was if there wasn't stuff in there, we wouldn't need such a drastic cleanse.

    Yes, there's stuff in there, because you ate yesterday... and the doctor doesn't want it in his eye.

    Actually, no. Liquids only before the cleanse, and trust me, more comes out than usual even after the fast. And I'm very regular.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,576 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    jla2425 wrote: »
    TeaBea wrote: »
    Staying hydrated is a good thing - but no way does it boost your metabolism by 24%. Drinking lots of water makes me pee.....is that the "clearing out" you're referencing?

    http://www.stylecraze.com/articles/benefits-of-drinking-water-on-an-empty-stomach/#gref

    https://www.davidwolfe.com/drink-water-first-morning-5-reasons/

    These were two sources that i read about boosting metabolism. I am not entirely sure if accurate lol. Also it clears both #1 and #2 completely you will have to go but not in a bad way like the runs or something. It will just remove excess sludge in the colon. Sorry if thats TMI.

    There is no excess sludge in your colon. Otherwise you would be in the hospital.

    Then why do we have to do a colon cleanse before a colonoscopy?

    We have a colonoscopy cleanse so the Dr. can actually see the wall of the colon without bits of food particles getting
    in the way of a potential problem. If you don't do the cleanse right, you get rescheduled and sent home to do it again.

    There is a difference between the normal fecal matter which usually passes through the system within 24 hours and "excess sludge" which proponents of cleanses say is there, and has been there for weeks.

    A pre-colonoscopy cleanse gets rid of the normal fecal matter. There is no " sludge" unless a person has been constipated. It is constantly there because the food you eat that takes about 24 hours (more or less depending on the person) to get digested, the nutrients removed, and the waste processed for elimination. The liquid that leaves your body the night before is the liquid food you ate (typically last 2 days before the test) and some additional water drawn from your tissues.

    If you really had a bunch of sludge, you would lose much more than the average 3-4 lb during a pre-colonoscopy cleanse. That is usually half food waste and half fluids drawn from tissues. 1-2 lb of undigested food and waste from digested food is not much at all.

    It actually takes longer than 24 hrs,
    http://www.mayoclinic.org/digestive-system/expert-answers/faq-20058340
    which is why there is indeed 'stuff' (fecal matter, sludge, whatever you want to call it) always in your colon. I'm not suggesting we need to remove this, or that simply drinking water in the morning will remove it. I'm just saying it's there.
  • DJ_Skywalker
    DJ_Skywalker Posts: 420 Member
    Well, there goes my breakfast