Drink water for water weight?

maryjane159
maryjane159 Posts: 14 Member
edited November 25 in Health and Weight Loss
So basically from when I last posted I ended up celebrating Mother’s Day but I’ve also not been able to stop eating since so I’ve just stuffed my face for 5 days and I’ve gained 16lbs I’m deffo going to start dieting again tomorrow and going for long walks my grandmother is coming with me aswell for motivation for me but I’ve heard a lot of people saying drink lots of water to get rid of water weight but water makes me pee like 16 times every 30 minutes so how can I stop this and also how does water help water water weight and how quickly will it drop off??

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  • Johnd2000
    Johnd2000 Posts: 198 Member
    Over-hydration is extremely unpleasant and potentially deadly. Please be careful.
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,140 Member
    maryjane159 wrote: »
    I’ve heard a lot of people saying drink lots of water to get rid of water weight but water makes me pee like 16 times every 30 minutes so how can I stop this and also how does water help water water weight and how quickly will it drop off??

    When you gain a lot of weight in a short period of time it's normally down to water retention, if you've been eating a lot of food that is different to your normal diet then you have probably had more sodium and carbs than normal which will cause "water weight" this is you body just trying to adjust to what you've been putting into it to make sure that it is sufficiently hydrated, it's not a bad thing.

    The reason people say that water will help with water weight is because your body no longer thinks it has to hold onto the water to keep you hydrated.

    Of the 16lbs you've gained only a couple are likely to be fat as @LivingtheLeanDream has explained above. It can take anything from a couple of days to a couple of weeks for water weight to shift.
  • Silentpadna
    Silentpadna Posts: 1,306 Member
    maryjane159 wrote: »
    So basically from when I last posted I ended up celebrating Mother’s Day but I’ve also not been able to stop eating since so I’ve just stuffed my face for 5 days and I’ve gained 16lbs I’m deffo going to start dieting again tomorrow and going for long walks my grandmother is coming with me aswell for motivation for me but I’ve heard a lot of people saying drink lots of water to get rid of water weight but water makes me pee like 16 times every 30 minutes so how can I stop this and also how does water help water water weight and how quickly will it drop off??

    Wow. That is one long sentence....

    Unless you have a medical condition, the concern over water weight (for most people) is misplaced. There is no dire need to lose something your body retains for reasons it needs it.

    The reason to drink water is to be hydrated. Period. If you want to lose fat, work on eating at a deficit....and understand that water weight fluctuates, whether you are losing, gaining, or maintaining. It will frustrate you because it masks fat loss (or gain), but it's not a big deal (unless again if you have a aedema or other medical issues with it).
  • maryjane159
    maryjane159 Posts: 14 Member
    @LivingtheLeanDream it’s actaully titled drink water for water weight. I was asking does drinking more water get rid of water weight because a lot of people tell me it does
  • DJ_Skywalker
    DJ_Skywalker Posts: 420 Member
    I think of it more as retaining water. When I do not drink enough water, my body holds on to it. When I begin to drink a lot more water, yes I pee a lot, but it is flushing through the system like a constant stream ... which in my mind is a good thing.
    Once you begin to drink more water, you will need the bathroom more ... but for me, that is only in the beginning and my bladder becomes used to it.

  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited March 2018
    maryjane159 wrote: »
    @LivingtheLeanDream it’s actaully titled drink water for water weight. I was asking does drinking more water get rid of water weight because a lot of people tell me it does

    That's what people say but I've tried both, and have found the water weight goes in a few days regardless of water drinking or not.

    ps I mustn't have read the title properly earlier, probably needed a coffee lol
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