Why Water?

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Mingyming
Mingyming Posts: 42
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I began drinking water today, and it is not even 5pm and I gained 6 pounds... I do not think that I am putting that on the ticker. What does water really do for you?

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  • Jeff92se
    Jeff92se Posts: 3,369 Member
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    Water is sooooo over rated. :drinker:
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,025 Member
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    Might as well had a beer or two.:devil:
  • Becoming_A_Butterfly
    Becoming_A_Butterfly Posts: 2,534 Member
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    Do you mean you have gained 6 pounds just today? I don't think that is terriby unusual. If I weigh myself first thing in the morning, then again later the same day clothes and shoes on, and after eating breakfast and lunch and drinking water or tea or whatever, my weight is of course higher than it was that morning.
  • Kslice39
    Kslice39 Posts: 146
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    here are a couple articles that are pretty interesting and explain some of the reasons why we NEED water. Your body weight naturally fluctuates throughout the day (2-5lbs!). Your body needs water for EVERYTHING! your body is mostly water! Water helps with digestion, cushioning joints, helps your immune system, and a BILLION other things!

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/30860-need-drink-water/

    http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/water.html
  • hottottie11
    hottottie11 Posts: 907 Member
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    I began drinking water today, and it is not even 5pm and I gained 6 pounds... I do not think that I am putting that on the ticker. What does water really do for you?

    Rest assured...its not fat (water has zero calories) ...Daily weight fluctuation is the likely cause
  • ixiHemlock
    ixiHemlock Posts: 83 Member
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    I don't think drinking water is the issue here...if you really had that much is excess of what your body needed, you would have just peed.

    6lbs is an unreasonable amount to gain in one day- unless you've eaten 2 Chipotle burritos! If the trend continues I might see someone about it.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
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    here are a couple articles that are pretty interesting and explain some of the reasons why we NEED water. Your body weight naturally fluctuates throughout the day (2-5lbs!). Your body needs water for EVERYTHING! your body is mostly water! Water helps with digestion, cushioning joints, helps your immune system, and a BILLION other things!

    http://www.livestrong.com/article/30860-need-drink-water/

    http://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/basics/water.html

    And yet we don't actually need to drink a drop of pure water to get those benefits! That's the beauty of our bodies, they get the "water" from so many sources! :D
  • CindiBryce
    CindiBryce Posts: 438
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    I began drinking water today, and it is not even 5pm and I gained 6 pounds... I do not think that I am putting that on the ticker. What does water really do for you?
    Would you rather NOT gain the 6 pounds but suffer from dehydration?
  • camzilla72
    camzilla72 Posts: 9
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    Your body is mostly water. Your heart is a pump which runs off of salt and water. You cannot live without either. That being said, 6 pounds, wow! Seems like some other process is in play.
  • Yakisoba
    Yakisoba Posts: 719 Member
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    ... This post scared me for a second because I thought the OP was still here, but then I checked her profile.

    -goes back to sleep-

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