Why Drinking Water Is Important for Weight Loss

Thanks for the info. :drinker:

Thanks for the reminder! I always need encouragement when it comes to drinking water. Drinking the recommended 8 glasses is hard! I carry a 1 litre bottle with me around all the time and try to drink 2 litres a day

I am glad you all liked the article !

I started investigating the role of water in a diet, from the perspective of eliminating excess sodium, which is a large concern for me.

I am still looking for research on that subject, but now I realize that I need to drink enough water for a successful diet !

Actually, to add REAL SCIENCE to the equation, the 8 glasses/day of water has actually been misrepresented over time. The myth of 8 glasses/day comes from a study that gave us the "2000cal/day" concept (which is still legit). From this study it was concluded that if you consume 2000cal/day your body also required 2000cc of H2O/day. Now this didn't actually mean DRINK 2000ml/day. In fact most foods we consume in a day contain approx 50% fluids (eg: fruits), there for in reality 500ml/day is sufficient.

Now on saying that, I have to disagree a bit for us weight losers.... Because we have seen a resurgence in these ridiculous JUICE BARS, we have added to our overall weightgain epidemic (short term memory loss that these were debunked in the 70s as a waste). No one needs these.... Sure theyre packed with nutrients, minerals, etc... but packed with calories.... So anyone lossing weight try to limit these to 1/4 of one of those ridiculously sized buckets they sell you at juice bars....

The paradoix with cutting out overcaloric foods such as these juices, we general don't feel as full anymore. So for most people who are overweight, it's not due to eating like a healthy person, but choice of incorrect foods from areas such as: yummy; tasty; economic; socialising (dining out); naughty effective marketing; lasiness; time contraints; boredom fillers, and mood foods.

So to correct the majority of the aboce is to follow a diet, and yes... DRINK LOTS OF WATER.... The more you feel saited the less likely you will be effected by the above causes. I know this still doesn't help the economic issue of poor food choices, but think of it this way..... The fitter and less overweight you are the less calories you need, ergo a reduction in calories= reduction in food= reduction in spending. While your out exercising you not burning power watching TV, on a computer, etc.... which will also increase you economic status to choose healthier foods.

So please, when you hear of the myth of 8 glasses of water a day, it has it's place in dieting, but just make sure your not 1) increasing your intake to quickly (ending in eccess diuresis), and the more water you consume the less food you can fit in your gut!

2) I am not sure where you get the figure that the diuretic effect of caffeine is "far outweighed" by the amount of water in the coffee.

Ya know those thinks that you cut from his text? Those are called "references".

Perhaps if you had bothered to read them you would understand where he got the idea

From my research on the matter my belief is that. You do lose more weight drinking water and the reason for this is if you don,t your body holds onto water weight as your body,s unsure when it will receive more water.
As you drink more water your body adapts to realizing that it wont go into dehydration as your regularly topping up your body with water.Therefore you then get rid of the water weight your bodys has been storing.