Water??

LeighYan91
LeighYan91 Posts: 129
edited October 6 in Health and Weight Loss
Does water really help you loose weight?
How??
I am really interested to know this.
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  • Destinie589
    Destinie589 Posts: 211
    Jackie Warner says that it speeds up your metabolism. Plus it will help lubricate your digestive system so that you have regular movements which will prevent bloating.
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    Dehydration can also be confused for hunger.
  • ShalisaClam
    ShalisaClam Posts: 190
    Yes, it helps. It flushes the fat out of your system and keeps your body running effectively. If you're dehydrated, you can't lose weight as well. Also, it can help you feel full and you'll be less likely to snack on bad food choices. Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    :drinker:
  • arichardson750
    arichardson750 Posts: 6
    With me, sometimes I will mistake hunger for thrist. I think I will be hungry, but really, my body is just thirsty! Plus, drinking several big glasses of water before eating makes you feel fuller, which prevents you from overeating.

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  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    [Citation needed]
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Drinking liquids can help flush sodium from your body and prevent water retention. It can also prevent constipation, especially if you eat a high fiber diet. Sometimes thirst can be mistaken as hunger causing you to eat more, and drinking plenty of liquids prevents thirst. Water is a good drink choice as it's calorie fre, but any non-alcoholic drink will do this as all drinks are primarily water.
  • SimpleStepsHealthCoach
    SimpleStepsHealthCoach Posts: 121 Member
    There is plenty of information about the benefits of water. Here are some links I've found with a quick Google search:

    http://allwomenstalk.com/10-ways-how-water-helps-you-to-lose-weight/
    http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/04/10/water.losing.weight.jampolis/index.html
  • Rainforst
    Rainforst Posts: 40 Member
    Water really does help, it helps you fill up, it flushes your system, and also a lot of times you might think your hungry but really your dehydrated. Try drinking a glass of water when you think you want something to eat.
  • LeanMeanFitnessMachine
    LeanMeanFitnessMachine Posts: 659
    Water helps transport nutrients throughout the body after digestion.
  • CommandaPanda
    CommandaPanda Posts: 451 Member
    Yayaya! Water has helped me lose weight at quite a rapid pace actually.

    It continuously flushes out your system, lubricates your joints, hydrates your muscles, helps carry nutrients throughout your body. Too many positives to deny! I make sure I drink at LEAST 2 Nalgene bottles per day. It helps your body digest food and deliver all of those nutrients to different parts of your body.
    If you're having trouble drinking water, just invest in a Nalgene bottle and fill it up with water. Don't refill it until you have completely finished all of its contents, this will be approximately 32 oz (4 cups).

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20100823/water-may-be-a-secret-weapon-in-weight-loss -- Check this out for a little reassurance.
  • sandy2006
    sandy2006 Posts: 483 Member
    I eat less and feel fuller when I drink lots of water and stay hydrated!
  • LeanMeanFitnessMachine
    LeanMeanFitnessMachine Posts: 659
    Drinking liquids can help flush sodium from your body and prevent water retention. It can also prevent constipation, especially if you eat a high fiber diet. Sometimes thirst can be mistaken as hunger causing you to eat more, and drinking plenty of liquids prevents thirst. Water is a good drink choice as it's calorie fre, but any non-alcoholic drink will do this as all drinks are primarily water.

    I didn't know about the fiber-water relationship. Thanks for the tip!
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    [Citation needed]

    This comes from the 8 cups of water a day recommendation.
  • ahavoc
    ahavoc Posts: 464 Member
    Ok, the skinny on water. Your body only has 5 quarts of blood in your system and it has a lot to do. It brings food to your cells, takes out the garbage, provides oxygen, carries sophisticated messages and chemicals and floods your cells with goodness. You want to keep your blood flowing smoothly, and dehydration stops all that. You blood gets thick and "sludgy" It puts strain on your kidneys and brain and liver. So, you need to hydrate, but not flood yourself. You should start with a glass of water in the morning, one at each meal, and one before you go to bed. 8 ounces each. And then more if you work out. Instead of 3 cups of coffee, do 1 cup of coffee, one glass of water, one cup of coffee, and the same for drinks, have a beer, or a glass of wine, and then next, have water and THEN have another beer or glass of wine. Don't have the soda, have a glass of water first. Aim for 8 eight ounce glasses of water a day, with more when you work out. When you get old like me, your body doesn't tell you its thirsty as well as when you're young, so make it a habit. Everything will be better.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    [Citation needed]

    This comes from the 8 cups of water a day recommendation.
    Thanks for pointing out that 8 cups equals 64 ounces. The question remains the same: who told you this?
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,328 Member
    It helps, but not necessarily directly. It helps keep you full. As mentioned thirst is often confused with hunger so you avoid that. Further, it helps keep your body from retaining water. It also is absorbed by fibre in your digestive system keeping you full longer, and moving the food through the system faster. All that helps with weight loss.

    My personal experience is that when I don't drink enough my weight loss slows, but likely that is my body retaining water not really a slow down in fat loss.
  • blueandigo
    blueandigo Posts: 296
    Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    [Citation needed]

    This comes from the 8 cups of water a day recommendation.
    Thanks for pointing out that 8 cups equals 64 ounces. The question remains the same: who told you this?
    LMFAO! I love my ability to notice sarcasm on the internet.
  • josiesumerlin
    josiesumerlin Posts: 79
    Dehydration can also be confused for hunger.

    Wow I am one of the worst water drinkers this is great to know!
  • josiesumerlin
    josiesumerlin Posts: 79
    I've been confusing it ALLOT lol..
  • LeenaRuns
    LeenaRuns Posts: 1,309 Member
    Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    [Citation needed]

    This comes from the 8 cups of water a day recommendation.
    Thanks for pointing out that 8 cups equals 64 ounces. The question remains the same: who told you this?

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
  • gp79
    gp79 Posts: 1,799 Member
    Water is a necessity of life. It is of higher importance than food. 3 days without water and your body is in serious trouble.
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    The 8 glasses of WATER a day is a MYTH. You need the equivalent of 8 cups of water a day on average, from any source. These sources can be pure water/tea/coffee/juice/soda/milk/fruit/veg etc. It does NOT have to be pure neat water!

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day

    http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html

    http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/




    Water is a great tool for weight loss because people often mistake thirst for hunger. It's also a good way to get hydrated without using up your daily calorie allowance.

    Being hydrated is great for your body. It lets your organs functions properly. Regardless of weight loss that's a great thing.
  • MegSommer
    MegSommer Posts: 522 Member
    Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    [Citation needed]

    This comes from the 8 cups of water a day recommendation.
    Thanks for pointing out that 8 cups equals 64 ounces. The question remains the same: who told you this?

    Thought this was common knowledge that i have heard a million places?! :huh:
  • josiesumerlin
    josiesumerlin Posts: 79
    Ok, the skinny on water. Your body only has 5 quarts of blood in your system and it has a lot to do. It brings food to your cells, takes out the garbage, provides oxygen, carries sophisticated messages and chemicals and floods your cells with goodness. You want to keep your blood flowing smoothly, and dehydration stops all that. You blood gets thick and "sludgy" It puts strain on your kidneys and brain and liver. So, you need to hydrate, but not flood yourself. You should start with a glass of water in the morning, one at each meal, and one before you go to bed. 8 ounces each. And then more if you work out. Instead of 3 cups of coffee, do 1 cup of coffee, one glass of water, one cup of coffee, and the same for drinks, have a beer, or a glass of wine, and then next, have water and THEN have another beer or glass of wine. Don't have the soda, have a glass of water first. Aim for 8 eight ounce glasses of water a day, with more when you work out. When you get old like me, your body doesn't tell you its thirsty as well as when you're young, so make it a habit. Everything will be better.

    Well put!
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    [Citation needed]

    This comes from the 8 cups of water a day recommendation.
    Thanks for pointing out that 8 cups equals 64 ounces. The question remains the same: who told you this?

    Thought this was common knowledge that i have heard a million places?! :huh:

    How about in your food diary for starters? "We recommend that you drink at least 8 cups of water a day. Click the arrows to add or subtract cups of water." I can't tell you how many times over the entirety of my life I've heard 8-10 cups of water a day.
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

    If you read the link it quote glasses of fluid not water and then goes on about how you can get some of your daily intake from foods.

    So why do we need to drink 64 OZ of water?
  • PepeGreggerton
    PepeGreggerton Posts: 986 Member
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

    If you read the link it quote glasses of fluid not water and then goes on about how you can get some of your daily intake from foods.

    So why do we need to drink 64 OZ of water?

    You don't. IMHO
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

    If you read the link it quote glasses of fluid not water and then goes on about how you can get some of your daily intake from foods.

    So why do we need to drink 64 OZ of water?

    You don't. IMHO

    We seen to be arguing the same side of the debate then.
  • foodsafetyguru
    foodsafetyguru Posts: 9 Member
    The short answer is...water in itself does not help you lose weight. However, without water you won't lose weight at all. Water does a lot of things such as:
    - Helps transport nutrients
    - Allows you to regulate body temperature
    - Allows your body to metabolize nutrients effectively
    - Allows you to exercise longer before feeling the "burn" in your muscles
    - May help you feel full

    Water is calorie free so it's good from that perspective (Calories in Vs. Calories out determines weight loss). There's no magic amount of water that is right for everyone. Eight glasses of water is the common rule of thumb, however, water comes from almost anything...lettuce, bread, gatorade, etc. If you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated to some extent. There's no scientific basis for a recomendation of eight glasses of water a day for everyone.

    If you exercise more, you'll need to drink more liquid to replenish what you lose from sweating.

    Here are some tips I use:
    - always have water with you, take small sips throughout the day. This works better than a couple large glasses all at once
    - drink water (or energy drink) during exercise and immediately after
    - start the day off with a glass of water and finish it off with one before bed

    So, like I said, there's no magic amount of water that's right for everyone but these tips work for me.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Drink at least 64 oz a day.
    [Citation needed]

    This comes from the 8 cups of water a day recommendation.
    Thanks for pointing out that 8 cups equals 64 ounces. The question remains the same: who told you this?

    Thought this was common knowledge that i have heard a million places?! :huh:
    Yes, it is. But can ANYONE cite a real source for this? Just because everyone says it doesn't make it true.
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