Lose Weight
Posted by: Stephen Mehr on 
Sep 18th, 2008 | 
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Lose Weight with Water
An essential ingredient in any safe and healthy weight loss plan is water. This may sound like another of those fad diets that sounds too good to be true. But the truth of the matter is you do need to drink lots of water if you want to lose weight effectively and healthily. So how much water should you drink?
In his book entitled “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water”, Dr F. Batmanghelidj tells us that an adult should drink about half their body weight of water in ounces daily. By water, he means water, not coffee, tea or any other beverage, and certainly not diet coke. If exercise is part of your program, more water is necessary to replace water loss from sweat. It is crucial to drink water before, during and after exercise to keep energy levels high and aid in recovery.
If you are attempting to lose weight here are a few tips as to why we need to drink more water.
* Water helps suppress your appetite: How many times have you felt hungry and grabbed for a snack? Your body often confuses the desire to eat with the need for water. You might not be hungry might just be dehydrated. Some people only drink water when they feel thirsty. If you wait until thirst sets in, you are probably already dehydrated. So if you are serious about wanting to lose weight – drink more water.
* Water flushes toxins from your body: Drinking water helps to detoxifiy the liver and kidneys and carries waste away from the body.
* Water prevents fluid retention and so aids your ability to lose weight, particularly at the start of your diet: If you do not drink enough water then the body will go into dehydration mode and hang on to the water it has. If you make sure you are drinking enough water the body will start recognize it has a continuous supply and will stop hanging onto every drop. A diet that is high in sodium will also cause water retention. Keep your sodium to an acceptable level and then drink more water to help flush the excess sodium through your kidneys.
* If you keep your body optimally hydrated you will find that it enhances your physical performance, helps digestion, helps you to lose weight, maintains the balance of electrolytes and transports nutrients.
* Keeping your body well hydrated is a very important factor during any regime to lose weight. It is essential that you exercise to build lean muscle. Water helps muscle tone allowing the muscles to contract. Water also helps lubricate the joints.
Water is so important to our survival and it now we realize how important it is in maintaining a healthy weight. Water is the elixir of life! So if you really want to lose weight effectively make sure you drink the required amount each day.
Janet Matthews
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