How does increased water injestion help weight loss?

Answer 1

Fat leaves the body by way of perspiration and urinating. Therefore, as the fat breaks down it is eliminated that way. It is also good for your skin and giving you a feeling of being full.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I think there is some really bad info being given out there about drinking water, and I will try to help.

1. First off, if you needed to drink water when you are NOT thirsty, then every animal on earth would be very sick. It is counterintuitive to say that you need to drink water when you are NOT thirsty. Having said that, look at all the junk that is in most of the stuff you drink. Caffeine, dyes, LOTS OF CALORIES in the sugar--you drink two canned cokes and you've got an extra 500 calories! How can that be good?

2. A good amount of water drunk every day helps your kidneys flush out the bad stuff that gets filtered from your blood. Drinking water (especially with a little lemon juice in it) can help prevent kidney stones. On the other hand, too much water can damage your kidneys, and can even make your vitamins less effective, since they can get washed away too!

3. One of the biggest and quietest problems you will have with weight loss is that if you drink a LOT of water just before, during or after meals, you will flush the food right out of your stomach and make yourself hungrier, earlier. It doesn't do a whole lot of good to have all that good food you ate for lunch, in which you ate so healthily and has lots of good fiber in it, flushed out into your intestines as quickly as possible, does it? An hour later, you want potato chips, or a candy bar!

4. The best advice I heard was to eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.

Good luck!

Answer 4

1. If you are gettting the amount of water your body needs..you will not retain water.

2. Water makes you feel full so you will probably eat less.

3. Most of the time when you think you are hungry, in reality you are really only thirsty

4. Water is better to drink that sodas..so just replace the sodas and you drop weight easy

Answer 5

water is a natural purifier
it increases metabolism especially when cold (your body has to work harder to get it to body temp)
it cleanses the liver and kidneys expediting the processes and functions of the organs
it decreases bloating
it makes you feel more full
it's calorie free and takes up space in the stomach
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Incredible as it may seem, water is quite possibly the single
most important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off.
Although most of us take for granted, water may be the only
true "magic potion" for permanent weight loss.

Water supresses the appetite naturally and helps the body
metabolize stored fat. Studies have shown that a decrease in
water intake will cause fat deposits to increase, while an
increase in water intake can actually reduce fat deposits.

Here's why: The kidneys can't function properly without enough
water. When they don't work to capacity, some of their load is
dumped onto the liver. One of the liver's primary functions is
to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body. But
if the liver has to do some of the kidney's work it can't
operate at full throttle. As a result, it metabolizes less fat
more fat remains stored in the body and weight loss stops.

Drinking enough water is the best treatment for fluid retention.
When the body gets less water,it perceives this as a threat to
survival and begins to hold on to every drop. Water is stored
in extracellular spaces (outside the cell). This shows up as
swollen feet, legs and hands.

Diuretics offer a temporary solution at best. They force out
stored water along with some essential nutrients. Again, the
body perceives a treat and will replace the lost water at the
first opportunity. Thus, the condition quickly returns.

The best way to overcome the problem of water retention is to
give your body what it needs -- plenty of water. Only then will
stored water be released.

If you have a constant problem with water retention, excess salt
may be to blame. Your body will tolerate sodium only in a
certain concentration. The more salt you eat the more water
your system retains to dilute it.

But getting rid of unneeded salt is easy -- just drink more
water. As it's forced through the kidneys it takes away excess
sodium.

The overweight person needs more water than a thin one. Larger
people have larger metabolic loads. Since we know that water is
the key to fat metabolism, it follows that the over weight
person needs more water.

Water helps to maintain proper muscle tone by giving muscles
their natural ability to contract and by preventing dehydration.
It also helps to prevent the sagging skin that usually follows
weigh loss -- shrinking cells are buoyed by water which plumps
the skin and leaves it clear, healthy and resilient.

Water helps rid the body of waste. During weight loss, the body
has a lot more waste to get rid of -- all that metabolized fat
must be shed. Again, adequate water helps flush out the waste.

Water can help relieve constipation. When the body gets too
little water, it siphons what it needs from internal sources.
The colon is one primary source. Result? Constipation. But
when a person drinks enough water, normal bowel function usually
returns.

So far, we've discovered some remarkable truths about water and
weight loss:


* The body will not function properly without enough
water and can't metabolize stored fat efficiently.

* Retained water shows up as excess weight.

* To get rid of excess water you must drink more water.

* Drinking water is essential to weight loss.

How much water is enough? On the average, a person should drink
8-ounce glasses every day. That's about 2 quarts. However, the
overweight person needs one additional glass for every 25 pounds
of excess weight. The amount you drink also should be increased
if you exercise briskly or if the weather is hot and dry.

Water should preferably be cold. It's absorbed into the system
more quickly than warm water. And some evidence suggests that
drinking cold water can actually help burn calories. To
utilize water most efficiently during weight loss, follow this
schedule:

Morning: 1 quart consumed over a 30-minute period.

Noon: 1 quart consumed over a 30-minute period.

Evening: 1 quart consumed between five and six o'clock.

When the body gets the water it needs to function optimally,
it's fluids are perfectly balanced. When this happens, you have
reached the "breakthrough point." What does this mean?

* Endocrine-gland function improves.

* Fluid retention is alleviated as stored water is lost.

* More fat is used as fuel because the liver is free to
metabolize stored fat.

* Natural thirst returns.

* There is a loss of hunger almost over night.

If you stop drinking enough water, your body fluids will be
thrown out of balance again, and you may experience fluid
retention, unexplained weight gain and loss of thirst. To
remedy the situation you'll have to go back and force another
"breakthrough."

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Answer 6

Because it fills you up with a substance that has no saturated fat or calories. Drinking lots of water is a great way to lose weight as long as you make up for the lack of nutrition and vitamin loss with supplements.

Answer 7

I know if you drink a lot of water it makes you full because it is take up space in your stomach. When you body starts in ingestion process there are no calories to water so your body take the hydration it needs and the rest of the water is disposed of.

Answer 8

Water acts as a diuretic. It helps take off water weight. It also helps you eat less if you take a glass of water before a meal you feel fuller.

Answer 9

not only does water speed up your metabolism it also makes you feel fuller so you eat less
be careful though- do not drink too much water it can be very harmful and in extreme cases lead to permanent damage or even death

Answer 10

water helps flush the bodily intestines which causes items to pass through faster which causes you to lose weight due to constant bathroom trips cause it won't stick to your insides it almost flushes you out