Sorry it’s been so long, I think I should not have picked the pre-Christmas period for starting a weight loss program!!!
Anyway, the first step you should always do/change when trying to achieve a healthy diet weight loss is to drink more water. About 2 liters a day (or 8 glasses) is what is always recommended to hydrate your body enough, and to flush it of toxins.
Are you drinking enough water? I certainly am not! I always think I should, but then I forget during the day, and at the end of the day I usually realize it and by then it’s too late.
So let’s have a look why drinking water is so important during a healthy diet weight loss (and any other time, for that matter!), and what benefits it has for our bodies:
- Over 70% of our body is water. For our bodies to function properly they need the presence of water, and if your body is well hydrated, it can do these functions much more quickly and efficient. If you drink the amount of water your body needs to work at its peak efficiency, you will feel more energetic and boost your metabolic rate, too, which in effect will help you lose weight.
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Studies have shown that the sensations of hunger and thirst are triggered together. If your body is slightly dehydrated, the thirst your body is feeling might be mistaken for hunger, and you might start to eat instead of giving your body what it is craving – water! Most food contains water, and if you don’t drink enough, you might subconsciously be driven to eat more food to give your body the necessary water supply. This, of course, can lead to overeating and weight gain. Drinking more water in the first place can help prevent that and help you on your way to a healthy weight loss!
- Drinking water regularly – especially before meals – also helps to keep you feeling fuller, so you don’t eat quite as much as you would without drinking.
- Water can help you battle the aging! Aging is, in a way, the process of you drying up from the inside out. If you drink your water regularly, you have a better chance to look younger and feel better for longer!
So, the first thing we all should change in our diet is to get that healthy water into our bodies! Cheers!
I myself drink water all the time. Water is very good for you and your diet and exercise programs. Water is the best thing you can drink when you are out in the heat. You need to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated.
I love water I drink water all the time. My family is always saying how do you drink water it has no taste and I just tell them it is refreshing when you are exercising, walking or working out in the heat.
I try as much as possible to drink lots of water but then I’m discouraged by the frequent visits to the bathroom every 5-10 minutes afterwards. Something that I’ve come to know as a great appetite calmer, if that phrase exists, is black tea (Tetley’s) and low GI milk. That combination never fails to keep me feeling full, I wonder why.
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Really water should be the only liquid you drink during the day your body needs water and without a good source of daily water you will more than likely start to get headaches or worse migraines, I used to suffer from migraines very badly as I only used to drink tea or coffee since haing 2 litres of water a day i do NOT get them any more, I do tend to use the toilet a lot more thou !
Great! I like that bit about the water. I know a very stubborn person whom I find difficult to persuade that drinking water is good for your health
I am drinking a mild still mineral water. The minerals are good for cleansing.
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Drinking enough water is hard when you have a busy life. We should always keep a bottle of water nearby! Drinking water has so much benefits on health, everyone should pay attention to their water consumption.
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I STRONGLY recommend working out with weights as well as doing regular cardio. As a guy who spends far too much time in front of a computer, I can assure you it helps a lot.
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All functions within the body require the presence of water. A well hydrated body enables these functions to occur quickly and efficiently. All chemical processes involve energy metabolism and drinking plenty of water will make us feel more energetic and boost our metabolic rate.
I believe 80% of the human body consists of water.
The body consists mostly of water. I am not sure about the 80%, I think its more like 70%, but that’s why water is so important for the body. Without it, or with not enough, it can’t work efficiently. Always have a drink of water first when you feel hungry – quite often the body is rather crying for water than for food.
An effective way to lose fat throughout your body, engaging in a cardio workout weight loss. cardio workout for all forms of exercise or activity that increases your heart rate at a certain level for a certain period.
The benefits of drinking water could easily number in the hundreds. Water is fuel to the Body.
Drinking water is definitely the most important thing if you want to lose weight and have beautiful skin. Most people are not aware of it. Thank you for the information’s.
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Hey Petra, I’ve actually tried drinking more water and one of the first things I noticed was that I felt more full…Im not sure if theres any science to back up my feelings but when i was drinking 8 glasses per day I definitely didnt eat as much…whats more, I didnt drink coke and other sugar filled dangers!
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I recommend adding few drops of fresh lemon juice into water – this way it is even more healthy and easier to drink in the morning.
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I recommend to replace a cup of coffee with a water glass, because as you already posted that drinking water can hep people to improve weight loss.
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Thanks, its really Nice article to maintain your body.
Yes true that water doesn’t just take your thirst away but also helps in weight loss. But while this is important, knowing how much a person weigh is essential as well. Your daily water intake should be about 1 ounce of water for every 2 pounds of body weight.
Water is really considered to be a best drink for all of us. It’s very important to keep ourselves fit and healthy. Doctors always suggest to drink more water as it helps in reducing weight. It is very necessary for our body to digest and absorb vitamins and nutrients. It also detoxifies the liver and kidneys, and carries away waste from the body. It also increase our mental and physical performance. Drinking more and more water is also very good for healthy skin. It makes our skin look younger and lighter. Therefore, we should drink 3-4 litres of water in a day to stay fit and healthy.
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A lot of good information in your article and in some of these comments.
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Water is the ultimate anti-aging product as it plumps up the skin and smoothes out some facial wrinkles.
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Drinking more water is the main point in every fitness plan. If you are having the right quantity of water in your fitness plans then i am sure you ‘ll get your desired results very soon. But however your post is very informative for us. I hope everyone must get some useful points from your blog and ‘ll try to follow them. Thanks for sharing such valuable stuff with us.
I am trying to lose weight and all the time I lose some kilos, I always gain them in a few weeks. It is because I am not persistent in my diet
You should be aware that drinking a lot of water for long time is NOT healthy. Your body know best when you should drink
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And yes driking water while you’re on diet really helps you.
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Who ever thought that water could be so beneficial? My only problem with drinking water is that I just can’t have it in the morning (ugh!). Not sure why. So I usually start my day with tea (which is better than coffee) and try to stay off the sugar and then I work my way to 2 liters a day. I don’t always drink the amount I’m supposed to but over all I think some water is better than no water.
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Besides being a basic need for life, water also helps to maintain good health. It helps to cleanse your body and improves your body’s metabolism. The most natural and inexpensive way to regulate our body weight is actually… water. I have also read that Buoyancy, one of the water properties, makes it excellent for physical exercises and fitness because it enhances the range of motion and eases pain of movement. Losing weight through proper hydration of the body and exercise is more prudent than drastic dieting. Complications of drastic dieting and focusing only on the readings of the weight scale can cause an unbalanced intake of essential ingredients and precipitate deficiency diseases.
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Drinking water is one of the most underrated methods of weight loss.Water makes you feel like your stomach is full and in turn stops you from indulging in excessive eating.
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Interesting article cheers for posting I always explain to my clients how important water really is.
I have found that drinking a glass or two of water just befor edinner makes you feel a little fuller and therefore you eat less!
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Wow this article points out a fact that I never knew before, it point #2. So I guess many people are tricked by hunger. They take more food to fulfil their hunger, while actually it should be water. I guess we know how important drinking water is, but we always forget that during the day or some people just prefer drinking pop and other flavoured water. Besides water is a preventive cure for any disease.
I can’t stand drinking water cause it is so flavorless. Instead of water i brew a big bottle of green tea and drink it throughout the day. i didn’t add sugar or other ingredient, just water and tea leaf.
That’s ok!
Great! Just in time that I am on a diet after the holidays. But I know that taking water alone will not really help you loose weight the fastest way. You also need to watch on your diet and have regular exercise.
I agree completely – water is absolutely essential for a health life! I also substitute Rooibos herbal tea for some of my water intake since it’s caffeine free, contains zero calories and is naturally sweet so no sugar or cream is needed. There are also unique rooibos blends such as with Buchu which is a natural South African botanical that is known for it’s detoxifying effects.
Of course we need more water, and its better if fresh water
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We encourage campers to drink at least 5-8 litres of water a day while on camp.
I totally agree with you that drinking water frequently will help circulating blood in your body, make your body full of energy and vitamins inside out. You don’t need any plastic surgeries to make your skin smooth and non-wrinkles. Anyway, water only help to lengthen your youth, you’ll get old anyway, so anti wrinkle cream is still useful if you want to double the affects of water.
Water is good, but you should be careful what kind of water you drink. Tab water, definitely not a good idea, too much chemistry substances. Mineral water, its alright, but it costs. I have read somewhere about the truth behind the bottled water industry, i don’t believe in mineral water much. Boiling water, much much worse. We consumers cannot have our opinions at all.
Body fat is dense enough water. It consists of about 10% water. This means that your hydration level change can have a significant effect on body fat reading it receives.
This is particularly important after a strong workout routine. If we measure the index of fat mass, after sweating it will inevitably reduce body fat. Fat is usually not the same as it was before your workout, your body is just like the precious water.
lower body fat reading is, you give the best overview of your current health status. Be in the know how water can affect the results of this reading can give you a clear understanding of why this method of evaluation of work and when implemented, it can be more specific. Knowing your body composition can help you structure your training and diet based on your actual health needs.
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Nice post! and i agree water is a big help in our body, make your body full of energy, it makes your skin healthy, thanks for sharing this post, keep it up!
i like this.thanks for providing a nice information.
i agree with you.every body should have to fit in these days
because lots of diseases are around us they trying to attack on our body.
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great post, water is the most important thing to drink. a lot of times when we are hungry, we are actually thirsty. it’s a great way to lose weight!
This is such a great post. very informative and helpful. Thanks for sharing a piece of information here. I have already heard that water is the best way to lose weight and that’s why i usually drinks 8 glasses of water a day. Thanks for sharing this post.
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There are other water benefits that the article does not report.
One of the most amazing is the fact that drinking 16 ounces of water before a meal allows us to eat 15% LESS calories at that meal.
The water fills your stomach and you fuller quicker.
This could translate into a 20-30 pounds yearly reduction just by following this simple tip!
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It seems like this bit of information is hammered into us fairly frequently yet most of us probably still don’t drink enough water. Thanks for the reminder! Tony, you’re absolutely right! There are SO many other countless reasons why we should drink water that aren’t touched on in this article. Water is the key component on which our bodies depend. Treat your body right and it will be good to you!
It is true drinking plenty of water a day makes your body fit and healthy.
As you relate in point #3…studies that I have seen show that drinking 16 ounces of water before a meal cause you to consume 15% fewer calories at that meal.
Just doing this can result in a weight loss of 30-40 pounds over the course of a year.
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Water is life. Although were I live it’s not easy to get good tasting water I always try to drink as much as possible to stay healthy (I bought a filter).
I like your post because I didn’t know that thirst and hunger where triggered together. I will try to drink water before each meal and will check if I eat less.
Nice tips, thanks for the post!
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Ma sure you drink water before and after meals it helps you fill up faster
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