Water is a Miracle Weight Loss Drink
by Ada Denis
We have all heard it and most of us have ignored it; if you
want to lose weight you need to drink more water. Eight
8-oz. glasses of water per day is the recommendation from
health professionals for optimal health. For many people,
that just seems like too much, especially because exchanging
the same amount of pop or coffee defeats the purpose of
drinking the water in the first place.
There are many reasons to drink up. First of all, Americans
have not changed their water intake in the past ten years,
but have added 20 ounces of soda to their daily intake. This
excess of sugary pop is recognized as one of the reasons for
the huge increase in obesity over the past 10 years. It
makes sense that we are drinking more pop; since pop tends
to be a regular choice for diners, and eating out and
ordering in has tripled in the past ten years The colossal
change in portions has not helped our over consumption of
soda; in 1966 the 'regular' size of a soda was 6 ounces, now
it is more than 12.
Replacing water for your soda makes good dieting sense. In
one study, dieters who replaced virtually all their usual
sweetened drinks with water lost an average of 5 pounds more
in a year than dieters who didn't, and those who drank more
than four cups of water daily lost 2 more pounds than those
that didn't drink as much. Study after study has shown that
drinking water aids in weight loss, although the mechanism
whereby it helps is still largely unknown.What is known
about water is that your body needs enough of consistently
to flush out your daily waste. Your kidneys use water to
help flush out the toxins from your body. However, if you
don't have enough water to maximize your kidney's function,
the liver has to pick up the slack. Usually the liver's job
is to metabolize fat and clean up the blood, but without
enough water they have to slow down on those jobs and take
over the job for your kidneys. In the end, fat is
metabolized much more slowly, so your weight loss is
compromised. In addition, your muscles need enough water to
contract properly. Water improves muscle tone, so if you are
not getting the results you expect from your weight lifting,
it might be that you are not giving your body enough water.
Many people give up drinking their full share of water
within a few days of trying. That's because for many it
seems that they are going to the washroom as fast as they
drink it. This is actually a good thing, and temporary. You
may know that if you don't give your body enough food it
slows its metabolism in "survival mode." The same thing
happens with fluid. When you don't drink enough water your
body thinks that it needs to be careful and store it because
there must be a shortage. So when you begin to drink the
amount you really need, it signals to your body that water
is plentiful and your body lets go of the stores of extra
fluid it has been keeping (you may see this store of water
sometimes gathering around your ankles at the end of the
day.) The extra water then flushes out of your system, and
as long as you keep drinking the amount you require, your
body will not hold on to the extra.
So how much is enough? 64 ounces (2 quarts) of water, the
usual eight x 8-ounces, is okay for the average person.
However, if you are overweight, you should drink another 8
ounces for every 25 pounds of extra weight you carry. Of
course, if you live in a hot climate or exercise very
intensely, you will need to drink more. What are you waiting
for? Get up now and get yourself a glass! You're on your way
to a healthier (and slimmer) you! - 15668
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