Water And Weight Loss.

Water And Weight Loss:The How's & Why's.

How To Use Water For Weight Loss.

"Hydration" can curb hunger and boost your metabolism by up to 3 percent! Drink water until your pee looks like lemonade.”Jillian Michaels, The Biggest Loser trainer.

Even though the daily intake of water is affected by age, weight, activity level, and environmental factors such as altitude, a healthy women should ingest about 11 cups of water from all food and beverages (according to the Food and Nutrition Board at the Institute of Medicine).

This is a very rapid means of losing weight; as drinking 2 cups before you consume all of your three meals, can help you lose weight and keep it off. Like all things good, this also has disadvantages. Consuming an excess amount of water is to cause an imbalance in the salt and potassium content of the body. Resulting in vomiting, fatigue, nausea, and headache.

The plan is to lose weight via a healthy balance of water consumption: The 8×8 Rule. 

According to this rule, 8 glasses of 8 ounces  should be consumed by an individual daily i.e 2 liters of water. According to studies, this differs greatly (as mentioned earlier) due to factors such as body type, fitness levels, diet and sleep patterns etc.

1. Drink, drink & drink some more: Drink water consciously all through the day: when you wake up in the morning and then every 1- 2 hours during the course of the day. Develop a habit of drinking water even when you are not thirsty. This helps the body replenish and get rid of excess weight.

-Use lemon, mint or even citrus fruits to add flavour to the water.

-  Coffee, tea, fruits & vegetables (such as cucumbers, tomatoes, peaches, watermelons, oranges etc), contain water.  Add these to your diet to help add up to the total daily consumption. 

2. Work-out: If you are already on a weightless journey, make sure that you hydrate well before, in between and after your workout. Do not gulp or rush the water right after working out. Take it in little bits and sips.

-  If you workout for thirty minutes a day, then you should drink an extra 12 ounces (one and a half cup) of water.

3. Your weight: the general rule is the heavier you are, the more the amount of water you need to drink.

a. Convert your weight into pounds. Roughly, 1 kg = 2.20 pounds.

b. Multiply your weight in pounds by 2/3. The result you get equals the total amount of water you should consume daily.

-e.g if you weigh 200 pounds, then multiply 200 by 2/3. That’s = 133 ounces. You should be drinking around 133 ounces of water every day.

* 1 cup= 8 ounces (oz)

P.s These calculations are done based on a very large and generalized sampling of people.Water and Weight Loss: The How’s and The Why's.