Is Drinking A Lot Of Water Really Necessary If I Want To Lose Weight?
Dorrie Ruplinger
That’s the question I have asked over and over again as I have
tried to lose those extra pounds because, like many people, I
don’t drink the minimum eight, eight ounce glasses of water
every day that is recommended by most health professionals.
And since I’m not drinking the 64 ounces of water a day
recommended by most health professionals, it sure means I’m not
drinking the ½ to 1 ounce of water per pound of weight some
experts recommend you drink if you really want to shed those
pounds.
I’ve read countless stories from people who have successfully
lost weight and kept it off. One of the main things I hear from
those people is that they drank a lot of water.
Just a few months ago the landscape guy who delivered shrubs to
our house was talking about all the weight he lost (he looked
great) and he said the two keys to the weight he lost were
exercise and drinking a lot of water.
Why do health and weight loss experts feel it is so important
to drink water as part of a successful weight loss plan? From
what I’ve read they say it’s important because many people
mistake thirst for hunger and eat something when taking a drink
would have satisfied them. So theoretically this means a person
would eat less food, or at least have less potential to overeat
if he or she were drinking enough water.
Water keeps a person hydrated and I’ve read over and over again
that many people are continually dehydrated and don’t drink
enough fluids each day. And water is the best fluid for the
body.
Also, when a person drinks really cold water (think water
that’s been poured over a huge glass of ice) it does force the
body to expend some energy, but don’t fool yourself into
thinking that drinking ice water is going to cause you to lose
huge amounts of weight.
And the biggie is that water has zero calories so no matter how
much water a person drinks it won’t do any damage to their diet
unlike soda, sugar filled juices, or many of the energy drinks.
So I decided to do my own unscientific experiment and see if
drinking the recommended amount of water would have an effect
on how I felt and on my weight. After only one week of drinking
4-5 sixteen ounce bottles of water a day, I lost 2 pounds. I
don’t think it was just from drinking the water. I think it was
partly because I was drinking a lot more water I wasn’t drinking
nearly as much soda. My Pepsi consumption went way down that
week which cut a lot of calories out of my diet.
It wasn’t easy to drink that much water. To make it easier, I
always kept a bottle or glass handy so it was convenient to
drink it. And I started pouring it over ice at night and using
a straw to make drinking it a little more fun. I also added
Crystal Light to some of the water to make it tastier.
Another bonus to drinking that much water was that I felt
better. I had more energy and the headaches I’m prone to
getting were less frequent and less severe.
So maybe those experts are right when they say drinking at
least 64 ounces of water a day is important to weight loss and
also important for a person’s overall well being.
About The Author: Dorrie Ruplinger is a featured writer for
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