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How Do I Really Lose Weight?
Drinking
Water and Losing Weight
Proper hydration is paramount to losing weight
and keeping it off. And the harsh reality is that most
people are not properly hydrated. Most people walk around unaware
that so many of their problems – low energy, mood swings, trouble
thinking, focusing, and concentrating, frequent illness, and
excess weight – are caused by the fact that they’re in a perpetually
dehydrated state. Put plain and simple: most people do not
drink enough water.
Water
is responsible for helping rid our body of the toxins
that our metabolic processes produce. Besides helping rid our
systems of waste, water is also an integral part of digestion
in providing a medium for the necessary chemical and enzymatic
processes to take place. Water carries oxygen and vital nutrients
through our blood to all the cells in our body. Water regulates
our body’s temperature. And if you’ve ever noticed a problem
with stiff, or gone so far as to have been diagnosed with arthritis,
water also lubricates the joints, increasing flexibility, and
reducing pain and stiffness.
All this and we each lose about a pint of water each day in
the mere act of breathing. How much water are we using up in
all the other activities we perform throughout each day?
Oftentimes we think we’re hungry when actually we’re just
thirsty. The next time you feel hungry try drinking a glass
or two of water first. Wait 5-20 minutes. If you’re still hungry,
then eat. But there’s a good chance the water might have satisfied
your body’s actual craving. Likewise, drink a glass of water
before every meal. This well help you feel full faster and
cause you to eat less overall.
When the subject of drinking water and having the body adequately
hydrated comes up, many people worry about water weight
gain.
If you’re one of them, here’s an ironic bit of information
for you: drinking water steadily throughout your day, and consistently
this way over time, will get your body conditioned into a new
habit of storing less. Bloating is caused by the body being
so used to a state of feeling dehydrated that it stores up
all the extra water it can so it can get its needs met when
it starts getting dehydrated again. As contradictory as it
sounds, the way to reduce bloating is to drink enough water.
Now
another myth regarding proper hydration is that juices
and sodas and milk hydrate the body just as much as water
does. This is simply not true. The body has to exert a great deal
of energy to digest and process the sugars in juices and sodas
and the calcium in milk; in these cases, the liquids are more
transportation methods for the sugars and calcium. Even those
hydrating sports drinks are packed with ingredients developed
in a laboratory that the body needs to find a way to process.
This takes energy. Water is the body’s only source of pure,
unadulterated hydration.
Inadequate hydration can lead to impaired neurological dysfunction
(that’s: mind and emotions), digestive difficulties, deficient
muscle tone and mass, problematic organ functioning, and of
course the gaining of weight in the form of excess fat.
As a general rule, all people should drink a minimum of 10
8 oz. (1 cup) servings of water per day. For every 25 pounds
that someone is over their ideal healthy weight range, drink
an extra 8 oz. serving. # # # # #
SolveYourProblem.com
: 2008
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