Losing Weight and Feeling Great

Yes it’s true — drink water to lose weight.  How and why?

When you drink water to lose weight you’re doing something your body needs — hydrating it.  And when it’s fully hydrated, a couple things happen.

First, you drop your excess water weight.  You may not realize it, but you’re probably carrying around between five and ten extra pounds in water.  No it’s not fat, but it is excess weight and you may as well get rid of it!

After you drop that extra water, something else happens.  It starts with you feeling more motivated to continue your weight loss with a longer-term plan — gives you a jump-start, so to speak.  Then, it’s easier for your body to work properly when it’s well hydrated.  When your body works better, weight loss is a bit easier.

So, if you want to drink water to lose weight, how much water should you drink?  Start with a minimum of 64 ounces (8 glasses), but then move on up to drinking half your body weight in ounces.  So, if you weight 200 pounds, you need to drink 100 ounces of water per day.

Can you drink anything else?  Well….not really.  But you can dress up your water a bit.  You can use citrus (lemon and lime slices) to help.  You can also, for no more than 32 ounces a day,  Crystal Lite.  If you do use Crystal Lite, though, drink an extra glass of water on top of everything else.

Drink water and lose weight — yes, it is that simple.  But don’t think that water alone with let you make it to your long term goals.  For that you need a sensible weight loss program.