Water And Weight Loss

Drinking water before each meal has been shown to help promote weight loss as it has been proved that people who drank two cups of water right before eating a meal ate between 75 and 90 fewer calories during the meal. Why?

First of all, because the calorie-content of water is zero, drinking water instead of milk, fruit juices or regular sodas helps to lower the calorie content of your diet and thus helps weight reduction. On he other hand, water makes your metabolism burn calories 3% faster.

Water can also fill you up as some dieters find it helpful to drink a glass of water when they feel hungry between meals, or just before a meal to help them to eat less.

If a weight loss diet doesn't allow much food, it may be necessary to drink even more water to help stop strong cravings for food.

Now, How much do you need to drink to encourage weight loss?

For the average person experts suggest to multiply your weight (in lbs) by .66, you'll get your daily required consumption in ounces. Convert it to liters, and you're done. For example, if you weight 200 lbs, you need to consume 132 ounces of water daily – which is about 3.9 liters.

If you are on a diet to lose weight it is more important to consume more and keep drinking water throughout the day, unless you have any medical condition that doesn't allow much water intake.

If exercising is part of a weight loss program a bit more water should be included to account for water loss from sweating. Drinking water before, during and after exercise will keep energy levels high and help recovery after training.

Finally, I advice you to drink water every now and then. Also, make your coffee break, a water break instead. That does really work with me. Try it and you won't lose anything except your weight ;)