Power of Drinking Water for Weight Loss

Power of Drinking Water for Weight Loss

Water is your secret weapon in the fight against fat. Use this powerful tool to lose weight, to boost your metabolism, flush toxins out of your system and get control over food portion sizes and cravings.

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Power of water

 

Dear ladies, water is one of the most underestimated things you can use to improve your health and appearance. Learn secret of how to use water to get the most results fast.

Here is what water can do for you;

  1. Flush excess fluids and salt out of your body.

Simply by drinking more water and cutting on salt at the same time, you will lose effectively water weight. If you feel swollen, you might just have extra water retained in your system.

If you want to lose that water accumulated in your system, try those simple tricks;

  • Increase water intake to flush out toxins and salt
  • Start eating more low-fat dairy products, lean meat, whole grains, fruits and vegetables.
  • Try these foods to speed up process

Apricots, Avocados, Bananas – they are high in potassium, which helps to regulate body fluids levels

Seeds, nuts and green vegetables – they are high in magnesium, which helps to get rid of excess water

Whole grain food – will release bloating and help digestion

Ginger, green parsley – they are natural diuretics

2.Water fills you up.

Most of the time when you feel hungry you are actually just thirsty. Next time when that feeling is coming, drink glass of cold water. Drinking it cold will boost your metabolism and your body will burn more calories. Water is great. It is 0 calories, it is safe, will keep you hydrated and stop you from overeating.

TIP; if you are breastfeeding, extra water is crucial for better milk production. More milk and more breastfeeding, means more calories is burned.

3. Water will boost your metabolism

It has been proven, that drinking water has a big impact on weight loss by increasing your metabolism.

Not drinking enough water leads to dehydration. Dehydration will slow down your body function, including ability to burn calories.

Proper hydrated body is always working on its full potential.

TIP; drink icy cold water. When you drink icy cold water your body has to increase its metabolism to warm up cold fluids in your system. That extra warming up action requires more energy, more calorie burn and will lead to faster metabolism and bigger weight loss.

4. Water makes you healthy

Water is responsible for flushing toxins out of your body. Not just bad diet toxins, but also those produced during your exercising.

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Just the flow

 

TIPS;

  1. Drink plenty during the day – water will keep you hydrated, will give you healthy, glowing skin, will help you to lose weight and will keep you feel full for longer
  2. Drink glass of water before every meal, every snack – that will prevent you from overeating and snacking throughout a day. If you get used to it, try something new- drink one glass before, one during and one after your meal.
  3. Change sweet drinks to water or infused water – it is not a myth what people say about calories content in one can of soda. It is true. They are packed with calories. Switch sweet drinks for zero calorie water and you will spare hundreds of calories per day.

10 Benefits of Drinking Water

  1. 0 calories in water
  2. Keeps your body hydrated
  3. Speeds up your metabolism
  4. Gives you smooth, glowing skin
  5. Improves your digestion
  6. Flashes toxins out of your body
  7. Helps controlling your cravings and your portion sizes
  8. It is kind to your teeth
  9. Improves concentration
  10. Removes salt from system
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Water

 

7 Hacks to Improve Your Daily Water Intake;

  1. Drink cold water
  2. Drink water with every meal, every snack
  3. Drink water before, during and after meal
  4. Drink more during exercising
  5. Drink glass of water when you think you are hungry
  6. Carry water with you everywhere
  7. Glass of water first thing in the morning will wake you up

How Much Water?

For adults it should be 2 litres a day. It is approximately 6-8 glasses.

If you are exercising the amount will go higher, and will depend on intensity of your workout- 1litre+ of water

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Icy Water

 

Are You Hydrated? Check list.

Not sure if you are keeping your body hydrated enough. Check below to see if you have any of the sighs of dehydration.

  1. dry skin
  2. itchy skin
  3. dark circles under eyes
  4. constipation
  5. dry, damaged hair
  6. often urinary track infection
  7. headaches
  8. dry cough

 

Dear ladies, you know now everything that is important about drinking water and its impact on your health and your weight loss journey. It is up to you now to implement that knowledge into action. Will you take first step and drink more?

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