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Posted by slinky on May 5, 2004, at 17:22:19
Hello healthy ones..
Does drinking lots of water loose weight or gain - I thought it flushed the excess water build up away
Salt retains water so I try and avoid it.
I'm bloating up on water and does cordial fruitified mineral water count towards the 2 litres a day needed?
So many questions.
The first reply gets a years supply of british tap water..but you'll have to pay shipping costs.
Posted by tabitha on May 5, 2004, at 23:01:51
In reply to Water, posted by slinky on May 5, 2004, at 17:22:19
Yay! British tapwater for me!
I don't understand the causes of water retention either. I've read that same idea, drink lots to avoid retention, then I read don't drink 2 hrs before bed or you'll get puffy eyes. Avoiding salt is probably good, but I love mixed nuts too much.
I read that eating too many sweets makes you retain water. I cut down on sweets and I think I'm less bloated. Getting rid of lactose helped too.
Posted by partlycloudy on May 6, 2004, at 7:27:05
In reply to Water, posted by slinky on May 5, 2004, at 17:22:19
I drink a lot of water. I don't drink soda, no caffeine, so I splurge and drink the bubbly mineral water or seltzer. British tapwater doesn't scare me, except for the spring when it smells like worms (at least it did where I was!).
I know it is really good for us. It helps us feel full (good for weight loss), and it replaces the huge amount of water that we lose every day (OK so I sweat like a hog!). I find that salt and msg make me retain water in an uncomfortable way.
The only downside I have heard about water is if you really drink too much you can upset your electrolyte balance.
Posted by Wildflower on May 6, 2004, at 11:15:02
In reply to Water, posted by slinky on May 5, 2004, at 17:22:19
Hi Slinky.
I used to have an awesome article about drinking more water but I've misplaced it. I really hate drinking water but the article convinced me otherwise...at least for a week or so.
You may want to look at this site. It contains most of the information you're looking for.
http://www.geocities.com/ss_archives/waterbenefits.html
Cheers!
Posted by slinky on May 7, 2004, at 4:34:04
In reply to Re: Water » slinky, posted by Wildflower on May 6, 2004, at 11:15:02
Good morning everyone,
Well...I'm trying to drink 2 litres a day , I'm drinking carbonated mineral water , tap water is yuck
I drink alot of heavy duty coffee - it's a big addiction problem for me...
My belly looks pregnant..I'm definately not...and my right eye is always puffy..
I've given up sweet things-that's easy cause I'm a savoury person..
I'm so unfit , I wish my body was as rapid as my thoughtsThanks for the article.
Posted by Racer on May 12, 2004, at 11:33:31
In reply to Re: Water, posted by slinky on May 7, 2004, at 4:34:04
You might want to look at the carbonized mineral water again: some of them do contain things that really don't help -- and for bloating, the carbonization doesn't help a whole lot, either.
Here are a few things that I've done over the years to get around the anti-water thing (when I had lousy tapwater):
1. Put a couple of drops of lemon juice into your water. It does make a difference, even without much juice at all. The taste goes a long way, and the citric acid seems to help cut thirst better than plain water.
2. In summer, I freeze water (with or without lemon) in sport top bottles, and drink them during the day. They're very refreshing, and it's a little like having a popsicle.
3. Keep a few bottles of water around, so that you don't have to go through the whole 'find a glass, take it to the tap...' routine every time you're thirsty. If you get bottled water, just refill those bottles and keep 'em handy. If I have to find a glass and keep track of it, I won't do it, but I can manage to figure out a bottle pretty well.
4. If you can find an affordable source of bottled water -- I really like the kind with the sport tops, because I don't have to deal with the caps -- buy those. The easier you make it on yourself, the more likely you are to continue to drink your water.
5. If you've been using other fluids for 'treats' as well as thirst, find another sort of equivalent treat. I use hard candies for this -- Tavenor's Fruit Drops -- because they last a long time, they're surprisingly satisfying, and they don't interfere with the water idea.
6. Consider lightening up on the coffee. Believe me, I know into my bones how hard that is. I was addicted to caffeine for years and years, and tried a number of times to cut down or stop -- sure, must be easier to quit heroin. This year I finally managed, though. Instead of doing the hard way I'd always tried before -- 'one serving per day less per week' which meant paying attention, and no thin end of the wedge -- I just decided what I was going to allow myself, and cut back to that level cold turkey. The first couple of days were rough, but not as bad as I thought they'd be. I've kept it up for a few months now, and am drinking a lot of water to make up for it. (The other benefit is that water doesn't seem to cut my cravings for fluid all that well, so I drink more of it. Plus, I get 24oz bottles, so I drink about the same number of servings, but get twice as much water as I did caffeinated drinks.)
Anyway, I hope that helps a little. Good luck!
Posted by slinky on May 13, 2004, at 23:32:46
In reply to Re: Water » slinky, posted by Racer on May 12, 2004, at 11:33:31
Racer..
I was thinking about carbonated water not being so beneficial..but it's so refreshing .
I'm considering one of them water filters , using filtered tap water with a teenie bit of fruit juice .
Coffee may remain as my vice..but I have reduced my intake.
I've got one of them excercise trampettes..never thought that bouncing would be hard work...luckily I have one room with a high ceiling.
Posted by Racer on May 14, 2004, at 19:02:36
In reply to Re: Water, posted by slinky on May 13, 2004, at 23:32:46
I'm assuming you mean one of those little trampolines? I want one of them! In fact, I was thinking the other day, as I jogged in place in my living room (not up to leaving the house right now), that I wanted to get one to make it easier to get some sort of cardiovascular exercise. Kewl!
And I have a water filter (we live in an area with REALLY lousy water -- some days we have to shower twice, to get the smell of the first shower off of us) and use water from it for anything for consumption. We've actually gone to bottled water for the cats -- one has kidney failure -- but we use the filtered water for coffee, cooking, etc. I drink the bottled water from our local BigBoxClubStore (Costco/Price Club -- they do support the local community, so I don't sweat the morality of shopping there), which is just so easy that it seems worth the $13 per week for two cases. I know that if I had to keep refilling bottles, I would drift into drinking something easier -- like diet pepsi. So, we buy the two cases a week of water, and I drink it. (And they lied when they said that it would help my skin. My face is still dry and scaling and peeling. Oh, well...)
If it helps, providing you measure your coffee intake by the cup and not the pot, I will hereby absolve you of all guilt -- until you want some more guilt over it at any rate. I used to control my coffee consumption by making one full pot in the morning, and carrying it with me in a thermos. Once it was gone, I was done with coffee for the day. Man, I felt so virtuous cutting back so much! LOL! These days, I really don't drink coffee, but I do drink Pepsi One -- basically, diet pepsi -- in the mornings. And that's cut back from drinking it all day. (My husband is diabetic, and he drinks diet drinks all day long. The only other thing he ever drinks is espresso. I keep hoping he'll cut back and work on being healthier, but no signs as yet.)
Good luck to you!
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