What does it mean that someone lose %26quot;water weight%26quot;?
I hear people say that they%26#039;ve lost water weight in the beginning of their weight loss, how is that possible? Doesn%26#039;t the body need like 2 liters of water everyday, if you drink more your body will get rid of it?
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2 months ago
But how did they get extra water weight in the first place? By drinking too much water?
2 months ago
Or is it just that when you eat more you need more water, and if you drink even more than that your body will get rid of it no matter what?
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bcz your body tends to hold on to extra water when you eat carbs, salt and sugar. usually if youre dieting, your not eating much of those things, so your tissues unbloat, which is water weight. most of your water consumption comes from the foods you eat, which is why you dont see anybody checking in to the hospital if they dont drink 8 glasses a day. i dont know why this happens, but i know that it does bcz ive expirienced it.
water weight is like sweat. if you sweat more than two liters or more than you drink then you will lose water weight.
The amount of water your body carries differs on a daily basis. The amount depends on many factors. Food of course is made of mostly water (along with vitamins, minerals, as well as carbs, proteins, and fats). So it makes sense that when you are on a diet, you will take in less food (and hence, less water). As a matter of fact, if you hear someone say , %26quot;I lost 3 pounds yesterday !%26quot; or something to that effect, you can be sure that most of that weight was water, and if someone says %26quot;I don%26#039;t know what I%26#039;m doing wrong- I gained 2 pounds yesterday.%26quot; it too was probably mostly water. To loss or gain substantial fat weight in one day would take either a very huge calorie deficit or a huge surplus, meaning working out like a green beret or eating like Jabba the Hutt.
Also, muscles require a lot of water to maintain them. If you lose even a little bit of muscle, you might end up with some water loss.
Real weight loss (fat loss) is actually a really slow process. Unless you are really sick it is really ard to loss more than 2-4 pounds a week of fat.
EDIT: You don%26#039;t drink more water, you retain more water when you eat more. This is one of the reasons why most diets tell you to drink a lot of water- you%26#039;re not getting as much water in your food. And your body stores less glycogen (stored sugar in your muscles and liver) when you are dieting. It takes a lot of water to store glycogen. This is especially true in low carbs diets (like Atkins) in which glycogen is depleted.
