In using water as an aid in weight loss or to avoid water weight gain, there are several great benefits. Your appetite is suppressed, so you will normally eat less at each meal. Did you know that your brain cannot really determine the difference between hunger and thirst? That's right. So when you think you’re hungry, you really may only just be thirsty.
Weight Loss Tip: Before eating any meal, drink a glass of water. The body will then get what it is really asking for which is water. Your “hunger” may then be relieved. This tactic can also be used to eliminate diet-busting between meal “snacking”, one of your worst barriers to healthy weight loss. Another benefit of drinking water for weight loss is detoxification of the body and its systems.
Black comedian, nutritionist and political activist Dick Gregory has made a long-term sideline of helping others who have been excessively overweight or morbidly obese and needed to start losing pounds for health, survival, safety and other personal reasons. His recommended weight loss plan is simplicity itself: walk one mile each day and drink one gallon of water each day. That’s his “weight loss plan” plain and simple. You just can’t make weight loss any easier than that, now can you?
Drinking water to avoid weight gain and initially to shed unwanted pounds is one of the safest, easiest ways to help your body in converting fat into energy. You’ll have the added benefits of flushing out and detoxifying your body's systems, in addition to providing your body with all the water it needs to maintain and sustain itself. Vital nutrients are distributed throughout your body and potentially toxic wastes are eliminated by the water you drink. So make absolutely sure you’re drinking enough water to both detox and avoid weight gain.