Best Way To Lose Weight

In steps 1 and 2 to Losing Weight Permanently we saw how important it is to sensibly maintain your caloric intake and spread these calories out over many, frequent, small meals. In Step 3 we learned how to fill out those calories to stave off hunger with foods that give you the most bang for your buck. So, now that we know how much to eat, how often, and what to eat there is still one more macronutrient to cover - water. Most people, in their efforts to lose weight, focus all of their attention on food and barely, if at all, give mention to the most important macronutrient of them all, at least in terms of survival. Consider that water is about of your total body weight, and about 90% of what your blood consists of, but did you know that without enough water in your diet, you can actually become fatter? This is true because water plays such a vital role in the proper functioning of the kidneys and when insulin delivers blood sugar into your body's cells.

Basically, without enough water in your system your kidneys become inefficient and, as such, rely on your liver to help filter out toxins from your body. While the liver helps out the kidneys it can not efficiently handle one of its main functions, the metabolism, or burning, of fat for energy. So, by not drinking enough water your body burns less fat than it should.

Another way that you set yourself up for storing excess fat is when you make inefficient the process of insulin delivering blood sugar to your muscles and liver. Without enough water in your body to facilitate this process blood sugar that should be going to your muscles and liver goes to fat storage instead.

Practically speaking I realize that changing your water drinking habits can be frustrating at first because it causes you to excessively urinate. Please understand that this is only temporary as your body tries to rid itself of the excess water it was retaining as a result of you triggering its survival mode. Remember that when your body is not fed frequently enough it perceives a famine is coming on and so under its survival mode it will retain body fat for survival? Well, the same thing happens regarding not drinking enough water - your body will then perceive a drought is coming on and so retain excessive water (around your ankles, waist, hips, and thighs). It is this excess water that your body is now releasing as it believes the drought is over. As you continue to drink enough water and signal to your body the drought is truly over you will stop urinating excessively.

So, please strive to drink one half gallon to a gallon of water throughout the day, everyday. Of course, the exact amount you drink will vary depending on your weight, climate, activity levels, etc. For tracking purposes, it is helpful to open a gallon jug at the beginning of the day and to gauge your water intake by the amount left in your jug. If you do not like the taste of water add Crystal Light to help make it more palatable. Whatever you do, please remember the importance of water in your efforts to fight fat and lose weight.

Good luck! And thanks for reading this. Develop your Power2B whatever you choose to be.

Sincerely,
Gary

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