They say you should drink 8 glasses of water each day.\nI have read that if you drink too much water, you put on weight. I would appreciate other people's opinion on this.
209112
that is absolutely not true, water helps you lose weight. the more you drink of water the better. water helps to flush the toxins out of your body. water is also known to be a thirst quencher and hunger reducer. and people on biggest loser were not eliminated from drinking water. i followed that show from beginning to end.water is absolutely good for you.
162451
Your Body can only consume up to 8 ounces of water per hr. Since your body can only consume this amount there is no othere place for the liquid to go other than to have your body dispose of it. That is why when people drink a lot, the go to the bathroom more often.
532875
i dont think so. it does have an effect. too much water may dilite your blood. the best solution is to self restrain and control the amount of water you drink. \nwell, good luck to you. hope everything is all right. ;)
639141
The reason you should drink more water is to help your body filter more effectively. It should not cause you to bloat unless you are eating things that cause you to retain water. An excessive salt intake will cause you to retain water. Consider this. \n\nSometimes keeping a food diary can help. Sometimes we don't remember how much we have snacked on during the day. The food diary can help you see if you are snacking excessively or help you see a bad habit. \n\nIf snacking is your problem you can look into a couple of options. You can cut down on your snacking or plan for healthier snacks. Don't drastically change your diet unless you know that you can stick with it. Otherwise you just gain all of the weight back because you go back to old habits. Just change a little at a time. Try having two "healthy meals" a week. Something as simple as having grilled food, instead of something fried. \n\nAlso, to lose weight you really need to do some type of exercise. Find something that you enjoy doing. You will be more likely to stick with it. Maybe walking, swimming, yoga, dance, aerobics. Just whatever you find interesting. If you bore easily you may want to try doing more than one thing. For instance, walking with friends on Monday and Wednesday, yoga on Tuesday and Thursday. The next week try dance on Mon. and wed. and aerobics or Tues. and Thurs.. You just have to find what works for you. The most important thing is to keep it fun and interesting. Take time and try some new things!\n\nI hope these suggestions were helpful. Good luck and just keep the faith in yourself. You can do it. You just have to decide that you are ready to.
309440
You are supposed to drink iced water because it takes energy to raise the temperature to body temperature, therefore burning calories. I have read this in numerous diet magazines, but not tried it myself
520187
Your body HAS to have water.  You can go weeks without eating anything, but only about 3 days without some form of water.  So obviously, I would NOT recommend testing this theory, or you will die.  \n\nIn answer to your other question, you will actually lose weight if you drink more water.  You are supposed to drink 8-10 8oz. glasses everyday (although that's nearly impossible for most people).  This is a very healthy way to cleanse your entire body via the kidneys.  The way this works is due to salt content.  Water moves to higher concentrations of salt to balance things out between the cells in your body--called osmosis.  When you drink a lot of water, the salt in your kidney cells are much easier removed through a complex filtration process.  So in layman's terms, it pulls water from your body to follow the leaving salt from the cells.  Hence, water weight loss.  Hope this helps.
514200
Yes, you will be temporarily heavier by drinking lots of water.  You'll end up sweating and peeing it out, though, so you won't gain weight in the long term.  Drinking too much anything is dangerous and can have devastating consequences, so I don't suggest trying to put on the pounds by doing a lot of anything.  Some athletes have died from drinking too much water and thereby diluting their blood.
629969
You drink WAAYY too much water!!!\n20 glasses??  Sheesh!\n\nDrink when you're thirsty.  Period.\nIf you're thirsty enough to WANT 20 glasses, then you probably have diabetes.\nOtherwise, just stop drinking so much!!
5805
This is not normal\n\nyou are not drinking 8 glasses of water a day, Sound like you are not drinking 1 glass of water a day.
25428
Water does provide some nourishment for the skin and prevents dryness and flakiness.  It moves to the top layer of skin through transepidermal water loss.  \nHowever, I don't believe that you should actually drink eight to ten gallons or glasses of water each day.  Drink when you're thristy.
52203
Drink water 8 glasses a day..and be carfull with the sun...use sun screan all the time when going out.
192763
You can lose weight by drinking more water. Forget about the hibiscus flowers.
459440
You can gain water weight but, I haven't heard of a case that severe...maybe perhaps your just putting on some extra LB's.
422811
No. It's not the mass of what you eat, but the calories of what you eat that will determine the amount of weight you gain.\n\nExample: After drinking 1 kg of water, you will gain 0 kg of weight because water has 0 calories and you will pass it all during the day.
573396
If you drink too much water, your body will retain some of it. You'll also be putting water pressure on your internal organs that's not good. ALSO, you can cause yourself kidney failure but the water has to be in a MAJOR excess for that, like 5-6 gallons a day. Best way to judge water intake... if you're thirsty... drink some water. If you're hungry... drink some water... many times thirst comes through as hunger pangs and people eat food their body doesn't need.
324921
It's zero points because it has no nutritional value to speak of... a bit of vitamins but little else.  Check the sodium content too.  Too much could get you dangerously close to the daily max, which will cause your body to start retaining water.
464087
Not only does your weight differ from day to day, it fluctuates all day long.  Drinking the water probably made you gain that one pound.  Remember though that each time you eat, you are going to put some weight on your body, usually ounces, but still.  Its what your body does with the calories that is important.  The water will be released when you go to the bathroom, as will the food after your body takes from it what it needs.  My advice to you is to not stress over a pound, and quit obsessing over the scale.  Weigh yourself once a week instead of daily.  This method shows you better anyway, because it gives you a baseline that you can see change or unchange over time.