4 Reasons Why Water Helps You Lose Weight

Did you drink enough water today?

Here are 4 reasons why you should. If you want to lose weight, water is a hidden gem among weight loss tools.

• Water aids in flushing out waste products and metabolized fat - this is an important point in relation to Phentramin as Phentramin helps metabolize fat.
• Water tends to suppress appetite
• Water actually helps metabolize stored fat. This is due to the water-kidney-liver function cycle. In simplified terms, it goes like this: Without proper hydration, the kidneys are unable to function optimally. When this occurs, the liver takes over some of the load of the kidneys. One of the liver’s functions is to metabolize stored fat, turning it into usable energy for the body. If the liver is called on to assist the kidneys, it cannot operate at full capacity, therefore it metabolizes less fat. In other words, an increase in water intake reduces body fat while a decrease in water consumption actually increases body fat.
• Drinking adequate water also rids the body of excess fluid. This might seem contradictory until you understand that when the body is deprived of water, it perceives survival-threatening state of emergency and defense mechanisms are activated to store water, especially in extra-cellular spaces. If you want to get rid of excess fluid, drink a lot of water!

I got these valuable weight loss tips from Arley Vest, 5 time bodybuilding champion and owner of Lazarus Labs. Lazarus Labs manufactures the Phentramin appetite suppressant.

How to Lose a Pound a Week Without Ruining Yourself

Are you losing at least one pound per week? If diet and exercise are made priorities then it should be completely feasible to lose at least a pound per week. It needs to be understood that a pound of bodyfat contains roughly 3500 calories and if one removes 500 excess calories a day then at least one pound will be lost until a goal weight is achieved. This doesn’t take regular exercise into consideration which means more weight can be lost.

As far as the diet is concerned, make sure you remove those 500 calories from superfluous food sources such as sodas which can be replaced with water or unsweetened tea. That’s easily 120-150 calories depending on the soda. Instead of fries or chips, go with steamed vegetables instead. Vegetables and fruit are recommended for two reasons,not only do they have fewer calories due to the water content but they contain considerably more vitamins and minerals than the unnecessary junk. The diet facet is certainly more challenging than exercise in terms of fighting off the calories.

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