Drinking water has been associated with weight loss for a long time now. But do we really know how drinking water helps you lose weight? Most people don’t know exactly what water does in the body to aid weight loss, so we’ll break it down into bits.
This is how drinking water helps you lose weight faster
It increases the number of calories you burn
Increasing your water intake can increase the number of calories you burn during the day by up to 20%. Sometimes this increase can go as high as 30% when you exercise.
It makes you feel fuller and curbs appetite
Drinking water before meals makes you consume less food because you feel fuller faster. It can also help you curb your appetite for sweets and carbohydrates. Less sugar consumption means fewer calories.
It flushes out toxins from your body
When you’re dehydrated your kidney retains fluid whether good or bad. This means your body is retaining unhealthy waste and carbs which prevent weight loss. Drinking more water can help flush out toxins, boost digestion and gets rid of excess carbs in the body.
Drinking water keeps your muscles flexible and keeps you from getting tired when you workout. This means you’ll get more work out time and also more effect from the workouts because you will burn more calories.
If you haven’t been including water in your weight loss plan, please start now. Your body will thank you for it
