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A water diet is hardly considered a “diet” in the generally accepted sense of the word. Its obligatory condition is compliance with the correct drinking regime. There is also therapeutic fasting, but this is the topic of another article.
Usually the period of losing weight is very difficult. You have to give up many of your favorite foods: sweets, starchy foods, fried foods, etc. The water diet consists of balanced fluid intake.
Misconceptions about this diet
Opinions about such a weight loss system are contradictory. This is due to the huge number of myths circulating around balanced fluid intake:
- “Water instead of food” - many people believe that such a diet only involves drinking water without food. This is not true: without food, great harm will be done to the body. The person will feel a deterioration in health. With this method of losing weight, you need to give up high-calorie foods, but not healthy foods. In this case, you just need to follow the drinking regime.
- “The colder the water, the faster you can lose extra pounds” is a misconception. The body will not absorb the liquid until it is heated to the required temperature. In order for the metabolic process to begin faster, water must be consumed warm (37-40°C).
- “The more you drink, the better the result” is a myth that leads to adverse consequences. The body should receive as much fluid as it can process. Its excess will stretch the stomach, it will require more food. Excessive amounts of water provoke an unbearable load on the kidneys. Intracranial pressure may increase: cardiovascular pathologies will arise.
In order for the water regime to bring results, you need to adhere to all the rules, which we will discuss below.
Myths
Let's look at the most common myths:
- It has a bactericidal effect and kills germs. Part of the truth exists, since citric acid has some bactericidal activity. However, many studies have shown that citrus has a porous structure in which a large number of microbes collect. If you do not wash the fruit well, when you cut it, bacteria enter the pulp. And if you store cut lemons, microbes will multiply on the slices.
- Leader in ascorbic acid content. In fact, to get a daily dose of this vitamin you will need to eat one and a half fruits. In this case, it is enough to consume only 50 g of bell pepper or 16 g of rose hips to get the same amount of vitamin. When added to hot liquid, the vitamin is completely destroyed.
- Causes allergies. In fact, it can provoke not only an allergic reaction, but also a pseudo-allergy. It contains substances that destroy mast cells in the body. What causes dermatitis, itching, bronchial swelling, bronchospasm. Therefore, the statement that citrus is an allergen is justified and the fruit is included in the group of obligate allergens.
Description
Humans are 80% water. It is needed for metabolic processes. Lack of fluid leads to metabolic disorders, swelling, deterioration of well-being, and the appearance of extra pounds. Nutritionists recommend drinking artesian mineral water without gas.
Drinking regime does not imply giving up food.
The main thing is to monitor the amount of liquid you drink, the time you take it, etc. According to reviews of people who have been on this diet, it helps to lose up to 10 kg.
© tandaV — depositphotos.com. The benefits of water for the body
General rules
If the body loses at least 10% of the fluid it needs, serious health problems will begin. Everything can end in death.
Water is a solvent of organic and inorganic compounds, without which organs and systems cannot function normally. All biochemical processes take place with the participation of liquid. It speeds up the speed of reactions.
Water is part of the blood components and transports necessary substances to all organs and systems. Regulates temperature and digestive process. The liquid removes toxic elements, toxins and performs many other important tasks.
Many people, trying to lose extra pounds, purchase various medications, special underwear, laxative teas, etc. Their goal is to “dry” the body. In other words, dehydration of the body.
These methods of losing weight, if they help reduce weight, do so for a short time. In addition, such methods cause severe harm to health.
Experts believe that extra pounds appear as a result of dehydration. Therefore, the best diet would be: establishing a drinking regime.
© OlhaYerofieieva — depositphotos.com. Average daily water consumption
How to lose weight
In fact, there are a lot of ways to lose weight: you can eat only red vegetables and lose weight. You can leave only, for example, chicken and oranges in your diet and also lose weight, or even eat semi-finished products and lose as much as 63 kg. like the heroine of this article .
Whether you want to go keto or go paleo, the essence of absolutely all working diets and nutrition systems for losing weight on your waist is only in limiting calories! And with the help of what prohibitions you will achieve this is up to you.
We discussed this point in detail in the article about how our brother is being fooled by weight loss gurus .
Yes, it’s a pity that there are no specific and simple rules for losing weight - it’s impossible to just make some kind of list with clear dos and don’ts, weight loss doesn’t work that way, alas. You can also gain weight on an unconditional diet if each portion is the size of a trough.
And in the same way, you can lose weight on ice cream and cakes, if their quantity fits into your daily diet. Of course, the notorious “diet products” indirectly contribute to weight loss - but only due to their low calorie content? and not some magical properties!
Calories from buckwheat or steamed fish are also easily converted into fat if eaten unwisely, just like from Snickers and a hamburger. The calories are all the same, there is no food racism here - eat less, move more and lose weight.
But sometimes some seemingly funny and simple techniques actually work. Yes, again, they are simply limited to the food consumed per day, but since it works, why not try?