How to Lose Water Weight Fast
Posted by admin on 07/18/07 in Diet Articles
You know when you feel like you could lose 10 pounds of water weight? Your wrists, ankles and even your face swells up?
I hate that feeling. And as I have high blood pressure water retention is a major issue. Sometimes even prescribed diuretics don’t even help.
Lots of people are tempted to go buy over the counter Diuretics to drop water weight quickly, but buying pills is not really the best solution.
The best way to lose water weight is to drink more water. Lots of it.
The reason you’re retaining water is most likely because you’re not getting enough of it. Your body is storing water, because it’s in dehydration mode.
I’m guessing you’ve read that you need to drink 8 glasses of water per day about 8000 times in your lifetime. Well depending on your size and weight you might need more..
But sure enough… if you increase your daily water intake within 24-48 hours, you’ll notice the swelling go down and your face will be less puffy..
You’ll be more regular, your skin and hair will look better, and you’ll even get more exercise due to the frequent bathroom trips.
It can be really hard to get into the water habit, but once you do, you’ll find your overall health will improve as well.
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John | Aug 2, 2007 | Reply
You know I recently started eating a lot of bananas and noticed I was losing water weight… apparently potassium can help you lose water weight and lower your blood pressure.
Jack Evans | Sep 26, 2007 | Reply
Bananas do help! My weight was fluctuating 3-5 lbs daily until i realized that the bananas i ate for a week here and there were the weeks i felt great!
Potassium balances out the sodium to maintain a good water weight mgt. Sodium retains water causing the bloated and flucutationg weight gain/loss.
Nadira | Jul 12, 2008 | Reply
I’M 170-178LBS.WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING I’M USUALLY 170LBS BUT AT NIGHT BEFORE GOING TO BED I’M 175-178LBS. IS THAT NORMAL? I FEEL LIKE THERES SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME. PLUS I USUALLY GAIN AROUND THE BUTTUCKS, THIGHS, AND HIPS AREA. MY TOP FRAME IS VERY SMALL. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE THE TOP OF A 14YR OLD AND THE BOTTOM OF A 50YR OLD. PLUS THE FAT THAT I HAVE IS VERY SOFT, NOT HARD. DO YOU THINK I HAVE TOO MUCH WATER WEIGHT?
Nadira | Jul 12, 2008 | Reply
I WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT BADLY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MANY BANANA’S YOU ATE IN A DAY SO I COULD DO THE SAME. HOW MUCH WEIGHT YOU LOST AND HOW LONG IT TOOK YOU TO LOOSE THAT WEIGHT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT NAIMA5478@AOL.COM, THANK YOU AND I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
jen | Jul 15, 2008 | Reply
I have not noticed the banana miracle. When I eat them I feel like I’m retaining water? is that possible. I feel like I retain water all the time and that birth control pills contribute to this.
I’ve gained 10 lbs in the last 2 years and do not want the trend to continue.
Andrea | Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
Nadira, just up your water intake. You don’t have to eat bananas, try a potassium supplement. The only way to loose weight is diet and exercise, or diet. Or exercise, or a combo! Jen, I know how you feel. I gained about 20+ pounds, felt like hell all the time…THEN I got off my birth control pills and switched to an IUD. I have never felt better. The weight is coming off so easily, I have already dropped 15+ pounds and haven’t been doing that much! Hormones really screw up your body, they fake it into thinking that your pregnant so you automatically gain a new layer of pregnancy fat. Plus they mess with your mood and can make you feel like a crazy woman sometimes! Hope this helps you all!
b-randi | Oct 5, 2008 | Reply
i’m trying to join the navy and im needing to lose weight fast. i’v already lost 17 pounds on wieght watchers but i still need to lose about 6 pounds…my recruter says i should try to lose water wieght…please give some advice to help me lose quickly.
jay | Dec 29, 2008 | Reply
well i’ve been searching for different diets to help me lose weight in my face, ankles and wrists. it really has been a struggle… and i’m desperate to try anything right now. i’m not big on products (pills, etc), they aren’t guarunteed. i h0pe this works.
Emma | Jan 21, 2009 | Reply
not sure how much this will help but i have always had a problem with water weight. Then when i was pregnant i had toximia and an extremely large amount of retained fluid the doctor gave me a number of things to do to help shed the water then she prescribed me a potassium supplement. She said the potassium did not help shed the water but when you lose alot of retained water at once your pottasium stores drop dramamtically causing heart problems, so basically this was a long winded way of saying although the bananas may not help you shed the water, it is not a bad idea to take a potassium supplement if you are looking to drop alot of water weight.
frank | Feb 8, 2009 | Reply
I was desperate to lose weight in four years I gained 40 pounds but i maintained a very strict diet cutting 98% of bad carbs i eat fresh fruits and veggies chicken beef i have lost 20 pounds in a month i feel so much better im not exactly where i want to be yet but i am getting there its a struggle everything is so tempting but you have to be strong and have will power i also have started jogging now to help increase my weight lose its the only way to lose weight and get to your target weight you have eat right and excercise , bannas have been a great help because of all the potassium and everytime you get in the mood for a snack just eat 2 bannas they will fill you up fruits have sugar but its natural so they are good carbs that your body needs ihope this helps someone . if i can do it believe me you can too i had no will power whatsoever but i did what i had too .
Karen | May 7, 2009 | Reply
I was always thin growing up but since I had my daughter,who is 6 yrs. old( I am 35)…I have gained so much weight,I ache all over and I have no energy…..I am depressed about all the weight,please anyone can you help me….!!!!
joanna | May 30, 2009 | Reply
wow, does this work for your stomach area aswell? because i’m trying to lose weight. but i just simply can’t stay off the foods that i love! i have noticed that my skin is spottier and greasier, and my hair is greasy aswell.
so really, bad diets can affect every part of your body…
imma get some water!
Wendy | Aug 7, 2009 | Reply
I use to weigh about 180 and now im a little over 300 I have been trying to figure out how to lose my water weight i have laid off salt but i dont drink water but i dont like the taste. Will fruit punch work as good as water. My daughter is getting married next year and i want to lose as much weight as i can. Please help me