There are many crazy, unreal, and flat out dangerous diets around these days, and it seems as if people will try anything except hard work to lose that extra fat. With that in mind, what would you think if someone told you that the key to losing weight was right there staring you in the face, day in and day out. This article is all about water and water weight; What some people will do to torture themselves, and a small tip that will actually work and is healthy for you.
You may have heard before about how professional athletes, such as Mixed Martial Arts fighters and Boxers will lose several pounds of weight just days or hours before their weigh ins for their events. The process these professionals go through to make weight is tantamount to physically torturing yourself so that they can participate in the event scheduled for them. First, they will envelop themselves in some form of plastic and then go jog or "relax" in a sauna while wrapped up, for up to one hour at a time even, with the goal of draining as much water from their body as possible; extreme dehydration. While in the process of draining themselves, their heart rate can reach 170 bpm or higher, depending on the professional athlete in question, while also raising their blood pressure to questionable levels. Typically, these athletes can lose a massive amount of water weight doing this, and achieve their target weight for the weigh in even if they are no where near the actual weight for the fight in question. Some have even reported losing up to TEN pounds of water weight in a days period. However, this loss is temporary, and as soon as they start consuming fluids again they will immediately replace the water weight that they had dropped, but not before highly stressing their body, obviously. Because of this, it is impossible to apply this method as a way to lose weight overall, so beware anyone trying to hype this as a diet! But, water can indeed aid you on your weight loss goals... Which leads me to the tip that I mentioned about water and weight loss. Next time you are hungry, try drinking a glass of water.. Sound too simple? Well, it isn't! Sometimes, when your body needs to be hydrated the signals it sends can be very similar to hunger signals, especially to someone who has never analyzed the craving. So drink a glass of water, and wait about fifteen minutes. About a fifth of the time, your hunger may subside, and you will get better at determining your cravings over time. However, and this is important! I do NOT condone under eating! That can be dangerous for you, and even lead to no weight loss as your body starves and holds on to anything it can get. Instead, use it as a tool to aid in over eating, and you may just lose weight and be healthier for the trouble, too.
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