How to Lose Weight with Water

Drinking a lot of water can be a useful tool in a dieter’s arsenal when weight loss is a goal. Follow the steps below to learn how to lose weight with water.

1. Drink water throughout the day. 

Drinking water during the day can help keep you feeling full without consuming high-calorie coffees and snacks. You may also eat less when you do have a snack, as you should already have the sensation of being full. Consuming fewer calories on a daily basis can help speed weight loss.

2. Drink a glass of water before every meal. 

In several studies of weight loss in overweight adults, those who drank water before eating a meal regularly consumed fewer calories and saw improved weight loss results. Some reports of the water diet recommend drinking a full glass of water before, during, and after a meal to aid digestion and speed weight loss from the water.

3. Replace sweetened drinks with water. 

Instead of drinking soda, alcoholic beverages, smoothes, or other high-calorie drinks, grab a glass or bottle of water.

4. Drink cold water to speed your metabolism. 

In a study on water-induced thermo genesis, researchers found that drinking water caused an increase in energy expenditure in both men and women, likely caused by the body’s efforts to warm the water to body temperature.

5. Match any alcohol consumption with equal amounts of water.

This matched fluid intake should not count toward your daily water intake, according to the Water Diet. Any water you drink to match alcohol should be in addition to your daily water goal.

6. Drink water and cut salt intake to lose water weight. 

Reducing the amount of dietary salt you consume (by cutting table salt, canned or frozen foods, and lunch meat from your diet) can help you lose water weight quickly, particularly when combined with an increase in daily water intake.

7. Follow a short water detox diet.

Water detox and diet plans often include short periods that involve significant fluid intake to flush toxins from the system and reduce bloating.

8. Combine a calorie-restricted diet and a water diet. 

Drinking 16 ounces of water before each meal and limiting daily calorie intake (1200 for women and 1500 for men) can jumpstart weight loss and help dieters maintain weight loss successfully for up to a year.