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<\/figure>Water may be your secret weapon in \nlosing weight. Inexpensive and available in most areas, water usually \nhas a pleasant taste and is free from aftertaste.<\/p>
Water can help you lose weight in unexpected ways. Better yet, combine drinking water with our weight loss program<\/a> for even better results. Here are a few of the ways drinking extra water can help you burn fat and trim your waistline.<\/p> When\n you have eaten enough food, your stomach signals your brain to stop \neating. Water takes up space in your stomach, thereby fooling your \nstomach into thinking it is full. In a 2014 study<\/a>,\n 50 overweight females drank 500 mL (16.9 ounces) of water 30 minutes \nbefore breakfast, lunch and dinner in addition to their normal water \nconsumption for 8 consecutive weeks. By the end of the study, all of the\n women had lost body weight, body fat, and body mass index (BMI). The \nparticipants also said that drinking water had suppressed their \nappetites.<\/p> Your\n body tells you when it needs more food or water. You feel hungry when \nyour body needs food, of course, and you feel thirsty when your body \nneeds water. When you don\u2019t drink enough water, though, your body can \nsend mixed signals about whether it is hungry or thirsty. In other \nwords, you might feel hungry when your body is actually in need of \nwater. Because of this, drinking a glass of water can often satisfy \nfeelings of hunger and actually curb snacking.<\/p> Medical News Today<\/a> says\n that water might temporarily increase the number of calories you burn \nwhile resting, also known as resting energy expenditure. Medical News \nToday also cites a study in which the 12 participants drank 500 mL of \ncold and room temperature water, and then burned 2 to 3 percent more \ncalories in the 90 minutes after they drank the water.<\/p> Researchers\n are still working to determine what benefits, if any, drinking cold \nwater may have over drinking room temperature water when it comes to \nlosing weight.<\/p> Water\n helps keep stool soft enough to move through your digestive tract at \nthe proper rate. When you don\u2019t drink enough water, you can become \nconstipated. Constipation can cause bloating and inflammation that can \nadd inches to your waistline. Constipation can also leave you feeling \ntoo tired to exercise.<\/p> Sugary\n beverages can contain a surprising number of calories. There is about \n136 calories in a 12-ounce serving of cola, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a> (CDC).\n If you are like many people and drink a larger serving, you may be \nconsuming even more calories. A 20-ounce serving of cola adds about 227 \ncalories to your overall calorie intake for the day.<\/p> Even \notherwise-healthy beverages contain calories that can thwart your weight\n loss efforts. A 20-ounce serving of 100 percent apple juice contains \nabout 300 calories, for example, while a 20-ounce serving of pure orange\n juice can contribute 280 calories. Water contains 0 calories, of \ncourse, so a glass of water does not increase your calorie intake.<\/p> Every\n calorie counts when it comes to losing weight. A pound of fat \nrepresents about 3500 calories. This means you have to eat 3500 more \ncalories than you burn to gain one pound of fat. Conversely, you have to\n burn 3500 more calories than you burn to lose a pound. The average \nwoman must cut back to about 1500 calories a day to lose a pound of fat \nin a week, according to Healthline<\/a>,\n and a man must cut back to 2000 calories daily to do the same. When \ntrying to cut back to 1500 or 2000 calories per day, trading in a \n300-calorie glass of juice for a 0-calorie glass of water can help you \nlose weight.<\/p> Your body \nuses water to metabolize stored fat and carbohydrates. Water molecules \ninteract with fats to create glycerol and fatty acids, which your body \nthen burns as energy. Scientists refer to this process as lipolysis. Research<\/a> associates increased water consumption with increased lipolysis and loss of fat in lab animals.<\/p> Exercise\n is an essential part of any weight loss strategy, as physical activity \nburns calories. Water helps muscles, joints and connective tissue \nfunction properly, so that you can move freely and without pain or \nstiffness. Water also helps your lungs, heart and other organs work as \nyou exercise. Hydration with water reduces muscle cramps and fatigue \nthat get in the way of your fat-burning exercise.<\/p> Water is an important part of any diet plan and can help you lose more weight without feeling hungry. For more information on the importance of water in your weight loss strategy, or to learn how to optimize the results of your weight loss diet, call Doctor’s Weight Control <\/a>today!<\/p><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Water may be your secret weapon in losing weight. Inexpensive and available in most areas, water usually has a pleasant taste and is free from aftertaste. Water can help you lose weight in unexpected ways. Better yet, combine drinking water with our weight loss program for even better results. Here are a few of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[29,21,27],"tags":[39,40,41,30,24,42,26,28,43,44],"class_list":["post-503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dieting","category-general","category-weight-loss","tag-appetite","tag-dieting","tag-fat-burn","tag-health","tag-nutrition","tag-water","tag-weight-control","tag-weight-loss","tag-weight-loss-program","tag-workout"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorsweightcontrol.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}7 Ways Water Can Help You Lose Weight<\/h2>
1. Suppresses your appetite<\/h3>
2. Satisfies thirst signals that mimic hunger pangs<\/h3>
3. Water can help burn calories<\/h3>
4. Water helps you avoid constipation<\/h3>
5. Drinking water replaces other beverages to your overall calorie intake<\/h3>
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6. Water helps your body burn fat<\/h3>
7. Water improves your workouts<\/h3>