Losing Weight Step #2: Drink Water While Dieting

I don’t think that hyponatremia (consumption of too much water) is something that most people need to really worry about. You are far more likely to suffer from dehydration in the normal course of your life. Even if the consequences of too much water are more severe than too little, I would worry more about the former.

As long as you eat a normal diet and race to see how many gallons you can drink and how fast you don’t have to worry about it.

Good luck!
I love drinking water. Once I got used to drinking a fair bit of it I no longer cared for other things. Palates change quickly.
Though I very occasionally drink juices and lemonades, there’s nothing quite like water when you’re thirsty.

Tea is good as well, but if it’s warm you can’t drink that very quickly.

Death by too much water isn’t something we generally need to worry about, but there are other consequences if you overdo it.

When I was losing my 60 lbs the first time, I drank half of my weight in ounces, which at the time was about 110 oz a day. For some reason, one week I didn’t lose, even though I knew I hadn’t overeaten. One of the counselors at the weight-loss center asked how much water I’d been drinking. I carefully tracked everything, so I knew I was getting at least the 110 oz. She told me to limit it to three liters (about 99 oz) even though that wouldn’t get me to half my weight in oz, because too much water will wash out your electrolytes and initially make you retain water. I lost 5 lbs in the four days of following this advice.

Extended overconsumption can also lead to other problems. My WW leader was having heart palpitations, and since she’s in hear 50s, she went to the doctor immediately. He asked her how much water she drank. At around 155 lbs (she’s 5′6″, lucky), she was drinking about three liters a day. He told her to cut back, because her heart was palpitating to find the electrolytes (look up the sodium-potassium pump for more information) that her water consumption was washing out.

Best bet for me: three liters a day maximum, unless I’m involved in an all-day physical activity in the summer (I used to play summer volleyball and they had tournaments that lasted upwards of 8 hours).

Thanks everyone for the input. I filled up a 2 L bottle of water this morning and I think I’ll start with that. It is WAY more than what I was getting before and I’ll go from there and see how it goes.

Soda and kool-aid are poison. Sugary, chemical poison that add empty calories to your diet, stimulate appetite, and are insanely unhealthy. Maybe that will help direct you toward water

I love water. But, there are ways to make it more enjoyable for those who do not. You can add lemon or lime. Or slices of cucumber make it taste surprising nice. Or you can mix bubbly water with a splash of juice. Sugar-free, herbal tea (hot or iced) is also a healthy way to get water. I’m talking about the kind you make at home with some herbal tea bags and water - not sugary stuff from a bottle in the store.

And drinking too much water is certainly not a concern for the average person. The deaths that have happened were from a woman in a water drinking contest and from people who take illegal drugs that make them want to drink insane amounts of water. I’m sure you won’t find yourself in either category!

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