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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Water
Water. We need some but not as much as many people drink. There is water in all those 9 fruits and vegetables that we are trying to take in during each day. The practice of sipping on water all day actually dilutes your kidney's ability to make concentrated urine. If a person has a weight loss desire, though, it helps to drink 8-12 ounces before eating. Sometime, measure how big your stomach seems to be by taking in a known quantity of food or drink, and sensing fullness. Mine seems to be about 2 cups. (A stomach can certainly be stretched much larger than two cups, but what we are trying to sense is just that feeling of "enough.") So if I don't want to be eating so much, I use pre-feeding with trail mix so I won't be starving when I go in to start cooking in the evening plus drink a cup of water or two. It helps curb my appetite. Let me know if you have any other question about water.
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This is very interesting and it is good to get more information on how much water to drink each day.
ReplyDeleteI have always heard that I should drink 8 cups of water per day. I also eat quite a bit of fruit and vegetables though.
Do you think it is ok to drink 4 cups of water per day if I also eat quite a bit of fruit and veggies?
I bet it is enough. I don't know if you are concerned about weight, but sometime when you are thinking about eating something, try having a cup of water or fruit right then, and see if the "hunger" subsides for a time. Even a couple of hours sometimes.
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