Lose Water Weight: 7 Days to Skinny

Your body contains around 60% water, which plays a key role in all aspects of life, Also known as fluid retention, edema can be caused by food intolerances, being dehydrated, cutting back on water, poor diet, toxin exposure and diseases like kidney failure.

For most people, excess water weight is not a serious health issue. However, it can still negatively impact your appearance and quality of life as well as adding weight to your body. This will leave you feeling sluggish, bloated, uncomfortable and feeling 'heavy'

Here are some effective methods to reduce water weight safely and fast!

Drink More Water- Aim For 3-4 Litres A Day

This may sound counter productive but interestingly, being well-hydrated can actually reduce water retention. Your body is always trying to achieve a healthy balance, so if you are constantly dehydrated your body tends to retain more water in an attempt to prevent water levels from becoming too low.

As always, achieving a balance is optimal. If you drink excessive amounts of fluid you may actually increase your water weight.

Simply drink when you're thirsty and stop when you feel well-hydrated. You should also drink slightly more in hot environments or when exercising.

You can also monitor your urine colour to assess hydration. It should be light yellow or fairly clear, which is a good indicator that you are well-hydrated.

Have Warm Water With Lemon

Having warm water with a slice of lemon or two first thing in the morning on a empty stomach works great for reducing excess water in your body. This is because it will increase urination and help detoxify your body rapidly. It will also aid with your digestion and can help with overall health.

Exercise

Exercise may be one of the best ways to reduce water weight in the short-term. Any form of it increases sweat, which means you will lose water. During exercise, your body also shifts a lot of water into your muscles. This can help reduce water outside of the cell and decrease the "soft" look people report from excessive water retention. Be sure to continue drinking water during exercise as it will provide you with more energy and prevent dehydration.

Focus on Certain Types of Foods

There are several foods that you may wish to include in your diet to combat water retention.

Potassium-rich foods are often recommended, as potassium can help balance sodium levels and increase urine production, helping you drop excess water.

Dark green leafy vegetables such as beans, bananas, avocados, tomatoes and yoghurt or other dairy products are all healthy and potassium-rich.

Magnesium rich foods are also recommended. These include dark chocolate, dark green leafy vegetables, nuts and whole grains.

The following foods and fruits are often recommended to drop water weight in alternative medicine, with some clinical evidence supporting their use:

• · Watermelon
  
• · Celery
  
• · Parsley · Beetroot
  
• · Garlic
  
• · Fennel
  
• · Pineapple
  
• · Dandelion
  
• · Lemon
  
• · Sprouts
  
• · Avocado
  

Increase Vitamin B6 Intake

Vitamin B6 is a group of several related vitamins. They are important for the formation of red blood cells, and they also serve many other functions in the body. Foods rich in vitamin B6 include bananas, potatoes, walnuts and meat.

Manage Salt Intake

Sodium which you obtain daily from salt, is one of the most common electrolytes in the human body. It plays a major role in hydration levels. If levels are too low or too high, it will lead to imbalances within the body and therefore fluid retention. A high salt intake, usually due to a diet with lots of processed foods, may increase water retention. This is particularly true if coupled with low water intake and no exercise However, this does seem to depend on the individual's current daily sodium intake and blood

Cut Carbs

Cutting carbs is a common strategy to quickly drop excess water. Carbs are stored in the muscles and liver as glycogen, but glycogen also pulls water inside along with it. For every gram of glycogen you tend to store around 3–4 grams of water may be stored with it. This explains why people experience immediate weight loss when switching to a low carb-diet, which reduces glycogen stores. Carbs also lead to a rise in the hormones, which can cause an increase in sodium retention and re-absorption of water in the kidneys. Low-carb diets lead to a drop in hormone levels, which then leads to a loss of sodium and water from the kidneys. In contrast, if you are on a low-carb diet or dieting in general, then a high-carb meal may pull excess body fluid into your muscles and increase water weight. It may also provide a visual difference, increasing water in the muscles but helping you drop excess water under the skin

Try altering your carb intake and see what works best for you.

Caffeine

Tea and coffee are well-known diuretics that are primarily effective due to their high caffeine content Caffeine has been shown to increase short-term urine output and decrease water weight slightly.

Sweat Sweat Sweat

Sweating is the fastest way to lose water weight. Methods that will help induce sweating includes;

• Exercising
  
• Going to a sauna and or steam room
  
• Having a hot bath with Epsom salt
  
• Using hot water bottles or heating pads
  

Stress Less

Long-term stress can increase the your cortisol level, which directly influences fluid retention and water weight. This may occur because stress and cortisol increase a hormone that controls water balance in the body. It is important to try and reduce and control your stress levels to retain less water as well as helping with overall health and lifestyle.

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