If you work out regularly and eat right, but still can't get rid of a little pooch here and there, you're probably not drinking enough water. Drinking water does wonders for your looks by flushing out skin impurities, leaving your skin looking younger and clearer. Drinking water improves muscle tone. But most of all, drinking water will aid in weight loss.
Metabolism
Drinking water is a must if you're serious about becoming leaner and healthier. Drinking water before meals encourages weight loss, by filling your stomach and making you less hungry and less likely to overeat, according to health.com. So when you drink all of the water that you need, you should see a decrease in your appetite.
Energy
Water is important in long-term weight-loss maintenance. Drinking water over other beverages such as soda, fruit juices, energy drinks and sports drinks is better for you because it lowers your total energy intake because the calories from these drinks are eliminated. Experiments have shown that drinking nearly two cups--or 16 oz.--of water increases your energy expenditure by 24 calories. This means that in the course of a year, drinking 1 liter of water a day would increase your annual energy usage by 17,000 calories, or the equivalent of roughly 5 lbs. of fat.
Dehydration
Since weight loss is largely due to loss of water, to avoid dehydration you need to drink an adequate amount of water. To avoid thirst and dehydration, drink water in advance, according to the Mayo Clinic's website. The website goes on to say that you want to drink enough fluid so that you rarely feel thirsty.
Water Retention
Because your body is 60 percent water, if it doesn't get enough water, it will hold onto all of the water it can get. This stored water shows up as extra weight, causing your feet, legs and hands to possibly swell up. This may also cause you to experience fluid retention, unexplained weight gain and loss of thirst. In order to get rid of excess water, you must drink water. This means that you need to up your daily water intake. When your body gets enough water, the stored water is released.
Consumption
In order to lose weight, it's recommended that you drink eight 8-oz. glasses of water a day a day, according to Prevention.com. By doing this, the website states, you can burn off almost 35,000 calories a year, or about 10 lbs. of weight. The website says that cool water works best because it is absorbed faster and may burn more calories.
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