Dieters/doctors/nutritionists, have you ever heard this claim?

[Bertha Venation]

That drinking 1/2 your weight in ounces of water (i.e., 140 lbs = 140 oz) will help you lose weight?

That's how much I would have to drink. That's 1.09375 gallons. No freakin' way.

[MissHoneychurch]

1. well

running to the bathroom gets you moving ... so maybe that is why :)

[LaurenG]

2. That sounds like it could be dangerous

I think it could upset one's electrolyte balance and cause heart problems. Even if it wouldn't though I think I'd just cut calories and up exercise.

[old mark]

3. BV, that's crazy talk. Sounds like a good way to end up in the hospital on IV's.

Do a diet and exercise thing- I have had great success with Atkins, and my wife with Weight Watchers...and we both go to the gym several times a week. AFAIK, NONE of those gimickey things works at all - this one could actually be dangerous. Sometimes the old ways are best.


mark

[rug]

4. The polydipsia diet.

[TZ]

5. Too much of ANYTHING is bad for you.

people can actually drown/damage organs from drinking too much water. Ignore that Bertha. What I heard recently is if you drink a glass or two of water before eating...that will help you lose more weight.

[MiddleFingerMom]

6. "Everything in moderation" fits here.

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Water intoxication (also known as hyper-hydration or
water poisoning) is a potentially fatal disturbance
in brain functions that results when the normal
balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
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[Kali]

7. a gallon in 24 hours

is actually recommended if you are out working or hiking in the heat (that is what they warn the migrants coming across the desert) but I would be careful of salts getting too diluted and having to pee all the damn time.

You and I both know, it's eat less, move more. Other than surgery there is just no magic. sigh

[Redstone]

8. That's just utterly absurd.

Redstone

[mnhtnbb]

9. 6-8 glasses (8 oz) of water per day are recommended on most

diets and that's assuming normal activity. Working out heavily, running, etc, probably
wise to hydrate more.

Hubby and I have just started Nutrisystem--it will be a week tomorrow that we're on it--
and I've lost 4 lbs already. I walk the dog for 35-45 minutes every morning and again for
about 15 minutes at night.

We have not been hungry. Lots of chocolate--in either breakfast things, lunch bars, and desserts.
You supplement with salads, fruits, fresh veggies, yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.

I did Nutrisystem prior to my hip surgery three years ago and was very happy with results.
Then our house burned down and with all the stress, I paid no attention to eating or drinking (wine, cocktails) and regained the weight.

Now that we're rebuilding, I want to move (probably February)in at my goal--which is to lose 35 lbs--and I think that I can probably get there before Thanksgiving.

I've done South Beach--works but requires too much grocery shopping and cooking--and Atkins--which left
me hungry all the time--and even Scarsdale used to work for me when I was 30 years younger.

I think with more than 10 lbs to lose it's a good idea to find a diet that keeps you full and not feeling deprived. Nutrisystem does that for me. Once I get to my goal, I am not going back to cocktails/wine every night or so much meat/potatoes. It means eating better, really, which in the long run is good.

On edit: The silver Nutrisystem plan works out to about 1200-1300 calories a day for women--and again, I have not been hungry on it.

[LoveMyCali]

10. I've read that too

but your math is a little fuzzy there, 140 pounds would equal 70 oz. or just over a gallon of water a day.
Weight Watchers recommends between 48 and 64 oz of liquids a day.

[mnhtnbb]

11. Your math is a little fuzzy: 1 gallon is 128 oz.

[foxfeet]

12. Drinking two cups of water before each meal seems to facilitate weight loss

per the study described below. Note that the participants were already eating a low-calorie diet; the water consumption increased the amount of weight lost.

http://www.king5.com/health/Best-weight-loss-drink-101334169.html

[hippywife]

13. Probably only because

they ate less being so full of water just before each meal.

[foxfeet]

17. I thought so, too. nt

[auntAgonist]

14. Never heard that one before. I do drink

a gallon and a half of water a day though but for totally different reasons. I have to, to stay hydrated.

:hug:

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kesha

[pitohui]

15. i've heard it but i don't think it's a wise move

it's a wives tale from abt 30 yrs ago not modern science

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

16. Too much water can kill you.

It's called water intoxication. You'd have to drink at least 1 to 1-1/2 quarts per hour, which is more than most people can excrete. Your sodium balance gets all screwed up and you get sick and die.