Quote:
Originally Posted by Medusa
WATER!
On the subject of water, I keep reusable water bottles in the fridge at home and usually bring 3 of them a day with me to work. They are 16 ouces each so I know that if I get through them, I'm on track with what I will drink at night with dinner.
Water is KEY to weight loss. Especially if you are loading on protein. You need water to flush your body and keep your kidneys healthy. This is one reason I don't do full force Atkin's diets anymore. I did Atkin's about 10 years ago and lost 100 pounds but ended up doing some scary damage to my body that took a while to work out. Your kidneys get really pissed off when they flush continuous protein so make sure you are hydrating your ass off!
Also, it really is true that drinking a huge glass of water before a meal will help you cut down significantly on your food intake. It also aids digestion and makes for happy bowels. We LOVE happy pooping!
|
For years I was on the bare maintaniance of the Adkins diet,yes I kept my bod down to an unhealthy 112 cause I was big time into barrel raceing and all girl rodeo..my body has always been thick but fit untill the last 12 years.Im shure I did some real damage to my bod in ways the docs havent found yet,ive been haveing some kidney probs on and off for the last couple of years probbly from all the protine I ate with the adkins diet,usely I can drink a beer and that will fix the prob but last time it didnt help as well as it had.I drank at least 60oz of water a day but also was fixed on french market coffee with chickory by the gallon,once and a while I will have a beer or a drink of alcohol but not often,I know I will always need more water no mater how much I drink.I cut coffee to 2 cups a day with a rare exception,what I miss is V8 its a meal in it self and with a salad...cant go wrong.