Re: Hi everybody. -Water

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It's good to be sensible about water. Just downing water is seriously

not good for a person. I have a neighbor who does that and it just

makes her thirstier.

my naturopath calls it a " kidney flush " . she says if you drink too

much at once, all you do is flush out your minerals and you can just

end up hurting yourself and making yourself thirstier.

I have electrolyte imbalances and if I drink too much pure water (the

water where i live is 99% pure with no minerals and a pH of 7), that I

just end up running to the restroom and i'm still thirsty. I go for

the mineral water when I find my thirst unsatisfied.

laurie

>

> Hi Ron, nice to hear from you.

>

> About water - it's so important because it flushes away impurities

in your

> body and keeps all the parts working better. I think that when your

body is

> losing weight, you have more " stuff " to wash out. But I think

people get

> crazy about the amount of water to drink. I've heard that everyone

should

> drink eight glasses of water a day. I agree with that as long as

you're not

> forcing it down as though you're trying to drown yourself. Also,

one should

> drink the water throughout the day. I had a coworker who would

measure out

> her daily water, then drink it as fast as she could, to get it " over and

> done with " . But once her body used what it needed at the moment, it

just

> flushed out the rest and later in the day when her body needed more

water,

> it didn't get it. Better to keep water nearby and sip it throughout the

> day.

>

> About plateaus, I think your body needs them. It gives your body a

chance

> to readjust. I've found that when the scale stops moving

temporarily, I've

> lost inches. So if I need a little motivation, I try on smaller

clothes and

> that shows the difference.

>

> Take care, Ron.

>

> Elaine

>