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I read that if the only drink you have is water for a week, you could lose weight. Because it helps release the water weight your body holds onto when you drink sugary drinks. I don't know if I believe this. I may not even be understanding it correctly. If you've heard of this or did it, could you tell me about it. How does it work? What exactly does it do? Thanks.
Xenolan hit it right on the money. Just about every single diet out there is a gimmick because the only true way to affect your weight is by controlling your calories. Most diets, like low-carb for example, are just another way to cut calories. Drinking water helps people lose weight because it has 0 calories as opposed to something else that you may be drinking. If you're interested in losing weight, check out http://www.livestrong.com/myplate. If you make an account, you can input your height and weight as well as what you eat and how much you exercise. It keeps track of your calories for you so you don't have to count them yourself. I lost 12 pounds in 2 months and I'm still blown away at how easy it was. You hear people complaining about how hard it is to lose weight all of the time and I think they're having a hard time simply because they're doing it wrong! Don't believe any of these weight loss gimmicks. The only reason any of them work is because they involve a cut in calories. It's hard to maintain a diet when you cut out certain foods. When you're counting calories you can eat whatever you want as long as you don't eat more calories than you're supposed to each day. I lost 12 pounds while eating pizza, cheeseburgers, and cake. No joke. Even though you can eat poorly and still lose weight, you should still try to maintain a healthy diet. You can be skinny and unhealthy, which is almost as bad as being overweight and unhealthy. Make sure you're responsible and if you're female you consume at least 1200 calories per day and if you're male 1500. Any less than that could be dangerous. If you're going to try to lose weight good luck!
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