Drinking water to lose weight!

I know this question has been asked MORE times than we all care to remember, but has it really ever been answered???

How much water do you drink to aid in your weight loss??

I have really slacked in the H2O department as of lately and I'm going to get back on track.

Would you say 100 oz is enough per day??  More? Less?

~H~

Here's what my MD told me:  There is no magic number for the amount of water you should drink in a day.  Your system is designed to flush water, through peeing and sweating.  While water intoxification is a real concern, though, your body makes it extremely difficult for you to drink too much water too quickly by, in most cases, making you vomit the excessive water out of your stomach.  The more water you drink during the day the more you will need to pee or the more you will sweat when working out.  It's your body's way of ridding the excessive water that your body does not immediately need.  The main cause of "water weight" is due to your sodium intake.  The more sodium you have in your diet the more your body holds the water in your muscles (heart in the statement above), joints, and extremities.  Sodium is a main cause for high blood pressure because of the water retention around your heart causing your heart to work overtime attempting to distribute the water throughout your body.  So, again according to my MD, if you watch your sodium intake and keep it at 2000mg or under, feel free to drink as much water as you would like, because your body will get rid of the excess naturally through peeing and sweating.

I agree with above in terms of the "no magic number". For me certainly I don't need more than 4 or so cups of water per day at the most on a normal day. People also forget that much of your water intake comes from food also.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses. asp

I thought the above was an interesting article on this matter. 

Original Post by le3:

All that water drinking gives me more exercise--running to the bathroom.

same! (I usually do about 4 liters a day) and I've actually got people asking me if I've got stomach troubles because I'm always going to the bathroom.  >.<