Wed, Nov-26-03, 11:46
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Senior Member
Posts: 1,125
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Plan: SB (formerly Atkins)
Stats: 196.5/167/140
BF:
Progress: 52%
Location: Kansas City, MO USA
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Pay attention to PilotGal's advice. Two weeks ago, I didn't drink any water, only diet pop (no aspartame, even), and I lost only one pound that week. Soon as I started drinking water again (2 qts a day), the pounds went flying.
I'd never given the water thing too much thought, but I did that week, so I did a bit of research. As it turns out, your kidneys need a lot of water to perform their blood-filtering functions. If they don't have it, they push some of their job off onto the liver. The liver, of course, is the organ that metabolizes fat. It can't do that, though, if it's busy taking on the job of the kidneys.
That's an over-simplified explanation, but it's good enough for me. Anyway, THAT is why you have to drink water. Also (something that's messed me up these last few days), don't go more than six waking hours without eating. That's very important.
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