Mostly people in the world have no idea how much of water they should drink in a day. So they live from day to day in a dehydrated state. They don't drink enough water. Next to air, water is the element most necessary for survival.Proper water intake is a key to weight loss. By not drinking enough water, many people incur excess body fat, poor muscle tone and size, decreased digestive efficiency and organ function, increased toxicity in the body, joint and muscle soreness and water retention.

The minimum for a healthy person is eight to ten eight-ounce glasses a day," says Dr. Flaks. "You need more if you exercise a lot or live in a hot climate. And overweight people should drink in an extra glass for every 25 pounds they exceed their ideal weight.And by consuming those eight to ten glasses of water throughout the day, you could be on your way to a healthier, leaner body.

The human body is composed of 25% solids and 75% water. Brain tissue is said to consist of 85% water. It has become a practice to regard a "dry mouth" as a signal of body water needs.Without water, we would be poisoned to death by our own waste products and toxins resulting from metabolism. It carries nutrients and oxygen to the cells through the blood, regulates body temperature and lubricates our joints (which is particularly important if you're arthritic, have chronic muscular-skeletal problems or are athletically active).

We need water to breathe; we lose approximately one pint of liquid every day just by exhaling.If you are not in "fluid balance" you can impair every aspect of your body's physiological functioning. Proper water intake is the key to weight loss," says Dr. Donald Robertson.Always check with your physician before embarking on a water intake increase program.You may ask, "If I drink this much water, won't I constantly be running to the bathroom?" Initially, yes, because of the hypersensitivity of the bladder to increased fluids. But after a few weeks, your bladder calms down, and you urinate less frequently, but in larger amounts.

There is great difference between pure water and other beverages like fruit juice, soft drinks, beer, coffee or tea that contain water.Some people think that Water is water in what ever way you get it.Its true that such drinks contain water, they also may contain substances that are not healthy and actually contradict some of the positive effects of the added water.Dr. Jerzy Meduski: "Beer contains water, but it also contains alcohol, which is a toxic substance. Beverages that contain caffeine, such as coffee, stimulate the adrenal glands; fruit juices contain a lot of sugar and stimulate the pancreas. Such drinks may tax the body more than cleanse it.&quot Another problem with these beverages is that you lose your taste for water.

The way to interpret all of this, therefore, is that the recommended daily water intake means just that--WATER!

Maria's Weight-Loss Secrets

Entertainment Tonight's charismatic correspondent MARIA MENOUNOS may spend her days and nights mingling with stars like CHARLIE SHEEN and PAUL WALKER but before she made it big, she was the typical college student who fell victim to the "Freshman 15" -- only for her, it was the "Freshman 40."On tonight's ET, Maria discusses her weight gain, her weight loss and her secrets for keeping the unwanted pounds off -- for good!

"I was eating mass quantities," she says. "I could eat almost a whole pizza by myself."

The brunette beauty shot up to 155 pounds in six months while attending Emerson College in Boston. She says moving from home to a dorm was partly to blame.

"I'd always eaten healthy, but when I moved to college my eating habits changed drastically." She reveals, "I was eating pizza at two in the morning and lots of it ...I wasn't receiving the home-cooked meals that I was getting back home so the weight was quickly gained."

Although she soon recognized there was a problem, she said it didn't concern her much because she was in college. "I had modeled before and done some TV and film work and I didn't mind getting to eat what I wanted for a small time in my life."

But the desire to compete in the Miss Massachusetts pageant is what eventually motivated her to lose the weight. "I had tried to lose weight here and there but they were lame efforts," she says. "When I lost my weight it was because I was ready to lose it and I put all my effort towards it." She adds, "I didn't consider it a diet. I just changed the way I was eating."

It took the talented talker a year to lose the extra 40 pounds, done mostly by limiting the tempting junk food she grew to love, including brown sugar Pop-Tarts. "I started cutting back slowly. Instead of six pieces of pizza, I'd have five and when that got easier I cut it down to four and would supplement it with a side salad."

"Five months later I felt my clothes getting big and I got on the scale and saw I had lost 20 pounds! I couldn't believe it."

This encouraged her to start exercising. "I did push ups and jumped rope. You don't need all of that expensive machinery to do it." Maria says another key to keeping the weight off is to never deprive yourself. "Even when I was dieting, I still had dessert, I just didn't eat the whole dessert, I ate only half. And instead of a whole bag of Oreos, I'd eat only three."

And another tip for people-on-the-go: The fast food drive-through can be an option -- if you know what to order! "I love Wendy's salads," she says. "I have about three a week!"

Maria does make it clear that she never really tried the fad diets. "I'd try them for a couple of hours but it just didn't work. For me it was a complete life change and it stuck with me because it's been three years and I haven't gained it back."

Here I am able to capture some successful weight loss stories.
These people have been able to loss weight because of their
determination and willpower to do so. You could also do the same so
give a try at least.

Debbie: I was quite
energetic girl at my school time weighing only 110 Ponds and even had
win the miss Beautiful, peagent at the age of 18, but later on I have
started working in a night shift and eating junk food most of the time
that had made me to gain lot of weight and made me almost weighing 250
ponds, gaining weight had given me lot of mental and physical stress,
even people in my office started to laugh at me because of that chunk
of flesh hanging around all over my waist, at that day I have decided
that i should choose some weight loss program, but
found it's not the easy task and the only way to loose weight is to
continue with healthy diet program and need to workout lot, and you
wont believe that I have lost 100 Pounds in just 8 months, and now
weight's only 150 Pounds, Now even people who use to laugh at me are
amazed by my achievement.

From Ashley, Age 15, female

I just wanted to tell everyone that nothing is impossible, even the
toughest thing, I mean loosing weight for women. Here is my success
story, I once weighed over 200 pounds that was about 1 years ago, since
then, I have lost nearly 60 pounds, and am still working on it to loose
more. Someday, I aspire to be as fit as jLO. There is always hope for
everyone. The one thing that I have gained with my experience is that
there are more important things than food out there, like
relationships, intelligence, wisdom and just plain out having fun.
Every time when I had felling that go and grab some candy bar or snack
I just think of how much workout will I have to do to work it off, but
how easy it is to eat it. Loosing weight by choosing
not to eat it is not a wise thing but choosing healthy diet plan is
very effective in loosing weight, Infect choosing a combination of diet
plan with a routine exercise like running, swimming and weight training
will help you loose weight more effectively and more rapidly. Just
think about how good you'll feel afterwards. Good luck to everyone and
all of my love.

From Sarah, Age 15, female

Last summer, I went to beach with my family and saw the people with nicely
curved bodies, I was so much ashamed of me, as i am not even dared to
wear bikini, I was 189 pounds that time. Now, I'm 120 ponds, and I feel
and look great even in Bikini! I worked out a lot in gym almost 5 Days
A week and do lot of cardio workout with my trainer. Every day, I stick
to my daily routine healthy diet, and kept that way for the whole
summer to stay fit and look young.

It hasn't been easy — or pleasant. Jack Osbourne has spoken about losing five stone in six months.Jack Osbourne has shed nearly 70 pounds since the spring and has cleaned up his act.

One of the best things about being unrecognizable: "I've been able to live
a normal life for the first time in years," Osbourne told The Mirror in
London. Osbourne's new lifestyle includes jogging, rock climbing and bedtime at 11 p.m. Drugs, alcohol, cigarettes and junk food are out, he says.

The dramatic weight loss came as the star filmed a new action adventure series, Jack Osbourne Adrenaline Junkie, for ITV2. Jack took an entirely natural route, beginning with an intensive detox in Thailand. That was one of the most miserable weeks of my life," he told The Mirror. "It was hot, sticky and boring. I had a tube up my arose twice a day and five liters of coffee was poured in. It wasn't painful but the pressure was uncomfortable."

Of the physical changes, he added: "People don't recognise me any more. I've been able to lead a normal life for the first time in years. My target is to get down to
10st 7lb, but [my parents] are worried because they think that's too skinny. I feel really good, but I've never felt as physically tired."

Yoga has been around for thousands of years and it isn't until recently it conquered the western society.In yoga you will learn how to improve your muscular endurance, your flexibility, your balance and your coordination.

• Stand with the feet together and inhale the palms together in front of the heart in namaste position.


• # Exhale and bend the knees, squatting down. Reach the hips down back as if you were going to sit on the edge of a chair, bringing your weight to the heels of the feet. Do not bring the hips lower than the level of the knees.


• Keeping the palms together, bring the left elbow to the right knee and look over the right shoulder at the back corner of the ceiling. Use the arms to roll the left shoulder up and back to feel a deep twist in the upper back.


• Breathe and hold for 3-6 breaths.To release: inhale and press down into the feet straightening the legs and inhale the arms up toward the ceiling.

You Know Being overweight can damage much more than your poolside self-confidence. There is a solution to it. If you are able to lower your weight up to 10 percent,you could avoid your health risks. If you are overweight then you will feel more confident as the pounds come off. Better Nutrition spoke with nutrition and exercise experts to learn their recipes for healthy weight loss and maintenance. Here are some great tips for fast Weight loss

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First of all you must know that if you really need weight loss. If your BMI(Body Mass Index) is 19 to 24, there's probably not a health advantage to losing weight. Keep up healthy habits to stay in this ideal range.
If your BMI is 25 or more,weight loss may improve your health to some extent. And if your BMI is under 19 then you are underweight.

Plan your Morning

It is always a great idea to go for a walk in the morning after a sound sleep. you can do a lot of activities to keep yourself fit and fine for the whole day, You could go for yoga, or going for swimming in the morning is also not a bad idea. Another thing that you can do in the morning is join a Gym and have a trainer to help you for weight loss. You should go for some kind of light exercise in the morning.

For Lunch and Dinner

You should have a proper planning in advance for your eating. What you are going to eat in the lunch and dinner. Look out for where you will be during during lunch and dinner and if fruits,healthy snacks etc will be available over there or not.

Avoid Overeating

As a child there may be situations when you will be pushed to finish up everything that you have in your plate. But you should keep the plate aside when you have taken enough.

Time for meals

People are often used to eat their meals while driving,watching TV,Moving around here and there and eating too fast. You must have some time for your meals also. So have your intension towards meals only when you are taking your meals. It will give you a lot of enjoyment while eating and satisfaction as well.

Healthy Diet

Instead of jumping on the diet-of-the-week bandwagon, experts advise eating a diet with 50 to 65 percent carbohydrates; 20 to 25 percent protein; and the remainder from mostly unsaturated fat.

Emotional Eating

You must take a hard look at why you are over weight. If you are over eating due to emotional reasons. Then You should reach to the root of the problem and have something for fast weight loss.

Drugs for weight loss

Weight loss with drugs after your doctor prescription can also help you to weight loss. Phentermine is one such weight loss drug that has turn out to be very effective in its short time use.

• Don't allow the bread/breadsticks/crackers/chips basket anywhere near your table in restaurants!
  
  --Sharon Cohen


• I give myself permission to indulge on the weekends, when I'm doing things like going out to dinner. But during the week, I eat fruit every day and I choose fiber-rich, whole-grain carbs.--Jody Buffalo


• # Whenever I feel I've wandered off the healthy-eating track, I use the following tricks to get myself back in line: For lunch I trim my entree by half, but double up on servings of fruit and veggies. And I dress salads and steamed vegetables with my own homemade nonfat Asian dressing. (Combine 1 cup of orange juice with 1/2 teaspoon of low-sodium soy sauce and a sliced garlic clove in a small saucepan; simmer until reduced by half. Use sparingly ... it's potent!) When dining out, I start off with a cup of broth-based soup to keep from overeating my main course. To curb nighttime dessert cravings, I sip a steaming cup of decaf Earl Grey tea sweetened with Equal and topped with a splash or two of nonfat vanilla creamer.
  
  --Susanne R. Stoeckeler
  


• I log everything I eat and its nutritional content on a form I designed for myself. I also have a column for noting calories expended during exercise. This helps me track calories in versus calories out on a daily basis. It's a system that's helped me maintain a 40-pound weight loss for seven years. --LaVonne Taylor


• At the movies, I buy a kid's box, which has a tiny portion of popcorn, soda and a piece of candy. It's just enough to treat myself, and a lot less fattening.--Melissa O'Brien


• Always plan ahead when traveling. I load up on healthful snacks like fruits, veggies and granola bars. Having these on hand keeps me from eating overpriced, high-calorie fare at airports and gas stations. --Kate Williams


• I choose water over juice or soda. It cuts out about 200 calories a glass. Drinking water doesn't have to be boring: Spruce up a pitcher of plain [H.sub.2]O with herbs like mint or basil, or slices of citrus fruits or cucumber.--Kristina Ferrante Coleman


• I just can't enjoy lunch without a cola, but I'm not always in the mood for diet, so at the soda bar, I fill my cup within an inch of the top with diet soda and then give myself a shot-glass-sized splash of the real thing. It tastes like regular soda, but with only a minimal amount of calories, probably no more than 50 or 60.--Anne M. Russell


• # Fill up on fruit! On photo shoots, I walk right past the junk-food table and head straight for the trays of beautiful fresh pineapple, mango, melon and berries. These fiber-rich foods are far more satisfying to me than cookies and pastries; plus they have fewer calories and nearly zero fat.--Dinah Erasmus
  

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