weight.

[kaydeefalls]

So, I am slightly overweight. Always have been. I'm a size eight when I should be a size four, or sommat. Again, not obese, just slightly overweight. And I've tried diets, but they just leave me hungry and grumpy, so feh to them. I try to avoid eating horribly unhealthily, but that's it. And I should probably exercise more, but I do walk everywhere and constantly (at least a mile a day, most days) and fairly quickly, which is more exercise than most people I know get. So while I am still slightly overweight, at least I'm remaining constant -- I'm not gaining anymore.

Last week, I read somewhere that by drinking, like, a bajillion gallons of water a day, you can at least rid your body of excess water weight. It's not so much losing weight as teaching your body that no, it doesn't need to store a ridiculous amount of water, because you're not dehydrated and more water will come soon. So I was like, eh, sure, why not, it's probably bullshit but it's not like drinking a lot of water is unhealthy, so it can't hurt. So I spent this past week drinking a big glass of water every hour or so, nothing drastic but certainly more liquid than I generally consume in a day.

According to the scale in my parents' bathroom, I've lost four pounds this week. Which, sure, is probably just a technical glitch on the scale's part, but hey, I'll accept that. :)

Comments

[bunniewabbit.livejournal.com]

Drinking water does help! I think calcium does, as well, because I always seem to do better, weight-wise, when I'm taking calcium supplements regularly.

I also use water to curb hunger. My biggest downfall is that I'm a snacker. I'll wander into the kitchen and gorge for awhile on crackers, if I'm not careful. But I find that if I drink a big glass of water and have just a few crackers, I'm satisfied and I don't ingest all those extra carbs.

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm a snacker. Fortunately there's really nothing I like snacking on in the house right now.

[msilverstar]

A) Size 8 is not overweight. It's normal.

B) I know somene who overdid the water thing. It is possible, so please to be careful.

[kaydeefalls.livejournal.com]

If I were a few inches taller, it would be normal for me. As is, according to my doctor, I could stand to lose ten pounds. I'm basing this on her advice, not on, oh, magazines or Hollywood. But yeah.

I doubt that a few extra glasses of water a day will do much harm, so I think I'll be fine. I can't even imagine how much she'd have to drink to overdo it. Bleh.

[nolyana.livejournal.com]

Four pounds in a week, you say? Not bad at all.
Go you!