Drink water? Is it just drinking water and not eating every day?
No, no, no, this diet is not to encourage people to drink water instead of three meals, but to drink water half an hour before meals. Some studies have shown that:
Drinking 500 milliliters of water half an hour before breakfast, lunch and dinner for 3 months can be 2-3 kg thinner on average than those who do not drink water before meals.
Paul McKenna, who once helped millions of people lose weight, build confidence and change their lives, said this in his [Very Slimming]:
Many of the daily sufferings people experience, including hunger, are actually caused by dehydration.
Because it is actually impossible to recognize the difference between the signals of hunger and thirst. Therefore, it is also a good idea to drink a glass of water when you feel hungry.
So how much should I drink?
As mentioned earlier: Before eating, two cups of normal temperature water, 500ml, are stuffy.
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In fact, it is to [fill up with water] before meals. Scientific research shows that drinking water can affect the cerebral cortex and reduce appetite.
If you can suppress your appetite by drinking water before eating every day, you can eat up to 225 kilocalories less a day.
Is 225 kcal a what concept? This is equivalent to jogging for half an hour, swimming for half an hour and cycling for one hour.
Is it all right to have a drink [full of water]?
No way!
Let’s do a math problem: Suppose you drink a bottle (500ml) of iced black tea every day, each bottle of 200 kilocalories instead of [full water before meals], then you will increase your calorie intake by 1400 kilocalories at the end of a week and accumulate to one year…
That’s a calorie that can gain nearly 20 kg of weight!
But plain boiled water is really not good to drink!
This is only a minor problem!
You can try to cut a few fresh slices of lemon, orange, kumquat and passion fruit, or pick a few slices of mint and soak them in water, or soak tea leaves and tea bags.
In this way, there is no heat burden, and plain boiled water will also have better taste and fragrance.
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In addition, if you like to drink coffee, you can also consider drinking pure black coffee before meals: such as American coffee and freshly prepared black coffee.
Attention! Never order mocha, cappuccino, caramel macchiato and other [heat bombs].
Although they are sweet and delicious, on average more than 250 kilocalories will make your stomach grow up unconsciously.
I want to eat sweet food when I am under great pressure… what should I do?
The pressure is great, but also need to drink water!
Some studies have found that people can easily promote fat synthesis if they do not relieve the stress well, commonly known as [pressure fertilizer].
Drinking enough water can improve positive emotions and reduce stress.
Some people will choose to drink water when facing pressure, while others will choose to eat sweets. This is only a matter of habit, but since we want to lose weight, wouldn’t it be better to choose a more suitable habit?
Let’s stick to [watering before meals] and see how much weight we can lose.
This article has been reviewed by Yang Yizhuo, an expert in sports rehabilitation.
-References-
[1] Efficiency of water preloading before main means as a strategy for weight loss in primary care patients with obesity: RCT, Helen Parretti et al., Obesity, doi: 10.1002/oby.21167, published online 3 August 2015.
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