question on drinking water`

[in_the_making]

does drinking too much water cause you to lose body weight?

or is it the more the merrier? i Have slightly lost some weight in the past week and im not sure if its from the large amounts of water i have been drinking. about 3.5L a day

is it possible that all the excess water carries out your goodies? e.g nutrition etc?

feel free to comment

[diamond]

I drink about 4 litres of water every day. Have done so for years. The human body is approx 70 % cellular water so if your fluid intake is low don't expect your metabolism to be working at 100%

[in_the_making]

so does that mean if you drink less water, you have a higher chance of gaining body fat from your food?

[goinhard]

When you have alot of water going through you tend to eat less and retain less subcutaneous water, plus it helps clear you out. It may have a mild effect on fatloss itself but its not huge.

[Luigi]

the benefits far outweigh the small weight loss so drink up!

[Gym rat]

Drinking water helps flush out all that crap of the system.

[Emmkel]

Hi sorry to jack the thread a bit, but how much water should the average active 80kg bloke be drinking a day, roughly?

Cheers

[Gym rat]

The average 80kg dude should be drinking four to five litters of water per day but if you are taking creatine drink extra water.

[AgentOrange]

The average 80kg dude should be drinking four to five litters of water per day but if you are taking creatine drink extra water.

I disagree four to five litres would be suited to a bodybuilder but an average joe?? 2 - 3 litres would be ample

[two_phat]

I read somewhere (Dom post i think?) that people who drink a glass in the morning when they get up, their metabolism is increase by up to 24%. Sorry can't provide a citation.