You won’t lose water weight the same way you lose fat.
Water weight simply doesn’t work the same way as weight from fat does. Caloric intake effects the fat in our cells, but it does not change the water content. Therefore, exercising more and eating less will not change the number on the scale if that extra weight is because of water your body is holding on to. Water and fluid is lost through urine, sweat, breathing, tears, vomiting, stools or diarrhoea.
Underactive thyroid promotes water retention
If you imagine that your metabolism is a revved engine, thyroid hormone would be the gas. When you have an underactive thyroid, your thyroid gland doesn’t make enough of the essential hormones, and your metabolism or your body processes can slow down as well as electrolyte imbalance, all of which contribute to water & salt retention resulting in symptoms such as weight gain, fatigue, mood swings, brain fog, poor sleep, hair, skin & nails, muscle weakness.
Carbo-loading is water loading
Carbo-loading, which athletes often do, fills muscles with as much glycogen, a storage form of sugar, as possible, which holds more water. That’s why people seem to lose weight fast when they reduce
their carb intake, they’re losing water weight, not fat mass.
You are what you eat or drink.
Water is drawn to salt, so if our bodies are holding on to a lot of sodium it will hold on to more water. Be mindful of soups, adding salt, spices or seasoning in your cooking or meals. Going overboard on sugar and refined carbohydrates also can cause your body to retain sodium. Drinking a lot of alcohol or caffeine causes dehydration, causing cells to hold on to the little water they have, for future use. Think twice before you gulped that cuppa or stiff drink.
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Lisa Hodgson (9 May 2020), What to know about water retention. Medical News Today. Available at https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318619#summary Retrieved 16 March, 2023
‚ National Institutes of Health (NIH). (2 June 2022) Strengthening Knowledge & Understanding of Dietary Supplements. Available at https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Vitamin Supplements_HealthProfessional/ Retrieved 16 March, 2023.
ƒ Shomon, M., & Fogoros, R. N., MD. (2018, May 22). Drinking More Water Could Help You Weigh Less With Thyroid Problems. Retrieved from https://www.verywellhealth.com/drinking-more-water-could-help-you-weigh-less-4047472
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