Weight loss is associated it with your daily calorie intake and how much you burn. Just by reducing your calorie intake will help you lose weight without doing any workout. Study founds that if you drink extra 3 cups of water in a day, your food intake will be reduced by 205 calories a day. When you translate it into body weight, it is equivalent to losing half a pound per week.
The study looked at the data of 18,311 people of various age, gender and ethnic background in the United States. The finding of the study is not new but it confirms that drinking plain water can cut the calorie intake. Also people who drink more water tend to eat less sugary and foods containing higher levels of cholesterol.
When you drink one extra cup of plain water a day, your calorie intake is cut by 68 calories a day. If you drink 3 extra cups of water, it will reduce 205 calories a day.
People drinking 3 extra cups of water will be losing half a pound of body fat each week just by reducing their intake of calories. It is 2 pounds a month and 24 pounds in a year.
You will be eating healthy as well. Most people who drink water are replacing it with other beverages and juices which have more sugar.
If you do not like the taste of plain water, you can just infuse it with lemon or mint to give it taste without adding to caloric value. Here is a good recipe for infused water that will also help you to detoxify your body.
It is not difficult to drink more water during the by replacing it with other drinks you might be taking. Drinking water after waking up in the morning before eating any thing can also help you lose weight. Do you know what is the best time to drink water to lose weight?