How to Eliminate Water Weight

Overview

Whether you need to get a motivating jump start on a long-term weight loss program or you simply want to slim down for a big event, you can lose excess water weight through simple lifestyle changes. Over time, these changes can also help you shed fat for lasting results. Avoid over-the counter diuretic pills. Although they may flush excess water for a short period of time, long-term dietary strategies provide a safer and more effective alternative.

Step 1

Drink more water. It sounds counter intuitive, but drinking more water signals to your body that the perceived drought is over, resulting in a release of stored fluids. The National Academy of Sports Medicine recommends drinking 96 oz. daily. As an added bonus, drinking more water can help you shed fat as well. A study published in the December 2003 issue of "The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism" found that drinking about 68 oz. of water a day can burn as many as 400 calories.

Step 2

Reduce your sodium intake to see a reduction in stored water weight. Salt attracts water, which is why after a sodium-laden Chinese dinner, you cannot get enough to drink. The current recommendation for healthy adults is no more than 2,300 mg of sodium daily. According to the Mayo Clinic, 77 percent of Americans' sodium intake comes from processed foods. Try to consume a plant-based, whole foods diet to keep sodium intake in check.

Step 3

Increase your fiber intake slowly up to the recommended daily amount--25 grams for women and 35 grams for men. Like salt, fiber attracts water, but unlike salt, fiber then carries it out of the body. Fresh fruit and vegetables are an excellent source of fiber, and, given their high water content, further aid in eliminating water weight.

Step 4

Eat mildly diuretic foods such as cabbages, leeks, parsley and melons. In her acclaimed book, "French Women Don't Get Fat," French foodie Mireille Guiliano includes a recipe for what she calls Magical Leek Soup, a simple combination of fresh, washed leeks boiled for about 30 minutes, with the broth then drained out. According to Guiliano, drinking the broth helps release stored water weight and is a secret staple among French women.

Water is the best fluid to the flush toxins from your body...

Water is essential for everything your body does. In fact, you are more than 70 percent water! Nutrient absorption, blood flow, respiration, elimination, and your ability to see and hear require adequate consumption of pure, clean water. Your body cannot effectively store the water you need throughout the day. Drink at least eight glasses of water every day.

The first key to getting the water you need is to find out how much your body requires. To calculate your personal water requirements: Divide your weight in pounds by 2. The answer equals the minimum number of ounces of water per day your body needs just to function normally.

Ranch Dressing (p3)

½ cup Mayonnaise

½ cup sour cream

½ tsp parsley flakes

¼ tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp onion powder
 

½ t salt

¼ tsp dill weed

*Combine all ingredients and chill

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Acid Alkaline Imbalance

Over acidity, which can become a dangerous condition that weakens all body systems, is very common today. It gives rise to an internal environment conducive to disease, as opposed to a pH balanced environment which allows normal body function necessary for the body to resist disease.

A healthy body maintains adequate alkaline reserves to meet emergency demands. When excess acids must be neutralized our alkaline reserves are depleted leaving the body in a weakened condition. A pH balanced diet, according to many experts, is a vital key to health maintenance.

The concept of acid alkaline imbalance as the cause of disease is not new. In 1933 a New York doctor named William Howard Hay published a ground-breaking book, A New Health Era in which he maintains that all disease is caused by autotoxication (or "self-poisoning") due to acid accumulation in the body:

Now we depart from health in just the proportion to which we have allowed our alkalies to be dissipated by introduction of acid-forming food in too great amount... It may seem strange to say that all disease is the same thing, no matter what its myriad modes of expression, but it is verily so.—William Howard Hay, M.D.

More recently, in his remarkable book Alkalize or Die (see recommended reading), Dr. Theodore A. Baroody says essentially the same thing:

The countless names of illnesses do not really matter. What does matter is that they all come from the same root cause...too much tissue acid waste in the body!—Theodore A. Baroody, N.D., D.C., PhD. Understanding pH
pH (potential of hydrogen) is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution. It is measured on a scale of 0 to 14—the lower the pH the more acidic the solution, the higher the pH the more alkaline (or base) the solution. When a solution is neither acid nor alkaline it has a pH of 7 which is neutral.

Water is the most abundant compound in the human body, comprising 70% of the body. The body has an acid-alkaline (or acid-base) ratio called the pH which is a balance between positively charges ions (acid-forming) and negatively charged ions (alkaline-forming.) The body continually strives to balance pH. When this balance is compromised many problems can occur.

It is important to understand that we are not talking about stomach acid or the pH of the stomach. We are talking about the pH of the body's fluids and tissues which is an entirely different matter.

Beware even some Stevias have been altered!! Become a more avid label reader!!

All artificial sweeteners have been molecularly altered in some way. Splenda, Aspartame, Saccharin, etc have a molecular blueprint that the body no longer recognizes. So, what does the body do with these substances? Well, since the blueprint isn’t recognized by the body, there is no recognizable plan for elimination either!! Scary, but the body just has to store all the chemical constituents to protect the body from their leeching tendencies.

The body stores all this “junk” in our fat cells, and in the tissues of our organs and glands to try to hide them. The brain is SO susceptible to the harmful affects of these chemicals, that brain chemistry is altered. The Pituitary, Pineal, and Hypothalamus are in direct line to be damaged, or altered as a result.Guess what? If the diet industry can get us to ingest their newest “altered sugar” , they are getting us to voluntarily change our brain chemistry, and ultimately, stay or get fat and stay or get ill!

These substances are DANGEROUS and should be avoided at all cost! The natural alternative is Stevia. But, even now, companies are adding some molecularly altered sugars to Stevia!! So, beware! Read the ingredient labels to make sure that your Stevia product has no other altered sugars added.

Cauliflower Cheese Soup (p3)

6-8 cups cauliflower

1 cup diced onion

2 tbsp butter

4-6 cups chicken broth

2 tbsp parsley flakes

2 cups milk

2-3 cups grated cheese

*cook cauliflower, onion, butter chicken broth, water and parsley flakes till very soft

*use a potato masher and mash into mush

*30 min before eating mix in milk and cheese

(makes great leftovers too!!)

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Do you have a High Acid Body?

Acidity Self-Test

Introduction

Use this checklist to get a sense of how acidic you may be. Determining your acidity levels isn't an exact science, but this Self-Test can help you get a better idea of how urgently you need to begin alkalizing your body.

Directions

1. Print this page.
2. Make a mark next to any of the symptoms listed here, if you have them.
3. Count the total number of symptoms in each category.



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The idea is this: the more symptoms, the more acidic you may be, and the more urgent it is for you to begin an alkalizing program.
Beginning Symptoms

1. Acne
2. Agitation
3. Muscular pain
4. Cold hands and feet
5. Dizziness
6. Low energy
7. Joint pains that travel
8. Food allergies
9. Chemical sensitivities to odor, gas heat
10. Hyperactivity
11. Panic attacks
12. Pre-menstrual and menstrual cramping
13. Pre-menstrual anxiety and depression
14. Lack of sex drive
15. Bloating
16. Heartburn
17. Diarrhea
18. Constipation
19. Hot urine
20. Strong smelling urine
21. Mild headaches
22. Rapid panting breath
23. Rapid heartbeat
24. Irregular heartbeat
25. White coated tongue
26. Hard to get up in morning
27. Excess head mucous (stuffiness)
28. Metallic taste in mouth



Intermediate Symptoms

1. Cold sores (Herpes I & II)
2. Depression
3. Loss of memory
4. Loss of concentration
5. Migraine headaches
6. Insomnia
7. Disturbance in smell, taste, vision, hearing
8. Asthma
9. Bronchitis
10. Hay fever
11. Ear aches
12. Hives
13. Swelling
14. Viral infections (colds, flu)
15. Bacterial infections (staph, strep)
16. Fungal infections (Candida albicans, athlete's foot, vaginal)
17. Impotence
18. Urethritis
19. Cystitis
20. Urinary infection
21. Gastritis
22. Colitis
23. Excessive falling hair
24. Psoriasis
25. Endometriosis
26. Stuttering
27. Numbness and tingling
28. Sinusitis


Advanced Symptoms

1. Crohn's disease
2. Schizophrenia
3. Learning disabled
4. Hodgkin's Disease
5. Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
6. Multiple Sclerosis
7. Sarcoidosis
8. Rheumatoid arthritis
9. Myasthenia gravis
10. Scleroderma
11. Leukemia
12. Tuberculosis
13. All other forms of cancer

Ranch Dressing (p3)

½ cup Mayonnaise

½ cup sour cream

½ tsp parsley flakes

¼ tsp garlic powder

¼ tsp onion powder

½ t salt

¼ tsp dill weed

*Combine all ingredients and chill

The Emaciated Lady story shows how amazing our program is.

The Emaciated Lady

I remember the case of a lady who was escorted into my consulting room while I was telephoning. She sat down in front of my desk, and when I looked up to greet her I saw the typical picture of advanced emaciation. Her dry skin hung loosely over the bones of her face, her neck was scrawny and collarbones and ribs stuck out from deep hollows. I immediately thought of cancer and decided to which of my colleagues at the hospital I would refer her. Indeed, I felt a little annoyed that my assistant had not explained to her that her case did not fall under my specialty. In answer to my query as to what I could do for her, she replied that she wanted to reduce. I tried to hide my surprise, but she must have noted a fleeting expression, for she smiled and said “I know that you think I’m mad, but just wait.” With that she rose and came round to my side of the desk. Jutting out from a tiny waist she had enormous hips and thighs.

By using a technique which will presently be described, the abnormal fat on her hips was transferred to the rest of her body which had been emaciated by months of very severe dieting. At the end of a treatment lasting five weeks, she, a small woman, had lost 8 inches round her hips, while her face looked fresh and florid, the ribs were no longer visible and her weight was the same to the ounce as it had been at the first consultation.

Guacamole (p3)

1 avocado

1tbs white vinegar or lemon juice

1-3 tbsp minced onion

1 small tomato

Dash of salt

2 tbsp sour cream

*Mash Avocado

*Mix remaining ingredients with avocado

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Does Cellular Memory affect weight loss and the connection to Quantum Physics...

Skin tissue from Generals placed in a Petri dish and monitored with probes for pulse, heart rate, blood pressure and so on had the same reaction as the live host when shown war movies.


Our bodies regenerate new cells at various rates to different areas such as the skin, eyes, and so on. Quantum Physics states that our old cells pass information on to the new cells. Therefore, when trauma, emotional upset or loss has occurred this is permanently stored in the cells of the human body and continuously passed on if not released.


Therefore, if you’re fat and this fat is due to emotional unresolved issues this means that all the trillions of fat cells throughout the body will pass this information onto the new cells as they are regenerated although you may be shedding pounds at the time. If a person does not clear the emotional baggage on a cellular level then the ‘TRIGGERS’ that got you there in the first place will assist you in sabotaging your progress.


Just watch “The Biggest Loser”, on television. One continuous theme through each and every season is that there is a lot of emotional baggage under all that excess weight and the contestants need to let go of all the ‘OLD STUFF’ to continue on their journey. All that trauma and emotional upset is not aligned with their new purpose and it will only interfere with their success if left unattended or ‘STUFFED DOWN’. Oh, it may work for a while but it will not be long lasting or permanent.


The ‘EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE’ can range from rape as a child, death of a parent or you simply felt inferior to your sibling growing up. Yet there is no doubt that there is usually a host of issues that underlie being overweight and obese. As they learn more and more about the issues of obesity and weight loss the doctors and coaches alike are discovering that if a person does not dig deep to clear whatever is holding them back on an emotional level then the odds of reaching the ultimate goal or maintaining a lasting success is slim.


So the bottom line is you will want to take a look at letting go of the ghosts in your closet. I’m not saying it will be easy but it is well worth the effort. It gives a person the opportunity to take responsibility for their health and well-being. Forgive others and forgive yourself for the big and small things. Also, be kind and gentle with yourself. Most important of all learn to love yourself unconditionally. This one is an absolute must. So many women out there, and men, want deep love and intimacy in their lives. We have to love ourselves unconditionally first before we will attract in another person who will be able to love us on that level.


Emotional healing on a very deep level I have learned gives a person more choices in life than they had prior to releasing their issues. You’ll have more tools in your toolbox so to speak.


Releasing weight gives you the opportunity to release emotional trauma and releasing emotional trauma gives you the opportunity to release weight. It’s a ‘WIN-WIN SITUATION’. So let go of that resistance and give it all you’ve got. I am relishing in the knowing that I get to ‘RE-INVENT MYSELF’ and I am ‘ENJOYING THE JOURNEY'

Chicken Salad (p3)

2 cup finely chopped chicken

½ cup finely chopped celery

½ tsp onion powder

Dash of garlic powder

Dash of pepper

1/3 cup mayonnaise

2-4 hard boiled eggs, chopped

*Combine all ingredients, chill


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