how much has water helped YOUR skin?

[Guest Steph*]

I drink tons of water to get rid of chapped lips.

I hate chapped lips.

[Guest amberskies]

water helps my skin alot!!!

it sure does make me go to the bathroom more....

but it helps to 'cleanse your system' lol

[Guest Maia-X3]

One week I drank huuuuuuge bottles of water every day... my skin went REALLY clear and healthy. It made me feel good too.

But then I stopped it... and started eating crisps [potato chips] a lot. Then they all came back. TT_______________TT

[Guest xl0v3juicy]

it helps. i used to get GIGANTIC zits, but not anymore haha.

[Guest orange momo]

I used to hardly break out and after i drank ater I don';t break out period. it makes me feel less bloated even though I use the bathroom more, it also stopped me from eating candy.

read this it's really true:

Water & 20 Tips For Getting Your 8 Glasses Daily

H ow 8 Glasses a Day Keeps Fat Away

Incredible as it may seem, water is quite possibly the single most important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off. Although most of us take it for granted, water may be the only true "magic potion" for permanent weight loss!

Water suppresses the appetite naturally and helps the body metabolize stored fat. Studies have shown that a decrease in water intake will cause fat deposits to increase, while an increase in water intake can actually reduce fat deposits. Here's why: The kidneys can't function properly without enough water. When the kidneys don't work to capacity, some of their load is dumped onto the liver. One of the liver's primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body. If the liver has to do some of the kidney's work, it can't operate at full throttle. As a result, it metabolizes less fat, more fat remains stored in the body, and weight loss stops. Drinking enough water is the best treatment for fluid retention. When the body gets less water, it perceives this as a threat to survival and begins to hold on to every drop. Water is stored in extra cellular spaces (outside the cells). This shows up as swollen feet, legs and hands. Diuretics offer a temporary solution at best. They force out stored water along with some essential nutrients. Again, the body perceives a threat and will replace the lost water at the first opportunity. Thus, the condition quickly returns. The best way to overcome the problem of water retention is to give the body what it needs.PLENTY OF WATER. Only then will the stored water be released. If you have a constant problem with water retention, excess salt may be to blame. Your body will tolerate sodium only in a certain concentration. The more salt you eat, the more water your system retains to dilute it. But getting rid of un-needed salt is easy - just drink more water. As it's forced through the kidneys, it takes away excess sodium. The overweight person needs more water than the thin one! Larger people have larger metabolic loads. Since we know that water is the key to fat metabolism, it follows that the overweight person needs more water. Water helps maintain proper muscle tone by giving muscles their natural ability to contract and by preventing dehydration. It also helps to prevent the sagging skin that usually follows weight loss - shrinking cells are buoyed by water, which plumps the skin and leaves it clear, healthy, and resilient. Water helps rid the body of waste. During weight loss, the body has a lot more waste to get rid of - all the metabolized fat must be shed. Again, adequate water helps flush out the waste. Water can help relieve constipation. When the body gets too little water, it siphons what it needs from internal sources. The colon is one primary source. Result? Constipation. But, when a person gets enough water, normal bowel functions returns. So far, we've discovered some remarkable truths about water and weight loss:

The body will not function properly without enough water and can't metabolize stored fat efficiently.

Retained water shows up as excess weight.

To get rid of excess water you must drink more water.

Drinking water is essential to weight loss. How much water is enough??

On the average, a person should drink eight 8-ounce glasses every day. That's about 2 quarts. However, the overweight person needs one additional glass for every 25 pounds of excess weight. The amount you drink also should be increased if you exercise briskly or if the weather is hot and dry. Water should preferably be cold - it's absorbed into the system more quickly than warm water. And some evidence suggests that drinking cold water can actually help burn calories. When the body gets the water it needs to function optimally, its fluids are perfectly balanced. Once this happens you have reached the "breakthrough point". What does this mean?

Endocrine-gland function improves.

Fluid retention is alleviated as stored water is lost.

More fat is used as fuel because the liver is free to metabolize stored fat.

Natural thirst returns.

There is loss of hunger almost overnight.

If you stop drinking enough water, your body fluids will be thrown out of balance again, and you may experience fluid retention, unexplained weight gain and loss of thirst. To remedy the situation you'll have to go back and force another "breakthrough".

By Donald S. Robertson, M.D., M. Sc

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20 Tips For Getting Your 8 Glasses of Water Daily

Sometimes drinking our eight glasses of water a day can be a real challenge Here are 20 tips to help you accomplish that feat! It is said by many beauty experts that drinking your water is the cheapest, quickest way to look better! That should motivate us!

1. Make a bet with a co-worker to see who can drink more water in the course of a day.

2. Have a big glass of water at every transitional point of the day: when you first get up, just before leaving the house, when you sit down to work, etc.

3. Make it convenient - keep a big, plastic, insulated water bottle full on your desk and reach for it all day.

4. When you have juice (apple, grape, or orange) fill half the glass with water.

5. When you have a junk-food craving, down a glass of water immediately. You feel full quickly and avoid the calories, and it lets time pass till the craving fades.

6. Have one glass every hour on the hour while at work. When the work day is done your water quota is met.

7. Substitute a cup of hot water with a drop of honey for tea or coffee.

8. While at work, get a 20 ounce cup of ice and keep filling it up from the office water cooler. The key is drinking with a straw - you take bigger gulps and drink much more.

9. Freeze little bits of peeled lemons, limes, and oranges and use them in place of ice cubes - it's refreshing and helps get in a serving or two of fruit.

10. After each trip to the restroom, guzzle an eight-ounce glass to replenish your system.

11. Don't allow yourself a diet soda until you've had two to four glasses of water. You will find that you won't want the soda anymore or that just half a can is enough.

12. Let ounces of water double grams of fat: When eating something containing 10 grams of fat, I drink 20 ounces of water.

13. Drink two full glasses at each meal, one before and one after. Also, drink one glass before each snack so you don't eat as much.

14. Carry a small refillable water bottle at all times and drink during downtime; while waiting in a bank line, sitting on the train, etc.

15. Use a beautiful gold-rimmed glass and fill it with cold water from the tap.

16. Drink two glasses of water immediately after waking up.

17. Bring a two-liter bottle of water to work and try to drink it all before you leave work. If you don't finish, drink it in traffic on the way home - it's like a race.

18. Always keep a 24-ounce bottle of water handy while watching TV, doing laundry, making dinner, etc.

19. Add drinking two glasses of water to your daily skincare regimen. Drink, cleanse, moisturize, etc., then drink again.

20. Drink your water out of a big Pyrex measuring cup - it's a good way to keep track of how much water you are drinking.

[Guest fershizzul]

iono.. i have kinda dry skin so ive never really gotten pimples that much but it looks bad at tmies cause its so dry but i started bring lots of water bottles with me and drinking them during basketball practice or somethin and it got less dry and icky

[Guest birthdaycakes]

Water worked wonders for my face, it's amazing. Now the only time I get any acne at all, and it's not even very much, is around that time of the month.

[Guest xvi3txl0v1ngx]

this is just my case but if i don't drink enough water, i get pimples and if i drink regularly i don't get pimples. these past few days i haven't been drinking water regularly andi have this random pimple on my forhead. so yes, drinking water does help my face, but i drink enough water to not get dehydrated and when i'm thirsty and so i don't think enough milk and my mom is pushing me to drop water and drink milk instead since it'll help my growth.

[Guest h1_1m_jess1ca]

oh so, how long did it take for you guys to actually notice a difference in your skin after you started drinking more water?

[Guest PizazzPizza88]

i'm starting to try to drink a lot of water now

i hope it helps my skin

i think you can notice a difference pretty quickly

even if you don't see a difference, water is still good for your body so drink it!

[Guest Soloist]

I drink a lot of water, but it hasnt helped my skin at all. my skin is still oily. The only reason why its clear is because im taking stuff from the dermatologist.

[katteriinka]

waters good for you. i used to have a lot of pimples, but now i ocasionaly get like one or two. it makes you pee a lot though

[Guest h1_1m_jess1ca]

did you guys have like a LOT of pimples before or just a few here and there? and how much did water help it?

[Guest jack1e]

Water helps your skin, its a fact.

the water clears your face from inside out, and keeps your pores more clean

so it does reduce blemishes and pimples.

You're "suppose" to drink 8 cups of water every day haha

[Guest iAM_Vindicated]

water isnt helping my acne! gah am i hopeless or what!

[Guest Princesscharm]

Drinking alot of water has helped me get rid of my migraine

[Guest kpxshininglove]

drinking tons of water helped my skin stay clear when i was outside all day and sweating haha

[Guest sw33tlyd]

i used to have mini break outs all the time, but now I get like very few when I'm pmsing, and sometimes I don't break out at all. So for me water helps a lot.

[Guest stellabella]

When I was in Korea last summer, I broke out really bad. I started drinking a TON of water (like almost a gallon a day) and my skin cleared up pretty fast. Of course, it never fully went away, but it cleared up thats for sure.

I'm in korea again and and breaking out more than normally...I've started drinking more water and my face already looks more refreshed. I say water helps, but you have to keep drinking it. If you drink it and then stop once your face has cleared up, it'll just come back.

[Guest nadhura]

for me it doesn't help much, i dunno why, my skin is always dry and i have chapped lips...which sucks, i drink a lot, i drink from a 1 litre bottle,and i'd refill it when its empty..but still it doesn't help much....