One Way to Lose Weight QUICKLY

[Catalie]

Hello everyone! Today, I would like to share with you the number one way to lose weight QUICKLY. This isn't a ridiculous starvation diet or anything of that sort. It is just one simple change to make in your every day life.

According to a survey by my local college, the average person drinks 5-8 drinks per day, and only 2 of those drinks are water. The typical daily beverages for the average person aged 18-50 is as follows:

2 cups of water

1 cup of fruit juice (orange juice, grape juice, etc.)

1 cup of coffee

2 cups of soda

1 alcoholic beverage

Do you drink orange juice because you think it is healthy? It isn't. One 8 ounce glass of orange juice has 23 grams of sugar, and one 8 ounce glass of grape juice has 40 grams of sugar.

The reason you are gaining wait isn't only because of what you eat. In fact, 45% of the weight you gain comes from what you drink.

So how do you lose weight? Drink ONLY water. No coffee, no soda, not even fruit juice. JUST WATER. You will lose weight very quickly.

I hope this helps you!

-Catalie

[Anonymous]

I already drink water. It's considerably the more economical choice, because the cafeteria offers free water with ice. At home, water is always boiling, so that's all I drink. Water is a good choice, but you still need your other nutrients from food, or else you'll starve. Physical activity helps with strengthening muscles, which can consume stored fuel (fat).

[BertMacklinFBI]

i lost 50 lbs on the krispy kreme diet

[ksoma]

You are not wrong, but your picture is.
It is entirely about calories.
fruit juice, soda, and alcohol have roughly the same calories in them.
usually 120 or so per serving.
So if four servings a day are drank at that level, that is 480 calories, 1/4th the recommended intake, that is in beverage.

Cutting that beverage, and drinking water instead, IS INDEED a great way to lose weight, but that is because you are cutting calories out of your diet.

the picture is also wrong to say it is not about exercise. If you do enough extra to burn 480 more calories a day, that is the same effect as not taking in those calories at all, and leads to the same weight loss... with the added benefit of muscle strength, body tone, and stamina build up.

[ConsultantIsBack]

OMG THANK YOU! I have told countless people in my life, fruit juices ARE SODA!!! (essentially identical sugar and acid content as soda). And lots of people pile in sugar into their coffee too, and beer is calorie intensive.

Alternatively guys if you can't just do water, drink sparkling water, or diet soda (it's controversial in the nutrition academic world, but in moderation it appears safe--and definitely is safe compared to regular soda..).

[YourFutureEx]

I've heard that diet soda makes you fat because of secretion of insulin.

[Catalie]

@YourFutureEx Yeah diet soda is just as bad as regular soda, but for different reasons.

[ConsultantIsBack]

@YourFutureEx diet soda in moderation is fine. No one on this site has read more research on it than I have I promise you. I drink diet soda occasionally and I have better Abs than all of you guys, end of discussion.

[YourFutureEx]

"I have better Abs than all of you guys"
God!
Can't argue anymore.

[ConsultantIsBack]

@YourFutureEx might die of cancer but it's all good haha

[YourFutureEx]

LOL right. 20 years of enjoyment are better than 40 years of cruel compromises :D

Keep informing me about facts/tips :)

[Hannah591]

@YourFutureEx You secrete insulin several times a day to reduce sugar levels, that doesn't make you fat, haha.

[YourFutureEx]

@Hannah591 Yeah we read it at school, but I don't exactly know what it does at deeper level. Last week, I read hell lot of articles. Most of them were telling to avoid is as OP said diet soda is just as bad as regular soda, but for "different reasons". They said insulin causes the body to store fat. But consultant is a walking example of being it false. I'm confused. I'll just take the safer option and avoid soda of any type.

[ConsultantIsBack]

@YourFutureEx it is best practice to avoid all together. Long story short, from what I see fat gain is as a result from overeating along with it. It's really controversial in the nutrition science community tbh, hence why I'm not invested in a long debate. But myself, others, and Jason poston (check Google images) consume diet soda periodically. It's fine in moderation. And is definitely far, far less damaging than natural sugars.

[YourFutureEx]

Thanks bro :)

[Hannah591]

@YourFutureEx It's not good because it has sweeteners in. But yes, in general you should just avoid it. Diet options are just for people moving from full sugar, trying to reduce their sugar intake.

[popsickle]

@YourFutureEx diet soda is controversial but its considered fine in moderation. the controversy is more about chicken or the egg... do people become fat because of diet soda or do fat people turn to diet soda. It hasn't been proven to increase insulin secretion... sugar & medications targeting beta cells of the pancreas do that. i am a medical student and have researched a lot about things people say regarding foods being good/bad for you.

[YourFutureEx]

@popsickle Alright I'll take it then :)

[ConsultantIsBack]

@popsickle Great points!

[burlen]

There is no such thing as losing weight quickly. Any weight loss programme with words like "quick" or "quickly" attached to it is hyperbolic, and must be treated with suspicion.

If ever there was such a programme, it would probably have been the best selling product of all time. Forget all the hype about losing weight loss quikky; weight loss is about doing two things, both of which are very challenging:
1. Lifestyle change
2. Consistency

# Lifestle change
Moderate your calories, including sugar and fat, intake. Workout two to five times a week. We know how hard is it to give up your favourite meal, drink or snack.

# Consistency
Minimising calories intake and doing workout exercises on a regular basis, such that they become your lifestyle. We know how hard is it form new habits.

Once these two things become entrenched in your way of life, you will never be worried about losing weight quickly.

[Prof_Don]

I agree very much with this; liquid calories add up quickly and most have little to no nutritional value.

I do feel that juice is ok in moderation, but most people overdrink juice because of its vitamin and mineral content and "thinking that it is healthy".

[thewanderingme]

I just started drinking orange juice everyday because I was having a hard time getting enough vitamin c over the winter. I usually have 1 or 2 cups.. I didn't gain a single pound. in fact, I've lost weight. :( and that's the only change I made. so, no it's not quite that simple. unless the oj their drinking is full of hfcs it isn't going to cause any weight gain.

[Spiorad_Aisce]

Very wise take and totally correct just one thing to add - Have a look at portion control, you might be eating healthy but if you are eating too much of something it becomes unhealthy but to reiterate what you say drink as much water in your daily fluid intake - If you find it very hard sugar free diluted drinks are probably next best but pure fruit juice, sodas are loaded with sugar.

[Catalie]

Yes that's great advice! Portion control is extremely important :)

[BambooforPanda]

I don't drink only water but I only drink non-calorie beverages. Not diet anything just black or herbal teas and coffee.

It makes a big difference if you drank them before but it's not the only thing contributing to weight gain for people but I am on the bandwagon that most people who are dangerously obese are practicing fairly easily avoidable bad health habits. Changing just one thing like this, say never eating at McDonalds again, could drop someone 20lbs in a year.

[Hannah591]

I don't drink juice because of the sugar. People seriously need to look what's in things and also educate themselves. My overweight friend thinks 20g of sugar is fine.

I have squash but extremely weak as I don't like plain water so I add a slight flavour to it, it's almost just flavoured water, not squash. Most of my sugar comes from my tea but at least I can control it and literally see the sugar going in. Sweeteners aren't much better as your body finds it harder to digest.

[Josht11]

I think literally everyone knows that fruit juice is very bad for your teeth and has lots of sugar and water is good sure you can say just drink water and excercise but most people don't do this cos they don't have the willpower to lose weight or don't want to this is no revelation.

[Outofthegrey]

While I have always drank just water (vodka counts as water.), the big thing for me to stay healthy was reading a book called The China Study. Kind of scares you into changing your diet, and you start feeling incredible after about a week.

[Anonymous]

I started drinking just water, and I've seen the pounds fly off. I've already lost 70 pounds from not only diet and exercise, but from just drinking water. :)

[Catalie]

70 pounds? Wow congrats!

[Opinion Owner]

Thank you :)

[Anonymous]

Coffee is fine. (caffeine is in fact a mild metabolic booster and appetite suppressant)

Coffee flavored milkshakes are not.

[Catalie]

Black coffee is fine. However, most people put milk/sugar in their coffee which makes it unhealthy.

[Opinion Owner]

TBH, most people i know do not put sugar in. I don't know what's normal. A splash of milk is not why people are fat.

While anyone drinking a lot of calories needs to curb that, that alone is not going to help most people lose weight fast. They'll need to do more.

[John_Doesnt]

You need Barbie as a personal trainer. She's been making young women feel insecure about their bodies for decades. Just look at the results she gets on the Fattest Fat Loser.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VraZ3-1cwXI

[COCOCHANEL]

i started doing this years ago but it didn't make me lose weight. i've never been overweight but still. i continue to do it just for general wellbeing.

[Mustachekitteh]

I'm already basically drinking water everyday. It's rare if I drink anything else so my losing weight is still to do with food.

[thewanderingme]

it's better to do it slowly unless you're just trying to lose a few pounds. a woman like the one above would end up with a ton of loose skin if she lost the weight fast.

[Catalie]

Yeah true

[orphan]

better off eating the fruit to slow down the abortion of sugar.

solid points though... i've noticed current society is dependent on diuretics & sugar. basically everyone is dehydrated.

[BarbaraP]

I hate when people are like "I can't drink only water... I NEED something else" You CAN'T, yeah sure. You don't WANT to.

[Catalie]

Exactly

[Curmudgeon]

Well stated, but if you take your coffee black, is that so bad? And after drinking black coffee, you are usually thirsty for water anyway.

[Catalie]

Drinking your coffee black is fine, but most people find that too bitter and add milk or sugar causing it to be unhealthy.

[DarkHumorRUs]

I'll try this til the end of college (two weeks) and share the results. Gonna be hard to do though cause I love drink variety!

[takumii]

No sugar is too obvious. Try burning more calories than you intake.. Don't do extreme long hour workout.. Running just 10 minutes, at 4min/km will burn around 200-250 calories.
Prefer intense over time consuming.