People are constantly looking for new ways to lose weight, often turning to fad diets and over-the-counter pills. But one weight loss method is already in your kitchen: water.
“A lot of times when our brain is craving liquid, we read that as hunger,” says Amber Long, fitness coordinator at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center.
Long says students should be drinking eight glasses of water a day, and even more if they are physically active. For weight loss, she recommends drinking eight ounces, or one glass, of water before meals, including breakfast.
It’s effective because drinking that glass of water helps fill up your stomach, thereby making you less hungry and less likely to consume large amounts of food at meal time. It’s also recommended you drink your last glass of H2O at least three hours before going to bed to avoid bathroom visits throughout the night.
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