As 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 your appetite naturally, hydrates your body, and helps the body metabolize stored fat. The kidneys can not function properly without enough water. When the kidneys can not function properly, they deposit everything into the liver. The liver's function is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy. If it is doing some of the kidney's work, then it is not working at 100% capacity and more stored fat stays as stored fat.

Water also reduces fluid retention in your body. When your body does not get enough water, it perceives this as a threat to survival, and begins to hold on to every drop of water and every drop of fat. More often than not, when you feel hungry, it is because your body is dehydrated, not food-starved.

General Rule
Drink half of your body weight in ounces per day or at least one glass per hour until early evening. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds, you would want to drink 80 ounces of water per day, which is ten 8-ounce glasses.

Please give your body what it needs to shed stored fat - water!