Does drinking cold water help in losing weight?

[ghosthunter]

[SIZE="4"]Does drinking cold water help in losing weight?[/SIZE]

[Negus]

back when I had the time to go to the gym, my instructor says it helps lose weight* only if you reduce or eliminate your sodium intake. sodium sticks to water thus resulting into water weight.

The body sets itself into an equilibrium if intake of water is plentiful so you urinate almost every hour because the body is expecting that water is abundant.

it does reduce weight but does it reduce fat?

[ghosthunter]

well, I was thinking like this. ...cold water once enters the body needs to be heated up. The body would require a certain amount of calories to burn to heat up the cold water, hence burning more energy.

Another line of thought went like ... if you eat food with cold water, the body will have to devote more energy to reheat the cold food in your stomach before digestion can take place. Also since it's cold, the food in the stomach will take longer to be digested.

[Negus]

I live in a place with heavy snowfall. I shiver a lot in the morning so my body works hard to heat up. I don't know if that has the same effect as what you've saying but I lost 11 kgs since coming here (I jog once a week in -12 degrees temperature). but I attribute it more to change of diet (mostly fish).

I think your'e on to something. But I think temperatures in the Philippines won't allow you to get you're body to shiver and work hard to heat up.

try mo siguro magpaginaw ka sa aircon sabay kain ng yelo to make you're body shiver.

[Negus]

double post

[Jun aka Pekto]

[SIZE=4]Does drinking cold water help in losing weight?[/SIZE]

It's better to drink water at room temperature for the reasons already stated. Cold water takes longer to process.

I usually exercise first before breakfast. I drink tap water afterwards because cold water magnifies my hunger pangs.

If I exercise during the early evening hours, I sometimes drink cold water afterwards since I'm not really hungry yet.

Drinking water as a whole helps lose weight although regulating the types and amounts of food you eat works better. I don't really need to lose weight. I still need to maintain my weight though. That's why I keep a log of the food (type, amount, calories) I eat daily.

[Gen. Miting]

well, I was thinking like this. ...cold water once enters the body needs to be heated up. The body would require a certain amount of calories to burn to heat up the cold water, hence burning more energy.

Another line of thought went like ... if you eat food with cold water, the body will have to devote more energy to reheat the cold food in your stomach before digestion can take place. Also since it's cold, the food in the stomach will take longer to be digested.

shucks ang hirap intindihin. pero ako i drink hot water after a heavy meal. lagi ako nanghihingi sa resto para ma-burp lalo na kung overeat. kung heavy meat naman i make sure i drink 1/4 cup of coke light


one thing i've noticed though, parang mas mabilis tumaas ang heart rate ko when walking in cold climate. baka applicable dun yun cold water theory mo na yan. pero tingin you must drink very very cold water

i bring ice-melted water sa gym. bago ko punta sa gym, iwan ko container sa freezer, then i bring tom na iced water na. then sini-sip ko natutunaw na water. i suppose applicable ito kasi 2 weeks ago i was 156lbs bec. of the many food trips sa U.S. now i'm back to 148lbs ulit.

[roninblade]

i bring ice-melted water sa gym. bago ko punta sa gym, iwan ko container sa freezer, then i bring tom na iced water na. then sini-sip ko natutunaw na water. i suppose applicable ito kasi 2 weeks ago i was 156lbs bec. of the many food trips sa U.S. now i'm back to 148lbs ulit.

heh, maybe you lost weight because you regularly went to the gym ;)

I live in a place with heavy snowfall. I shiver a lot in the morning so my body works hard to heat up. I don't know if that has the same effect as what you've saying but I lost 11 kgs since coming here (I jog once a week in -12 degrees temperature). but I attribute it more to change of diet (mostly fish).

you need to increase your food intake when moving from warm to cold climates to maintain your body weight. if you didn't, that could be one of the reason you lost 11kgs (along with exercise and eating mainly fish)

BTT:
i would suggest to not make your stomach suffer and just lose weight in the conventional way.

[Jun aka Pekto]

heh, maybe you lost weight because you regularly went to the gym ;)

That's probably it. Even moderate exercise can have a big effect. I tend to have daily hard exercise. I need 2800 cal daily just to maintain my weight. 2800 calories is an awful lot of food for me especially when they're fruit and veggies heavy.

[Gen. Miting]

heh, maybe you lost weight because you regularly went to the gym ;)

yeah i was just being polite heheh and encouraging *gh to exercise. si ghost kasi kung anu-ano na iniisip, drinking cold water will make you lose weight heheh

*gh, here's a thought. basta intake, it will never help you lose weight. it's not logical.

papawis lang talaga

[Negus]

Yeah, exercise is best.

reverse breathing works for me (yoga/qigong technique).
I know this is very counter-intuitive but breath in when you exert force.

This only works with body weight exercises. never try it on a machine or iron weights.

[ghosthunter]

yeah i was just being polite heheh and encouraging *gh to exercise. si ghost kasi kung anu-ano na iniisip, drinking cold water will make you lose weight heheh

Well, better than kung ano-ano iniisip for the whole day like you.

[malinkelly]

i prefer to do physical activities in terms of losing weight, it is more advisable to have a healthy way of living...

[Gen. Miting]

Yeah, exercise is best.

reverse breathing works for me (yoga/qigong technique).
I know this is very counter-intuitive but breath in when you exert force.

This only works with body weight exercises. never try it on a machine or iron weights.

pano yun reverse breathing exhale muna bago inhale

[Type 100]

I think your'e on to something. But I think temperatures in the Philippines won't allow you to get you're body to shiver and work hard to heat up.

This says it all right there.

I doubt there's anywhere in the Philippines that can get an average Pinoy shivering hard enough to actually lose weight from just the cold.

The logic is sound...but it just ain't cold enough

[ghosthunter]

i prefer to do physical activities in terms of losing weight, it is more advisable to have a healthy way of living...

It is meant to be done aside from doing regular exercises or going to the gym.

I just want to know if such would help to lose some weight.

It is not meant to see if a "fad diet" would do any good.

[chrismarte]

OT
*gh - sir sana kung nakakapayat ang malamig na tubig payat na kami lahat here sa Disyerto kaso sir lalo pang lumalaki....

BTT

sabi ng friend ko sabi daw ng gym instructor sa Fitness First mas maganda daw na warm water ang iinumin instead of cold water.

for me parang hindi sya nakaka lose ng weight, if you compare sa food na kinakain natin lalo na yung "ma sebo" if you eat baka then inom ka ng malamig na tubig di ba nagbubuo sa bibig...siguro ganun din sya pag nasa loob na ng sistema natin

eto po ay sa aking pananaw laang.....

[Jun aka Pekto]

It is meant to be done aside from doing regular exercises or going to the gym.

I just want to know if such would help to lose some weight.

It is not meant to see if a "fad diet" would do any good.

If by pure technicality, I'd say yes since the body does need to warm up that cold water. To do that, your body has to burn some calories.

Just don't drink (too much) cold water on an empty stomach. Whenever I did that my stomach would growl so loud people would notice and joke about it.

[Horsepower]

Do farm work.

A cheerful uncle who resides in the US East coast is now much much happier when he spent two months of vacation here recently. He did farm work in Bukidnon, planted trees, cut grass, etc. We also spent a lot of time swimming in Camiguin Island's hot springs.

His waistline when he arrived was 40. When he left last Wednesday for the US, it's down to 34. At 76, that's quite a feat, I'd say. He now uses the last hole in his belt though I think he has to buy a new one because the mark of the first hole was quite prominent.

He said his fare was well worth it. It's very hard to lose inches in the East coast because of the cold weather accdg to him.

He only eats one cup of rice every meal. At 76, he doesn't have any banned food which is definitely enviable for most. He still knows his calculus very well. I laughed because I thought retirees forget stuff like that.