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** WHAT IS WATER RETENTION? **
Grab your belly rolls. Most adipose fat around the abdomen tends to be hard and dense. Bloat from water stored there will have a more jiggly feel and will bounce/ripple when tapped.
Your body has a set amount of water it needs to function. This amount is always changing though.
You can't just say, "I urinated a lot today and it was clear, so I'm getting enough water."
In addition to urine, breathing, sweating, digestion all use water. The more you eat, the more water you'll need. The harder you exercise... you guessed it!
When you have the flu, diarrhea, vomit, excess phlegm and mucous (aka your runny nose) all use lots of water - which is why drinking more when sick is important.
So, retention: similarly to calories, when we lack water in our diet, the body will store it for later use. If there is enough coming in, it has no reason to hang onto it.
Sodium and potassium bind to cells which increases the water capacity they can hold. They are both easily flushed by drinking more water.
Carbohydrates also tend to bond with water molecules and will flush as well. Too little water mixed with either carbs or sodium/potassium and you get the bloated look.
The "woosh" is all about getting plenty of water into your system and the cells release their excess holdings of water (they don't need hostages anymore since the body got what it wanted 😉).
If you have issues (barring medical problems) with retaining water, add lots more water than you normally consume and you should see a difference in scale weight as it drops soon after*.
*This won't continue forever - just until you reach your body's natural hydrated resting point.
Also, if you begin to limit your water intake again, you'll probably start storing up, so be consistent!
View Diet Calendar, 03 November 2018:
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2139 kcal
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Fat: 101.79g | Prot: 190.11g | Carbs: 109.57g.
Breakfast: Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Powder, V8 V-Fusion Acai Mixed Berry Juice. Second Breakfast: Isopure Zero Carb Whey Protein Isolate (Strawberries & Cream), Nature's Best Isopure Low Carb Toasted Coconut, Land O'Lakes Salted Butter, Oakdell Jumbo Eggs, Great Value Beef Patties 85/15, Daisy Low Fat 2% Small Curd Cottage Cheese. Elevenses: Now Sports Carbo Gain, Borden Half & Half, Nature's Best Isopure Low Carb Dutch Chocolate, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds). Lunch: Roasted Salted Cashew Nuts. Dinner: Nature's Best Isopure Low Carb Dutch Chocolate, Kroger Vitamin D Whole Milk. Supper: Dr. Tobias Triple Strength Omega 3 Fish Oil, Vitafusion MultiVites Gummy Vitamins, Vitafusion Melatonin Gummies. more...
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3210 kcal
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Exercise:
Heavy Weight Lifting - 15 minutes, Bus Driving - 6 hours, Sleeping - 7 hours and 30 minutes, N.E.A.T. - 15 minutes, Watching TV/Computer - 2 hours and 30 minutes, Showering - 15 minutes, Resting - 6 hours and 15 minutes, Driving - 1 hour. more...
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