Water Weight

A popular term for interstitial fluid which is relatively labile and easily lost with diuretics; the weight lost early in many diets is often water weight
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And the scientific evidence also drives home that a slow and steady weight loss path is MUCH more likely to be long-term than a plan that has you dropping pounds (and water weight) at a higher clip.
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The good news is that water weight from food will disappear within a few days.
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> Reduces insulin levels - which reduces water and sodium retention - which means you reduce bloating and water weight.
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"I have...days where I allow myself to feel pity, sad and angry towards myself (usually weekly) but I lift myself up, listen to Queen and dance naked (I look amazing naked since I lost water weight and been keeping it because of my machine) God could have let things happen by itself, without Him intervening It could have been worse or in a trophy from MI (not kidding I want my ashes in my trophy)," she continued.
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This is actually the water weight. The initial sudden weight loss is normal.
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