KTK-Nutrition

Everyone has heard the recommendation of drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.   And water is an essential nutrient and we should be drinking water every day.   But can drinking water help you lose a few unwanted pounds?   If so, how? Relatives and friends often send me blog suggestions.   This week my daughter sent me an interesting article in Medical News Today, Can water help you lose weight?   The article describes 6 ways just drinking more water can promote weight loss. As noted in previous blog posts, water is important for many reasons including staying hydrated ( How to stay hydrated this summer ) and to help prevent kidney stones ( Kidney stones and prevention ).   How does water help with weight loss?             1.  Drinking water can help suppress your appetite Drinking some water before a meal can fill up your stomach so you feel fuller and less hungry.   A 2014 study o...

Last week we talked about people who start off on a diet, lose weight and then seem to stop losing.   Why?   I noted that SparkPeople had an interesting article on “8 Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight” written by a personal trainer.   We covered 4 of these reasons last week and this week we cover the personal trainer’s other 4 reasons.     Reasons for Not Losing Weight –   based on SparkPeople and good nutrition advice from a registered dietitian. 5.        Y ou are not being consistent –you need consistency to establish good habits. You start out strong, sticking to your diet and exercise routine.   Then you step on the scale and haven’t lost the weight you wanted and you fall into the trap of going off the diet and skipping the gym.   You say, “What’s the point?”   to justify going off the diet and exercise regimen.   Or you have that one dessert and then say you’ve ruined your diet and stop all ...