Your body is 80% water, and without enough of it, your body will begin to shut down. Water hydrates your body, flushes toxins from your system, and keeps your lungs moist during cardiovascular activity. You need to drink plenty of water throughout the day, which means at least eight glasses. Try taking a large water bottle and a cup to work and put it on your desk. Having it there will remind you to drink water more often, and you can carry on filling it up at the office.
While you’re adding more water to your lifestyle, you should try, wherever possible, to eliminate coffee and soft drinks. Weight loss is dependent on either eliminating caffeine, or increasing your water intake even further when you’re drinking caffeine, because caffeine is a diuretic, meaning it will pull the water away from your body. Save fizzy drinks for a reward or special occasion, and you’ll feel the difference that this one change makes to your wellness, as well as your weight.
However, if water alone just doesn’t do it for you, and you can’t give up the caffeine altogether, go for green tea. Having three or four cups of green tea a day is immensely beneficial, as studies have shown this increases your energy levels and metabolism, and reduces your body fat. Stopping for a nice cup of green tea also helps you to relax, which is good to do as stress encourages weight gain, and you have a replacement for coffee when the craving rears its ugly head.
Finally, if you want something else to drink other than green tea and water, you can get flavour variety as well as weight loss from pomegranate juice, which is packed with anti-oxidants, and soymilk, for your calcium, fatty acids, vitamins A and D, and protein needs. Yet remember, for the highest benefits and lowest calories, you can’t beat an ice cold glass of water.