Flush the System

Weight Loss Tricks

According to a recent study published in Obesity, drinking two eight-ounce glasses of water 30 minutes before meals caused participants to drop 44 percent more weight in 12 weeks time than dieting alone. Use this trick, along with a good diet, to feel fuller faster and consume less calories. Most fighters' instincts, when cutting weight, is to avoid water, but water actually helps flush the system and encourages weight loss.

Spencer Ward is a Nutritionist with the Acupuncture Center in Overland Park KS.