Your body is made up of about 70% of water.  Keeping it replenished if you want to lose weight in any weight loss program and improve your health.  Study has revealed that body fat is more efficiently burned for fuel in a well-hydrated environment.

Generally, if you want to lose weight, you should drink a minimum of eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day.  If you feel thirsty, you are most probably down about 30 ounces of water. So, don’t wait to drink until you feel thirsty.  Always make sure your body is replenished all the time if you want to lose weight.

Actually, your water needs are affected by below factors:

1) Your Body Weight
More weight requires more water.  This is important especially when you want to lose weight.  Some doctors give recommendation of drinking half your body weight of water in ounces each day to maintain a good health.  For example, if you weigh 150 pounds, you should drink about 75 ounces of water a day, which equals to about nine 8-ounce glasses of water.

(Note: 1 ounce = 29.5735 milliliters, 1 kilogram = 2.2046 pounds)
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