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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In any successful program for weight loss, it is highly depends on balancing in both eating and activity done.  If you want to lose weight, substituting new activity patterns is as important as substituting new eating habits.

Although it could be challenging to fit exercise into a too-tight schedule, but you can always “sneak” activity into everyday and learn to exercise for fun.

Sneaking-in Activity
If you want to lose weight, you can help burn off excess calories just becoming a bit more active in your daily routines.  Why not cancel the paper delivery and walks to the news stand instead! Or, make a habit of using the stairs instead of elevator.  If you drive to work, try parking a few blocks away from the office and walk the extra distance.  Or, if you take public transportation, get off a few blocks before your regular stop and walk all the way to your office.  Or you could try to have window shopping as you will enjoy seeking your favorite products without feeling tired.  If you really want to lose weight, start trying a way or two of these sneaking-in activities.

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For those who want to lose weight, you need to aware and adjust what, where, why, when and how you eat. When you eat right, you can enjoy losing weight in any program for weight loss.

There are 4 million people admit they are overweight worldwide. So, it is not surprise that your hear somebody want to lose weight. From the statistic, 64% of those being overweight admit this happen via their “mouth” or diet habit. The real culprits are stated as below:

# 32%: Over consume of carbohydrates mainly from grains (cereal, bread, pasta, rice etc)
# 27%: Over consume of sugar mainly from sweets and beverages
# 25%: Over consume of oily or deep fried food
# 23%: “Meat eater”
# 11%: Over consume of cakes and pastry

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There are over thousands articles teaching you how to get started if you want to lose weight.  Anyhow, my advice is put aside first all the ideas and information in your hand.  Let’s back to the basic thing we need to know and do before you start a program for weight loss.

Step # 1: Understand Your Current Body Situation
The first step you want to lose weight is getting to know your current body situation, including your BMI, BMR, ideal body weight and body fat percentage. Understand this weight loss concept terms and get the number will let you know where you are right now.  Don’t make a guess or feel on your body weight if you really want to lose weight. Invest a body fat analyzer if you afford. A simple one costs you less than USD50.

Go to my articles at weight loss concept if you like to calculate your BMI, ideal weight and BMR by yourself. Calculate also the amount of calories you needed for daily activities.  Always remember the body weight equations if you want to lose weight:

Calories Consumed > Calories Expended  = Body Weight Increase
Calories Consumed < Calories Expended  = Body Weight Decrease

Step # 2: Set Goal and Make Declaration
If you are serious enough and really want to lose weight, goal setting is the right tool for you.  Set a realistic goal, please. Normally, losing weight of 2kg to 4kg per month is fair enough in a healthy weight loss program.

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