shed30in30s.info Retaining excess water can make you feel bloated. It can also make your wrists, ankles, hands and feet swell and your face look puffy. Sure, you have probably learned that the best way to lose water weight is actually to drink more water. This is absolutely true. In fact, water weight is usually a sign that your body is “scared” to lose any more water and as a countermeasure is retaining it like a camel. The thing is, you are not a camel! More importantly for people trying to lose weight, water increases your body’s ability to metabolize fat. In other words, it helps you get rid of the fat present in your body. The adult human body is 50 to 60 percent water by weight. The body is good at regulating it’s own water content and will tell you when you need more by making you feel thirsty. Drinking more water helps your liver metabolize more fat. Your liver’s job is to metabolize fat and detoxify the body. The kidneys too work at eliminating waste matter, but if you don’t drink enough water, the kidneys can’t function as well as they should and the liver has to take over. The overworked liver cannot get rid of the fat as easily as a result of having to do so much extra work. So hydrate yourself and let the kidneys do their designated work, so your liver can help you get rid of the fat.