If you have not done detox before, try taking those off the shelves detox pills in the market. They can be quite effective in clearing the toxins in our colon. Once that is done, you won't be surprised you may have lost like 3kg to 5kg of weight with a flatter tummy. However, this is just one part of the equation and it is not the main topic of this post.
I want to focus on both fluid (water) and mass lost when an individual embark on a so-called weight lost or dieting journey. I want to stress again. Dieting is temporary, changing your habit is permanent.
Fluid or water loss
It is common to hear someone that this weight lost program is effective. I had lost x number of kg in these few days... I will like wow!!! What have you lost? Is your tummy flatter? do you think you have lost water? Or you have lost your fat? Did you shit a lot or what? Because there are many factors to weight lost.
It is very common for woman to have water retention issue. During dieting, this maybe one of the factors that is contributing to the weight lost. So how does one have water retention issue? There are many reasons. I will just name a few.
- Too much sodium or an imbalance between sodium and potassium
- A weak kidney. This is what Chinese medicine theory will state. In fact, people will real weak kidney will have water retention as well.
- Lack of exercise
- Hormonal changes
- Medication
- Pregnancy
The list will go on and on.
When an individual starting to diet, especially those dieting that advocates eating lots of greens, you may want to see your water retention issue been resolved. The reason is very simple. Assuming your past diet was full of sodium such food with MSG, saltish food and etc... Out of sudden you reduce your intake of sodium and increases other source of minerals such as potassium, your water retention issue will start to go away. If you are dehydrated, then it is a different issue.
If you are someone with weak kidney whether it is real or by Chinese medicine definition, then water retention is inevitable. It is a symptom of your body or your kidney not able to flush out the fluid from the body through urine. For such issue, then it requires medication attention. I will not explain further. If you suspect your water retention issue is due to this issue, please check yourself into hospital or see your family doctor ASAP. End of story.
If you lack of exercise, then definitely you will start losing water. Assuming you exercise and you lost lots of fluid through sweat or urine, if not your body weight may stays the same.
So these are the common issues of water retention. Once you resolve it, your body weight will drop and you will be surprised how much water you are keeping in your body.
Just a word of advice. If you are the active type, always riding, running and doing some of exercise daily, you may be dehydrated. So there is a need for you to drink small amount of water regularly to get your body hydrated. This will increase your body weight but who cares. This is not important.
Losing Mass
Losing mass is a serious issue. You may lose mass due to losing calcium from the bone or muscles. A good example is old folks or people suffering from eating disorder AKA anorexia. Once you start losing body mass, a whole lot of other issues will into play. From osteoporosis to accelerated sarcopenia with aging. I'm not sure if there is such a thing as accelerated sarcopenia (muscle loss) with aging, once you start losing muscle mass, you will start to lose stamina. Once you start losing stamina, you will start to lose your habit to exercise. Furthermore, once you stop exercise, HGH (Human Growth Hormone), insulin growth factor and some other hormones will be of lower concentration in the body. This is not a good news.
Thus, you must exercise. Whether walk or a simple weight training exercise with a few reps is good for the body.
Conclusion
When someone said I had lost some weight, take a step back first. Ask yourself, is it water? fat or mass? The right question will determine the way you handle weight lost. Remember, dieting is temporary. Changing habit is permanent. Change your habit and the rest will follow through.
If you are someone with weak kidney whether it is real or by Chinese medicine definition, then water retention is inevitable. It is a symptom of your body or your kidney not able to flush out the fluid from the body through urine. For such issue, then it requires medication attention. I will not explain further. If you suspect your water retention issue is due to this issue, please check yourself into hospital or see your family doctor ASAP. End of story.
If you lack of exercise, then definitely you will start losing water. Assuming you exercise and you lost lots of fluid through sweat or urine, if not your body weight may stays the same.
So these are the common issues of water retention. Once you resolve it, your body weight will drop and you will be surprised how much water you are keeping in your body.
Just a word of advice. If you are the active type, always riding, running and doing some of exercise daily, you may be dehydrated. So there is a need for you to drink small amount of water regularly to get your body hydrated. This will increase your body weight but who cares. This is not important.
Losing Mass
Losing mass is a serious issue. You may lose mass due to losing calcium from the bone or muscles. A good example is old folks or people suffering from eating disorder AKA anorexia. Once you start losing body mass, a whole lot of other issues will into play. From osteoporosis to accelerated sarcopenia with aging. I'm not sure if there is such a thing as accelerated sarcopenia (muscle loss) with aging, once you start losing muscle mass, you will start to lose stamina. Once you start losing stamina, you will start to lose your habit to exercise. Furthermore, once you stop exercise, HGH (Human Growth Hormone), insulin growth factor and some other hormones will be of lower concentration in the body. This is not a good news.
Thus, you must exercise. Whether walk or a simple weight training exercise with a few reps is good for the body.
Conclusion
When someone said I had lost some weight, take a step back first. Ask yourself, is it water? fat or mass? The right question will determine the way you handle weight lost. Remember, dieting is temporary. Changing habit is permanent. Change your habit and the rest will follow through.
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