FRIDAY FUN FACT: WATER WEIGHT (high carb connection)

FACT : For every gram of carbohydrate you take into the body, you'll store four grams of water with it. 

Those who are leaner tend to experience this effect the greatest because at that point, any water weight gain is highly noticeable. Try not to let yourself get too alarmed over this. It's a normal process and is not fat gain. This is why crash diets or very low carb diets tend to show such a dramatic weight-loss in the first two weeks because most people tend to cut out the garbage food which are chalk full of sugar.

The low down on water weight is essentially the result of the body retaining extra water. Usually, excessive water retention is the result of poor diet and not enough exercising, some medications can cause it as well and dehydration.  Yup, dehydration because the body tries to hold onto extra water. Whatever the cause, water weight can make you feel bloated and swollen and make usually comfortable clothes too tight. To lose water weight, try out some the following strategies.

Cut down your salt intake. Salt dehydrates the body and makes it grab for any moisture it can hold onto. By switching to a lower-sodium diet, you will not only be more likely to make healthy food choices, you will also help eliminate water retention. Cutting down sugar intake will also make high insulin levels drop, which will help your body rid itself of excess sodium.

Although drinking water leads to temporary weight gain, you should not stop drinking water to eliminate water retention. Water is vital to the body, hydrating the organs and helping to remove waste and toxins from your system. Denying your body water is counterproductive to losing water weight, as dehydration sends your body into crisis mode and will cause additional retention. So drink up.