I just spent 31 days drinking nothing but water.

[TinyEvel]

NOTE: I did eat food. Just, the only liquid I drank for a month was water. Not even sparkling water, just plain water.

Over the years we've been a part of some weight loss threads and non-drinking threads on here. I'm not necessarily overweight but I'm at that age where I can't just let her rip in terms of eating and drinking if I want to be around for a long time.

I had gained 20 Lbs from 2015-2017 while I had lived in Kansas City (went from 227 to 248 - I'm 6'2") so I thought I should get back to my "California weight."

I recently had knee surgery and the Physical Therapist was recommending a non-inflammatory diet. I looked it up and HELL NO. It's basically giving up anything you would ever want to eat. So as a compromise, I figured I'd try just drinking water as the only liquid I drank for a month.

It took about ten days to feel the results, but after 30 days:

I lost 8 Lbs.
Blood Pressure went from 139/87 to 120/80
Belt is one notch tighter
I go to bed sleepy at 10pm and wake up at 5:30 with no alarm.
I'm alert and focused during the day
Skin feels younger.
Face thinner.

Pretty damn good! There were only a couple of times I was really jonesing for coffee or alcohol. It's actually a good thing I wasn't drinking during the Steelers or Oakland games, I might have to be replacing some pieces of broken furniture in my house by now.

I'd recommend it, if you've got the discipline. I am kind of that "all or nothing" type so once committed it was pretty easy. Have any of you done similar?

EDIT: To be clear, it wasn't a daily contest to see HOW MUCH water I could rink. I just replaced any liquid I would normally drink (e.g. coffee in the morning, a six pack of beer watching football) with water. And was conscious to have some throughout the day at a regular pace.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by TinyEvel

NOTE: I did eat food. Just, the only liquid I drank for a month was water. Not even sparkling water, just plain water.

Over the years we've been a part of some weight loss threads and non-drinking threads on here. I'm not necessarily overweight but I'm at that age where I can't just let her rip in terms of eating and drinking if I want to be around for a long time.

I had gained 20 Lbs from 2015-2017 while I had lived in Kansas City (went from 227 to 248 - I'm 6'2") so I thought I should get back to my "California weight."

I recently had knee surgery and the Physical Therapist was recommending a non-inflammatory diet. I looked it up and HELL NO. It's basically giving up anything you would ever want to eat. So as a compromise, I figured I'd try just drinking water as the only liquid I drank for a month.

It took about ten days to feel the results, but after 30 days:

I lost 8 Lbs.
Blood Pressure went from 139/87 to 120/80
Belt is one notch tighter
I go to bed sleepy at 10pm and wake up at 5:30 with no alarm.
I'm alert and focused during the day
Skin feels younger.
Face thinner.

Pretty damn good! There were only a couple of times I was really jonesing for coffee or alcohol. It's actually a good thing I wasn't drinking during the Steelers or Oakland games, I might have to be replacing some pieces of broken furniture in my house by now.

I'd recommend it, if you've got the discipline. I am kind of that "all or nothing" type so once committed it was pretty easy. Have any of you done similar?

But what were you drinking and how much before you went all-water?

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Hog Farmer

I'm an all or nothing kind of guy too. I went back on a diet two weeks ago (Keto) and have only drank water during that time but I'm not a soda drinker anyway. My problem is beer. Anyway ,down 13 pounds in 14 days. I'm trying to get in shape for a hard fishing journey. I'm closing on the sale of my Hog Farm tomorrow and am leaving to live in my truck for at least a week with my bass boat in tow.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is how you bury the lede.

Dafuq?

[redfan]

Originally Posted by Fish

This sounds crazy, but it's very possible to drink too much water. And a gallon a day is considered enough to cause water intoxication. Your body cannot process that much water, and it can actually cause health issues instead. Be careful...

Whaaaaat? No.
You can easily sweat a quart an hour while exercising, and process fluids roughly the same rate.

[Chief Pote]

Originally Posted by eDave

I'm at about a month on strictly water myself. Feel more "alive". More sperm too.

I'm sure that "more sperm" benefit is worth it.

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by Dayze

Dr.Pepper is fine. it has 23 essential vitamins and minerals.

THANK you!!!!!

I want to give up soda for health, but the PEP is TOO GOOD!!!!

[carcosa]

Originally Posted by BigChiefTablet

I have tried to quit drinking diet Dr. Pepper on a few occasions, but that shit is worse than crack.

INJECT DR PEPPER INTO MY EYEBALLS

[TinyEvel]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

But what were you drinking and how much before you went all-water?

More than the recommended maximum

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Ladies and gentlemen, this is how you bury the lede.

Dafuq?

What the - this is big news! That should be its own thread. I've followed the lives, loves, and drama of the hog farm for a decade!

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

What the - this is big news! That should be its own thread. I've followed the lives, loves, and drama of the hog farm for a decade!

RIGHT?!?!

I mean g'damn people - great, Tiny E is drinking water and stuff. Good for him; glad he's not fat anymore.

But for ****'s sake, Hog Farmer may not be jackin' off swine anymore and we get 50 posts with nary a comment? How the hell does this happen?

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Fish

This sounds crazy, but it's very possible to drink too much water. And a gallon a day is considered enough to cause water intoxication. Your body cannot process that much water, and it can actually cause health issues instead. Be careful...

Lol no I drink a gallon of water every day I train MMA.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I hear everybody say this, and quite frankly I don't get it. It really doesn't apply to me. People say how great they feel when they eat healthy. I feel like shit when I eat healthy and light. I feel like a million bucks after I eat a hearty steak dinner with a nice buttery baked potato, or after I drink a big energy drink. I feel fantastic. While I feel good, it doesn't translate to good health in the long run.

I wish I had this euphoric feeling after eating healthy or even as a lifestyle. I notice I get MORE tired and LESS energized by eating healthy. I never feel full.

I don't have much data on this, but back when we did the big weight loss contest and I dropped 40 pounds, I was like Fred Astaire on energy pills. My feet were dancing and before a race I'd be bouncing around just waiting for the 'go' signal.

In the 7 years since, I've gained 20 pounds of the 40 back, and I've got a lot less energy. Of course, I'm also 7 years older, so perhaps that's a factor. But I go to the starting line of a race now with stoic resignation rather than bouncing around like I'm Tigger, and I miss that. I can't go back in age, but I need to go back in weight.

[eDave]

Originally Posted by Chief Pote

I'm sure that "more sperm" benefit is worth it.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by redhed

Whaaaaat? No.
You can easily sweat a quart an hour while exercising, and process fluids roughly the same rate.

Exercising can actually reduce the kidney's ability to process water because of decreased vasopressin levels.

Where did people get the idea that guzzling enormous quantities of water is healthful? A few years ago Heinz Valtin, a kidney specialist from Dartmouth Medical School, decided to determine if the common advice to drink eight, eight-ounce glasses of water per day could hold up to scientific scrutiny. After scouring the peer-reviewed literature, Valtin concluded that no scientific studies support the "eight x eight" dictum (for healthy adults living in temperate climates and doing mild exercise). In fact, drinking this much or more "could be harmful, both in precipitating potentially dangerous hyponatremia and exposure to pollutants, and also in making many people feel guilty for not drinking enough," he wrote in his 2002 review for the American Journal of Physiology—Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. And since he published his findings, Valtin says, "not a single scientific report published in a peer-reviewed publication has proven the contrary."

Every hour, a healthy kidney at rest can excrete 800 to 1,000 milliliters, or 0.21 to 0.26 gallon, of water and therefore a person can drink water at a rate of 800 to 1,000 milliliters per hour without experiencing a net gain in water, Verbalis explains. If that same person is running a marathon, however, the stress of the situation will increase vasopressin levels, reducing the kidney's excretion capacity to as low as 100 milliliters per hour. Drinking 800 to 1,000 milliliters of water per hour under these conditions can potentially lead a net gain in water, even with considerable sweating, he says.

While exercising, "you should balance what you're drinking with what you're sweating," and that includes sports drinks, which can also cause hyponatremia when consumed in excess, Verbalis advises. "If you're sweating 500 milliliters per hour, that is what you should be drinking."

But measuring sweat output is not easy. How can a marathon runner, or any person, determine how much water to consume? As long as you are healthy and equipped with a thirst barometer unimpaired by old age or mind-altering drugs, follow Verbalis's advice, "drink to your thirst. It's the best indicator."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...ater-can-kill/

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Fish

Exercising can actually reduce the kidney's ability to process water because of decreased vasopressin levels.

I read a while back that no one has ever died running a marathon due to dehydration, but several people have died from drinking too much water. I guess if you're sweating a lot and you drink a lot to replace the water, it can throw your salt balance off or something, and that can kill you.

I'm not sure if that's relevant to the discussion, but I found it interesting.

[Rain Man]

I realized that I've had nothing but water today, so I'll count this as Day One. I weighed myself this morning with a fat percent estimate, so I can report that as the starting point.

The only bummer is that I'm traveling next week so I'll go a week without a weight report (and I'll be eating at restaurants every day), but I'll dutifully report the next 30 days when I'm in town.