Intake of enough water is the begining of any good weight loss program. Water is probably the weight loss rule that is most over-looked and not everyone realizes what it can really do for you – no matter what diet program you are on.

At least in developed countries it is cheap, safe and is easy to get.  It taste good and has no side-effects.  It also saves money on supplements that aren’t really that effective.

There are some people who don’t like the taste or feel that water is tasteless so they don’t drink much of it .Everyday someone realizes a new reason for it.

But I am one skeptic who has seen the real effects.  6 months ago, I could barely walk because of back spasms and knee pain as well as being about 40 lbs overweight.I was suffering from occational breathlessness and distance from my apartment to my car was something that I almost could not do on my legs.I live in a second story building which has a flight of steps that is really short – but I could hardly make it up the stairs and was approximately energyless before I could unlock my front door.I was more or less housebound.

I was marginal high blood pressure and my blood reports were approximately at the point of diabetes.I was only 58 which is not very old according to today’s standards.I had already been warned many times by my doctor to losse my weight but my back hurt, I was too tired, and I couldn’t breathe. I was suffering from acid reflux disease.

Today I can go up and down the stairs and have lost 30 lbs.I can walk to my car easily and my blood pressure is also good.Acid reflux is not bothering me. My back only hurts occasionally and when it does bother me, it is not the severe back pain that kept me from walking.Now, I will confess that I am not running any races or walking miles in a day, but I am more energetic than I was before.

It really was easy to do. I truly didn’t change my diet except for reducing my portions (still eat chocolate chip mint ice cream).All candy or snacks from my refrigerator is cut and low fat or no fat items are kept.I have also decrease my diet drinks with caffeine in half so these alterations are not that much of a big deal.

Though I drink water as much as I can in my daily schedule and I can’t seem to get sufecient of it.So my thought is that I have most likely been dehydrated for years and years and resulted in putting my whole body out of whack.  Water – just plain water from my water faucet – not ice cold with a lot of  ice cubes – just water, plain, and unflavored water.

So I am living proof – water is good for weight loss as well as a lot of other good health changes and benefits.