Lose weight faster by drinking water

So we all know we need to drink water........study shows people who drink a tall glass of water (I'm guessing 12-16 oz) before meals lost weight 44% faster!!!

Article below:
www.realage.com/tips/lose-weight-faster-with-this-premeal-ha bit

Kick your slim-down efforts into high gear by starting each meal with about 16 ounces of water.

In a study of dieters, those who started each meal with a tall glass of water dropped more weight over 12 weeks -- and shed it more quickly -- compared with the dieters who skipped the water and just dug in.

A Wet Way to Lose More
In fact, the water drinkers lost about 4 1/2 more pounds than the control group. And they dropped the weight about 44 percent faster. So if you're feeling a little panicked about the teeny tiny bit of time you have left to drop your winter weight before swimsuit season, think about what you drink. In this particular study, the drink-water-lose-more benefit varied by age -- it wasn't a factor for younger adults. But plenty of other research has suggested that drinking more water in general could boost weight loss efforts. (Find out how even slight dehydration can affect your mood, energy, and exercise habits.)

Uhmmm, I'm not sure about this as it relates to my personal experience. I've always been a huge water drinker - I love ice water. I drink when I'm thirsty.  I drank tons of water as I grew to be super morbidly obese. I'm actually drinking less water now that I'm on the McDougall diet mostly due to the fact that I'm eating far less sodium - and I've lost a ton of weight. So it didn't work for me. But maybe it will work for others?

hmmmmmmmm, interesting.......
I read once that some folks can "O.D." on water.....guess it goes to show no one plan works for everyone.

Yes, every year people die after marathon type races because they drink too much water - pretty sad. Do you remember a few years ago some woman died drinking too much water in a contest run by a radio station? Obviously these are abnormal events of people drinking way more than normal.

I do know that there is something to it in that eating soup helps you lose more weight than eating the solids in the soup without the water because the soup makes your stomach feel full. Maybe it didn't work for me because I already was drinking a lot of water? My current diet has a lot of water in the veggies and fruit that I eat so maybe that's another reason I don't drink as much? I don't know. I still love my ice water, just don't drink as much.