From kally, Age 17 - 02/27/05 - IP#: 24.119.35.xxx  Click here to reply  
i want to flush my system like 3 days befoe my trip imm going to try and have like 9 glasses of water / day or something, how long will it take to lose the water weight from all that? cuz maybe i should stop drinking any liquids like the day before to make sre my stomach looks it's FLATTEST?
Reply from Em, Age 15 - 02/27/05  - IP#: 195.92.67.xxx
the more water you drink the less you will store.itz as simple as that! hope it helps!
 
Reply from Melissa, Age 15 - 02/27/05  - IP#: 68.217.50.xxx
if you don't drink water for a whole day, that will probably make you more bloated than usual because you're body will retain water because it hasn't been getting any.
 
Reply from Camille, Age 17 - 02/27/05  - IP#: 70.80.118.xxx
I don't really understand what you mean by "flushing your system" but I will try to help you with the water weight question.
You usually retain water because you have too much sodium (which is basically salt) in your body. Water weight is the fastest to gain or lose, and that's why people weigh differently at different times of the day. Drinking lots of water should not make you gain water weight unless you are eating lots of salty foods. You should DEFINITELY NOT stop drinking fluids for a whole day, that is unhealthy. Besides, a pound of water weight will not really make you look fatter, as opposed to a pound of fat. Your stomach won't be flatter unless you lose actual fat. I hope this helps, this is as much as I know!