So yesterday, I shared how one of the best things you can do for your physical (and mental!) health is increase your water intake.

And I shared how I dropped 3lbs in a week simply by drinking more water (I didn't change my training routine or my eating habits). This was an experiment to prove to my clients the power of simple hydration.

So how did this happen?

Remember - a study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism found that drinking just 500mL of water speeds up your metabolic rate by 30%.

Got a little more info on this, too...

They concluded that "The thermogenic effect of water should be considered when estimating energy expenditure, particularly during weight loss programs.”

This has also been verified in other studies. But there's more to it...

Drinking water suppresses hunger.

Quite simply, water fills up your stomach, alleviating that gnawing hunger feeling.

Researchers discovered that middle-aged people who drank two 8-ounce glasses of water right before meals, lost more weight over a 12-week period than those who didn’t.

Water drinkers lost about 15.5 pounds, while the non-water drinkers lost about 11 pounds. That’s 30% more weight/fat lost!

Don't meant to sound cheesy, but wait there's more...

Drinking water flushes your filters - your kidneys and liver.

Now even though this doesn't sound "exciting", let's take a look at the impact...

Your kidneys remove waste products from your body that are dissolved in water.

When there’s not enough water in the body, this waste cannot be and is not fully removed.

Your liver’s primary job is to convert fat into energy. When the kidneys aren’t doing their job correctly due to lack of water, the liver assists in waste filtration, but decreases its job in fat-burning. So instead of being converted to energy, fat accumulates.

Therefore, when you drink more water, you allow your kidneys and liver to do what they’re designed to do and you accelerate your fat-burning capabilities.

Make sense? 

But, the problem still remains, right?

Water is boring. 

So...

Here's how to drink more water (and love it) + crank up your metabolism 30%)

Later tater,

Coach Mikey