How to Drop Water Weight Fast

Many conditions cause our bodies to hold on to extra water. While some of these can be serious, such as heart or kidney problems, others can be as simple as eating too much salt or hormonal changes related to a woman's menstrual cycle. If you have determined you are healthy but are still holding on to extra water, you can take one of several diuretic aids to help relieve bloating. These are also helpful if you are trying to drop water weight quickly before a major event or weigh-in.

Things You'll Need

• Dandelion, fennel or ginger tea (or other drinks with diuretic properties)
• High water content foods such as asparagus, cabbage, cucumber and watermelon
• Water
• Steam room or sauna
• Bananas or other high potassium foods

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Instructions

• 1

  Find a natural diuretic aid from your local health food store. Diuretic teas include dandelion, fennel, ginger and nettle.

• 2

  Incorporate foods and juices into your diet that are known to have diuretic qualities. Many foods with high water content actually help get rid of excess water in the body. These include artichokes, asparagus, cabbage, celery, cucumbers, lettuce and watermelon. You can also drink cranberry juice, coffee or tea, which also work as diuretics.

• 3

  Avoid processed foods or those with high starch or high sodium values as these nutrients help the body retain water.

• 4

  Drink at least eight glasses of water every day. The more water you drink, the quicker your body will be able to flush out the waste products and toxins that are making you hold on to water in the first place.

• 5

  Sweat out water weight by going into a sauna or steam room for 20 minutes. This is for temporary water weight loss only, as what you lose through this method will come back once you are hydrated again.

• 6

  Eat bananas, carrots, collard greens or beans to replace the potassium that will be diminished as part of the water loss. If you are buying pre-packaged potassium-rich foods, make sure they also have low sodium.