water retention

[loufran]

Does anybody suffer from this? and how do you deal with it?

[Sunshineslynn]

What kind of water retention are you speaking of from soduim or cheating on diet, menstrual?

[Roger999]

Originally Posted by loufran

Does anybody suffer from this? and how do you deal with it?

everyone has water retention, you cannot force your body to get rid of water retention for long, for competition peperation, most people would lower their sodium and try alot of other methods to lower their water retention, but it can only be maintained for around 2days, before the body forces itself to have water retention.

[NaturalMsO]

Originally Posted by loufran

Does anybody suffer from this? and how do you deal with it?

Two things:
1) Watch your sodium intake.
2) Drink more water.

[DanishThorn]

Originally Posted by NaturalMsO

Two things:
1) Watch your sodium intake.
2) Drink more water.

That is the key. My girlfriend was scarfing down over the counter water pills she found at Walgreens...VERY dangerous. We need electrolytes for our mucles to contract. Too little or too much electrolytes will cause cardiac dysrhythmias and could even cause cardiac arrest.

Its a fine balance...just remember that the more water you drink, the more water you will remove. Thats the safest way to limit water weight.