water weight- any way to get rid of it fast?
 

hello all i was wondering if there is any suggestions to shed water weight fairly fast? thanks for the help!:D

How do you know it's water weight?

thank youmuch!!!

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Perfect timing for this thread for me. I gain 8 to 10 lbs every month with TOM. I know it's water retention, because it appears and reappears right on schedule, no matter how close I'm following my food plan. I also do the thumbprint test (you press into your skin with your thumb for several seconds, release and if the impression doesn't spring quickly back, it's supposedly a sign of water retention).

Normally, I just let it run it's course, but tomorrow evening is my TOPS weigh-in, and I really hate going in with a gain, even when I know it's a normal fluctuation I can't do much if anything about.

The good news is that the scale is only up 3 to 4 lbs instead of the normal 8 - 10, so my gut reaction is that the water gain might actually be masking a significant loss.

Still, I'd like to get rid of as much as I can by tomorrow evening.

My normal remedy is lemon or lime juice in water - and lots of it.

Bananas (because of the potassium "counteracting" the sodium), and cranberry juice are also supposed to be good.