Water Retention?? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

Praetorian · 18-08-2004, 04:20 PM

Hi all,

I've posted a couple of times and have a new query.

My diet consists of mainly low fat and low calorie foods with a couple of high fat and calorie thrown in to treat myself.

As I work in a warehouse lifting boxes all night (night shift worker here), I burn off what I eat during the night. Since I sleep most of the day, I have very little to eat during the day.

It's been quite a while since I began this type of diet now and I've still got a belly.

I'm 26 yrs old, and would like a midsection that falls straight down from my chest rather than having a bump there.

I believe I may be having water retention, and have been thinking of getting a abs toner from one of the shopping channels.

Before I do that, I want to try and get rid of it in a natural way.

Does anyone have any tips?

Thanks

Huw

**hackskii** · 18-08-2004, 05:15 PM

Well, I find myself that the lower carb diets work for me. It will strip water off of you too.
Dandelion root is good for water retention but you will have to take more than what is recomended on the bottle.
Drinking more water will help with water retention too and even fat loss.
I use something called water factor and this is herbal. It works ok. There are alot of natural diuretic products on the market that you can buy.

But all in all diet is the only way of losing the spare tire. Usually, I find the waist line to go last and the face to go first.

**Jimmy** · 18-08-2004, 10:03 PM

if your stomach sticks out further than your chest then water isnt your problem, fat is

**hackskii** · 18-08-2004, 11:09 PM

What if you have a really small chest?

**hackskii** · 19-08-2004, 05:30 PM

Guys, if someone else does what that guy did PM me and I will take care of it pronto.

demon · 19-08-2004, 06:15 PM

I was just about to PM you, but then you went offline, so I thought there was no point.

powerU · 20-08-2004, 09:08 AM

what happened??

demon · 20-08-2004, 11:24 AM

Someone posted some rather explicit gay photos!
As well as that squat / prolapsed bowel photo a couple of times.

Praetorian · 22-08-2004, 02:35 PM

How come my post about water rentention ended up being about gay and prolapsed bowel pictures?

:confused:

Praetorian

Hardrive · 22-08-2004, 03:07 PM

Hi Praetorian
Some guy posted some obscene pics on this thread and another thread that had to be deleted and the guy was banned sorry that your thread has gone away from its original point it happens occationaly.
To be honest I dont know that much about water rentention but Diet is an important key something to do with kidneys filtering out toxins and returning the water/salt back into your blood.
Caffine can help I think with water retention as it's a diuretic which means more blood goes through your kidneys which filter more of your toxins and makes you go to the toilet more often.
But the members here might be able to help you out more or do a search on google for water retention.
Sorry I cant help much I know caffine has a part to play as ive just been to the doctors last week and he told me to stop drinking caffine after 5pm as it keeps me up most of the night peeing.Caffine can also make you dehydratde.
Hope it helps....

winger · 22-08-2004, 04:40 PM

Praetorian are your ankles swolen?

Praetorian · 23-08-2004, 04:19 PM

Winger, my ankles are just fine thank you.

After reading everything on here, I think it may be just hard to shift FAT.

Hardrive, no worries, there will always be some weirdos on the net no matter how much checking you do.

philipebrown · 25-08-2004, 10:15 AM

i find that my ankles are the last place for the water to go, even when i think ive lost the water i still get sock wounds at the end of the day!

**Jimmy** · 25-08-2004, 09:00 PM

yes, water not only increase3s, but it travels downwards through the day

winger · 26-08-2004, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Praetorian

Winger, my ankles are just fine thank you.

I wasn't being a weirdo. If you are retaining water it will show up in your ankles. If your ankles aren't swollen then you arent retaining water, hell or have adema for that mater.

18-08-2004, 04:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Praetorian Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Water Retention?? Hi all, I've posted a couple of times and have a new query. My diet consists of mainly low fat and low calorie foods with a couple of high fat and calorie thrown in to treat myself. As I work in a warehouse lifting boxes all night (night shift worker here), I burn off what I eat during the night. Since I sleep most of the day, I have very little to eat during the day. It's been quite a while since I began this type of diet now and I've still got a belly. I'm 26 yrs old, and would like a midsection that falls straight down from my chest rather than having a bump there. I believe I may be having water retention, and have been thinking of getting a abs toner from one of the shopping channels. Before I do that, I want to try and get rid of it in a natural way. Does anyone have any tips? Thanks Huw

18-08-2004, 05:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,956	Well, I find myself that the lower carb diets work for me. It will strip water off of you too. Dandelion root is good for water retention but you will have to take more than what is recomended on the bottle. Drinking more water will help with water retention too and even fat loss. I use something called water factor and this is herbal. It works ok. There are alot of natural diuretic products on the market that you can buy. But all in all diet is the only way of losing the spare tire. Usually, I find the waist line to go last and the face to go first. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

18-08-2004, 10:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jimmy UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Forest gym crawley Posts: 4,337	if your stomach sticks out further than your chest then water isnt your problem, fat is __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* 'Genetics is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms. Inheritance in organisms occurs by means of discrete traits, called genes.'

18-08-2004, 11:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,956	What if you have a really small chest? __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

19-08-2004, 05:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,956	Guys, if someone else does what that guy did PM me and I will take care of it pronto. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

19-08-2004, 06:15 PM	#6 (permalink)
demon Looking Freaky Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 809	I was just about to PM you, but then you went offline, so I thought there was no point. __________________ DEMON "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

20-08-2004, 09:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
powerU Getting HUGE! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1,140	what happened??

20-08-2004, 11:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
demon Looking Freaky Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 809	Someone posted some rather explicit gay photos! As well as that squat / prolapsed bowel photo a couple of times. __________________ DEMON "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle

22-08-2004, 02:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
Praetorian Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	How come my post about water rentention ended up being about gay and prolapsed bowel pictures? :confused: Praetorian

22-08-2004, 03:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
Hardrive Gym Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: uk Posts: 154	Hi Praetorian Some guy posted some obscene pics on this thread and another thread that had to be deleted and the guy was banned sorry that your thread has gone away from its original point it happens occationaly. To be honest I dont know that much about water rentention but Diet is an important key something to do with kidneys filtering out toxins and returning the water/salt back into your blood. Caffine can help I think with water retention as it's a diuretic which means more blood goes through your kidneys which filter more of your toxins and makes you go to the toilet more often. But the members here might be able to help you out more or do a search on google for water retention. Sorry I cant help much I know caffine has a part to play as ive just been to the doctors last week and he told me to stop drinking caffine after 5pm as it keeps me up most of the night peeing.Caffine can also make you dehydratde. Hope it helps.... __________________ "One man has enthusiasm for 30 minutes, another for 30 days, but it is the man who has it for 30 years who makes a success of his life." ----------------------------------

22-08-2004, 04:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,253 Blog Entries: 1	Praetorian are your ankles swolen? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

23-08-2004, 04:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
Praetorian Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4	Winger, my ankles are just fine thank you. After reading everything on here, I think it may be just hard to shift FAT. Hardrive, no worries, there will always be some weirdos on the net no matter how much checking you do.

25-08-2004, 10:15 AM	#13 (permalink)
philipebrown Looking Freaky Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: north east Posts: 924	i find that my ankles are the last place for the water to go, even when i think ive lost the water i still get sock wounds at the end of the day! __________________ "no, no, side chest franco, not front chest!........ ....and if you don't have it, don't hit it!" Arnold...from the making of pumping iron.

25-08-2004, 09:00 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jimmy UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Forest gym crawley Posts: 4,337	yes, water not only increase3s, but it travels downwards through the day __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* 'Genetics is the science of heredity and variation in living organisms. Inheritance in organisms occurs by means of discrete traits, called genes.'