Lose 5 Pounds With Water

According to an article from the June 2010 issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine, when it comes to weight loss, water works. In a Virginia Tech study of 48 overweight adults on a diet, those who drank 16 ounces of water half an hour before every meal for 12 weeks lost about four and a half pounds more - 15.5 pounds versus 11 - than those who didn't have the water. If you want to test it for yourself, make sure you drink enough (two cups) and give your pre-dinner "cocktail" adequate time to work (at least 10 minutes) but not too much time (30 minutes max).