water weight...

[McLovin]

I need to be educationed...what is it??

 

[roopy]

It's fiction.
A litre of water weighs one kilogram - and people will vary in weight during the day depending on how much water is in their system - which has led some people to take food or medication which cause the system to shed water (called diuretics), which makes you temporarily lighter on the scales, but doesn't change how much fat or muscle tissue you have, so it's just a way of deluding yourself (unless you are a boxer or a jockey).

 

[Twizzle]

It's fiction.
A litre of water weighs one kilogram - and people will vary in weight during the day depending on how much water is in their system - which has led some people to take food or medication which cause the system to shed water (called diuretics), which makes you temporarily lighter on the scales, but doesn't change how much fat or muscle tissue you have, so it's just a way of deluding yourself (unless you are a boxer or a jockey).

or a leg spin bowler

 

[Nikki]

Can diuretics be bought over the counter?

 

[bartman]

I'm not sure... but if you look at the wikipedia page the drugs listed all have very "prescription" sounding names.

This page talks about natural diuretics, like green tea and cranberry juice, cucumber, watermelon, apsaragus... http://www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/article/Diuretics

 

[bartman]

Of course, you can get Dianetics over the counter though ;-)

http://mklasing.files.wordpress.com/2008/01/cruise_icon_dianetics.jpg

 

[Nikki]

Of course, you can get Dianetics over the counter though ;-)

:lol: I already have a copy, but thanks.

 

[roopy]

Can diuretics be bought over the counter?

Prescription diuretics are serious drugs used to treat high blood pressure and cogestive cardiac failure etc.
If you use them incorrectly you can cause an electrolyte inbalance serious enough to give you a heart attack.
Lot's of foods and natural products are mild diuretics - any health food shop has shelves full for people who want to delude themselves that they are losing weight by peeing a lot.
Green tea is a good one.
Nice drink with lots of antioxidents, so it will probably do you some good, and it will not be strong enough to harm you unless you drink silly amounts of it.