Water, Water, Everywhere… the Easiest Way to Lose Weight Starting Right Now

A quick weight loss solution is kind of like the Fountain of Youth. People have been searching for it for generations even though we’re all pretty sure we’re never going to find it. But still, the payoff would be so incredible that we’re all willing to keep looking. Chris Powell’s Reshape the Nation program is not a quick weight loss solution. But please don’t misunderstand that statement. You can lose weight fast with Reshape the Nation, but that’s not our ultimate goal. Chris likes to consider himself a “transformation specialist,” and at Reshape the Nation, that’s what we try to accomplish. Our goal,as a result, is not to simply provide quick weight loss… we want to improve people’s lives.

It just so happens that one of the ways in which Reshape the Nation can improve people’s lives is by helping them lose weight. Losing weight helps people enjoy their lives more, take part in more activities, live in less pain, and live longer. So yes, a primary component of Reshape the Nation is creating a weight loss program, but the goal of Reshape the Nation isn’t necessarily quick weight loss. Does that make sense?

We also understand that changing people’s lifestyle habits isn’t an easy thing to do. And while we know it’s easy to say “do this workout” or “eat these foods instead of those foods,” we also know actually making those kinds of lifestyle changes isn’t so easy. As a result, one of the things we want to provide on the Reshape the Nation blog are helpful lifestyle altering solutions that are easy to follow. These are going to be quick, simple changes you can easily incorporate into your daily routines without overhauling any major habits. Sure, these little changes might not help you drop 50 pounds in a month, but you’ll start to notice a change in your body. And hopefully, those first little changes in your body resulting from little changes to your lifestyle will energize you to take bigger steps and make those bigger changes needed to completely reshape your life.

That was a lot of build up for a piece of advice that’s going to be quick and simple. Ready? Here it is: drink lots of water.

Yup… today’s piece of weight loss advice is drink as much water as you (healthily) can. Drink water while you’re sitting at your desk. Drink water while you’re watching TV. Drink water while you’re eating dinner. Drink water while you’re watching your kid’s band concert. Drink water. Drink water. And drink more water. Drinking a gallon of water a day is one of the easiest ways to lose weight. And think about it for a second… drinking water doesn’t really require you to change anything. If you’re sitting at your desk with a glass of water in front of you, is that really a hard lifestyle change to make? If you’re watching TV with a glass of water on the coffee table, is that really a hard lifestyle change to make? I didn’t say you should spend an hour at the gym. I didn’t say you should not eat that candy bar. All I suggested—for right now—is that you drink more water during your daily activities and it’ll help you lose weight. How does that sound for easy weight loss?

So if you’re sitting at the office, go to the water cooler and fill up a cup and bring it back to your desk. If you’re watching TV while surfing the net and reading this blog, go to kitchen and grab a glass of water. If you’re on a bus reading this blog post from your cell phone, well… I wouldn’t recommend taking a gulp out of the water bottle of the person sitting next to you, but make sure you get a glass of water the next time you can. Make this one simple lifestyle change, and you’ll start to see a positive difference in not only how much you weigh, but also how you feel.

Still reading this? Stop! Go get some ice cold water right now, and enjoy!

Keep drinking that water,
Aaron