In your search for dieting tips, you may have come across the fact that drinking hot or warm water can help to speed up the weight loss process. If you’re wondering if this news is true, then you’ll likely be happy to hear that it absolutely is. Drinking warm water with lemon juice in it is also very helpful for cleaning out internal waste, eliminating toxins from your body, and giving you a bit of an energy boost. These are all great benefits for staying healthy, reducing bloating, and making sure that you have all the energy you need to exercise and keep your motivation high.
Here’s how you can use hot water with lemon for the most weight loss benefits:
- Shortly after waking up in the morning, warm some water and add a lemon slice to it. Drink the full glass of water at a normal speed (no need to drag it out or chug it down). This will help to stimulate your digestive system so that it isn’t still “asleep” and sluggish when you eat your breakfast.
- The water should be boiled (in a kettle, on the stove, or in the microwave) but allowed to cool enough that you won’t burn yourself.
- Be sure to wash the lemon before you slice it. Feel free to add the lemon slice to the water while it is still boiling. This will give it time for the benefits to be absorbed into the water.
- Simply drink it in the same way that you would sip a tea.
If you are hoping for further benefits and metabolism and energy boosting results, add a slice of lemon to the water that you drink throughout the rest of the day. Though you don’t need to heat the water every time (you can if you wish, but it’s not necessary), do leave it at room temperature for greater benefits than you’d receive if you were drinking cold water from the tap or refrigerator.
If your doctor has recommended that you start your weight loss with a detox diet, then you will want to wash a lemon and put it in a food processor to puree it. Place this lemon puree into the bottom of a water bottle and simply add room temperature or warm water to it all day long, drinking the water. The “pulp” in the water you’re drinking (including the lemon’s pectin and its peel) are a wonderful source of healthy fiber, which helps to slow down the body’s absorption of sugar and assists in cleansing your digestive tract.