Water also helps to maintain proper muscle tone by giving back the muscles' natural ability to contract and by preventing dehydration. Water helps prevent sagging skin that often accompanies weight loss. Shrinking cells are plumped up by water and the complexion appears clear, healthy and radiant. So far, we have discovered some remarkable truths about water and about weight loss. The body will not function properly without enough water and cannot metabolize stored fat efficiently.
Retained water shows up as excess weight.
To get rid of excess water you must drink more water. Drinking water is essential to weight loss. Water should preferably be cold - it is absorbed more quickly into the system than warm water. Some evidence suggests that drinking cold water can actually burn calories. An easy rule of thumb is to divide your weight in half to determine how many ounces of water you need to drink daily.