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04-17-08, 08:44 AM
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| A glass of water 10 minutes before the meal
I read in a magazine that a glass of water 10 minutes before the meal helps. There was no explanation. Does anyone know about it? | 
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04-17-08, 01:39 PM
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| Re: A glass of water 10 minutes before the meal
The water fills up your stomach and takes the edge off your hunger, so you're more likely to stop eating sooner. Also, many people mistake dehydration for hunger. A lot of the time if you're feeling peckish, all you need is a nice big glass of water.
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04-18-08, 02:59 AM
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| Re: A glass of water 10 minutes before the meal
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Originally Posted by Erin  The water fills up your stomach and takes the edge off your hunger, so you're more likely to stop eating sooner. Also, many people mistake dehydration for hunger. A lot of the time if you're feeling peckish, all you need is a nice big glass of water. | 
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04-18-08, 06:42 PM
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| Re: A glass of water 10 minutes before the meal
Go ahead and drink 16oz of ice cold water and it'll also bump your metabolism. Remember that it takes about 10 to 15 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain WHOA! for the food so that's why people eat until full then realize (painfully so) that they're over full. My oldest son is a ravenous eater and to help him understand this when he was younger and would ask for 2nd or 3rds that he wait 10 minutes between helpings. Every time he would not want any more after 10 minutes. 
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04-19-08, 04:26 PM
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| Re: A glass of water 10 minutes before the meal
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Originally Posted by MikeB Go ahead and drink 16oz of ice cold water and it'll also bump your metabolism. Remember that it takes about 10 to 15 minutes for your stomach to tell your brain WHOA! for the food so that's why people eat until full then realize (painfully so) that they're over full. My oldest son is a ravenous eater and to help him understand this when he was younger and would ask for 2nd or 3rds that he wait 10 minutes between helpings. Every time he would not want any more after 10 minutes. | Exactly! For this same reason we always encourage people to chew their food extra slow when eating!
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