- Karla (@improvingwkarla) has over 100,000 followers on TikTok
- She went viral after sharing how she drinks water 'intentionally'
- Carla said she drinks 64 ounces of water each day with “a pinch of salt.”
A lifestyle coach has revealed how to 'drink water right' to lose weight without having to run to the toilet multiple times.
Karla, known as @improvingwkarla, has over 100,000 followers on TikTok, where she shares advice on habit building and weight loss.
The content creator recently went viral after sharing how drinking water can be “the most beneficial for your weight loss journey.”
“If you don't know how to start your weight loss journey, I'll give you a habit: 64 ounces of water every day,” she began.
“For me, this means I need two,” she said, drumming her fingers on her stainless steel water bottle.
Carla explained that you shouldn't gulp down water. Otherwise, you'll just end up having to go to the bathroom “trillion times a day.”
“We actually want to be intentional with our weight loss journey and intentional with what we put in our bodies,” she said.
“So, I'm going to show you how to actually drink water intentionally so your body can function as effectively as possible while losing weight.”
Kara poured filtered water from a pitcher into a bottle and added “a pinch of salt.”
“But only a little,” she warned. “This shouldn't be salty at all. This will actually put all the electrolytes back into the water. These are essential components of our lives and make you more beautiful.”
If you want to “get fancy,” you can add lemon or lime slices, she added.
“This is just one of the ways I express myself,” she explained. “Since I started my journey of healthy habits, my life has changed for the better.
“Doing this little routine throughout the day or right after I wake up in the morning is how I keep myself healthy and happy.”
Kara is Benefits of adding salt to water It can replenish electrolytes and increase hydration.
But experts say most people consume enough salt throughout the day and don't need to drink salt water unless they engage in strenuous physical activity.
“As a nutritionist, I recommend drinking salted water only after exercising in extreme heat and sweating profusely. I also recommend drinking salted water more than once a day. We want to avoid that,” Francis Largeman Ross, RDN, told Today.com.
Kara's video has been viewed 1.8 million times and received nearly 1,000 comments.
'[You] You should also drink water through a straw,” one person suggested. “It helps you trust me.”
'yes! I drink 64 ounces of plain water every day,” replied another.
“This is better than a Gatorade type drink with sweet chemicals in it,” another added.
