• Losing water weight helps reduce your body weightClean water and water bubbles in blue image by Suto Norbert from Fotolia.com
  
  Dietary choices and medications like birth control pills and prescription steroids can affect the way your body balances fluids, bringing on water retention. But regardless of the cause of fluid or water weight, there are ways to reverse this condition and lose excess weight in your extremities.
  
  

Low-Sodium Diet

• There is a connection between a high-sodium diet and water retention. Using heavy salt seasoning when preparing foods or eating a large amount of processed foods significantly increases your daily salt consumption. Too much salt causes dehydration. In response, the body begins to hold onto or retain fluids. Cutting back on salt or eating no more than 2,300 mg a day can help reverse fluid retention.
  
  

Drink Water to Get Rid of Water Weight

• Drinking a large amount of most fluids will activate the kidneys and increase urination. Because beverages like soft drinks and juice contain some sodium, drinking water is best when trying to fight water retention. Water is a natural diuretic, and drinking eight glasses a day is useful in flushing out extra water in your body.
  
  

Fruits and Vegetables

• While water is a good diuretic, fruits and vegetables rich in water also function as a diuretic and help to naturally rid excess water from your body. Good choices include watermelon, onions, grapes and cucumbers.
  
  

Exercise to Fight Water Retention

• Regular exercise can help reverse a host of conditions such as insomnia, fatigue and depression. If battling water retention, a consistent exercise routine can assist with flushing extra water from your body. The body loses water through sweating, and activities such as running, power walking and aerobics can induce perspiration.