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Have you checked out berardi's book on grappling nutrition? He as a slightly different approach to cutting water weight before cometition. You modify your water intake depending on the amount of time between weigh-ins and competition in a way that is supposed to allow you to drop as much as 10 - 15 lbs. I've been following it all week preparing for a competition on Sunday.
The jist of it is (only use this approach with at least 24hrs between weigh-ins and 1st match):
Obviously, being a berardi fan I'm always following the 7 rules. 5 days out from weigh-ins I started drinking over 2 gallons of water a day, as well as added salt to everything I ate. On day 4 I dropped to 1 gallon and cut the extra salt. Today, the last day before competition I've dropped all fluids and am avoiding all foods I know to be high in sodium. So far I've lost 5 lbs, and most of it was in the last 24hrs that I cut my water intake in half. If that progress continues in the next 24hrs I should make weight no problem. I'll let you know if I make weight.
There are more details, but you should buy his book like I did if you want the complete guide. There is also a separate guide for losing weight for a competition in which has weigh-ins on the same day of the match (which is basically intended to cause less of a loss of weight).
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