Losing 20 in your 20's! (CLOSED)
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Water it is! I have a big issue with drinking enough water. Maybe this challange will help to curb my evening snacking. I hope everyone is having a good week. Weigh in Thursday is making me nervous
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You had to choose water Ashlee! Now I'm going to be drinking like crazy then peeing all night! LOL!
I really do need to try to get to 8 cups a day though, I'm awful about drinking water!0 -
You know, ladies, those extra trips to the bathroom from drinking all the extra water is only burning your calories! So get on it!
Time for a WATER CHECK! How many cups or ounces are you at for the day? How many more do you plan to drink??
4:33pm and I'm at 14 cups (or 112oz.) and plan to drink 2 more! That puts me 3 above my typical 13!
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You had to choose water Ashlee! Now I'm going to be drinking like crazy then peeing all night! LOL!
I really do need to try to get to 8 cups a day though, I'm awful about drinking water!
Yes, I did it just for you, Rio, cause I knew you would :-) hahahahaha NOW DRINK UP!0 -
I drink at LEAST six 8oz of water a day.. I can drink more.. After all, I am a water sign [Cancer]0
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I DID IT!! I drank 8 cups of water yesterday! I usually only drink 3-4, so this is big for me!
Now, I get to start drinking again this morning! :drinker:0 -
I did 11, that's 3 more than my min goal of 8 :drinker:0
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I drank 6!!!! which is pretty huge for me considering some days I barely get 2! Keep up the good work all, weigh in tomorrow!!:flowerforyou:0
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Tomorrow is the day of truth! Whose ready?! Go team red apples.
Actually, go all teams!! We all got this one. Were all in this journey together and I cheer all you on.
But a double cheer on to my team!!!!0 -
Great idea for a new challenge - water is something I need to improve on. I have days where I drink lots, but other days I just seem to forget, so good choice!
Eeek, weigh day tomorrow - honestly I haven no idea whether to expect a gain, a loss or a nothing. I'm really getting cracked into my new cycling routine, so hopefully losing weight, but also must be gaining muscle. Hmmmmm we'll see!0 -
Way to go on the water yesterday ladies!!!!!!!!!!! That's a huge deal for those of you who don't usually drink that much! I really am proud of you all!!! Now keep up the awesome work today! I've had 5 cups today (40oz.) with plan to have 9-10 more (I have Zumba and running tonight, so I'll be gulping it afterwards!)
Oh gosh... weigh in tomorrow.... I am feeling really confident here. I do sneak a peek every day on my weight, but my scale is terrible and fluctuates a lot (like, I can get on it 3 times in a row within a 15 second period and get 3 different weights within a pound of eachother...) So, as of this morning I was down 1.2 pounds! Pretty excited to see what tomorrow holds, especially since today is my biggest workout day!0 -
Regardless of my NSV on Monday, I honestly think that I gained weight this past week. Only due to the fact that I was in bed all weekend resting my damn ankle, and my cheat day yesterday. We'll just have to see!!!
Good job to everyone with their water intake :happy: Just don't drown yourself.. :laugh:
Go Peaches!!
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Speaking of drowning... my stepmom is a nutritionist and she insists you can drink too much water. How do you know how much is too much???0
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Speaking of drowning... my stepmom is a nutritionist and she insists you can drink too much water. How do you know how much is too much???
Honestly, I don't know!! LOL But!!! I have heard of something in the news a few years back that someone drank too much water & LITERALLY drowned herself. It was sad.
This doesn't mean NOT to do the challenge!! LOL I'll do some research tho & probably post a thread on it.0 -
This doesn't mean NOT to do the challenge!! LOL I'll do some research tho & probably post a thread on it.
THANKS! I am curious...0 -
This doesn't mean NOT to do the challenge!! LOL I'll do some research tho & probably post a thread on it.
THANKS! I am curious...
No problem, love!! I love learning new things & sharing what I've learned. I think that's why I went back to school.. Hrmm. HAHA!0 -
No problem, love!! I love learning new things & sharing what I've learned. I think that's why I went back to school.. Hrmm. HAHA!
hahaha. I know what you mean. I love learning and could probably be a professional student if it paid as well as my job ;-)0 -
Great job with the water everyone!! This is an awesome challenge.
Yes, you can drink too much water (water intoxication). This usually occurs when someone is overheated or sweating profusely and has lost a lot of sodium. By replacing your body with water instead of electrolytes, you are pulling all the water into the dehydrated cells and causing an electrolyte imbalance which increases intracranial pressure. This normally results in a headache, a change in mental status, weakness, and fatigue. It does not occur very often but I have heard of it happening to people when they are hiking in hot weather.
Anyways, I'll put my geeky nursing brain aside for now and say, you have nothing to worry about. As long as you're eating AND drinking water after your workouts, you should be fine!
Hope everyone has a great Wednesday! I can't wait to see everyone's results tomorrow. I know we're going to have a great 1st week!!!
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That's kinda what I was thinking... on my big workout days, I obviously consume more food with that extra water. And I pee a whole lot more, too, so it's not like it's just sitting in my system for hours.
Anyway, I'm excited for weigh-in, too!!! Can't wait to see everyone's results!!!
GO BLUE BERRIES! (and everyone else...) :bigsmile:0 -
Great job with the water everyone!! This is an awesome challenge.
Yes, you can drink too much water (water intoxication). This usually occurs when someone is overheated or sweating profusely and has lost a lot of sodium. By replacing your body with water instead of electrolytes, you are pulling all the water into the dehydrated cells and causing an electrolyte imbalance which increases intracranial pressure. This normally results in a headache, a change in mental status, weakness, and fatigue. It does not occur very often but I have heard of it happening to people when they are hiking in hot weather.
Anyways, I'll put my geeky nursing brain aside for now and say, you have nothing to worry about. As long as you're eating AND drinking water after your workouts, you should be fine!
Hope everyone has a great Wednesday! I can't wait to see everyone's results tomorrow. I know we're going to have a great 1st week!!!
Go BERRIES!!!
YAY for medical brains!! I haven't learned about water imbalance until I did my research!
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Are you guys ready for tomorrow's weigh-in???? I am! hopefully the scale will put me in the 120's but 130.0 will do as well!
A guy that has been working with my bf for about 4 months now, goes away on Monday and one of their colleagues is throwing a huge party on Saturday. I'm a bit nervous about it, I know a cheat day won't kill me but I have had waayyyyyyyy too many this month and that's why I have barely lost... August has been terribly slow for me.
Any tips? should I just forget about it and start fresh on Sunday? exercise my *kitten* off in the morning and keep my cals low?0 -
I love learning new things!
Weigh-in is tomorrow: I'm nervous... TOM is supposed to hit this week and it always messes with my weigh-in, I had an all-day meeting today and I didn't get my normal lunch walk in (and I since food was catered, pastries were provided and I was bad), AND I haven't had as much time to do my normal scheduled exercises this week.... So tomorrow's number will be interesting, but really I'm waiting to see what next week's number will be (as it'll be more realistic).
Update on first mini challange: Try a new food - I was going to get to the store and buy some blueberries, but that hasn't happened (no time). What I HAVE tried is pineapple. It's been in the fruit bowls that have been recently catered here at work. Turns out, I LOVE PINEAPPLE!
Update on second mini challange: Drink 3 extra 8oz glasses of water above your normal goal - My original goal was to always meet the 64oz minimum (8x8oz), so I've been adding an additional 24oz (3x8oz) to that goal. I am so successful so far!
If I may suggest another mini challange; I say we try a NEW type of exercize. For me, I've primarily done Zumba, walking, and cycling. I thought it'd be nice to try something different before the end of the month... Thoughts? Suggestions?
Manda
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Can I do my weigh in today? B/c I won't be able to get on a scale tomorrow..0
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Good morning everyone! Today's weigh in puts me at 156.4, that's a loss of 1.6lbs this week! Really thrilled with that, but lucky the water challenge is here, because I am thinking that maybe some of that is dehydration - I'll make sure to get my extra water in today!
I can't access the spreadsheet at work unfortunately - it's blocked, so I'll have to update my weight for this week when I get home tonight.
Good luck with everybody's weigh ins today!!
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As I can't properly weigh in today (due to moving and not owning a set of scales myself) I've logged in my start weight again on the website and will update it on Saturday when I get to a set of scales!
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Morning everyone!
The water challenge was a great idea. I always struggle to reach 8 cups, usually only reaching 7. So yesterday I pushed myself to reach 10 cups yesterday!
I also like the idea of trying a new exercise. I'm not sure what to do yet, but it gives me something to think about today.
Good luck with your weigh-ins today. I'm seeing some great losses already!
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It's weigh-in day!!! Go Team Red Apples!!!! Wooooot!0
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Time to weigh-in! Don't forget to update the Google Doc!
GO BLUE BERRIES!
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I can't access the spreadsheet at work unfortunately - it's blocked, so I'll have to update my weight for this week when I get home tonight.
Cathy
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I can't access the spreadsheet at work unfortunately - it's blocked, so I'll have to update my weight for this week when I get home tonight.
Cathy
I entered your weight for you
Thank you!0
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