Merry Christmas to You! new group *not closed*

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  • ziesergirl_66
    ziesergirl_66 Posts: 1,005 Member
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    hi all. went on a walk early this am, been doing yard work since....have stopped only to drink water and eat! 32 oz done. need to look for that water "cocktail"...pomegranate, lemon, lime? another thing I notice when I increase my intake is how much better my skin looks, mainly my face.

    keep it up everyone...whether your in the challenge or not! you're doing so good with this!! :drinker:
  • nisijam5
    nisijam5 Posts: 10,390 Member
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    need to look for that water "cocktail"...pomegranate, lemon, lime?

    I use sparkling water (San Pelligrino from Sam's Club), 1/2 to 1 oz of fresh POM juice, squeeze of fresh lime = 25 calories, drink your antioxidants :flowerforyou:

    :drinker: :drinker: Add 1 oz of vodka and it's 95 calories :drinker: :drinker: and probably kill the antioxidants :ohwell:

    Thursday, 10/20...W1D1, 245 calories burned
    Friday, 10/21..W1D2, 234 calories burned & 256 on the elliptical
    Saturday, 10/22...W1D3, 247 calories & 234 on the elliptical

    5 lbs weight except for the side lunges....I'm just not sure I do those right...clumbsy food that I am...can't wait to see and feel the end results
  • anyasants
    anyasants Posts: 16
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    Hey guys, I love that this isnt a closed group so Im in too!!

    Current weight: 150 lbs
    Christmas weight: 135 lbs
    Goal Weight: 120 lbs

    Increasing water intake..... that is definitely a challenge and Im glad I have you guys here.
    You guys are amazing!!
    -Anya
  • CurlyVonda
    CurlyVonda Posts: 59 Member
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    Good afternoon everyone!

    I'm having a great weekend. I will be hitting the track for a 60 min. walk this evening, but right now I'm getting a workout by just doing housework. Thought I was going to be able to get some Aqua Jogging in today, but I went to bed with a scratchy throat and woke up this morning with a stuffy head and a seriously runny nose. Enjoy the remainder of your day....make it a great one!

    Thurs: 96 ozs.
    Fri: 96 ozs.
    Sat: 24 ozs. so far.
  • CurlyVonda
    CurlyVonda Posts: 59 Member
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    Oh yeah, I meant to mention:

    I sometimes have problems with water retention due to medication. I buy 24 oz. water bottles and adding 2-3 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar was recommended to me. I also add one packet of Truvia sweetner to cut the tart taste.
  • milesgirl
    milesgirl Posts: 2
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    I would like to join! I need motivation like crazy to stop overeating!

    CW: 125
    GW 117
  • jc1229
    jc1229 Posts: 220 Member
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    I think I water logged myself yesterday. Lol So only drank 64 oz of water today.
  • mrshoffman07
    mrshoffman07 Posts: 121
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    Sounds good

    Starting wt 180.2
    Goal wt 165
  • shanny5535
    shanny5535 Posts: 15
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    I would love to join this challenge.

    cw--255

    Chirstmas goal weight --240
  • MIssFinny
    MIssFinny Posts: 194 Member
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    I'm in! I love a good challenge!

    cw:265
    Christmas Goal: 250
  • AliceIsRunning
    AliceIsRunning Posts: 220 Member
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    I had a not so good day today. I had this legal conference where EVERY Vendor had candy bowls (I avoided); one even had a fresh popcorn cart (I avoided that too)

    The provided lunch was this breast of chicken drowning in some sort of cream sauce :( I scraped away as much as I could. I ate all the veggies and couldn't resist the mashed potatoes (my weakness)

    I quickly gave my dessert to the woman sitting next to me: chocolate raspberry cheesecake.

    I think I got most of my water in. I think I counted 6 glasses but they were larger glasses, so I'm going with that.

    Too tired to even force myself to think about exercising.

    :::sigh:: I'll pick up and start fresh tomorrow with a 7 mile jog :)

    Thanks for listening
  • cmon288
    cmon288 Posts: 173 Member
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    getting my last 16oz in now. Hope everyone had a good Saturday.
  • sanleap
    sanleap Posts: 3 Member
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    Count me in...CW is my SW 235
    GW by Christmas 220
  • Cheri06
    Cheri06 Posts: 49 Member
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    Got my water in for today! Yaaaay day 1!!! I thought the "8 glasses a day" sounded nearly impossible for me, but using a 32oz cup really helps. It makes it much easier to swallow (no pun intended). :P
  • Annie092
    Annie092 Posts: 34
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    Hey all! I would like to join if ya'll don't mind. I just started MFP yesterday and would like to get off to a good start. And one thing I really have a hard time with is staying motivated. So I think I will need a lot of encouragement to stay on track.

    SW: 246.2
    GW: 228 (That's 2 lbs/wk. Kinda lofty goal, considering all the holidays coming up, but I shall shoot for that.)

    And I like the water idea. Especially considering the fact that I kinda made a personal resolution to start drinking more water just within the last couple of days! Normally I drink a TON of tea. Like, 100 oz/day. But, nevertheless, I will try to drink more water, even though ya'll said we were counting tea. Today, when I went bycycling with my little bro, I took water in my drinking container instead of tea. And I actually enjoyed it!!! lol. Was proud of myself. So ya, will definitely work on the water thing. :drinker: :smile:
  • eudemonia
    eudemonia Posts: 149 Member
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    i'd like to join too!

    cw: 168

    desired weight by christmas: 160

    if i could pour water at my leisure, i'm sure all the lakes and water reservoirs would be half empty by now :/. gosh, i LOVE water.
  • Annie092
    Annie092 Posts: 34
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    Ahem, just wanted to clarify that I will probably not drink more water in addition to all my tea, instead will probably try to substitute more water for some of my tea. Although, I will not be able to give up the tea altogether. I get a caffeine headache if I do. :grumble: lol. Thus, part of the reason I would like to start drinking more water and get away from so much tea. Anyhoo, now that I got that taken care of!!......Have a good night ya'll!!!
  • Annie092
    Annie092 Posts: 34
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    Hey all, sorry to post so often. Just wanted to point out something. With all this water drinking thing, it's great. We all need to drink more water. But I just wanted to let ya'll know, there is such a thing as water intoxication, where you drink too much water. Look at this site to check it out: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm. Now, there is really not much chance of any of us drinking this much water, cause it takes a lot. But I just wanted to let ya'll know. People have died from this. And it's okay to drink 8-12 8oz. glasses in a day, and that is safe. So that's almost 100 oz. That's a lot of water and it's still safe. But I just wanted to make sure ya'll know about this. I'm taking a nutrition class right now and this was mentioned and it kinda was interesting. I had no idea you could get TOO MUCH water. I thought you could drink all the water you want. Anyhoo. Just so ya'll know. Please be safe and don't get "water logged."
  • cschmidt42
    cschmidt42 Posts: 190 Member
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    Good Morning everyone! I had a horrible day yesterday, way too much sugar! Saturday which is ballgame day, is always hard for me, I am a huge football fan and for some reason I just overloaded on sugar!! :frown: But I must pick myself up and go on or I will never reach my goal! :grumble: I have some personal things going on and I am sure I am mostly emotional eating, if I can learn to control that I would be ok. Thanks everyone for listening and for your support!
    I hope everyone has a great Sunday!! :tongue:

    Crystal
  • AliceIsRunning
    AliceIsRunning Posts: 220 Member
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    Good Morning everyone! I had a horrible day yesterday, way too much sugar! Saturday which is ballgame day, is always hard for me, I am a huge football fan and for some reason I just overloaded on sugar!! :frown: But I must pick myself up and go on or I will never reach my goal! :grumble: I have some personal things going on and I am sure I am mostly emotional eating, if I can learn to control that I would be ok. Thanks everyone for listening and for your support!
    I hope everyone has a great Sunday!! :tongue:

    Crystal

    The fact that you know your triggers is a good thing. Just pick up start again - like we ALL do. Take it one day or one quarter (during football games) at a time. You can do it!

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