Over 200 Club

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  • akb2006
    akb2006 Posts: 198 Member
    I have not been doing good with water in take at all, all that i was able to get in theese last three days is 32 ounces of water. The rest was diet soda ugh!
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    I've noticed I barely drink anything unless i'm at a restaurant. I must be dehydrated because i just gulp down the iced tea at restaurants... at least 3 glasses worth.
  • MissLissa
    MissLissa Posts: 43
    I got in 25 oz. of water today O.O
    That is seriously good for me! :laugh:
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    Its so crazy how many of us are in the same boat. The reason I wanted to start out with the water challenge is because it is So vital! I am SO bad at drinking sodas (diet pepsi) if it is my house. I know that water has no taste and to me, it has to be ice cold to get it down... It is SO important to drink water. To add some flavor try orange or lemon slices :-) So tomorrow, (today for some of you) I want you to look at how much you drank the previous day and up it by at least a glass... If you can do that... you will be doing better than the day before.

    As for weigh in, my suggestion is to weigh in on Friday morning, after you use the restroom. If you can't that is okay but I tend to be the same every morning. Get into a routine and it will come second nature to you.

    Is anyone taking multivitamins? If you are a female, it is SO crucial to get enough of your daily vitamins... So if you aren't eating all those nutrients, invest in your choice of a multivitamin. There are TONS of great choices. For men, OMG your bone density is "aging" just like us females... Right now, I am trying to find an article for us on multivitamins and their importance. I hate "horsepills" so I am trying to find some suggestions...
  • osmium
    osmium Posts: 107 Member
    Hopefully it's not too late for me to join. I'll be slightly confusing as my ticker is in Kgs as we're metric on the other side of the world. I'll convert into lbs for the challenge :smile:

    Starting weight 224 lb
    Current weight (as of last Friday) 218 lb
    Goal weight (4 weeks) 210 lb
    Goal weight 143 lb (65kg equivalent)

    I'm best at drinking water when I'm exercising. I love water, but I drink a lot of tea which slows my water intake. I'll report back in with final totals for today later :smile:

    This is my first group challenge! I hope it helps :smile: Looking forward to chatting more.
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    OMG, today I did 144 oz of water!!!! I CANNOT BELIEVE IT!!!

    BUT...I totally blew my sodium out of the water :noway: :grumble: ! I stayed under the calories though...ah well tomorrow is another day...

    I'll do better then!:laugh:

    Tomorrow is supposed to be below freezing here! BRRRRRR:sad:

    WOW! 144 fl oz of water, that is great :-) As for the sodium, don't get TOO discouraged. It is good that you noticed that you had too much :-) That is always the first step; now the next step is to take action :-) Figure out what is drawing you into those salty foods and see if you can find an alternative. It is really good that you had so much water, it will help flush your system of the salt (sodium). Keep up the good work!!
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    I have not been doing good with water in take at all, all that i was able to get in theese last three days is 32 ounces of water. The rest was diet soda ugh!

    Don't get discouraged... Just try to change up your water with some flavors of some sort and make it a fun experiment... Maybe get a water bottle that is 1.5 liters (56 fl oz) that might help you drink more water if you can see your progress... Let me know if you need any suggestions! We are all here to work together and accomplish our goals!
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    I've noticed I barely drink anything unless i'm at a restaurant. I must be dehydrated because i just gulp down the iced tea at restaurants... at least 3 glasses worth.

    You are right about getting dehydrated... Tea is caffeinated and caffeine dehydrates you much quicker :-( I know I am a culprit of the wonderful diet pepsi too. One way to gauge if you are dehydrated is your urine. I know totally gross but it is so true! If it has a strong smelling odor, you may be dehydrated. If it is very dark in color, you are definately dehydrated. Things that make us dehydrated are not drinking enough water, drinking things with caffeine such as sodas, teas, energy drinks like red bull and rockstar and a few other things. Being dehydrated can cause serious harm to you over time so really try to get in some water with your iced teas and you should be okay :-) Keep workin hard!
  • Umeboshi
    Umeboshi Posts: 1,637 Member
    Thanks for the advice. :)
    From what you said I'm dehydrated almost all the time!
    Maybe I could buy decaf teas so I could have that flavor in my water without the dehydrating caffeine.
  • Coach2010
    Coach2010 Posts: 209
    ...

    Is anyone taking multivitamins? If you are a female, it is SO crucial to get enough of your daily vitamins... So if you aren't eating all those nutrients, invest in your choice of a multivitamin. There are TONS of great choices. For men, OMG your bone density is "aging" just like us females... Right now, I am trying to find an article for us on multivitamins and their importance. I hate "horsepills" so I am trying to find some suggestions...

    Thanks for your follow up.

    Regarding soda, in general, diet or regular, keep in mind that it's bad for teeth. Really bad. My dentist warned me about diet soda when I asked him which was a good one since I was going to stop drinking regular soda, then he shared this bomb with me.

    It's ok...I'm more of juice person anyway. (...and gatorade...which is also full of sugar :-(

    Regarding the multi-vitamins, I've started using Nature's Way, Alive, in liquid form.

    It's taste is kinda funky, but, it goes down quick, I only need a tablespoon, and I take it with Breakfast.

    It seems to be an ok to take, as far as multi-vitamins go. Hope this helps.
  • rosered51
    rosered51 Posts: 189
    amann, you are such a GREAT leader:flowerforyou: !

    I am so impressed by all you have done so far in the short period since your first feed.:heart: Thank you for being so informed and so motivating!:flowerforyou:

    I take a multivitamin and also several additional vitamins every day.
  • Matterafun
    Matterafun Posts: 83
    Good morning, everybody!

    I made my water goal of 64oz yesterday (Tuesday). I probably would have had more if I had worked out, but it was my day off :) I've got a big workout scheduled for today, if I can get motivated.

    Has anybody noticed that when you drink more water, your thirst is more noticeable? It seems like when I drink 64 oz. or so in a day, the next day, I feel thirsty more often, which helps me to keep on drinking -- water that is!
  • Matterafun
    Matterafun Posts: 83
    Hi MissLissa!

    Where did you get the cute smiley on the treadmill graphic? I love it!
  • RainbowNtheWaterfall
    RainbowNtheWaterfall Posts: 552 Member
    I wanna join!....

    blah7997

    SW: 237.5:smile:

    4 Weeks: 227.5

    GW:185:love: :love: :love:
  • sarabear
    sarabear Posts: 864
    :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Keep that water comin! Great job!!!:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:
  • Winter23
    Winter23 Posts: 142
    Sounds Fun

    Start - 225.6
    Goal- Anything under 220
    Ultimate goal- 140
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    I wanna join!....

    blah7997

    SW: 237.5:smile:

    4 Weeks: 227.5

    GW:185:love: :love: :love:

    You are added! Welcome!! and keep that water comin!
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    Sounds Fun

    Start - 225.6
    Goal- Anything under 220
    Ultimate goal- 140

    So far it has been a blast! Everyone is really awesome and staying motivate! This week we are aiming for 64 fl oz of water each day. Track your water and report to us each day. Then we weigh in on Fridays!
  • proudmama0118
    proudmama0118 Posts: 433 Member
    I am looking forward to getting back under that darn 200 mark!

    Original SW 11/06: 225
    Fell of the wagon 5/08: 185
    Back on track 1/09: 214
    CW: 206.25
    1st Goal: 185 by May
    2nd Goal: 167 by August
    Ultimate Goal: 155
  • sarabear
    sarabear Posts: 864
    I think I'll cry the day the scale looks and me and says, congrats you weight 199!
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    amann, you are such a GREAT leader:flowerforyou: !

    I am so impressed by all you have done so far in the short period since your first feed.:heart: Thank you for being so informed and so motivating!:flowerforyou:

    I take a multivitamin and also several additional vitamins every day.

    Thanks Rose! That is so nice! Our spreadsheet is done and now, I just add whoever wants to add and I keep up with what people are drinking :-) Its so fun and awesome to see everyone doing well... I can't wait to see how we do on Friday's weigh in. Even a slight change in the downward slope is better than nothing!

    New Thought for the day: If your weight loss isn't what you thought for this week or even the next, what will you do to keep yourself motivated and going?
  • Coach2010
    Coach2010 Posts: 209
    Ugh...I can't do any leg exercises as I have another week to wait from surgery!

    The temptation to eat is great...and I know that I don't need the food as I've more than enough hit my daily requirements.

    I'll keep you posted on exercises that I've done to that may be a solution for those of use in the >200 Club for upper body work :happy:
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    I think I'll cry the day the scale looks and me and says, congrats you weight 199!

    sara I will too!! It has been a long time (over a year) since I have been under 200!!! We will celebrate because we will get there!
  • abagwill
    abagwill Posts: 222
    Ugh...I can't do any leg exercises as I have another week to wait from surgery!

    The temptation to eat is great...and I know that I don't need the food as I've more than enough hit my daily requirements.

    I'll keep you posted on exercises that I've done to that may be a solution for those of use in the >200 Club for upper body work :happy:

    Lou,
    What did you have surgery for? I could look up some exercises for you too!
  • dvoross
    dvoross Posts: 39
    I want in!!!! hope it's not to late!

    SW - 276
    CW - 275
    Ultimate goal weight - 140

    We can do this!

    ~Toni
  • sarabear
    sarabear Posts: 864
    Ugh...I can't do any leg exercises as I have another week to wait from surgery!

    The temptation to eat is great...and I know that I don't need the food as I've more than enough hit my daily requirements.

    I'll keep you posted on exercises that I've done to that may be a solution for those of use in the >200 Club for upper body work :happy:

    Lou,
    What did you have surgery for? I could look up some exercises for you too!

    Can't wait to see them, I'm tired of waving hello and goodbye at the same time :laugh:
    Lou - Get well SOON!!!:flowerforyou: Take it easy, you don't want to push it and really be in trouble!
  • Opera_Bound
    Opera_Bound Posts: 291 Member
    Me too!! I'm in!

    SW: 266.8
    CW: 248.6
    GW by 3/4/09: 240.5 (or below!)

    GW by 12/18/09 (24th Bday): 180.0
    Ultimate Goal Weight: 160-165!

    Sounds awesome guys! I'm excited.
  • Matterafun
    Matterafun Posts: 83
    New Thought for the day: If your weight loss isn't what you thought for this week or even the next, what will you do to keep yourself motivated and going?

    It's tough when there's little or no movement downward on the scale. I've been there for a while! That's when I totally reassess what I'm doing -- from diet to exercise to water intake to my caloric intake and expenditure, making sure everything balances out and that I maintain an 800-1,000 calorie deficit each day. I also try to identify the little things that I'm doing that sabotage my efforts (a little taste here, a little taste there) as well as little things I could do to help my efforts (changing out my desk chair for a stability ball, joining this awesome support group!). After that, I give it a go and see how it works.
  • proudmama0118
    proudmama0118 Posts: 433 Member
    New Thought for the day: If your weight loss isn't what you thought for this week or even the next, what will you do to keep yourself motivated and going?

    I keep reminding myself of the vacation home this summer and my 10yr reunion. All of my family has seen pictures of me from last spring when I was doing really well and was back down to 185. Now I have gained almost all of it back and this will be the first time I have gone home... :cry: I want everyone to see the girl they saw in all the pictures... not the me I am right now. That plus the fact that I have to stay motivated to lose this by August to help with my PT test and my career. It is amazing how much motivation you can muster up when your job is on the line!! :happy:
  • Matterafun
    Matterafun Posts: 83
    I keep reminding myself of the vacation home this summer and my 10yr reunion. All of my family has seen pictures of me from last spring when I was doing really well and was back down to 185. Now I have gained almost all of it back and this will be the first time I have gone home... :cry: I want everyone to see the girl they saw in all the pictures... not the me I am right now. That plus the fact that I have to stay motivated to lose this by August to help with my PT test and my career. It is amazing how much motivation you can muster up when your job is on the line!! :happy:

    I know how you feel! By the way, what is a PT test?
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