traceymonroe Member

Yes, gnite. Oh and what the heck does all this conversation matter anyways b/c doesn't the world end sometime this yr too? All this obsession for what? Haha!

I wanted to comment on this bong water....for a moment I thought it was a typo. LOL. I thought perhaps he meant boring water. duh. VERY funny!

Yes...and don't take too many vitamins you don't need either. That's what we call expensive urine! :drinker:

Thank you...it's refreshing to read that someone else understands the entire reason for counting water & not "other fluids" as "water." This has been an interesting topic to say the least. Guess you just never know what is going to spark a long conversation. LOL. It's been very engaging to say the least.

LOL...thank you for making this point. I just cannot believe that it's almost 11 pm & I am still up reading this stuff...I need to stay off this community site b/c it only upsets me to see so many unaware. Of coarse, this is what this is for is to help one another. We have to be open minded & also listen to our bodies:)

Yes, exactly. My comment is mainly for those who are counting soda, juices (high in sugars), or caffiene drinks as water. Not to get all technical....I am certainly aware of the whole process.

No, any fluids and most all food contains water. With that said, if you eat watermelon or lettuce for instance, are you going to log a portion of this under "water" or under your food intake? Just saying....I understand your thought process, however I think the idea is to get plenty of water to drink and to each their own.

Hey, no problem. It is complicated for some to understand and without the proper background I wouldn't expect different. I work in the field of dietetics. There is always some new statistic or study on something in this field. Many times it's not been researched or approved by the ADA. Before you know it, most everyone is…

Exactly, it needs to be just water. And if you add anything that when such as carrot it now contains a "solid" substance. The whole idea is to drink water in it's natural form mainly b/c it will aids the bowels, on top of other things. I know it's difficult for some b/c not everyone cares for water...drinking it ice cold…

Water is water...I work in healthcare. When I calculate IV fluids & feeding tubes, a portion of the ingredients as H2O, while other parts are of something else. For instance, soup. It certainly counts has a fluid, however you cannot count it towards water due to the fact that if you broke it down, there would be traces of…

Chocolate. I feel like I have to have one bite of something sweet everyday, otherwise I will go crazy...I just have to exercise it off or work it in to my plan for the day. I figure one Hersheys kiss at about 20 something calories is ok...and sometimes I'll eat 4 or 5.

I have been having this problem for quite sometime...being only about 15-20 lbs overweight to begin with people couldn't understand why I was even watching my weight. I had a friend just last night tell me that I looked too thin & that I didn't need to loose anymore weight! I am just a little over 61" tall & weight 123#,…

I would have to ask how are your blood sugars? And most importantly, if your diabetic it's your overall carbs you need to concerned with, not so much the actual sugar. As long as you are counting your carbs out & spreading them thoughout the day regardless of where the "sugar" aka carbs comes from. You would treat insulin…

HDL cholesterol is the healthy cholesterol. Could be high from taking Omega 3's, lots of exercise & alcohol also raises HDL. For most people you want this to be at least 50 or higher in general. Are you sure it was not your LDL's?

Do this for yourself and no one else....keep your chin up and try not to get discouraged. So you've gain some back, clean slate starting today. You can only move forward from here...as long as you are willingly to give it your best & want this for you. It doesn't matter what I think, or anyone else for that matter. You…