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:drinker: :drinker: This Week's Challenge is to drink 80oz's of water which is 10/ 8oz cups :drinker: :drinker: So why is water so important? For a few reasons really. The human body typically consists of between 60% and 75% water. In the body, water's responsibilities include removing waste material from the body and…

Good morning all, Starting weight 12/31/09: 184.4lbs 1/7/10: 181.6lbs :bigsmile: 1/14/10: 1/21/10: 1/28/10: 2/4/10: 2/11/10: 2/18/10: 2/25/10: 3/4/10: 3/11/10: 3/18/10: 3/25/10: 4/1/10: 4/8/10: 4/15/10: 4/22/10: 4/29/10: :heart: :heart: Total lost: -3lbs :heart: :heart:

Your welcome Tammie! :drinker:

Happy Monday everyone! :drinker: I hope you all had a great weekend and wonderful New Year's.. Today I hit the gym hard .. I'm in my second week of lifting heavy weights and it feels awesome.. I've gained strength in the past week that's for sure.. I've done cardio everyday since last Thursday and it's paying off.. I also…

Thursday's!

When I weigh my meat it is usually after I have cooked it.. Not sure on the site for low calorie recipes.. sorry..

You can also make sweet potato, mashed and add some cinnamon and a little of Splenda's Brown sugar blend.. Very tasty and healthy!! Yummy..

I find a lean protein and a complex carb to fill me up and keep me full til my next meal around 2.5 - 3hrs.. Lean proteins I usually eat are chicken, turkey, bison burgers or beef.. Also any fish ... and this is not lean but it's a protein, my protein powder with oats.. Complex Carbs take longer to digest so these are some…

I agree 100% with measurements! I started 2 months ago and the scale hasn't moved hardly but the inches are melting!! :love:

My food diary is open to everyone.. Please feel free to check my eating... :drinker:

Doing excellent with it :bigsmile: ... actually I do alot more exercise then u challenged us to do but that's what I've been doing for a couple months now anyway.. It feels great :love: ! How's it going for you?

Brag ALL you want, that is awesome! WTG girl... Very proud for you! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

I use Bob's Red Mill Organic Regular Rolled Oats about 1/4 cup (made with water), then I put 1 tsp of ground flaxseed, 1 tsp of wheat germ and 1 tsp on honey, sometimes I replace the honey with blueberries when I have on hand. I eat this along with scrambled egg whites in the morning... Very filling and healthy! :drinker:

Welcome! :flowerforyou:

Not at all, please post your starting weight , how much you want to lose and goal weight... Thursday's are our weigh-in days so don't forget to come in to let us know your stats..

I want to advise that everyone should take their measurements... If you don't see the scale moving it's more likely that your losing inches and bodyfat... You can purchase a fabric or soft tape measure at GNC or online. This is what is looks like below.. The fabric one can be purchased from a fabric store like Michael's or…

That's a great thing!! That means your losing inches which means your losing bodyfat! If your clothes are fitting looser then that's awesome... Do you take measurements? If not you should start and do them monthly so you can see the difference there if you not seeing it in the scale.. Don't be discouraged!

I usually buy it from the supermarket..

My grocery list consists of (I don't get this every week but these are the things I do buy once they run out): Chicken breasts - frozen or fresh Ground Beef - lean Bison/Buffalo Burgers Tilapia Salmon Flounder Tuna Ground Turkey Shrimp ( I personally don't eat it to much because of the cholestrol in them but once a month)…

I do.. but some people may disagree..

why not try slices of fresh lemon or orange instead of "juice"? Much better in my opinion..

sorry double post.. :blushing:

I felt and still feel great.. got up early (while everyone was still sleeping) made a very healthy breakfast, headed to the gym for an awesome hard core work-out and ending the day with a relaxing shower and watching some tv... I don't have any regrets from 2009 just wished I stayed on my healthier path earlier in the year…

You can do that.. or in my case I buy the 1 liters of Poland Spring and drink 2-3 of those thru out the day.. Soon I'm going to carry around a gallon jug.. lol :laugh: have to get that water in...

I've consumed 10 cups = 80 oz's today.. :bigsmile: I'm working on trying to get to 128oz's daily but it's a little tough.. :grumble:

120 ounces is 15 cups/glasses of 8 ounces each... Great job!!

I'm a curvy women too and wouldn't change it for the world.. just tighten up.. I like Old Navy's jeans and some cuts of Levi's fit good... It can be a pain to find pants that fit over my big booty but these work well for me.. Good luck..:drinker:

For me I don't find the weekend's tough at all... I take it like the regular weekday and make sure to hit the gym.. My downfall is my fiance ordering take out on day's I don't cook (twice a wk at most) but I make sure to bake 6-8 chicken breasts and keep them in the frig for those days.. then I just heat them up with some…

So I'm guessing 33 people checked out this post and no one has drank their water! Come on people, in order to help you lose weight you have to drop the cola's and drink your water...:grumble:

Okie dokie no problem.. that will be easy! :wink: