The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[Mickeyz]

Hey Tee,

I was reading through my 6 Week Makeover material and something caught my eye. I couldn't help but think of you, I figured you'd just looove this:

"In order to keep your metabolism running at optimum levels drink 100 ounces of water per day" YIKES! Even I rarely make it to 100.
So if you have the 6 Week Body Makeover, don't unwrap it, just let it keep collecting dust. What you don't know can't hurt you, right? Oh wait. I just told you.

[Tawanda]

Mickey, that was naughty of you! I could have gone all day without reading about my lack of water intake . LOL

You know, I have been wondering how much weight I'd have taken off by now if I were drinking as much water as we should be and then upping it to what most of you drink. I 'know' I need to do this.....

Weight this morning is 158.5 which is -2# for the week.

I need more coffee.......oh, guess that means I should do as my friend Biki says......and drink a cup of water before getting that next cuppa coffee.......ok, I will!

C'ya later...

[holberry]

-2 for you, yippie!~

I found some water at Target, flavored, with nothing in it. zero, zip, nada. No sodium too.
They have my beloved cherry flavor and it was great . No after taste. I immediately thought of you T, They were big bottles and only .59
Wondering if you would like them for wa wa. ??

Thanks for the anniversary wishes. Like a said before, we are probably going to get pretty raucous, just like you

bye by.
h

[Tawanda]

HB, I'll look for the water the next time I'm in a Target store, thank you.

Water intake yesterday sucked big time (trust me, you do not want to know). I fully expected to see my weight higher this morning but it was still 158.5. I'm promising myself to drink ('yeah right' my mind is saying) my water today but I know I'm going to see the scale tattle on me for my water avoidance. I keep thinking I need to get rid of my 100 day challenge gif since I'm not behaving in the water catagory. The guilt over seeing that along with seeing my water consumption in my food journal......don't like it a bit.

DH took today as a vacation day. Not sure yet what the day holds other than housework ....... and water drinking.

[DonnaS]

Morning T! Good luck on all that water, I had a hard time over the weekend getting all my water in. Hope you have a good day.

[bikipatra]

11:15 and my water intake is 72 oz so far....

[katieb920]

MORNING T,

I just wanted to say thanks. And reading your journal every day has kept me motivated. So I am trying to help you. Here is a picture of Niagra Falls. WATER WATER WATER

[Mickeyz]

You know, I have been wondering how much weight I'd have taken off by now if I were drinking as much water as we should be and then upping it to what most of you drink. I 'know' I need to do this.....

Weight this morning is 158.5 which is -2# for the week.

Even though I drink lots of water (80-90 oz) my weight loss has been averaging 8-10 lbs a month. I'm still encouraging you to drink water, but I would say your weight loss is pretty average, wouldn't you? Geez, first you're normal, now you're average!

[DogMa]

If it makes you feel any better, did you see the recent story all over the news about water intake?

Five things you didn't know about drinking enough water:
Eight is more than enough: Drinking eight glasses of water is a myth. A kidney specialist 2002 report in the American Journal of Physiology found the rule was bunk and, like many urban legends, stemmed from a grain of truth. The dietary guidelines provided by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council do say that humans need one milliliter of water for each calorie of food (about 10 cups a day). But the same guidelines say that we get much of this liquid from the water in solid food.

So, how much? If you drink enough fluid so that you rarely feel thirsty and produce one to two liters of colorless or slightly yellow urine a day, your fluid intake is probably OK.
Bottled or tap? Tap water is usually just as safe as bottled water and often has fluoride. So quench your thirst at the faucet -- unless you have immune system problems, high blood pressure or get kidney stones.

Don't get dehydrated: Even mild dehydration -- as little as a 1- to 2- percent loss of your body weight -- can sap energy. Strenuous activity, excessive sweating, vomiting and diarrhea can cause it. Symptoms include thirst, fatigue, headache, dry mouth, little or no urination, dizziness.

Too much of a good thing: You can drink too much water. Called hyponatremia, it happens when your kidneys can't excrete excess water. Marathon runners and other endurance athletes who drink a lot of water are at high risk for this, but it's rare in most of us.

[bikipatra]

I drink water because I find myself quite thirsty when I wake up (it is natural to feel dehydrated after a night's sleep) and because that is what we have always been told to do. I wonder if I need so much water too, although it does keep me full. I have nothing for comparison because I have never done Medifast without drinking 100 oz plus of water a day.

[Tawanda]

158.5 today.

I'm not talking about water consumption this morning.
I started the day out strong but then fizzled...... 'nuff said.

Robin, thank you for the info......I had read that report or one similiar. I am amazed that drinking H2o is such a difficult thing for me.

Anyway, today is day 4 of the same weight......thank goodness it is normal and I'm average (loved it Mickey!).

Hi everyone!

[bikipatra]

You'll always be "above-average" in my book!

[DonnaS]

Above average in my book too! Hope you have a good one T!

[Karli]

Hi, Tawanda. Just popping in to say hello, wishing you well today and get that water in ! Okay. I have heard some of the stuff that Robin posted, but I still think it's good to not be dehydrated (our MF grub isn't exactly packed with water, even once we add it, I think ).

Anyway, cheers to you and all the best !

Karli

[bikipatra]

Hi, Tawanda. Just popping in to say hello, wishing you well today and get that water in ! Okay. I have heard some of the stuff that Robin posted, but I still think it's good to not be dehydrated (our MF grub isn't exactly packed with water, even once we add it, I think ).

Anyway, cheers to you and all the best !

Karli