What I'm Reading This Week #18
Happy Friday everyone and welcome to May. We had a long week of getting the garage together so the Mr could finally park in it six weeks later. We still have some work to do in there as far as purging and such but we needed to get the space useable again since it's been a holding tank for our old countertop/sink, old grill waiting to be picked up by a friend, insulation, built planters and patio table and extra fencing from critter cages. We haven't had the mental drive to figure out how we get the shelves in order. I think I'm going to have to look up some garage organizing articles or something because it's really overwhelming to look at it all. If we can get a plan together to tackle it then maybe we'll have our weekend plans for next weekend as long as it's not hot yet because we don't want to be in a sweatbox. Now let's peek into: Dietitians Agree, Eating More Might Be the Secret to Your Strongest Year Ever (Volume eating FTW. It's been ...
I usually try to finish my first 32 oz with lunch so that I can take a break at work and fill it up again. Then I need to finish that second bottle by the time I leave work. At home I try to get finished with bottle #3 with dinner and then if I am doing good I will get a 4th one in by 10:30. 10:30 is my cut off no matter what or else I will be up several times during the night.
ReplyDeleteOkay freak of nature, this is why you pee like a race horse. :-P I have no desire to get in 130ish ounces just light yellow wee which I can accomplish with 1 to 1 1/2 of these plus my tea. That makes my bladder hurt just thinking about drinking that much.
DeleteI drink 6ish Nalgenes a day (the litre ones but I fill it past the lines lol)
ReplyDeleteI get headaches if I don't drink enough water
Yeah I fill past the lines too. Mine is a 32 ouncer but I can get 36 if I fill it to the brim! :-)
DeleteI have a 64oz cup from the convenience store. I drink about 2-3 a day. And I also drink about 2 32oz cups of iced tea. But ever since I was little I have drank a lot. I drink more during the summer time, especially if I'm walking or running outside.
ReplyDeleteBe thankful it comes naturally! :-)
DeleteLately I've been doing a little better with my water. I am not a drinker. At a restaurant, when others are repeatedly having their drinks refilled, I never get a single refill, because one glassful is plenty for me, and I usually don't drink all of that. I was big into Diet Squirt Pop for the last several years, then thought maybe that aspartame was causing my stomach cramps, gave it up last month, and went back to water. That's where I'm at now, and while I'm not getting as much water as so many people recommend, I figure some water has got to be better for me than diet pop/soda, so whatever I can get down is good.
ReplyDeleteToday is the first day of the rest of my life (again). I threw out all the tempting Christmas left-overs this morning, and am ready to get back on track. I may even start tracking my food intake on Spark again. I know what works....and that worked for me. Good luck to me, my son (who's trying to lose weight with me), you and the Mr. in 2014.
When we're at a restaurant, we only order water now. The Mr always says he's uncomfortable ordering it because he gets a vibe from the server like "oh great, I get stiffed because you're cheap!" I try to take the lead on that from now on and when they ask about drinks I'll say "I'll start with water for now" then the Mr will agree so there's the potential for it in their eyes. I try to drink enough to get refills but oddly I think I drink more water when there are other people with us because I need something to do with my hands.
DeleteGood on ya for throwing out the crap today and Happy Birthday! :-)
Oh yeah--water at restaurants--always! Pop is so expensive and I don't drink enough to take advantage of those free refills. But last night--at the Mexican restaurant--celebrating my 63rd BD--it was Margaritaville!
DeletePop is very expensive at restaurants! I feel the same as the Mr since I used to be a server and had those same feelings about people being cheap, but now I do the same thing and say, "I'll start with water". It's funny though - I drink water for health, my husband gets it because he's cheap! lol.
DeleteI'm sporadic on my water. I try for 2 32-oz bottles a day at work, and then a third when I get home. During the summer or if I'm doing heavy workouts it's not unusual for me to drink 4 bottles full. When I'm off work during the winter though my water slacks - Christmas break this year there have been a few days that I think I took my vitamins with water and that's it.
ReplyDeleteYesterday I managed 3 bottles - so yay for me. That's the goal again today.
I hope you reach your goal again today! I'm 3/4 of the way done with mine so it looks like I'll reach my goal too!
DeleteI do need to work on this. I am amazed how some people drink more than a gallon of water a day. I am just not that thirsty! I have to force myself to drink more, and I am in the bathroom ALL day. It's so annoying. I really don't believe that we need to drink tons of water, but I do try to stay hydrated. Even Jillian Michaels says that the 8 glasses of water a day is just a guideline and it's not true for everyone. I don't always feel like I need that much. She says to drink until your pee is lemonade colored, and that if it's clear you're actually drinking too much. If it's apple juice colored, then you're not drinking enough.
ReplyDeleteOh I know! When I'm doing well I suppose I might be close to a gallon but I really have to push myself and it's not all pure water. (But yes, I'm one of those people who count tea toward their water count as a total) I've heard those color guidelines before and I try to basically follow that as a rule. Let's just say the last few weeks I've seen "apple cider" color more often than I should. :-\
DeleteI really pee a lot as it is and 8 cups of water is also alot for me.
ReplyDeletei do wish though That i can ditch the soda and start chugging thr h2o more
You can cut back just one soda a day for a few weeks and try to keep cutting back until you are drinking all water or just one soda a day. I know it can be hard for people who drink it often. We used to drink a 2 liter every weekend and somehow we just ended up cutting it out without trying. Now when I drink it, the carbonation really messes me up. :-\
DeleteOh yes, water is my nemesis. When I'm on my game, I drink 80 ounces a day. But, I've been a terrible slacker, especially over the holidays. I have a love/hate relationship with Diet Coke, but I know it's terrible for me. Thanks for the reminder and for being honest about how difficult it can be.
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about the holidays? It's not like I even replaced it with other stuff either, I just stop drinking it. Do what you can to cut back on the Diet Coke. It doesn't have to be all or nothing but it can't hurt to cut back a little. ;-)
DeleteI have really been struggling with this. Like you, when I don't drink water I am usually not drinking anything at all. I can go all day at work without anything. I have to figure out a way to get on a schedule.
ReplyDeleteI know, it's like some days I'll look at the water bottle and go "crap, I haven't touched it and it's 4pm." Today I forced down the bottle and I don't know if I can force another one down but I know I can force the half with a workout. Maybe you can try my trick of chugging a certain amount of times. Or you could set a mail alert to go off every hour so you can drink then. I think I tried that for a time and it worked. You just have to keep up with it, like I obviously didn't. Grrr!
DeleteDo you find that doing poorly on drinking your water increases muscle cramps??? I'm having quite the issue with those lately and was trying to determine if it is due to dehydration or potassium or whatever.... Am I just a freak of nature ??? :)
ReplyDeleteHmm, I've never had a problem with it but I have heard that can happen. Might not be a bad idea to increase your water for a week or two and see if it makes a difference. Hope it gets better!
DeleteI don't really track my water intake. I've never felt like it's been an issue. I like water and sometimes I LOVE just chugging it down. Other times I need a little bit of flavor (some fruit punchness) ... I usually am a bit thirsty after a workout (and I do several mini-workouts throughout the day, so there is quite a bit of motivation to drink). I have a couple pills (my thyroid medication, vitamin, etc) that require me to drink. It wasn't until I got sick a couple weeks ago and had ZERO desire/ability to drink that I ever even thought about it too much (I know I was dehydrated that week and it sure took a while to re-stabilize after that ... just watching the most basic signs, color of pee and cracked lips).
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