Day 34 - Craving Water

I am craving water, this morning. Which is a good thing because I spend a good portion of each day drinking water; and so you must know where else I spend a good portion of the day.

But it must be done.

Water is so essential to our weight loss success and drinking enough will have all the benefits you need to be healthy.

Did you know that you could DROWN from drinking too much water? Yep, it's true and I even (of course) wrote about it once.

So how much water is healthy?

(Go read my article, sillies. I explain it all right THERE!)

But if you haven't the time...

It's been said that you should drink at least 8-10 glasses of water per day. If you are attempting weight loss, you should up that to half your body weight in ounces, per day. I weigh (today) 286.4, so I shall consume at least 143.2 ounces of water, today.

I do generally drink between 125 and 150 ounces of water per day. Depending upon my exercise and sweating factors, I do spend lots of time flushing it out; a necessary evil if you wish to be healthy.

The above article also shares other tips for why drinking water is so important for your over all health and as I sit here penning this post, I am enjoying a nice tall glass of cold 'n' tasty water. YUM!

As with any cravings, remember not to OVER indulge; but do remember to get your ounces of water (tea can also count toward your water ounces intake) in each day. Your body and your mind, as well as your spirit, will thank you!

Till next time!

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August 100 Miles Challenge Update: 

Sandi: 46.90 miles

Anna:  39.5 miles

Kathy: 65.71 miles

Steffie: 46.95 miles 

Bernie: 4.3 miles

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Remember, if you want me to track your miles for August, just shoot me a note and I will add you to the blog. If you are here already and I've got your numbers wrong, just shoot me...no, no, just let me know and I'll change it. I'm good with that. Cheers!

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Starting Weight: 306.4

Goal Weight: 150

Today's Weight: 286.4

Total Lost to Date: 20

Scale 'n' Toes 8.19.12

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Please always note: Any links contained within my blog posts will take you to sites that I have personally visited and consider safe to click. Whether it's a link to one of my Yahoo!Voices articles, another post in my blog, or another blog, etc., you may click each and every link with confidence!

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Day 33 - August MILES UPdate - WooHoo!

And we're OFF to a...

Another crazy morning around this old house and I am working on getting everyone going in the right direction this morning. I made breakfast for Mags (who is NOT feeling well and only half admits it; hopefully we are staving off Bronchitis by having her rest, fingers crossed). G is up and mostly ready to rock it, as we have a bunch of moving to do today - storage unit stuff, mostly; sweating stuff, YAY!

And now I want to talk about miles. The miles for August, of course. You do know about this 100 miles in August challenge, right?

Today is 8.18.12 and we are 13 days (including today) away from the end of the month. We had five folks originally sign up for this challenge (at least as far as ME keepin' track) and we are doing FABuLOUSly!

Let's break it down:

100 Miles in August Challenge:

Sandi - 45.33 miles to date - 54.67 miles to go - 4.21 miles per day to hit the 100 mile goal. Even slacking the last few days (swimming one day and taking the next day off) I feel good about where I'm at going forward in this challenge. Who knows, maybe I'll just do 101 miles, HA!

Anna - 39.5 miles to date - 60.5 miles to go - 4.65 miles per day to hit the 100 mile goal. Now, Anna injured her ankle early last week and has been on the DL for all this time. She so very much wants to complete this goal but knows she has to be smart about it. She was pulling around 6 miles per day before the injury so if she heals soon, will most certainly hit her mark, YAY!

Kathy - 65.71 miles to date - 34.29 miles to go - 2.64 miles per day to hit the 100 mile goal. Kathy jumped on this 100 miles challenge and never looked back. She has also gotten her family involved and  purchased a FitBit (one of my lustful things) to track her progress. Kathy could cake-walk these last 13 days and slide right by that 100 miles but who wants CAKE, anyway? Good for you, Kathy!

Stephanie - 46.95 miles to date - 53.05 miles to go - 4.08 miles per day to hit the 100 mile goal. Stephanie was also on the DL for a couple of days, having injured her knee. She's feeling better now and I see no issue with her hitting 100 miles in August. 4.08? Pfft, in her sleep...GOOOOO Steffie!

Bernie - 4.30 miles to date and I don't know what happened to my friend, Bernie. I know she's been wicked busy with work and other fun stuff (I don't know how this woman fits it all in, seriously...) and I haven't heard from her since the beginning of the month. Hopefully she is walking her butt off and will let us know soon, what her miles update is.

Now...just so's ya know...

There's no prize for this contest. At least I don't think there is, anyway. Other than claiming pride for a challenge well completed, as we have walked our tushes off for the last 17 days and we have ROCKED IT!

I wish all participants the best of luck and for no more injuries as we head into the home stretch. Get out there and WALK.

There's just no reason not to!

Till next time!

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Starting Weight: 306.4

Goal Weight: 150

Today's Weight: 286.2

Total Lost to Date: 20.2

Scale 'n' Toes 8.18.12

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Please always note: Any links contained within my blog posts will take you to sites that I have personally visited and consider safe to click. Whether it's a link to one of my Yahoo!Voices articles, another post in my blog, or another blog, etc., you may click each and every link with confidence!

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Day 32 - Friday Tip #2 from Barb - Soda is BAD for You?

WooHoo, it's Friday. Not that it means much around here with the end of summer fast approaching and a move across town that is threatening to drive me insane.

But ONE AWEsome thing about Fridays now, is that I'm bringing you a great fitness tip each week, right from our own Barb - who just spent a WHOLE week in Maine and didn't come see me.

:( = sad face.

But alas, she wasn't vacationing alone and you KNOW how THAT goes.

So...

Barb's Tip for This Fabulous Friday?

FITNESS TIP #2:  Stay Away From The Soda Pop

Are you a soda pop drinker?  Did you know that a regular can of Coca-cola has about 40 grams of sugar in it?  It also contains caffeine which can cause swelling and increase high blood pressure.  Diet soda pop is an unhealthy choice as well.  Most diet pops contain artificial sweeteners which are not good for your body and some contain a high level of salt to help flavor the drink.  Diet pop can cause you to crave sweets.  What's a healthy alternative to soda pop?  Water.  Aim to drink at least eight glasses a day.  Try adding a wedge of lemon or frozen grapes to add flavor to the water.

A GREAT tip, YAY! 

Barb's right, you may love that sticky sweet drink, but it is NOT healthy for you. Even the diet soda is a no-no when you are life-changing. Because we don't CALL it dieting, right? We are changing our lives and in doing so, must remove all soda from our diets. 

It's funny...growing up, we called it pop. Down south it's called soda; unless you're in Texas and there they simply call everything Coke. Want a coke? Okay, here's your Sprite. 

And up here in the great Pine State, we also call it soda. I love the diversity but the soda-pop-coke-WHATEVER has got to go. 

That's your Barb Tip for THIS Friday and now you know. 

Want to know something else?

I'm going to tell you, anyway, surprise SURPRISE...

I forgot to weigh in this morning. Until after I'd eaten my breakfast and had drunk 28 oz. of water. 

Der. 

So the scale was not my bestie, but I'm not concerned because I've heard tell that a whole bowl of fruit and 3.5 glasses of water can really pack the pounds on - at least .8 pounds, anyway. 

Till next time!

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August 100 Miles Challenge Update: 

Sandi: 44.03 miles

Anna:  39.5 miles

Kathy: 56.48 miles

Steffie: 46.95 miles 

Bernie: 4.3 miles

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Remember, if you want me to track your miles for August, just shoot me a note and I will add you to the blog. If you are here already and I've got your numbers wrong, just shoot me...no, no, just let me know and I'll change it. I'm good with that. Cheers!

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Starting Weight: 306.4

Goal Weight: 150

Today's Weight: 286.6

Total Lost to Date: 19.8

Scale 'n' Toes 8.17.12

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