With all the diets out there in the ether, more often than not they preach about water. Drink more water! Drink 8-10 glasses of water! Did you know there\u2019s even a weight-based\u00a0formula\u00a0for the exact number of ounces\u00a0YOU\u00a0should drink daily.<\/p>\n

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Random Fact Alert!<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 The weight based formula recommends you drink water in ounces equal to half your body weight. \u00a0A man weighing 200 lbs should drink 100 oz of water daily.\u00a0<\/div><\/div>\n
Get ready for today\u2019s math lesson. \u00a0Using the Random Fact example, that comes out to 12.5 glasses of water (where a standard glass is 8 oz). \u00a0Picture this. You\u2019re dining out and the waiter pours you\u00a0thirteen glasses of ice water. \u00a0To give you a different visual, a 2 liter bottle of soda is\u00a0about 67.6 oz. \u00a0You\u2019re looking at opening two bottles and drinking most of it. Now, add to that all the things you already drink during a day \u2014 coffee, juice, energy drinks, tea, soda, coffee, coffee\u2026and don\u2019t forget your coffee. \u00a0I\u2019m being dramatic visually, but for many people the reality of consuming so much water is\u00a0overwhelming, and if you\u2019re looking at losing \u00a050 lbs or 100 lbs, the\u00a0number of ounces just goes up and up. \u00a0It is\u00a0disheartening before you even begin.<\/p>\n
Since it\u2019s my blog, I\u2019ll be the example. At my heaviest, I weighed 389 lbs. That\u2019s a perfect weight\u2026if I were 9 feet tall. For BMI obsessors, that\u2019s a BMI of 23.4. Like I said, a perfect weight. \u00a0However, I am not a female giant. I stand at a meager 5\u2032 3\u2033. \u00a0Based on the\u00a0formula above, I should have drunk 25 glasses of water each day. \u00a0(You thought 13 glasses was bad, huh?) \u00a0If I slept eight hours at night, that left 16 hours to consume a glass of water nearly every 40 minutes.\u00a0Thinking back to that time, I knew I drank a lot of water, but 25 glasses? Unlikely.<\/p>\n
I also drank super-sized iced teas and large iced mochas, coffee to wake me up in the morning and cocoa to comfort me at night. Around that same time, two of my colleagues separately stopped drinking soda and energy drinks and began drinking more\u00a0water. Both men dropped 25-30 lbs in only a few weeks with no other changes to their daily lives. \u00a0You can say I was hit by the epiphany lightning again. But in addition to understanding\u00a0I needed to drink even more water,\u00a0I finally realized that my bigger problem was something different. \u00a0It was really all the other stuff I was drinking. \u00a0More specifically, it was the sugar in my iced tea, the sugar and cream in the mocha, the creamer in my coffee, the sugar in the dreamy cocoa and the dreaded soda.<\/p>\n
So I took control\u00a0of what I drank and made different choices. \u00a0Instead of getting the flavored raspberry tea, I ordered plain iced tea with no added sugar. Instead of coffee, which I had to sweeten and cream just to gulp down, I switched to tea that I could easily drink without either. I eliminated the cocoa at night and switched to having a yogurt for dessert. I also switched to drinking diet soda when I opted for a soda. Over time, even those choices changed. I stopped drinking soda and never keep it on hand. I don\u2019t regularly drink coffee or even tea. Truthfully, today I always have a glass (or bottle) of water near me. I carry it in my purse when I go out. I carry it when I go walking. I just carry it with me all the time.<\/p>\n
I highly recommend you assess\u00a0what you\u2019re drinking on a daily basis. I\u2019m not talking about that glass of wine on date night, or that beer when you meet colleagues after work. I\u2019m talking about EVERY DAY! What are you drinking every day? What do you add to it? \u00a0Are you drinking energy drinks because they keep you awake while you study or sit at your work desk? Are you drinking espresso drinks with multiple shots? Are you drinking a six-pack (of anything) after work?\u00a0Do you drink several super sized colas each week or maybe each day?<\/p>\n
Start with ONE CHANGE! Pick one thing and change it. Decide\u00a0and choose. I don\u2019t recommend making a cold turkey change with everything you drink tomorrow. But, simply one change. Maybe order a medium cola instead of a super size. Maybe only add one extra shot to your caff\u00e8 latte. Stick with that change for a month and see what happens. \u00a0While you\u2019re at it\u2026keep a water bottle with you wherever you go. You might surprise yourself how much you can actually drink.<\/p>\n
See you next time!<\/p>\n
~~Annette~~<\/p>\n
$\"yup$ <\/p>\n
My pink water cup right next to my laptop as I finish typing this. \u00a0\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
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\"Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.\"<\/p>
--W.H. Auden<\/p><\/blockquote>
With all the diets out there in the ether, more often than not they preach about water. Drink more water! Drink 8-10 glasses of water! Did you know there's even a weight-based\u00a0formula\u00a0for the exact number of ounces\u00a0YOU\u00a0should drink daily.<\/p>
[box type=\"info\"] Random Fact Alert!<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0 The weight based formula recommends you drink water in ounces equal to half your body weight. \u00a0A man weighing 200 lbs should drink 100 oz of water daily.\u00a0[\/box]<\/p>
Get ready for today's math lesson. \u00a0Using the Random Fact example, that comes out to 12.5 glasses of water (where a standard glass is 8 oz). \u00a0Picture this. You're dining out and the waiter pours you\u00a0thirteen glasses of ice water. \u00a0To give you a different visual, a 2 liter bottle of soda is\u00a0about 67.6 oz. \u00a0You're looking at opening two bottles and drinking most of it. Now, add to that all the things you already drink during a day -- coffee, juice, energy drinks, tea, soda, coffee, coffee...and don't forget your coffee. \u00a0I'm being dramatic visually, but for many people the reality of consuming so much water is\u00a0overwhelming, and if you're looking at losing \u00a050 lbs or 100 lbs, the\u00a0number of ounces just goes up and up. \u00a0It is\u00a0disheartening before you even begin.<\/p>
Since it's my blog, I'll be the example. At my heaviest, I weighed 389 lbs. That's a perfect weight...if I were 9 feet tall. For BMI obsessors, that's a BMI of 23.4. Like I said, a perfect weight. \u00a0However, I am not a female giant. I stand at a meager 5' 3\". \u00a0Based on the\u00a0formula above, I should have drunk 25 glasses of water each day. \u00a0(You thought 13 glasses was bad, huh?) \u00a0If I slept eight hours at night, that left 16 hours to consume a glass of water nearly every 40 minutes.\u00a0Thinking back to that time, I knew I drank a lot of water, but 25 glasses? Unlikely.<\/p>
I also drank super-sized iced teas and large iced mochas, coffee to wake me up in the morning and cocoa to comfort me at night. Around that same time, two of my colleagues separately stopped drinking soda and energy drinks and began drinking more\u00a0water. Both men dropped 25-30 lbs in only a few weeks with no other changes to their daily lives. \u00a0You can say I was hit by the epiphany lightning again. But in addition to understanding\u00a0I needed to drink even more water,\u00a0I finally realized that my bigger problem was something different. \u00a0It was really all the other stuff I was drinking. \u00a0More specifically, it was the sugar in my iced tea, the sugar and cream in the mocha, the creamer in my coffee, the sugar in the dreamy cocoa and the dreaded soda.<\/p>
So I took control\u00a0of what I drank and made different choices. \u00a0Instead of getting the flavored raspberry tea, I ordered plain iced tea with no added sugar. Instead of coffee, which I had to sweeten and cream just to gulp down, I switched to tea that I could easily drink without either. I eliminated the cocoa at night and switched to having a yogurt for dessert. I also switched to drinking diet soda when I opted for a soda. Over time, even those choices changed. I stopped drinking soda and never keep it on hand. I don't regularly drink coffee or even tea. Truthfully, today I always have a glass (or bottle) of water near me. I carry it in my purse when I go out. I carry it when I go walking. I just carry it with me all the time.<\/p>
I highly recommend you assess\u00a0what you're drinking on a daily basis. I'm not talking about that glass of wine on date night, or that beer when you meet colleagues after work. I'm talking about EVERY DAY! What are you drinking every day? What do you add to it? \u00a0Are you drinking energy drinks because they keep you awake while you study or sit at your work desk? Are you drinking espresso drinks with multiple shots? Are you drinking a six-pack (of anything) after work?\u00a0Do you drink several super sized colas each week or maybe each day?<\/p>
Start with ONE CHANGE! Pick one thing and change it. Decide\u00a0and choose. I don't recommend making a cold turkey change with everything you drink tomorrow. But, simply one change. Maybe order a medium cola instead of a super size. Maybe only add one extra shot to your caff\u00e8 latte. Stick with that change for a month and see what happens. \u00a0While you're at it...keep a water bottle with you wherever you go. You might surprise yourself how much you can actually drink.<\/p>
See you next time!<\/p>
~~Annette~~<\/p>
$\"yup$ <\/p>
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