The 100 oz. Challenge....

[sosassafrass]

Kelliee was actually the inspiration behind this post...(i don't know you, but thanks)...anyway.

I'm getting better with exercising portion control, and I still exercise 5 days/week for a minimum of 45 minutes...I average an hour though. My biggest obstacle is my water intake....I was never a big drinker anyway and this is the cause of my weight yo-yoing during the course of a week...by as much as 3 lbs.

We've seen the articles on the importance of water while dieting and how if flushes the toxins out your system and xyz...so i'm trying to turn my weakness into a strength and not just do this for the duration, but make it a healthy practice.

So, i'm challenging myself...and those that struggle to get their water intake in...to drink 100 oz. of water per day. If you can't do it or it seems overwhelming...start out with your daily water intake, then try to increase it by 10% every 2 weeks until you hit 100 oz....then let's keep it in stride.

I realized all this week...when looking in my food journal, I drank between 84-96 oz of water a day.

Right now...I'm usually drinking 4-5 bottles of water. I have a 2.5 gallon water container in my office that i refill my bottle with and my water is sitting by the door in my living room so i grab a bottle on the way out. I'm falling short in the afternoon and i'm falling short with dinner.

For my water intake...this is my ultimate goal.
16.9 oz...between the time i get up and arrive to work.

16.9 oz with breakfast

16.9 oz between my mid-morning snack and lunch-time

16.9 oz with lunch...most times it carries over past lunch

16.9 oz in the late-afternoon...between afternoon snack and going home

16.9 oz during my workout

16.9 oz with my dinner

If you want to join along with me...great. I need all the support I can possibly get. I'll support you if you support me....

This is one of my favorite quotes in general...but this quote has definitely been a mantra for me during this weight loss journey...and during this embrace of a healthy lifestyle because I don't want to just lose this weight to turn around and gain it back...I want to make changes in my life and behavior that I can live with and not feel deprived so I can take these things with me for the rest of my days. That's why i'm sure I probably seem like such a b**** to some people on here...but it is what it is.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better." — Maya Angelou

I want to be healthy, I want you to be healthy...I'm fortunate to still have 2 of 4 grandparents living...my grandmother is 84 and my grandfather will be 91 and both still drive and have an excellent quality of life. I want to be blessed to live that long...and even longer. I'm trying to hit triple digits if that's in the plan...and i'm trying to still be as spry as can be when I do it.

This isn't a diet for me and it isn't all about the number on the scale for me...other than losing weight i've been able to lower my cholesterol from an astronomical 296 to 185 without the aid of medicine in approximately 1 year...I even managed to lower my blood pressure to 115/75...my resting heart rate is now in the high 60's from a resting heart rate of 86...and i'm trying to get that even lower.

[lizmcgarry]

I drink between 72-88oz of water a day. When I exercise I drink between 24 to 48 oz of water during exercise. I spin for 90 minutes and try to use my elliptical from 20 to 30 minutes as well. I haven't been as faithful to exercise but starting next week I will just get to it. Going to California today till Sunday for my mom's birthday. I will try to drink 100 oz with you

[Kelliee]

I think I already do this...but what I will do is measure my big cup I use and log every glass until I get the 100 oz. I know I have days that are busy and I don't get all 100 in, but I will join you in this challenge to be absolutely, positively sure I am getting the 100 oz in....

[sosassafrass]

Good deal ladies....Welcome Aboard

I have tried all kinds of tricks to get this water in. I bought a cup that holds 52 oz. of water...and I figured that if I drank 1 at work...i'd be more than halfway done. That didn't work...it just felt overwhelming and I was drinking forever and could barely muster up the desire to get the remaining 48 oz in.

I think the 16.9 oz segments are good for me...because its a little more than 2 cups per setting and its small enough where I can toss the bottle in my purse. It's getting a little easier to get this water in....i remember when 64 oz. used to be a feat. Now i've almost cleared 64 oz and it's not even 2:00pm

[ajfish78]

Hi, everyone, first off, i would like to say thank you to everyone for putting it all on the table. This lets us all know that nobody is perfect, and we are not the only ones struggleing with this. I love this site so much, i check it almost as much as my facebook account. There are some pretty amazing people on here with amazing stories and info....

I myself have also had a really hard time keeping up my water intake, I am a stay at home mom who always seems to be on the go. By the time I get the kids ready, and all their stuff gathered, i ALWAYS forget my water bottle. I have started hiding water bottles in the car and truck so i always have one with me, and they are no where in kids reach (because they would be open and gone before i knew it) I also noticed that if I drink my water with ice in glass with a straw, i seam to drink more, not sure why the straw makes all the difference, but if i dont have a straw, my water will sit, and i have no desire to drink it.....Maybe my brain is fooling my taste buds, and making it think it is a soda or something (which i have not had a soda in 3 months now)

I was also told that the needed intake of water is 1/2 your weight in ounces, I dont know if that is a good rule to follow or not, but it has kept me going and now I have my husband measureing the amount of water he takes in also.

Good luck to everyone, I will be right there drinking the water with you!!

[sosassafrass]

Welcome aboard ajfish. I have cases of water and jugs of water stashed everywhere I can stash them. I have a case of water on the table near my front door...so I have no excuse to be empty-handed on my way out the door. . I have the 2.5 gallon water jug with the spigot in my office...since you have to pay for the water cooler water.

The fountain water tastes awful...I can smell chlorine in it and it does a number on my hands where I had to start keeping Aveeno lotion in my office because my hands would crack and bleed.

I also have a case of water in my car, so I can grab a bottle before I hit the gym. It is helping me now.

I drank my 100 oz. today ....a journey begins with one step. I'm going to have my last bottle of water, so that will be 118.3 oz for today. I'm hoping I can get to 100 oz/day over the weekend.

@ajfish78- I've heard so many things...i've heard the standard 8-8 oz. glasses, and the 0.5 oz. for every pound you weigh and there are a couple of hydration calculators on the Internet as well. 100 oz. for me is close to 0.5 oz per lb. of weight...plus, I don't know if i can drink much more water than the 100-118 oz.

[LeJune]

I am in on this. I need to get back on track.

I noticed that when I was drinking a lot more water, I was dropping the weight better too. I have a 32 oz glass on my desk from Bath and Body Works. I used to fill it up 4 times a day (twice in the morning and twice in the afternoon) that will get me a little over half of my body weight in oz. I like sometimes filling it up once with crushed ice and chomp on it with a spoon.

I have already had 2 Ozarka bottles which is .5L which is 33.8 oz. So I am on my way. It helps when you are accountable to someone.

[sosassafrass]

Hey lady...come on aboard. I've been doing very good about my 100 oz., I log my water intake in my food journal also. Don't laugh...but I have a black hardcover notebook, i got from Barnes & Noble and I write down what I eat and now...when I drink a 16.9 oz bottle of water, so my goal is to drink at least 6 bottles per day.

You are right...now that i've upped my water, my weight isn't fluctuating wildly and I lost 1.5 lbs this week which is great since I like to keep my loss between 1-2 lbs per week, if I lose more than that...wonderful.

I've had my 2 bottles of Kroger brand water which is 33.8 oz, i'm 1/3rd of the way to my daily goal and it isn't even noon yet . Let's get it in!

[sosassafrass]

just checking on you guys...how's that water coming along?

Doing it over the weekend wasn't as hard as I thought it would be...but then I had a pretty quiet weekend. I got my 100 oz in...and i'm still chugging right along.

I know I have to hit the supermarket after I leave the gym because my 2.5 gal water jug is gone at home...and I'm over halfway through with my 2nd 2.5 gal water jug at work....so it looks like i'll be buying 4 of them (2 for home and 2 for work) in addition to the case of water that I purchase.

I'm a couple of sips away from 33.8 oz of water so far..., keep up the good work ladies and you can do it.

[LeJune]

I did great Monday.....but yesterday UGH!!!! I realized at 4:30 I hadn't had much water. I am starting off on the good foot today. I will check in again later.

[Kelliee]

Haven't checked in a while but I am drinking....drinking....and drinking....I don't like water either but I usually fill my big 20 ounce cup and gulp half of it right away and then sip the rest....So I'm getting that 100 ounces in and on most days, a little more than that...

[LeJune]

Getting back on. The past week and half have been crazy around here. I have been almost chained to my desk all week barely getting lunch and leaving at 7 most nights. UGH!

Depending on what happens this morning, I maybe in for this for another 4 weeks or so. I surely hope not but the judge may just wait to make a ruling. Which means we have to keep going just as if we are going to (the judge rulled in our favor and dismissed the case but now the opposite side wants a chance to restate its case and go to trial) Overtime yay! But lack of sleep--boo.