Today's weigh-in proved to be a little bit more encouraging than last Tuesday's. I lost a total of....(drumroll please)....8 lbs!! John's loss = 7 lbs! Didn't I mention something about losing more than him this week? Hehe. Nah, it's all good. He has lost a total of 18 lbs in two weeks. Now that is amazing!
There was a reason why I was not losing that first week. I was only drinking 48 oz of water instead of 64. My math was a little skewed, and yes, I'm a dork. Once I corrected that little error, things started happening. I planned to start using the Leslie Sansone walking video this week, but now that my den is so full there's only a path from the door to the computer, I'll have to put it off until next week. I'm really encouraged and PUMPED! It's happening!
Who will be the biggest loser?....
~Amy
Goals
John
What's this about the water? I thought you guys were on Weight Watchers. I know they encourage you to drink water, but do you really consider that a major factor in your weight loss this week? Tell me more.
ReplyDeleteYes, Weight Watchers requires you to drink 64 oz of water a day, the equivalent of eight 8 oz glasses. Water increases your metabolism. They say the colder it is, the more it boosts your metabolism, but it's kind of hard to do that when it's FREEZING like it's been. I just drink it room temp. And if you have a hard time drinking the water, start adding pepper to your food--that'll help get it down! :0).
ReplyDeleteOf course it is controversial over whether the water makes a difference. Some people say that it is only a myth that has been passed down. You know one of those Factoids... Its been fed to us for so long that it must be true...
ReplyDeleteThat being said I suppose it it possible to find yourself on the other side of the fence and do not feel that water is in fact beneficial for the sake of losing weight.
Below is an article that I have found that gives a little more insight concerning the water issue.
If for no other reason that water is good for you - It contains no empty calories or many of the other processed chemicals that go into the many alternatives... (and yes i realize the tap water we drink contains some chemicals)
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Water is the number one most important thing to address when it comes to losing weight, because water actually increases your body's ability to metabolize fat. Here's how:
Your liver is the organ that deals with metabolizing fat, and your kidneys deal with straining the toxins out of the water you drink. However, if you do not have enough water in your system already, your kidneys will not be able to do their job. In this case, your body shifts some of the work over to your liver.
We all know what happens when we are working on a project and someone comes over and dumps their half-finished work on the pile; our project doesn't get the attention it needs. Same here. Your liver was dealing with fat, but now it has to do that AND deal with the extra filtering that the kidneys would normally do. So the efficiency of the liver is compromised, and it winds up leaving a lt of fat in your body that normally would have been burned away.
The idea that drinking too much water or a certain temperature of water will make you bloat is a myth. Your body bloats when it is dehydrated because it believes that you aren't going to give it enough water, so it will save what is already there. The ONLY way to deal with bloating is to drink more water. Bloating is a sure sign that you are dehydrated.
It may be inconvenient at first because you will have to pee more often, but the reason that you are running to the bathroom is actually great; your body is finally letting go of all the old, toxic water that its been holding onto. The water that you are drinking is usually not the first water that you excrete after being dehydrated. Now your body knows that you will be replacing the water, so it isn't panicking and storing it, it is letting go to make room for the fresh, clean water you are sending in. After a few days or a week, the bathroom trips will slow down and your body will get into a great rhythm, which includes reduced appetite, more luminous complexion, and better muscle tone, as well as a more efficient metabolism.
I believe I will have a glass now!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I've read a lot about water and how its good for getting rid of fluid, and I remember now how Weight Watchers suggested that one drink 8 glasses of water per day. I just didn't realize it would help one lose that much that quickly. What piqued my interest was the suggestion that going from 40 ounces per day to the recommended 64 ounces may have jump started your weight loss, because I, too, have been drinking 40-50 ounces per day. It's the most I can conveniently consume. The question that immediately came to mind was, "Could adding 14 more ounces of water to my daily regimen really have that much impact?" Maybe the answer is yes.
ReplyDeleteOh, by the way, I once visited an herbalist who told me that, in order to properly hydrate one's body, an obese person should drink HALF his/her weight in water every day! According to him, our bodies retain fluid because of our hight salt diets. The fluid, said he, holds the excess sodium (which is toxic when consumed in large doses)in solution, thus preventing it from being absorbed at the cellular level.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I tried, but found that drinking 200 ounces of water per day was just too much sugar for a dime.
ROFL!!!!
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