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Just a momentary observation [health]
Recently, I've made the conscious decision to drink more water-based beverages. Such as Iced Tea, Water w/ either Koolaid singles or Crystal Light, etc.
And other than Iced Tea (which doesn't have enough to faze me most times), cutting back on the caffeine when not on guard-duty.
Have been doing this for about 5 days - and have already noticed some pants that were snug, fitting better - and for not having the caffeine, I'm not as tired as I have been during the workday.
Let me clarify - I can't stand water by itself. must.have.flavor (and no seltzer *shudders*) When pregnant, my Dr had to be happy getting me from zero servings/day to 4 (rec'd is 8-10). Partly cuz I'm at the front desk & couldn't go pee every 30min for 5 mins, partly cuz eww-water. I've been a take-any diet soda-over-water gal all my adult life.
I shoulda done this months ago. Has my caffeine increase over the past few years (single being single mom & broke, w/ addl 2-3jobs) really caused that much fluid to retain? O_O
Some of ya'll who've been on the weigh-coaster longer/more than me - thoughts?
eta: until about 6 mo ago, I also was drinking regular/sugar sodas - then switched to Coke Zero or Diet/Regular mix. I am hypoglycemic too.
And other than Iced Tea (which doesn't have enough to faze me most times), cutting back on the caffeine when not on guard-duty.
Have been doing this for about 5 days - and have already noticed some pants that were snug, fitting better - and for not having the caffeine, I'm not as tired as I have been during the workday.
Let me clarify - I can't stand water by itself. must.have.flavor (and no seltzer *shudders*) When pregnant, my Dr had to be happy getting me from zero servings/day to 4 (rec'd is 8-10). Partly cuz I'm at the front desk & couldn't go pee every 30min for 5 mins, partly cuz eww-water. I've been a take-any diet soda-over-water gal all my adult life.
I shoulda done this months ago. Has my caffeine increase over the past few years (single being single mom & broke, w/ addl 2-3jobs) really caused that much fluid to retain? O_O
Some of ya'll who've been on the weigh-coaster longer/more than me - thoughts?
eta: until about 6 mo ago, I also was drinking regular/sugar sodas - then switched to Coke Zero or Diet/Regular mix. I am hypoglycemic too.
Diets Suck
Water does hepl regulate your body and keep things chugging along in your digestive track for a more efficient process. There has ben some evidence that people who consume artificial sweetners have more wight issues than those that don't. I don't know, I love my sweet-n-lo. I have always wondeered what the chemicals in soda actually to the body over the long haul, which is why I rarely drink it. It scares me.
Could it be that your are starting to try and take better care of yourself and have been making a lot of little changes that are starting to add up. Good heatlh and weight losss doesn't have to be a major, earth shattering, event. It is small decisions every day, like I'll have a small piece of cake as opposed to a big piece. (I don't believe in cutting any item out of my diet, the bible said "all things in moderation" and that is good enough for me)
No matter what the reason your are getting results, so keep it up.
Re: Diets Suck
So I too do the moderation thing.
As for S&L - there was a more recent study that all the "carcinogen" worries was apparently due to flawed science - at the time, the poor rats where getting like 10x the amount of typical human would *in a human's lifetime* - in which case no wonder the poor things mutated or keeled over. Myself, if I drink tea that wasn't sweetened when warm, I prefer Splenda or S&L. Nutrasweet is nasty to me.
Thx for the feedback