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**** 2012 Up Your Water Intake Challenge ***

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I recently upped my water intake by adding slices of cucumber to it. I had this in a restuarant and absolutely loved it. I fill a 50 oz water pitcher with water and about 5 cucumber slices and put it on my desk first thing in the a.m. when I get to work. I put 2-3 slices in my cup and keep chugging all day. The cucumber gives the water a light, refreshing taste. I also read that cucumbers have the same Ph as your skin, so that has to be good. I normally eat the cucumbers at the end of the day as a snack.
 
hillytmj said:
I recently upped my water intake by adding slices of cucumber to it. I had this in a restuarant and absolutely loved it. I fill a 50 oz water pitcher with water and about 5 cucumber slices and put it on my desk first thing in the a.m. when I get to work. I put 2-3 slices in my cup and keep chugging all day. The cucumber gives the water a light, refreshing taste. I also read that cucumbers have the same Ph as your skin, so that has to be good. I normally eat the cucumbers at the end of the day as a snack.
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OMG. A friend and I were just talking about this. She said her chiropractor's office keeps a big container of cucumber water in the reception area and she raved about it. I told her Dr Oz suggested cucumber, ginger and fresh mint leaves in water. It's part of the Flat Belly Diet (cucumber is a diuretic and the ginger increases metabolism).

I've decided to keep a beverage dispenser filled with my day's goal worth of "Sassy Water" to drink throughout the day. Starting on Monday tho because I still have to get the ingredients.
 
NJoy said:
OMG. A friend and I were just talking about this. She said her chiropractor's office keeps a big container of cucumber water in the reception area and she raved about it. I told her Dr Oz suggested cucumber, ginger and fresh mint leaves in water. It's part of the Flat Belly Diet (cucumber is a diuretic and the ginger increases metabolism).

I've decided to keep a beverage dispenser filled with my day's goal worth of "Sassy Water" to drink throughout the day. Starting on Monday tho because I still have to get the ingredients.
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Hmmmm, this sounds worth trying. I know when I go a massage they always have both cucumber water and lemon water, I gravitate to the lemon water because that is what I know but I am going to give this a go at it to see how I like it.
 
Ok, I have this thing figured out now. I'm using a 20 oz SmartWater bottle and refilling that. The bigger bottles look like a lot of water. This bottle doesn't look like 20 oz at all so, drinking one every couple hours is working out nicely. I started today drinking 8 oz glasses but, that felt like it was gonna take forever. I bought a bottle of SmartWater while I was out today and was shocked to find that it was 20 oz. All that to say, it's almost 10 pm and I've already had 96 oz today. I'm done. My daily goal is 80 oz. woot woot!
 
So far, 80 oz down. 2 more to go to reach my goal. And it's not even 8pm yet. I'm killin this water thing, thanks to my Smart Water bottle and this Water Your Body app! :grin:
 
Hi NJoy! I'd like to join this challenge. I gave birth 3 weeks ago and I'm exclusively nursing my baby, so I need to up my water intake to at least 64oz per day. Eventually, I'd like to make it to 140oz per day but I'm sure that will take a while to work up to.

I look forward to seeing how my hair, skin, and weight respond to this challenge... :yep:
 
I'm still drinking a minimum if 48oz of water per day. I am addicted to water now, I can't go anywhere without my water bottle.
 
missbugg21 said:
Hi @NJoy! I'd like to join this challenge. I gave birth 3 weeks ago and I'm exclusively nursing my baby, so I need to up my water intake to at least 64oz per day. Eventually, I'd like to make it to 140oz per day but I'm sure that will take a while to work up to.

I look forward to seeing how my hair, skin, and weight respond to this challenge... :yep:
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Welcome to the challenge, missbugg21

I've added you to the group. Drink up! :lick:
 
hello? How's everyone doing with drinking all that water. How many ounces are you averaging these days. And how many should you be doing?

My goal is 80 oz a day and I've been averaging about 60. Weekends are tough but I'm getting back on track. I'm at 61 oz so far. I'll have to do another 20 oz bottle before bed.
 
I've been wavering between 2-3 liters a day since it's been so hot. I don't like having to run to the loo, but I need to stay hydrated and help cleanse my system.
 
Upped my ante. Changed from the 20 oz bottle to the 33.8 oz bottle. I got 67 oz in so far. Working on my last bottle for tonight.
 
I find that I drink more water when I exercise regularly..it's not forced, just like I'm more thirsty
 
86 oz. And I still need to take my supplements so, I'll finish out at 94 oz tonight.
 
Oohh weee been gone for a bit but I'm back! Nothing exciting to report, I am still struggling with my water intake but I'm determined to work on it and get better. I've also added coconut water to my intake to help stay hydrated. I'm averaging about 40 oz a day right now, my goal is between 60-70 oz.
 
hillytmj said:
I recently upped my water intake by adding slices of cucumber to it. I had this in a restuarant and absolutely loved it. I fill a 50 oz water pitcher with water and about 5 cucumber slices and put it on my desk first thing in the a.m. when I get to work. I put 2-3 slices in my cup and keep chugging all day. The cucumber gives the water a light, refreshing taste. I also read that cucumbers have the same Ph as your skin, so that has to be good. I normally eat the cucumbers at the end of the day as a snack.
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I must really want/need to do this. I went to thank you for this post but turns out I did already. So thank you. Ill get cucumbers later. And while I'm here.... I'll confess that I've not been drinking water. :/
 
It's easy to reach my goals with this heat. Sheesh. Added coconut water as well but it doesn't replace water for my goal.
 
April 6, 2012
daviine said:
Is it too late to join? I always try to get people to do a water challenge with me in real life but I've had no takers.

I hardly ever drink any water EVER. In fact, I hardly ever drink anything except chocolate almond milk, tea and apple juice...but sadly I don't even drink 8 glasses of anything a day. I know that this is bad for me and I must do better.

I have to be realistic and start with 8 ounces of water a day...and make sure that I at least drink more of anything else as well. I'll try for 16 ounces though but I HATE water...
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daviine said:
Thank you so much for your support @NappyNelle! I'll try for the three glasses. I'll let you know how that goes.

I only recently started drinking apple juice. I used to hate that too! But I guess after being thirsty a few times and choosing apple juice over water, I can tolerate it somewhat now. I'll try to see if I still like it diluted.

Herbal teas.....I usually add about 2 tsp of sugar to whatever tea I'm drinking-- peppermint, green tea, black tea. Is that too much?

I'll attempt to drink my first glass of water for the day right after I post this.
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May 19, 2012
hillytmj said:
I recently upped my water intake by adding slices of cucumber to it. I had this in a restuarant and absolutely loved it. I fill a 50 oz water pitcher with water and about 5 cucumber slices and put it on my desk first thing in the a.m. when I get to work. I put 2-3 slices in my cup and keep chugging all day. The cucumber gives the water a light, refreshing taste. I also read that cucumbers have the same Ph as your skin, so that has to be good. I normally eat the cucumbers at the end of the day as a snack.
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July 6, 2012
daviine said:
I must really want/need to do this. I went to thank you for this post but turns out I did already. So thank you. Ill get cucumbers later. And while I'm here.... I'll confess that I've not been drinking water. :/
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I went to the store and got a cucumber and a 3-liter bottle of water on Tuesday. I sliced a few slices of cucumber and put it in my glass mug. I poured Poland Spring in it throughout the day. Every once in a while, I would eat the cucumbers and would have to replace them. :lick: By the end of the day, I had finished most of the water in the bottle. Sure I was in the bathroom all day but I was excited.

On Wednesday, I was out for most of the day so I was unable to get much water in. I probably had 3-4 glasses of water. I did buy a 57.25 glass pitcher from Kmart. I figure that when it is done I know I have done 57 ounces of water. It is suggested that you keep replacing the water as you drink it, but if I do it then I'll have to count glasses and I don't want to. At least not until I'm addicted to water.

I've been preparing the water the night before. I drank my 57 ounces yesterday, and then my daughter and I ate the cucumbers. I hope to keep this up. Today I have cucumbers from my MIL's garden.

I'm scared that I'm going to get bored of the cucumber water so I started collecting spa water recipes. In today's glass, I have cucumber and honeydew. I haven't had any yet so I don;t know how it tastes but I am excited.

I just wanted to share how the addition of cucumbers has helped me. I don't even want to drink soda so I hope this is the beginning of a healthier me because I really do need the water. My goal is 57 ounces (bc that's the size of the pitcher lol).

Since Tuesday, I've only had almond milk, cucumber water, and a glass or two of homemade lemonade. I'm so proud of myself and I plan on getting these kids addicted to water also.

Sorry so long...I was just so excited! :grin: Thanks @hillytmj for sharing that info. Thanks for encouraging me @NappyNelle. I did try diluting my apple juice with water and then I started adding apple juice to my water but then my kids kept drinking all the apple juice so I was stuck there, lol and stopped drinking water. But now I don't have to spend the money on the apple juice.

Drink up everyone!
 
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I slacked off a bit when I got a new phone and forgot to put my water app on it. I've been drinking about 40 a day but, that's not enough. So, I'm back to 85 oz daily and using my water app.

How's everyone else doing?
 
Hey I want in for the rest of the year.....

Today so far I have drunk:
16oz bottle
32oz water bottle
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48oz total so far for the day!
Goal is 80oz/day
 
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Today so far I have drunk:
12oz cup
4oz of some leftover bottle in my car after my morning walk
32oz water bottle
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48oz total so far for the day!
Goal is 91oz/day, hope I can make it. If not I will be cool with the 80oz but Im striving for 91oz
 
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