They Hate Me

Yeah, above... not me. From here

I work out with a personal Trainer one on one. I know. Shocker. (you can't tell by looking at me, but I like to tell myself I'm "building muscle" even if the fat hasn't fallen off yet). I'll tell you more about him later. He always tells me, "They hate you, the people at work don't care about you!" Sounds pretty harsh, but he's just dramatic. This is after week upon week of me reporting eating crappy foods at work. He says that if people bring in junk food and goodies, then they don't care one lick about you, because they are ruining your get healthy efforts. If you're measuring it on that scale, then the ladies at work HATE me.

This is currently in the Freezer (someone had a birthday)- Ice Cream Cake from Brusters (SO GOOD) Flavors: 1/2 Chocolate Trash- chocolate covered pretzels and candybars in chocolate ice cream; and 1/2 Graham Central Station A graham cracker ice cream with chocolate chunks and a swirl of a soft sugary graham crunch. Yeah... REALLY hard to resist, especially when you sit at a desk all day, it's easy to rationalize... "Aside from boredom, I've been working hard all day, I deserve a treat." EEEK! Am I the only weak one or are you drooling too?

Next UP: Dale & Thomas Popcorn. This is what we gave clients for Christmas. It's gourmet popcorn. It was on Oprah's favorite things list. We just cracked open, or should I say ransacked the box of the left overs. 4 bags leftover for the takers. Peanut butter and white chocolate drizzle corn and Chocolate chunk and caramel. Drool.

This is just the beginning of the hatred. We are an office of 7 women. There are always brownies, muffins, etc. Consider this a THWART!

Suggestions? Other then Practicing "No thanks" in your head a million times every day, Where do you pull the self control from. Any other Suggestions on how to avoid being sucked in?!

Andi (a faithful fan, also known as sister) says- drink a glass of water or two before you eat or want the snack- helps avoid gorging yourself and eliminate the craving altogether. Any other suggestions?

UPDATE ON THE WATER DEAL:

My sister said the more she drinks the more she craves it. I guess when we are dehydrating ourselves our bodies adapt and we dont necessarily feel like we are dying for a drink, but once we open the water gates it yells, Wahoo! Give me all ya got! Makes sense.

Another Note: Her trainer friend said you divide your weight by two and thats how many ounces you have to drink if you're trying to lose weight. 200 lbs, you should be drinking 100 oz. Holy Moly!

Caution: if you drink too much water you can suffer from water intoxication. It dilutes the sodium in your body, and flushes out your much needed electrolites, Drink alot but not too much!

DWG: Not sure... I'm going to Animal Kingdom tonight right after work, and wont be home till late. Maybe I could weigh myself... That's the workout goal I keep failing on... (see sidebar cartoon with a scale and two girls- My sentiments). I didn't quite get my water in, so I'll try to drink my 8X8.

WWG (weekend workout goal):

The Body's Many Cries for Water

Longterm THWART-Not drinking the daily recommended amount of water. Consequences: ...Hold on to your pants... here we go!

You hear over and over that water is important. WHY?

diagram from mayo clinic- Thanks guys!

I heard of this book below but havent read it: Has anyone read it that can give feedback?

The Body's Many Cries For Water by Fereydoon Batamanghelidj (what a clever title! haha!) the excerpt tells you alot of what you need to know.

"The main idea of the book is that thirst is just one of many of the body's ways of indicating that it needs water; he attributes a wide range of diseases as alternate symptoms of dehydration, including asthma, angina, dyspepsia, obesity, and numerous others. The cure to dehydration is simple: drink more water."

Health benefits of water
Water makes up, 60 percent of your body weight. Every system in your body depends on water.

For example, water flushes toxins out of vital organs, carries nutrients to your cells and provides a moist environment for ear, nose and throat tissues.

How much do you NEED?

Well- you lose 2.5 liters a day from bodily functions. That's more then a 2 Liter of Pop- Can you Imagine?!? Dang! Each day that you don't replace that you are dehydrating yourself. Look below for the consequences.

REMBEMBER 8x8 -->8 8oz glasses of water or a 2 liter :) If you're working out, and even if you're not- drinking these fluids pushes all the crap out of your system like fat and toxins- I love that idea!

Pregos- 2.3 liters so a little more then a 2 liter of pop size.

Milk Mommas- supposed to drink 3.1 Liters!!!! If you think about it you're loosing alot of liquids every day. That means 21/2 liters of pop size for you ladies!

REMEMBER- If you are sick or live in hot climates you need MORE WATER-

CAFFIENE is a diuretic- it sucks all the water out of your cells, and can make you dehydrated if you don't replace it. So you need even more water if you drink anything with caffiene in it.

Consequences!?! (water drinking slackers)

Lack of water can lead to dehydration, a condition that occurs when you don't have enough water in your body to carry out normal functions. Even mild dehydration can drain your energy and make you tired. Don't forget OBESITY.. sigh... I know there are alot of moms out there. Don't you want to fuel yourself with as much energy as possible?! Get Drinking Ladies!
P.s. you can run into kidney and bladder problems as well.

Confession: Although Water is my favorite drink (about 95% of what I drink), I get bored with it, while sitting at work, and i hate having to pee every 30 minutes. How do you make water less boring but still stay in the water family? One thing I've found:

Fruit Punch is my fav flav. Any other ideas of spicing up drinking so much water!?!?

ANY OTHER WATER FACTS TIPS OR IDEAS TO ADD? PLEASE DO!!!

DWG-Drink my 8x8(aka pitch a tent in the bathroom) Do the wii fit-uh... didn't do it last time. Jog/walk for 20 minutes.

THWARTS

What Plagues you? What are those fab foods that just scream your name so loudly that it drowns out the little angel on your shoulder telling you, "Don't do it! straight to your hips! You'll feel the remorse! Don't do it!" Thwarts can be People who sabotage (often times unknowingly) or Things in your life that thwart your progress such as work, a busy schedule etc.
Today (for me)- Riceballs- it's a family treat that takes me down memory lane. My totally awesome Aunty Mary just sent me a package in the mail with some of these odd looking wonders. It's puffed rice with sugary goo on it and so tasty. Why is it that bad? Cause you can't stop at just one for the day!
Daily Workout goal: Walk a mile with the dog. Weigh myself and do 15 minutes of strength exercises on the Wii fit.

Support

Let's face it, the more FUN you can make working out and leading a healthier lifestyle the easier it is to accomplish your goals. This will hopefully motivate you as much as it does me. Feel free to leave tips and Ideas on healthy food, workout ideas, crazy facts, exercises to work target areas, things you feel have worked and things that haven't. If you email me any of these I would love to post it and share with all the readers... um future readers? :)