My trick to getting enough water is simple - I cant have anything with flavour until all my water for the day is in. That means 3 of my refillable plastic bottle of water. They are 800ml each, so that covers me for 64+oz. I aim for one before lunch, one before dinner, and one in the evening, but if I drink them faster, I can have coffee or diet pop - things that taste good. It isn't always fun but water is key to helping you lose weight. it also helps you not to confuse thirst with hunger - I always try to have a good sized drink first if I think im hungry to see if that's the real problem.
I weighed 190 today, which was a loss of 1.5 lbs so far. Some of that will be water weight, some of that is just my body adjusting to being back on track.
I did get a fitbit for Christmas. So far I have discovered any day I work, I hit 10 flights of stairs and 10k steps without even thinking. Which is what I cant figure out. Basic pillars of good health - good healthy food (not too much), keeping moving, lots of water. I do these things and am still significantly overweight. I eat fresh fruits and veggies by choice. I walk all the time. I drink lots of water, even when im not keeping track.
My first thought was that maybe I was misestimating - but the fitbit tells me I really do move more than I thought I did. My food scale tells me what I thought a serving was is actually smaller that what it should be. Im fighting a battle against some nasty genetics and that is the part I don't know how to win. How to reset my body to have a happy point at lower weight when all it wants genetically is to pack on the pudge?
