Semi Annual Drink Up! Water Challenge #2

[jimmie 48]

DRINK UP! WATER CHALLENGE

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Many of us don't get enough water for whatever reason. We get busy, we substitute, we just plain forget. In colder weather, it gets increasingly hard to reach for the water glass instead of a hot drink.

There are several calculations for determining just how much water one should drink per day.
Originally Posted by Dr. Atkins in DANDR

You must drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of pure water daily. This can be filtered, mineral or spring water (not seltzer).

Many others also use the 64 oz plus 8 oz per 25 pounds you wish to lose.

In this challenge, you will be committing to drink 1/2 your body weight in ounces. Now before you go all wet on me, do some figuring and you just might find out the amounts you come up with are very doable.
Please see the links at the end of this post for more information using this simple calculation and other useful links concerning water consumption.

~~~~ RULES OF THE CHALLENGE ~~~~

• SIGN UP IN THIS THREAD NO LATER THAN FEBRUARY 10. STATE YOUR WEIGHT and the amount of ounces you will be committing to using the following.......
• COMMIT TO DRINKING 1/2 YOUR CURRENT BODY WEIGHT IN OUNCES PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS A 128 OUNCE CAP FOR THIS CHALLENGE.
• DAILY POSTING OF WATER IS REQUIRED.
• Late sign-ups will be taken but will not be eligible for the award.

SIGN UP

Now thru February 10

DRINK UP WATER CHALLENGE DATES

February 11 thru 15

AWARDS DAY

February 18

Here's some helpful hints

• Space out your water consumption trying not to overload and catch up in the late hours of the day.
• Keep track of the amounts by using measured containers. For example, 1/2 gallon or 1 gallon milk cartons or other type of pitcher or drinking bottled water in 16 or 20 ounce marked containers.
• measurements:
  pint = 16 oz.
  quart = 32 oz.
  1/2 gallon = 64 oz.
  gallon = 128 oz

HALF YOUR WEIGHT IN WATER

OTHER LINKS WORTH READING
The Importance of Water
It's Official: What counts as water
Reasons to drink water for weight loss

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CHALLENGERS AND OUNCES

08isgr8 105
4myslef4mykids 100
Angel-Eyes 80
APanthesillia 101.5
atkid 77
babywoogie 89
biogeek 128
bradybunch 139.5 ( 128 )
csoesbee 76
charks1 75
chunk! 82
createme 109.5
DebC 85
Dropzofjupiter29 147.5 ( 128 )
elbisivni 78.5
Elizellen 75
elsy 95
FatBottomGirl 88
fowlergirl 84
Gatorgal 72
goal65 155 ( 128 )
HAPPYAGAIN28 160.5 ( 128 )
HellOnWheels 141 ( 128 )
Hoping 91
hrgillespie 89
jimmie 48 64
KYGurl 125
Ladychan 62
latoyabu 121
ldatkins 165.5 ( 128 )
Maxine 82
mitzimarie 62.5
new orleans finest 150 ( 128 )
Puddles 88.5
Pumpkin74 140 ( 128 )
quotidianlight 98
readytolose2008 140 ( 128 )
runningupthathill 71.5
Sarah*Peace 159 ( 128 )
spazzyhilo 102.5
sugar58 130.5 ( 128 )
ThisGlancingLife 175 ( 128 )

tigersailing 71

UrbanShaman 188 ( 128 )
*Wendy* 89

[jimmie 48]

i am, of course, doing this challenge
weight 128
1/2 body weight in water = 64 oz

[FatBottomGirl]

Okay - this challange is sooo do-able for me... I'm in
weight (176)
1/2 body weight in water is 88 ounces

As a matter of fact I will commit to 120 oz at the minimum

Thanks Jimmie - this is a challange that I can actually win!

[jimmie 48]

Originally Posted by FatBottomGirl

Okay - this challange is sooo do-able for me... I'm in
weight (176)
1/2 body weight in water is 88 ounces

As a matter of fact I will commit to 120 oz at the minimum

Thanks Jimmie - this is a challange that I can actually win!

my first peep!!!

go for more, that's cool but i'll put you on my sheet at 88 ounces! glad to have you joining me!

[Dropzofjupiter29]

alright alright ill go for it. Let me just say this will be HARD for me! I hate water! I hardly ever drank much water before atkins but if i do this ill stick to it.. but man i gotta drink alot of freakin water.

Weight: 295
147 ounces a day (is that too much water?)

[Georgiana]

Count me in, too! This is my first challenge, yipee!

Current weight: 157 lbs
1/2 body weight in water: 78.5 oz (let's say 79 oz?)

[Pumpkin74]

Jimmie asked me to join here in a challenge so I am going to do it. Half my current weight in ounces would be 140 ounces each day. Goodness, I will float away, but I can do it.

Pumpkin

[Sarah*Peace]

CW is 318

159 oz would be half my body weight, but let's make it a nice 160 oz a day

[Puddles]

I will give it a try , i wish it was summer cause i drink more water but I will try to do this it might be fun !

177

What dose it mean body weight for the water ?

8 glasses of 8z water ?

[UrbanShaman]

Count me in. Half of my body weight is 188 oz. Yeesh! I know I can drink that much liquid in a day because of the soda addiction that I had so here's to more water!