I wonder how much water is too much. I've always heard that one should drink so much water every day, but how much is enough and is there such a thing as too much? I can successfully say that for the past 2 months, I've been drinking a lot of water. Shamefully, there were days before my new journey that I didn't drink any water at all. Yet, I also never really thought about being able to drink flavored waters and have it count as my water intake. The thought now seems silly as to why I didn't count it. For instance. I love tea, especially sweet tea. Instead of putting sugar into it, I use a no cal sweetener and add extra lemons. This is my preferred drink actually. I also like Crystal Light lemonade and fruit punch as well as several Mio flavors. They work well most of the time. When I've been working out, I tend to drink plain water. That's when it is the most satisfying to me. In fact, when I do my hour + dancing routine on Kinect, I keep two bottles of water on the table because I have to drink to keep going.

I also prefer room-temp water, which many think is a little strange. I always wondered if it made a difference. I remember reading somewhere that it did, but I haven't taken much time to really research this or what the deal was with it.

So check this out.. I found this hydration calculator.

These were my results:

Daily Hydration Calculator Results

A person who is 266 pounds
and is exercising for 60 minutes ,
is not pregnant,
is not breastfeeding,
does not live at a high altitude,
does not live in a dry climate,
drinks 0 alcoholic drink(s),
when the weather is not very hot or very cold,
and is not sick with fever or diarrhea should have:
139 ounces of water today, or 4.2 liters.

If you eat a healthy diet, about 20 percent of your water may come from the foods you eat. If you eat a healthy diet you can drink 111.2 ounces of water today, or 3.3 liters.

http://nutrition.about.com/library/bl_water_calculator_results.htm?start=1&pounds_100=200&pounds_10=60&pounds=6&minutes=60&preg=0&breast=0&alt=0&dessert=0&alc=0&col=0&sick=NaN&sick=0&page=9

I think this seems considerably off. The Mayo Clinic suggests that females should drink 2.2L as opposed to the 4.2 the other one said (Mayo, 2012).  On the other hand, an article on Livestrong suggests 32 oz per 50 lbs of body weight (McAdams, 2010). Should I just call it an even 100 oz and shoot for that?

About My Day

Today was fairly uneventful, except that my moods have been up and down. I've been really happy as I read and participate on the Lose It forums, as well as with my friends' posts there. I was also having a pretty good day, and I strangely felt full all day. I worked out shortly on the Wii this morning, and then hubby suggested we go shooting. We usually have a tradition that if we go shooting, then we'll go by this restaurant. Today... eh. I don't know. I didn't really want to go because I just felt full. My stomach was rumbling a little as we were shooting so maybe I was psyching myself out. We ended up going anyway, and I was proud that I had a salad without the dressing, and skipped the bread. They gave us two free cookies, so I had one and skipped the other. Hey, I'm not perfect now.

But... that's sort of my problem. I'll go along and do well, but then I end up rewarding myself with more food. Oh.. you did so well just eating that salad. Now, here's a cookie. I wonder when it's going to get in my head that I'm completely changing the way I think about food. This has been a very hard thing for me because for years, me and hubby would go out to dinner, and that was our entertainment for the night. That's what we did.. well.. still do. I've added more events to my norm, but we still enjoy going out to dinner. This means that I have to be very cautious about what I am eating, but I'm learning to recognize and research calories in foods. Surprisingly, there is a lot of information about nutrition online. Gotta love the iPhone. I don't think servers like it too much when I delay my ordering while I try to decide. I've gotten to where if we go, I'll look it up beforehand, but that doesn't always work when it's not planned out.

I did have some good news. I went by the bike place, and sat on a 13 in frame. This is the shortest frame available for women, and it fit! My feet were not flat on the ground, but the person assisting me was explaining that they do not have to be completely flat, and also that if they were, it could jeopardize the right angle on my pedaling. This is what I've been noticing with trying out the girls' 24 in bikes. It's short enough that I can reach the ground, but when I pedal, I feel like there's a kink in my stride. It wasn't comfortable, and I knew that something was not right with it so I guess this is why I've held off on buying something. I liked the way the bike today felt, but of course it was $600. After not riding a bike for 12 years, I don't think that my first one will have me dropping that amount just yet. Not that I am already sabotaging my bike-riding days, but I just want to get something sort of low-key for now and see how much I like it. This mindset has me questioning whether to just buy a cheap $100 bike or this other one I found for $300. This one was similar to the nicer ones I've looked at, is still a hybrid like everyone's been recommending, and it has gotten away from the normal, commercial sizing so I believe it will do me some good for several years. Anyway, it's one that I found at Dick's Sporting Goods. It felt really good when I sat on it and I didn't feel cramped. I wish that I could have just pedaled around in the store, but yea... can't do that! Anyway, so far.. I think that's the one I am leaning toward. I wish it was a different color, but that's all right.. I can deal with white and green.They have a really pretty blue one, but it doesn't come in the x-small frame. Bummer.

Is it crazy that I'm starting to panic about actually riding it on the street? I tend to panic when approaching something that's brand-new to me. I'll be like the old lady on her bike that's pedaling in the middle of the road, going so slow, and having a long line of cars behind her. Ha. Nah... maybe I won't be that bad.. but then again, maybe I will. Tehehe.