Lisa, watch it on the drinks that have aspartame. It is not recommended that we drink much, if any, of that stuff. If you can find drinks with Splenda, that's ok, but you're still better off with just plain water.

Atkins, before they went bankrupt, used to have some really, really good drinks with Splenda - fruit punch, orange, apple. But, sadly, now all they make are shakes and bars. Sigh.

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Nita

LOL, Lisa. I'm from Texas!

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Heather
182-2/27/08

I got in 5 20 mugs yesterday. I just finished one this morning, will have a big one at lunch, and maybe 2 during the afternoon, (and be running to the ladies' room!), so I'm doing pretty good.

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lol...if i would have looked at your location Heather I would have known!!..we have our own language down here in the south...I get made fun of over the phone..do alot of phone work with mortgage co...they really think is funny..when im FIXIN to do something..

I'm not a native Texan (born & raised in Ohio), but I never had trouble understanding people here. Why would anyone think it funny if someone is fixin' to do something? Makes perfect sense to me! A friend of mine works for an insurance company, she used the term fixin' to, and the person on the phone didn't have a clue what she was talking about. Bet they never watched The Beverly Hillbillies, either. They used that term all the time!

I'm on my 3rd 20 oz mug, and it's 2 p.m., so shouldn't be any problem getting down 2 or 3 more.

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hahaha! yep, always fixin' to...!

NO water at all today. :-( promise to do better tomorrow!

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Heather
182-2/27/08

Tsk, Tsk, Tsk, Heather!

I got in about 100 oz yesterday. I'm on mug #1 now, it's past noon! Been guzzling coffee and hot tea. Now it's water time.

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Yall are hilarious!..I need to get in on theis water challenge...i am an all day sipper..always drinking something...coffee..sugar free off brand crystal light...ice tea..green tea..but not just pure water..gonna try though!

Well, tsk tsk is RIGHT! I got on the scale this morning to show UP .5! I know it is because I didn't drink the water! SO, it is 1:04 and I am almost 1/2 way to 100 oz.
That'll teach me, huh?!

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Heather
182-2/27/08

Yup, gals, you need your water!

I think I got in 5 mugs yesterday - I lost count. I'll work harder today to keep track.

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Nita

I start the water today!!..after my coffee

100 oz, woohoo!

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Heather
182-2/27/08

I HATE TO DRINK REGULAR WATER! I thought I had been doing good drinking about 70 ounces a day, come to find out since most of it was crystal light in it that's not so good at alll, sigh. So here's the plan. Drink 3 32 ouces of regular water. Then have the flavored stuff with lunch and dinner. You should see the amount my Dad sent me in my box today. Oh and does anyone have any advice on what time to stop drinking so I won't be getting up and peeing at 4 or 5 in the morning. That's really hard with 4 women in the room so you can't turn on the light. Plus the bathroom is cold. You'd never believe it but Iraq is cold now! Oh so I'm in on this challenge. I'm about to measure this big bottle now.

I have to really work on the water. It's hard, but we gotta!!

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Heather
182-2/27/08

Okay so I am on my 3rd 16 ounce bottle only one with sugar free kool aid. Plan on drinking 3 more this afternoon. As well as a crystal light flavored 32 ounce between lunch and dinner. I think that should be enough. One thing I hate is the bathroom is too far away while I at work