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75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as much as 3%. One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.

Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back, and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory,trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.

Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.

Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?

Of course, too much water may have strange side effects!

Now that’s what I call incentive. Where’s my water?

 I am home now and had a good diet day yesterday. Meat and the smallest amount of flour tortilla. Sadly about 1/8 cup of red hots that I have for decorating gingerbread men. I will do that today and get rid of them. I am unlikely to eat gingerbread.

Hint: no chocolate….. I won’t bother.

I finished decorating the tree and put away most of the boxes. I made some yummy toffee bars that are staying in my holiday refrigerator(the garage) and I made some candy. White chocolate with pistachios and orange craisins. White chocolate….. I won’t bother. The toffee bars on the other hand are real chocolate. I daren’t cut them into bars. If I leave them uncut until Christmas Eve I am safe.

Here’s a trick. I scheduled a Colonoscopy on the 23rd.

I’ll bet I won’t be up to much snacking.

Bad timing or good depending on your view,

but it is hard to get it scheduled.

Good luck on your keeping will through the holidays.

yarrow

I am going to give you some advice. Keep in mind that I don’t always follow my own advice. ;*o(

You are ONLY able to eat chips, cookies, candy bars, ice cream, cake, etc. late at night IF they are in your house and available. Gird yourself with yummy healthy foods and a full tummy when you shop. DO NOT buy these rotten lousy junky foods.

End of preaching. I don’t stock chips, cookies, never candy bars. Some times I have ice cream on hand, but since that is not a food I usually binge on it’s ok, not great. I buy bread for my daughter’s sandwiches, but when she graduates I will stop that too. I want wheat. It makes my tummy hurt and makes me fat, but I crave it.

Instead of buying these bad-for-you products estimate the amount of moola you save and donate to a fund of your choice 

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ooooh, I’m off work today. I am going to do a modified Atkins for 3 days. Hope I can stick to it. I lost a bit last time on a modified Atkins. I will need to push the calories so I don’t get hungry and push the water. Shooting for Ketosis. Wish me luck.

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http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-get-a-flat-stomach-in-under-9-minutes

I spoke about this months ago. I had heard about this on the internet. I was able to quickly strengthen my abs and achieve a flatter tummy. This video is very repetitive, but you get the idea. Not a lot of time is needed. I also do these in the car, but I don’t generally place a finger on my belly for this. Just suck it in. ;o)

I found this site kind of fun. Want to know what you’ll look like as an older person? Want to know if you would make a handsome fella? Good for grins. Now I wonder what I would look like as a thinner person. Have fun with this

http://morph.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/