Month: April 2011

I have noticed feeling slightly better upon mass water consumption.

W

DUH! Apparently my healthier choices talk struck a cord with him. I told him on beverage changes alone he’s prob drop some pounds. Plus I showed him the coke vs. water email.

DRINK UP…IT’S ALL WATER WEDNESDAY!

All Water Wednesday has caught on with some of my IRL friends since I tweet about it as well. One of my friends sent me this email he got about Water vs. Coke. I’m not sure how much of these are 100% accurate, but they are interesting to think about.

Water or Coke?

 Here are some things to consider next time you head to the fridge to quench your thirst.

WATER

 1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population)

 2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.

3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as 3%.

4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.

5. Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.

7. 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.

8. 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 drink every day?

COKE
1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.

2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.

3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the ‘real thing’ sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.

4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers, rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.

5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals, pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.

6. To loosen a rusted bolt, apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.

7. To bake a moist ham, empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for sumptuous brown gravy.

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle.. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

Now the question is, would you like a glass of water?

Can the Roadrunner tame the Coyote?

I think W may be serious about shedding some weight. He’s made off hand comments about losing some of his gut before – which is really the only place he needs to lose. He has solid arms and phenomenal legs (I’m certain its because he’s a Sagittarius which is represented by the centaur and he’s definitely half horse from the waist down ifyouknowwhatimean).

The reason I think he may be serious this time because he went to the doctor yesterday and when they weighed him he was 10 pounds heavier than he thought he was (which was 15 pounds heavier than he’d like to be). So now he says he wants to lose 30 pounds and is asking me for advice.

I mean I’m happy to guide him, but I also fear I may get frustrated with him when he’s making poor decisions. I can understand the ignorance most people have about what they put in their bodies and I’m generally not frustrated when people don’t know better, but if I’m going to take the time to educate him I’d hate to watch him fail.

However I do think it’d be EASY for him to drop initial weight. I often ask him if he’s an elf because I’m pretty sure his diet consists exclusively of candy, candy corn, candy canes and syrup. To be fair it’s more like candy, beer, regular soda, cheese, and ranch dressing.

We shall see. I recently read that 3 major factors in a successful relationship are similar views on religion, drinking habits and diet.