*~*ROLL CALL*~* August Water Challenge Sign Up and Posting Thread Here!!!

I figured, since it was getting close to the end of July, that I'd go ahead and start the sign-ups for the AUGUST Water Challenge. If you are interested, please add your name to this thread. I will take names up until August 3rd, then closing the sign-ups. If you miss 2 weeks of totals, you will be removed from the participation list. However this challenge tends to happen each month, so you are more than invited to join then!


Some suggested water amounts for the challenge


64 oz/day (448 oz/week ~ 1984 oz/month)

lemonjello:
niashaluv35: 1536 oz
troublescoming2:
willowraven: 896 oz

68 oz/day (476 oz/week ~ 2108 oz/month)

pnklava:
norseoracle: 1521 oz

80 oz/day (560 oz/week ~ 2480 oz/month)

tribegirl:
jazluv99:

96 oz/day (672 oz/week ~ 2976 oz/month)

100 oz/day (700 oz/week ~ 3100 oz/month)

orangeloft: 1800 oz
vrykolia: 2807 oz

180 oz/day (1260 oz/week ~ 5580 oz/month)


Please Note: These are not the only amounts people can do. If you wish to try for an amount not listed above, please let me know and I'll add it! The ones listed are just representative of what has been requested in prior challenges.

Tell us how much you'd like to drink a day! We'll extend it for the week & month! I'm game for 64 oz a day :)

Post your updated totals at the end of every 7 days...Week goes from Sunday to Saturday. Please have your totals in no later than Monday morning and I will do my best to have them updated by Monday evening (Tuesday morning at the latest. NOTE: I am in Central Time in the United States.)


you can tell how far I've read in the thread by the # in the title ~ points ^ up to the title (reply # on the right)

Do you know how much water you should be drinking for optimum health and what your alternative sources of water are? Alternative sources count so Check it out!!!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU0028 3

How to drink more water every day tips/article from Willowraven!

http://www.wikihow.com/Drink-More-Water-Every day

Here is a thread that I (WillowRaven) started about Interesting Facts About Water:

http://www.calorie-count.com/forums/post/3533 3.html

Here's a calculator from dbackerfan! Remember these are just guidelines! Adjust for your own needs and preferences, especially if you get a lot of water from alternative sources!

http://www.aquasana.com/how_much.cfm

Oh... & Check out this Rockin' Video!!! [on water... note: 2+ mins big data stream]

http://www.epica-awards.org/assets/epica/2004 /winners/film/f lv/06037.htm


Get your ticker at www.tickerfactory.com! You can keep track of your water (exercise/fitness type ticker). Just put in ounces :) Click on my name to go to my profile to see an example :) You can put it in your journal or your profile :)

Everyone ~ don't forget to get your challenge patch :)

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/communi ty/userpics.php ?picid=userpic_222183_63ec8be53c293335a0290a7 130708383

Pfizer will give you a free pedometer if you do a do a little survey. That website is

http://www.myheartnow.com/content/index.jsp

Ok! Let's Get Ready to Drink it up! Line up your bottles, get em washed & chilled...

who's up for this??? R U ;)

Ok! Let's Get Ready to Drink it up! Line up your bottles, get em washed & chilled...

Your {{{friends}}} & fellow drinkers & biggest cheerleaders :)

I have been working on this anyway and I love CC challenges     

I think I will go for
80 oz/day (560 oz/week ~ 2480 oz/month)

64 oz/day (448 oz/week ~ 1984 oz/month) please

64oz/day plz.

A question, would tea count as water consumption or not?

please sign me up for 68 oz/day!

I'm new to all this so I hope I do it right. Sign me up for 64oz/day. My doctors want me to drink this much so this should help me do it.

Missed last month, and it showed.  Here's to "chugging it" in August!! ::raises water bottle::

100 oz/day (700 oz/week ~ 3100 oz/month)

I missed last month too!!

100 oz/day (700 oz/week ~ 3100 oz/month)

Thanks Willowraven  for doing this for all of us!  Happy drinking!!

64 oz/day (448 oz/week ~ 1984 oz/month)

A question, would tea count as water consumption or not?


If it is decaffeinated and if the drink does not have carbonation, then the sources say it can count towards your water.  Just keep in mind that caffeine can dehydrate - as well as carbonation - so you need to drink extra water to offset their effects.  When I count non-water towards my totals, I'll just count 1/2 of the amount.  For example, if I had 8 oz of herbal tea, I'd count it as 4 oz of water... granted it was 8 actual oz of water, but if there was any caffeine, it also makes me drink a lil extra to offset it to make my daily total.  Same things with stuff like skim milk or soup - I'll just count a portion of it towards my water total for the day.

The following people have been added to the Participants List:

tribegirl
troublescoming2
lemonjello
pnklava
norseoracle
vrykolia
orangeloft
niashaluv35
willowraven
 
Best of luck to everyone this month!!

i'll sign up for - 80 oz/day (560 oz/week ~ 2480 oz/month)

I told you I was new to this so I have a silly question. Because the month started in the middle of the week do we give numbers for the 1st - 4th? If so I was able to do 68 oz a day for a total of 272.

320/64 oz/day (448 oz/week ~ 1984 oz/month)

587.5/3100

400/3100   Aug 1 - Aug 4    Thanks

I told you I was new to this so I have a silly question. Because the month started in the middle of the week do we give numbers for the 1st - 4th? If so I was able to do 68 oz a day for a total of 272.


Not a silly question at all!  :)

Yes, the weeks always end on Saturday, so if there is a partial week, like the first week in August, just do the days up to and including Saturday, and then the Sunday would start the new week.  For the last week in August, the last day of the month lands on a Friday, so for that partial week, you would only give the totals up to the 31st.

The following people have been added to the participant's list:

jazluv99
norseoracle

The following participants have been updated:

niashaluv35
vrykolia
orangeloft
norseoracle

Please, if you ever notice that you have been missed, or your amounts are incorrect, let me know and I will fix it ASAP!  :D

Wasn't sure when to check in with starting in the middle of a week but so far I have had 541/2480 Oz.

Wasn't sure when to check in with starting in the middle of a week but so far I have had 541/2480 Oz.


Hi!  Check in day is Sunday, or Monday at the extreme latest.  I will post the results Monday night (I'm in the United States, Central Time).  Your totals should be Sunday to Saturday (see post #16 about how to handle a partial week).

496 for the week

768/2108