Some Tips To Share

**carolynmn** · 09-20-2009, 09:00 PM

As of today, I've lost 40 pounds!!

I want to share 2 things that have helped me the most:

1. A gallon of water is 128 oz. Each night I fill a gallon jug with fresh water and put it in the fridge. I don't use it for anything except drinking. I sip on ice cold water all day long. At the end of the day the jug is almost empty. I've come to love water and other than 2 cups of coffee in the morning I don't drink anything else.

2. There's a free website called FitDay and its wonderful. I used it in the beginning to help figure out calories but have found it invaluable for everything. It calculates nutritional value, calories burned, etc. I love looking at the weight charts and graphs to watch my progress.

georgiateacher · 09-21-2009, 12:01 AM

Hello carolynmn,
Thanks for the advice. how long did it take you to lose 40 pounds? GeorgiaTeacher

**pigpen065** · 09-21-2009, 12:36 AM

Way to go!!! That is an awesome achievement!! Thanks for sharing those tips...I know how very important the water is, and I will be sure to check out that website.

Thanks again!!! And yes, curious also how long it took you to lose that!!

**carolynmn** · 09-21-2009, 01:13 AM

It's taken 5-1/2 months. Sometimes I'll go 2 weeks without losing anything and just when I'm getting really discouraged, I'll drop a few pounds. I think it would have been faster if I had been exercising. I've made up my mind now to walk some everyday and just bought a treadmill. I'm hoping the last 20 lbs. (or most of it) will be gone by Christmas.

**nygrlathrt** · 09-21-2009, 02:08 PM

I used fitday.com when i was on Atkins it totals carbs, calories, fat good and bad..loved it..

This time around my doctor told me not to count calories as long as i only ate from the list she gave me...thats what i've been doing but i keep a journal too..

40 pounds wow!

**susanpesek** · 09-21-2009, 06:18 PM

Good for you! A SUPER weight loss.
I love the gallon of water idea, too. Thanks!

chaquira · 09-22-2009, 04:54 AM

40 pounds!!! wow!!!! yupi!!!!! i cant wait....congratulations and thanks for share with us, i guess that whwn we heard that someone actually lost that amount of weigth that encourage us to keep going because if you did it whe can too right?????