Operation BF09 (or Why I’m Drowning In My Water Bottle)
Operation BF09 has officially commenced!
…I’m kicking it off right by making myself drink at least one full bottle of water every day. And by bottle, I don’t mean one of those wimpy Aquafina or Dasani bottles.
Nope, I’m talking about this bad boy right here.
That’s right folks, 1000ml/33oz. of pure crystal clear hydration. Did you know that technically, to figure out how much water you should be drinking, you should take your body weight and divide it in half, and that’s how many ounces of water you should drink per day? It’s a general formula, anyway, and obviously you should compensate for how much you exercise, how much you’re sweating, etc. But…according to that formula, I should be drinking about 65 oz. of water per day. (I know some of you just calculated how much I weigh!) So…since I’m not much of a water drinker at ALL, I figure starting off by drinking one full bottle every day is good. In a few days, once my stomach has expanded to accomodate all the extra fluids (or is that my bladder?) I’ll start upping my water intake. In any case, supposedly water is good for you, or something, so I figured I’d give it a shot.
SO - Operation BF09, here I come!
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So, if you’re supposed to drink half your body weight in water, and you’re drinking 65 oz. of water per day, that means (since there are 16 onces in one pound) you weigh 8.125 pounds.
Wow, you weigh the same amount as one of my mom’s cats!
(teasing)
Kev :: If I weighed the same as one of your mom’s cats, that would be disgusting.
(teasing…well…not really…)
Not if you were the same height as a cat. Then you’d be the perfect weight!
(I appear to be in a silly mood…)
Kev :: This is true, I can’t argue with your logic there.
But what if I were a very large cat, like my former cat Fred, who at his heaviest weight approximately 19 pounds?
(You and me both)
Well, if you WERE like your former cat Fred, all the more reason for you to initiate “Operation BF09!”
In fact, you’ve inspired me. I’ve been going to the gym again for the past few weeks, but I didn’t have a fancy title or slogan for my new workout program. How about, “Get Fine by 2009?” What do you think?
Kev :: Oooh good point. All the more reason for me to stick with Operation BF09, so I don’t get chunky like my cat!!
“Get Fine by 2009″ eh? It sounds really really familiar…but it has a nice ring to it!! I think you should definitely run with that one.
Good for you! I need to follow your fine example, Angi. I’d much rather quaff 33 ounces of Diet Caffeine-Free Pepsi! Bad, I know … thanks for raising my consciousness to how much water I SHOULD be drinking!
Jenny :: Thanks, haha…EW though, Diet Pepsi!!? Nooooo…if you’re going to chug 33 ounces of diet soda at LEAST make it a Coke product!!!
Good for you! I think you might end up liking water.
I drink tons of it every day. Of course, I’m always dehydrated from partying the night before so that might have something to do with it. LOL
Corrina :: Hahaha….I DO hope I end up really liking water (I think it’s not so much that I hate water, but that water so rarely doesn’t taste old, stale, or just gross)!
“water so rarely doesn’t taste old, stale, or just gross”
Is the water really that bad in Washington? I must be spoiled…the water here in Georgia is pretty darn good. I think it’s a southeast thing. Everywhere I’ve gone in the southeast (Florida, South Carolina) has had good tap water.
Kev :: It’s not ALL our water that’s that bad. But the water at our office is. The drinking fountain water tastes like rust. Our water dispenser dispenses water that tastes like plastic. Tap water from the bathroom…gross. And we don’t have a kitchen. The water at my house is okay though…
Besides, Kevin, Angi doesn’t really live in Washington, you know…
Steve :: It’s true. I live in this sectioned off quadrant of Washington entitled “Far-Right Fake Washington”…
Yeah, and it’s quarantined. With bad water.
Kev :: Also, I could see why you would go to FL, lots of beaches and entertainment and the like…but…what’s great about SC?
Steve :: EXACTLY. You got it. I am planning my escape.
I’ve heard they have good water.
Steve :: oOOoooh….Maybe I’ll go THERE! I mean, if they have good water….
On the other hand, your compound’s probably got better…um…facilities. In SC, everyone uses outhouses.
Stereotypes are quite useful for making decisions, so long as the decisions don’t have to be good ones.
Steve :: Yes..yes..we do have actual facilities. But due to the fact I never drink our water, I never have to use them. So….which is better?
I suppose it depends on exactly how fine you want to be in ‘09.
Steve :: Touche.
Large amounts of water I cannot do but happily, I read that tea counts toward liquid intake now and even juice and milk a little bit. I can drink gallons of iced tea every day, that’s no problem. Especially decaffeinated tea because then I don’t have to run to the restroom quite as often. Often, but not quite as much.
Erin :: Tea is GREAT! Lots of antioxidants if you drink the right kind, and plus it’s 99.9% water!
I looooooooove iced tea…
Yeah, as long as it’s not sweet tea. I mean, it’s just as good for you for all the same reasons non-sweetened tea is good for you, but all that sugar intake is an additional negative. Unfortunately, that’s the only way I drink it.
Steve :: Agreed! Sweet tea is just darn good….have you ever tried making it with Sweet and Low or Splenda? Fake sugar obviously isn’t the best for you but it’s better than loads and loads of “real’ sugar…The best kind of fake sugar, though, is called Stevia. It’s kind of expensive, but you only have to use about 1/2 as much as you would even Sweet and Low. BUT it’s all natural so it’s better than loading up with the other stuff.
I don’t like sweetened tea but people tell me sweetened tea is different from sweet tea. I don’t see how but, whatever. I not an expert.
Erin :: Yeah I’m not sure what the difference is, either. In Oklahoma I was told that “sweet tea” means the sugar has been added during the brewing process so it’s fully dissolved. Frankly, it sounds like a battle of semantics to me.