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Week 1 of the 52 small changes challenge - all welcome
(424 Posts)So the aim is to make one small change a week over a year to keep it manageable based on a book called 52 Small Changes. I'll post each week with the new challenge and people can adapt to however it suits them.
Week 1 starting tomorrow (or today I guess as it's now after midnight) is to drink more water.
The book advises this method for working out how much you should drink: take your body weight in pounds and divide by two, that number is the amount of water you should drink in ounces eg you weigh 150lb so you should drink 75oz water per day. I can't quite follow this so I'm sticking with 1.5 litres a day as an aim.
Feel free to add fruit or veg or whatever if you don't like the taste of water by itself. I currently have a jug that I've added some raspberries and mint to waiting for me to drink tomorrow.
I will check in at the end of each day to update on my progress and keep myself accountable. I hope you all find it helpful too!
Here's to a healthier year 
<--- it's water with raspberries, honest.
Thanks Oddsocks Count me in 
<sips water like a good girl>
I like week one. This seems easy enough so far.
Im in!
Thank you
I'm in! 
I even got a head start - DD woke up looking for milk/hot water bottle/anything to keep me for an extra five minutes, so I had a big glass of water before getting back into bed
I'm in
Yes! I'm in . More water - I love an achievable goal
I'm in too
I'm in I'm so bad with water I can go several days without drinking any 
Hurrah this is exactly what I need! I'm in too
I will try. I very much need to drink more water and less coffee and pop. <gulps second coffee of the morning> 
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