Water or coke?

Problems with my email distributor system so thought I would bring it to you the old fashioned way!

The results from April camp have quite literally blown me away. I am still waiting on a lot of results but already I have had one lady losing 17lbs and 16.5 inches - that is just AWESOME! Some of us met up for a meal last night and we had such a giggle, along with some newbies for May camp who I had to make sure were not being terrified by stories about workouts by the others! All in all every single one of them has achieved something momentous, whether that has been a dress size, more self confidence, a new friendship or something else. There is so much to be gained from fit camp. If you are undecided whether it is for you or not, bite the bullet and do it. I can guarantee you will not regret it. I will miss my ladies this week while we wait for 17th May to kick off again. So, only one week left to register, what are you waiting for?

The nutrition workshop in September is proving popular and I am already looking at when the next one will be. I am hoping to do another one before Christmas but this will be in the Southampton, not Winchester area. I am unable to hold spaces for workshops without payment so if you would like to attend please pay £25 to my email address cwfitness@btinternet.com through pay pal. Do contact me if you have any queries or questions. To recap, in the September workshop, I will be covering the fundamentals of nutrition, how the digestive process works, what the essentials for fat loss are, exercise as well as nutrition and strategies for success. There will also be plenty of opportunity for questions at the end and you will be walking away with a wealth of information that is up to date and as current as it can possibly be!

A few facts for you this week regarding water and coke (courtesy of Dax Moy - thank you!)

WATER

1. 75% of the UK population are chronically dehydrated. (likely to apply to half world population)

2. In 37% of all the UK population, the thirst mechanism is so weak it is often mistaken for hunger.

3. Even mild dehydration will slow down your metabolism as much as 3%.

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

5. Lack of water is the number one trigger of daytime fatigue.

6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water per 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 maths and difficulty focusing on a 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 you are 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer. Are you drinking the amount of water you should each day?

COKE

1. In many states (USA) 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 car bumpers, rub the bumpers with a rumpled up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminium 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: Applying 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 tray, wrap the ham in aluminium foil and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allow the dripping to mix with the coke for a delicious gravy (!!!)

8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, 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's pH is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leached calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis.

2. To carry Coca Col syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.

3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about twenty years!

Still want a coke?

After reading this I thought I would try it out and put an old bra in a bowl with coke all over it - in the morning all that was left were the wires - why would anyone drink something that does that??????

Have a brilliant week!