and only 14 more to go! congrats!

Hey you are really getting down there yourself, pimpishboo! Congratulations on your accomplishment.

oh, i know this one!!
 

Woohoo. :carrot: I have a BS in biology and now it's finally good for something! When you lose weight, the little fat molecules are broken down into smaller molecules which go through several cycles to make energy. The byproducts of this are carbon dioxide and water, so yes, you are breathing it out and peeing it out.

Well I don't mind the peeing it out... or if it is ME breathing it out... but you mean if we are close to someone working out we really ARE breathing IN the grubby little fat cells and crud they are breathing OUT? Plus we not only have to LOSE those fat molecules but first we have to BEAT them to death!!??

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww :rollpin:

Sooooo... serious question here... where does all the water we are supposed to drink fit into this? Does it help break them down?

You know, I really dont know exactly why we need to drink lots of water, but here's my best guess: Our bodies have several compartments: in the cells, out of the cells, and in the blood. These compartments have to constantly readjust to keep concentrations equal whenever we drink something. You have to think about salt, acids and bases, sugar, and all kinds of stuff that our bodies like to have at a certain level. When you add lots of water, levels drop and you need to readjust. This keeps our cells and especially our kidneys always trying to regulate the levels of these things. All of this regulating often requires energy in order to pump salt, etc here and there. You add more water, you need to adjust more and you need more energy to do this. Energy comes from burning fat. woohoo! So water is actually helping to keep our bodies and metabolisms on their toes.

Thanks for the explanation! Works for me!! :)