Water water everywhere

Today, while listening attentively to a particularly non rivetting conference call, I did some research on the benefits of drinking water to support weight loss. The following article is a good one so I won't do the traditional summary.

http://www.sideroad.com/Diet_and_Nutrition/water-and-weight-loss.html

Various sources say that you need to drink six 8oz glasses a day plus an extra 8 ounces for every 25lbs that you are overweight. Another website suggested that a good rule of thumb is 1 oz of water for every lb of weight.

Hmmmm.... let me do the math? OMGosh I would have to drink the equivelant of a childs small pool worth of water every day! I could see how this would help weight loss. Firstly, I would burn a zillion calories trying to run with my legs crossed as I made the mad dash to the loo (Australian for toilet), half of those calories would be stress ones wondering how many loads of laundry I would have to do each day as a result of the times I did NOT quite make the aforementioned target. Secondly I wouldn't have time to eat - I'd be in the little girls room. And thirdly, there would simply be no room for food... I would be swimmingly full all the time.

I think I may just start with shooting for those six glass and see if I can add in an additional 2 at a time. I figure by Christmas I should be able to consume what I should be. If you hear a sloshing sound in the crowd it's probably me!