I'm still amazed by how many people don't drink water regularly. When someone tells me that they struggle with drinking water or that they simply don't drink water - my reaction is equivalent to as if they told me that they are a chain smoker or an alcoholic. We all know smoking and heavy consumption of alcohol are horrible for our health...but so is neglecting our bodies of water! I cringe when I see someone drink a soda or Gatorade as if it's water....I can't help but think of the movie Idiocracy...how scary would a world like this be?
For those of you who wear soft contact lens, before you go to bed take out your contacts and lay it on the counter. The next morning, go take a look at what happens the contact lens. What do you see? The once soft, flexible lens is now hard and brittle. Imagine that happening to your body when you don't drink water. Our bodies are made up of more than 70% water...70%! Most of it is stored in our skin. So, next time you choose not to drink water, picture the cells within your body crinkling up like that contact lens.
Drink my friends, drink.
You should also note that weight loss depends on your water intake. Your body needs to be hydrated to function properly - plus staying hydrated will help curve cravings and help you feeling satisfied. In Tosca Reno's The Eat Clean Diet Stripped, she writes, "Water regulates your body temperature, keeps joints mobile and maintains tissue health. When you become dehydrated the trillions of cells housed in your body are threatened with breakdown and damage in the face of insufficient water. You need water to survive."
Each and every day, I drink around 4 liters of water. Sometimes more! When I wake up, I drink a liter - before I do anything else! That's when my body needs it most. I have a cupboard in my kitchen devoted to my water bottles (all BPA free of course). Then throughout the day, my water never leaves my side. My husband will pick on me a bit because of my "obsession" with drinking water. Even if we are leaving the house for 2 minutes, I will have to run inside and grab my water. Now that I am so accustomed to drinking so much throughout the day... to be without water for 20 minutes is like "dying of thirst"!
For those of you who hate the taste of water....
Honestly, get over it! You were made to drink water! It's the most basic "good" thing you can do for yourself! Water helps flush toxins out of your vital organs, carries required nutrients to cells and provides hydration for tissues like that in your ear, nose and throat. You will acquire the taste for it...I PROMISE. If you want to be healthy...happy...and fit -- You gotta drink the good stuff.
Keep it Clean & Enjoy the Ride!
MSF
For those of you who wear soft contact lens, before you go to bed take out your contacts and lay it on the counter. The next morning, go take a look at what happens the contact lens. What do you see? The once soft, flexible lens is now hard and brittle. Imagine that happening to your body when you don't drink water. Our bodies are made up of more than 70% water...70%! Most of it is stored in our skin. So, next time you choose not to drink water, picture the cells within your body crinkling up like that contact lens.
Drink my friends, drink.
You should also note that weight loss depends on your water intake. Your body needs to be hydrated to function properly - plus staying hydrated will help curve cravings and help you feeling satisfied. In Tosca Reno's The Eat Clean Diet Stripped, she writes, "Water regulates your body temperature, keeps joints mobile and maintains tissue health. When you become dehydrated the trillions of cells housed in your body are threatened with breakdown and damage in the face of insufficient water. You need water to survive."
Each and every day, I drink around 4 liters of water. Sometimes more! When I wake up, I drink a liter - before I do anything else! That's when my body needs it most. I have a cupboard in my kitchen devoted to my water bottles (all BPA free of course). Then throughout the day, my water never leaves my side. My husband will pick on me a bit because of my "obsession" with drinking water. Even if we are leaving the house for 2 minutes, I will have to run inside and grab my water. Now that I am so accustomed to drinking so much throughout the day... to be without water for 20 minutes is like "dying of thirst"!
For those of you who hate the taste of water....
Honestly, get over it! You were made to drink water! It's the most basic "good" thing you can do for yourself! Water helps flush toxins out of your vital organs, carries required nutrients to cells and provides hydration for tissues like that in your ear, nose and throat. You will acquire the taste for it...I PROMISE. If you want to be healthy...happy...and fit -- You gotta drink the good stuff.
You can enhance the benefits of water by adding lemon. Add a couple of slices of lemon to it in the morning or mid-day for a refreshing taste and you'll also reap some other fantastic health benefits! With just a couple of lemon slices to your water you can help boost your metabolism and aid in digestion, making weight loss more efficient. More to come on the benefits of adding lemon....
While writing this post, I have consumed a liter of water with lemon slices added. How about you? Pledge to do something good for yourself today: Drink Water!!!
Keep it Clean & Enjoy the Ride!
MSF
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