Water Challenge

Have you ever heard that your supposed to be drinking 8 glasses of water each day? Well I'm here to tell you that is a bold faced lie, you should actually be drinking upwards of 11 glasses a day (13 for men!) If you work out on a regular basis, you actually need to drink at least 2 more glasses of water on top of that. Live in a hot/humid/dry climate., go ahead and add at least 2 more glasses. So are you drinking enough water?

Most people don't realize just how deprived their body is of water. Headaches, hunger, and fatigue can all be attributed to not drinking enough water. Just by adding more glasses of water a day (water everyone, not-coffee, tea, soft drinks, alcohol, etc.- water!) you will see some serious health improvements. Adding just a few more glasses of water a day can alleviate headaches, hunger, and fatigue. Drinking 1-2 cold glasses of water before each meal will actually help you to eat less. Drinking more water can actually even boost your mood, and who doesn't like that added benefit?

In addition to drinking more water, there are some added beauty benefits that I think everyone will love. After taking a nice warm bath/shower, which can help alleviate aches/pains and melt away stress, turn the water down. Adding the cold water to your hair will leave it looking more shiny. Before you put your makeup on splash some cold water on your face, this will help shrink your pores. Drinking more water can even leave you looking younger!

So here is this weeks challenge, it is a 3 part challenge.

1. Drink at least 11 glasses of water a day (13 for men)
2. If you drink anything other than water you drink another glass to compensate. For example, say you drink 1 cup of coffee in the morning and a lemonade at lunch, you now need to up your water intake by two glasses totaling 13 glass.
3. Drink at least 1 glass of water before each meal.

Continue this for one week and let us know how you feel after the week is up! Need a reminder? Tie a blue string around your wrist, set a reminder on your phone, put an empty glass in a place you frequently go (if you sit at a desk for work, put an empty glass by your computer) anything that will remind you to drink more.

- Brittany

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"There is magic on this planet, it is contained in water." - Lorah Eisely