Whenever I bring up the topic of water and hydration, people are like OMG, I know, I know I need to drink more water! And I always get the same excuses, it makes me pee too much, it doesn’t taste good, it doesn’t taste like a margarita, it doesn’t taste like my coffee! I know I totally get that! I love my coffee too, but we NEED TO DRINK WATER, WATER IS LIFE!! Like you literally need water to live…. Fun Fact, a human can go without food for about three weeks but would typically only last three to four days without water. You need water to live!
But ultimately, the main reasons people tell me they don’t drink water is that they don’t have TIME TO DRINK WATER. And that has been me before, I will be sitting at my desk and my water is right next to me and I forget to reach over and grab my water. And IT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME! We need that water people, and your body will tell you when you need more of it!
How Do You Know You Are NOT Doing Okay With Your Water”
And trust me guys, this happens to me too!! I am never going to be that fitness person that stands on a pillar with a cape and tells you to listen to everything I say. I got my stuff too! WE all have our stuff! I am not picture perfect!! I share with you my worst because I want you to break free of this fantasy that you are going to climb this hydration mountain and all things are going to be cured! That just ain’t gonna happen, girl!
Drinking enough water throughout your day comes from habit. It comes from cues and triggers throughout the day that reminds you to drink. Are you going about your day doing certain things that you can also drink water while you are doing’ Can you carry a water bottle around with you’ See how you can fit getting extra water in throughout your day so that you can ensure you are drinking enough.
The old adage was 8 glasses of 8 ounces of water a day. But a good benchmark is to take your weight, half it, and then drink that much water in ounces. So if your weight is 100 pounds, you need 50 ounces of water a day, which is a little over 6 glasses of water daily. To make it easy, grab a 24 or 32 ounce water jug and measure your ounces that way. You can also download an app on your phone to track your water. MyFitnessPal tracks water, and so does Water Log. And set a reminder reminding you to drink X amount of ounces by certain times in the day.
Now some of us live in really hot places, especially in the summer, and working out in these hotter conditions does happen and you can get dehydrated easier. When you hit those dehydration levels, I want you to think about a drought. Places where the earth is soooo dry that there are cracks running through it! That is dehydration! The same thing can happen to you! When that does, I want you to focus in on getting your body electrolytes.
Electrolytes are minerals in your body that have an electric charge. They are in your blood, urine, tissues, and other body fluids. Electrolytes are important because they help to balance the amount of water in your body, balance your body’s acid/base (pH) level, move nutrients into your cells, move wastes out of your cells and they Make sure that your nerves, muscles, the heart, and the brain work the way they should. Getting electrolytes are another way to really take all the moisture and bring it into your body in a quick way. (think Gatorade. It is a way to keep you going without maxing out) They help your body to take in more water, so when you exercise and work out in humidity or really hot heat, or just doing a long workout, electrolytes will help to keep you hydrated and going.
Getting extra electrolytes into your body is really easy and super important. Here are some tips and tricks to help get electrolytes: (without drinking products that contain artificial ingredients and colors.)
SOOO many people say, “I just don’t have any time in my day to drink water…” And one of the best ways to start is by making a habit of it. Like I said above, start adding water to things you do throughout your day. For me, I have to have a glass of water in the morning before I even allow myself to have my coffee. Then I have to drink another glass of water before my 2nd cup of coffee. Then I drink in the morning while I work out, so by the end of the morning, I am already down 32 ounces. You can make the time to do it!
But if you are one of those people that just do not like the taste of water, or it doesn’t taste like anything so you hate to drink it, then here are some things to help get you hydrated throughout the day while getting your water in!:
Try out some of these things and see if it helps to get more water into your day! And go and grab a big 32 ounce or more water bottle, make it pretty with stickers or get some graphics printed on it and carry it around all day long with you! Make drinking water exciting!!
I hope some of this information was helpful for you guys! Let me know what you think and what are some of your tips and tricks for getting enough water into your day! I want to know your thoughts on Hydration magic makers, so leave a comment below or find me over on social and let me know!
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