Keeping Hydrated

My latest goal for this journey is to drink 3 bottles of water a day. This may not seem like a hard thing, but I have a really hard time drinking the amount of water I should, and so I thought this would be a good challenge for me. Drinking a lot of water has quite a few benefits... here is a list just to show some of them.

• Drinking water helps maintain the balance of body fluids.
• Water can help control calories.
• Water helps energize muscles.
• Water helps keep skin looking good.
• Water helps your kidneys.
• Water helps maintain normal bowel function and prevents constipation (Who knew?? I didn't...).
• Water helps you lose weight by flushing out the by-products of fat breakdown. (Yay!)
• Water helps relieve back pain and headaches.
• Drinking water makes you more alert and able to concentrate.
• Drinking water regulates your body temperature, so you feel more energetic when you exercise.
• Water keeps muscles and joint lubricated, so you are less likely to have cramps and sprains.
• Drinking water helps you stay healthy longer, and helps your body to fight off the flu.
• Water relieves fatigue.
• Drinking water can help to reduce the risk of cancer. (WOW.)

As you can see, keeping yourself hydrated has a lot of benefits. I want to challenge you to drink more water and tell me how it's helped you! Just a warning, if you are not used to drinking a lot of water (like me) you are going to need to use the bathroom a lot more frequently for a while. Keep going. Your body will get used to it, I promise. One more tip: putting a little bit of lemon juice in with your water (a few drops) is also really helpful for cleansing your system and for trying to lose weight. It's a little like a detox formula.

Have fun, work hard, and drink lots of water! Good luck!