Hello again!
So we have been talking about wellness goals and how to make goals regarding your wellness journey. So I thought maybe we should talk about water today. I don’t know about where you live but here it has been incredibly hot, which makes me become very aware of how much water I am drinking. Take a minute and think about how much water you drank today so far, yesterday? How are you feeling now? Are you feeling sluggish? Tired? Do you have a headache? These can all be signs that you have not had enough water. I know that coffee tastes so much better and it is made with water so it should count right? So now that we have established that bean juice (coffee) is not water how do we go about getting more water and how do we know how much we should have.
Most common beliefs regarding the amount of water we need are that we need 8 8ounce cups of water or 64 ounces. For some this may seem impossible for others this is nothing. Recently there has been talk about people having closer to a gallon of water a day. I KNOW! A gallon seems like an impossible feat to accomplish. A gallon is 128 ounces that’s double the first number. So let’s start off with how much water are you currently getting? Do you know how much water you are drinking? If you are not sure, then the first thing you need to do is figure out how much water you are drinking. There are a ton of apps for your phone that will help you to track your water, Fitbit app does, MyFitnessPal does and most other fitness apps have some ability. There are apps just for water tracking that can even send you reminders to drink water. So first thing first, figure out how much you are drinking. Next up, add to what you are already drinking unless you are like me and already drink a gallon of water a day. What I did when I first started trying to get more water in was using it as an incentive. For example, I would tell myself that I could not have any more coffee or caffeinated drinks unless I had a bottle of water. This giving incentives might work different for you but for me that works the best. Also find something that you like to drink out of and use that, for some people they really need a straw. Anther good way is to get a Starbucks water if you are buying a drink there. A Venti Water is 24 ounces, that’s a good step towards your goal.
So are you doing with you water consumption? Are you drinking enough? What goal are you setting for yourself? Do you need help finding a good place to start? Message me or leave a comment I am happy to help you on your wellness journey!
Fitness and Faith 