Assignment: Water Bottle

Posted on July 3rd, 2008.

I want you to think for a minute about how much water you drink each day. Are you getting enough? Do you even know how much “enough” is? Research shows that a healthy adult should be consuming 3 liters of water per day. Now, before you think I’ve gone nuts and start to question how you would manage to drink this much water a day, keep reading. I will give you some tips and ideas that will help you accomplish this very important task.

The first think you need to do is go out to the store and buy you a reusable water bottle, preferably one liter in size. (That way, you only need to fill your bottle up 3 times per day!) This water bottle needs to go EVERYWHERE you go. It needs to be on your nightstand when you go to bed, with you during your workout, next to you on your desk, in your car when you drive, in your hand at swimming lessons…in fact, if you dare, you can even sneak it in your bag when you go to church! (Yes, I’ll admit I do this on occasion and my husband makes complete fun of me.) I know that if you are a mother, you already feel like you are carrying around 8 million things, but carrying around your water bottle is now going to be right up there in the same category as carrying your cell phone…you would NEVER leave home with out that now would you? That’s exactly how you should feel about your water bottle!

Every single day, you should be drinking 3 liters of water. An easy way to make sure this happens is to spread it out evenly throughout the day. When you first wake up in the morning, your body is famished…drink 8 ounces of water. When you work up a sweat during exercise, your body needs replenishing…drink another 8 ounces. When you sit down for breakfast, lunch and dinner, drink 8 ounces during each and every meal. If you add all of that up with the frequent sips here and there throughout the day, (since it will be conveniently next to you all of the time), before you know it you have filled that water bottle up three times and may even be filling it up a fourth.

Some people have a hard time with the “no-flavor” flavor of water. If this keeps you from drinking 3 liters of water per day, add a little lemon or lime to it. Over time, you will become accustomed to the taste of water and actually start to crave it. Drinking water will help you feel more full and will relieve water retention. It will flush out toxins in your body and help you feel more energized and clean.

So – go out to the store, find a one-liter water bottle and meet your new best friend! Your body and your health will thank you! Drink up!

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