Don’t Forget to Drink Your Water

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Don’t Forget to Drink Your Water

We need to drink water every day to keep our skin, hair and bodies healthy. The standard amount of water is eight glasses or sixty-four ounces. It can be difficult to meet your quota if you do not like the taste. Even if you aren’t used to drinking a lot of liquids and water in particular, this article will give you ideas about how to get in those eight glasses a day.

1. Flavored water. Manufacturers are adding flavors to their bottled water products. The flavoring only adds five calories but sweetens the taste so you don’t realize you are drinking water. Crystal Light makes “On the Go” drink mix packets in various flavors for bottled water. The mixes even come in orange juice flavor to drink at breakfast. Each mix is designed for a 16.9 ounce bottle. Drinking one sixteen ounce bottle equals two glasses of water.

2. A glass before and a glass after. Water helps cut down on overeating at meals. Drinking a glass before each meal while your food is cooking will partially fill your stomach so you eat less. Drinking a glass of water after the meal will wash down your food. Doing this alone results in six glasses of water each day.

3. Invest in a large water bottle. Counting the cups of water you drink makes it that much harder for some people to drink it. If you are one of these people, there is a solution. Instead of eight individual glasses, start the day with all of your water in one container. A large water bottle can be kept with you throughout the day. Fill it up the night before and pop it in the refrigerator. Add ice cubes during the day if your water warms up. The water bottle takes the guesswork out of drinking the right amount of water. When the water bottle is empty, you are finished for the day.

4. Sweat. Nothing increases a healthy thirst like exercise. The water lost during a workout needs to be replenished. Water should be consumed before, during, and after a workout. The more you sweat, the more you thirst. I drink four cups or more during an hour workout. That’s at least thirty-two ounces of water. Daily workouts will take care of the problem of water consumption.

Our bodies actually work better when we take in enough water. There are ways to get the water you need without stressing too much.