Are you drinking enough water every day?
Many reports say that you should drink at least half of your body weight in oz of water each day, so if you weigh 150 lbs, that means 75 oz. For reference, that's more than a half gallon! (There are 64 fluid ounces in a half gallon).
Water is essential to life itself, and drinking enough water is beneficial in so many ways. I always drank a lot of water throughout the day, but never actually kept track of how much. Since living in the hotel (yep, still displaced from Hurricane Florence, almost seven months later!) and drinking bottled water, it's easier for me to keep track.
The water I buy is 16.9 fl oz, so I put five bottles on the counter in the morning, and make sure to drink it all before day's end. That plus the mug of warm water with ACV (apple cider vinegar) and lemon first thing in the morning and either a second cup or green tea in the evening, and I've got my suggested daily intake covered. I eat plenty of veggies and some fruit daily too, so the water content in those foods is a bonus.
There are apps that can help you keep track of how much you're drinking each day, but that only helps if you remember to enter it. By putting the bottles of water where I can see them, I can tell at a glance if I'm on track or need to start chugging. If you work outside the home, just figure out how much you drink before and after work, and set aside the other bottles in your workplace. If you're aiming for 5 bottles a day, you might have one in the morning, at least three while at work, leaving two for the evening commute and at home. Broken down that way, it seems much more doable.
Do you keep track of how much water you're drinking? What is your method for tracking it?
~ Marie Anne
Water is essential to life itself, and drinking enough water is beneficial in so many ways. I always drank a lot of water throughout the day, but never actually kept track of how much. Since living in the hotel (yep, still displaced from Hurricane Florence, almost seven months later!) and drinking bottled water, it's easier for me to keep track.
The water I buy is 16.9 fl oz, so I put five bottles on the counter in the morning, and make sure to drink it all before day's end. That plus the mug of warm water with ACV (apple cider vinegar) and lemon first thing in the morning and either a second cup or green tea in the evening, and I've got my suggested daily intake covered. I eat plenty of veggies and some fruit daily too, so the water content in those foods is a bonus.
There are apps that can help you keep track of how much you're drinking each day, but that only helps if you remember to enter it. By putting the bottles of water where I can see them, I can tell at a glance if I'm on track or need to start chugging. If you work outside the home, just figure out how much you drink before and after work, and set aside the other bottles in your workplace. If you're aiming for 5 bottles a day, you might have one in the morning, at least three while at work, leaving two for the evening commute and at home. Broken down that way, it seems much more doable.
Do you keep track of how much water you're drinking? What is your method for tracking it?
~ Marie Anne
