Water

So, I don't drink enough water.....

I mean, really, does anyone drink enough water? I don't know too many people who drink water  regularly, with the exception of my mother-in-law, who always carries a water bottle with her, and my youngest daughter, who loves water (and despises soda - yay!)

But water, as we know, is the best liquid to drink to keep us hydrated. I did a bit of research, and according to the Mayo Clinic the general rule of thumb is 8- 8oz glasses of fluid a day. Notice that the rule has been updated from 8 glasses of water per day, because "all fluids count towards the daily total." I've also read where we should drink half our body weight in ounces of water. So for me at 198 lbs, that would mean 100 oz of water each day... or 12.5 8oz glasses of water per day. (I sense a lot of trips to the bathroom coming on.)

But for me, my fluid intake has consisted mostly of soda, and a cup of tea in the morning. That's a lot of sugar to go with the water, so the goal is to limit the soda to 2 glasses per day (one at lunch and one at dinner), and still keep my morning cup of tea, and drink 10 8oz glasses of water per day.

In order to space out my water intake, I decided to create a schedule. I would drink one glass of water each hour between 9 and 5, with an extra glass at the 9am and 5pm hour, for a total of 10 glasses of water. I needed some way of reminding myself, as I don't check the clock that often enough, so I downloaded a reminder app for my phone (one that can be used for medication reminders) and set it up to chime every hour between 9 and 5.

I'm hoping that my 5pm cut off time will help in not waking up to use the bathroom....I guess we'll see! :)

I'll be updating as to how I'm keeping up with my schedule.