WATER WATER WATER!!!

By eating relatively clean I lost 15 pounds. What does that mean? Well first things first I got a water filter. If you are thinking about exercising you are probably thinking bottled water and Gatorade. Gatorade is fine when your exercising as replenishing electrolytes is important, but please don’t get bottle water. First off your recycling bin is going to be all water bottles if you have a house or if you’re like me and live in an apartment, everywhere in your apartment.I got the Brita 10 cup pitcher water filter apparently the filters attached to the sink can’t have hot water running through them they burst and spray your kitchen down. (Not my personal experience read enough reviews on amazon to be scared off though)

Also if you need actually reusable water bottles with NO BPA or Bisphenol A which is a toxic chemical which resides in plastic water bottles even some kinds that claim to be reusable so make sure. When these bottle are washed with hot/warm water this chemical is released thus contaminating your water 😦

There is a foolproof way to get No BPA water bottle, get a stainless steel water bottle and rest assured!

Ok the people in the room that are saying well why can’t I just drink Gatorade, well it’s simple really Gatorade is only your friend when you are exercising. It has carbohydrates to help you have energy to get through your workout. But carbohydrates is a fancy name for Sugar without exercising while drinking Gatorade you are drinking sugar and salt!

Yes it will take some discipline to drink water I do suggest cold turkey especially for people who feel they are going to cheat if they see soda, iced tea, HI-C, *insert favorite sugary drink here*, etc. My boyfriend insisted on drinking iced tea with dinner because he thought it was gross to drink water with it. But if you eat healthy it won’t seem unnatural to drink water with your meal. A chicken salad and water does sound better than extra cheese pizza and water. Eat better you will drink better too, that’s my experience.

Health/Biology lesson, the body is made up of 60% water and the brain is 70% water! And you will bloat a lot less if you drink water especially for ladies around a certain time. There are many benefits of drinking water! And remember to drink the amount of water appropriate for you 8 glass of water might not do it for you.

http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm -Water Calculator

Remember just because water is more healthy doesn’t mean you should drink 2 liters in one sitting. This will hurt you drinking too much water can lead to a condition known as water intoxication and to a related problem resulting from the dilution of sodium in the body, hyponatremia. If you were to exercises heavily and drink water too much too fast you would sweat out too much electrolytes. For more on this visit: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm

Also remember infants should only drink breast milk or formula unless otherwise consulted with a pediatrician.

See you much sooner than last time

♥  Docious