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September 2008 
Oh my gosh Water!! That's my favorite!!! How did you know?!!
Posted on Jul 12th, 2008
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JuicyGoosey
JuicyGoosey
I have a very silly friend. Every time a waitress brings him a glass of water, he shouts out over enthusiastically "Oh my Gosh Water! That's my favorite! How did you know?!" The idea of getting excited over something as common as water makes us all laugh.
We all know we are mostly water, So wouldn't it make sense that a majority of what goes in our mouth should be water? We've all been told dehydration causes hunger, fatigue, crankiness, confusion and depression among many other things. We have all heard from our doctor when we are sick to drink twice as much water so our body can flush out what it needs to. (More info on the importance of water here.)
So why are we still not drinking enough water? I know for me, if I don't have my bottle of water sitting with me , I'll get so wrapped up in what I'm doing the next thing I know the day has flown by and I'm dizzy from not getting enough H20. I'm sure I'm not the only one with the problem, I've spent days with friends and family, realizing no one's drinking any water.
THIS WEEKS EXPERIMENT:
To drink water. Take your weight divide it in half and aim to drink that many ounces of water a day. Now when I say water, I don't mean juice, soda, coffee or alcohol. I mean good old-fashioned H20. Try carrying a water bottle everywhere you go and put reminders in your calendar if it helps. Also, it's probably best to drink it earlier in the day so you don't wet the bet at night : )
THIS WEEKS EXPERIMENT:
To drink water. Take your weight divide it in half and aim to drink that many ounces of water a day. Now when I say water, I don't mean juice, soda, coffee or alcohol. I mean good old-fashioned H20. Try carrying a water bottle everywhere you go and put reminders in your calendar if it helps. Also, it's probably best to drink it earlier in the day so you don't wet the bet at night : )
To keep it interesting below are some water ideas to experiment with:
Lemon Drop – or simply Lemon water : ) – A classic oldie but goody. Just squeeze some lemon in the water to charge it and give it a little flavor
Mint Julep - rip up some fresh mint and put it in your water, let is sit for a day to soak in the mint. Mint is known to be a coolant so what a perfect addition to your water in the summertime
Lemon Mint Julep - a combination of the above.
Orange Drop– Squeeze a tiny bit of orange in the water
Lemon spice ( or Orange spice)– touch of cayenne and lemon (or Orange). Okay this one I've never tried just thought it up now and thought it would be neat to try. Let me know if it works
Lemon Drop – or simply Lemon water : ) – A classic oldie but goody. Just squeeze some lemon in the water to charge it and give it a little flavor
Mint Julep - rip up some fresh mint and put it in your water, let is sit for a day to soak in the mint. Mint is known to be a coolant so what a perfect addition to your water in the summertime
Lemon Mint Julep - a combination of the above.
Orange Drop– Squeeze a tiny bit of orange in the water
Lemon spice ( or Orange spice)– touch of cayenne and lemon (or Orange). Okay this one I've never tried just thought it up now and thought it would be neat to try. Let me know if it works
; )
Sangria -cut up a small bit of peaches, nectarines, and cherries. (not too much still needs to be mostly water) and let it soak in the water to give it some subtle sweetness.
Instant Fun, Instant Smarts, or Instant Love!!!-
There is a book called "The Hidden Messages in Water" in which the author scientifically shows how positive and negative emotions effect the chemistry of the water. He shows how positive words and thoughts causes the water crystallizes into beautiful shapes and when negative hurtful words cause the water to crystallize into ugly gross shapes.
Even if you don't believe this then just get in touch with your inner child that still believes whatever it wants to be true, because this really is just fun play, making it fun to drink water, right? So write fun positive words all over your water bottle. Love, peace, joy, happiness, health, energy, or whatever it is lacking in your life that you want. And drink it in, drink in as much of it as you can hold fill yourself up on this first before you turn to the food and lets see what happens.
And last but certainly not least
Water - just water, which really is just the best, for those of you who really love your water just as it is, you need no reminder or fancy tricks, and quite frankly think I'm making this more complicated than it needs to be.
Go Rock it out everyone! And don't forget to share! Please post your observations and/or your own real life funny stories regarding water. I'd love to hear how the experiment works for you, how it makes you feel, if it is inspiring you to keep drinking your water, if you have any obstacles you need help with preventing you from drinking water, or if you come up with any other fun ideas or inspirations. By posting, you're not only helping yourself but also other readers. I can't wait till the day I'm in a restaurant and I hear a bunch of people shout, "Oh my Gosh Water!! That's my Favorite! How did you know?"
I'll go first.
This morning I woke up and drank 3 quarts of plain water. Yep that's right. In honor of this post I drank lots of water.
Sangria -cut up a small bit of peaches, nectarines, and cherries. (not too much still needs to be mostly water) and let it soak in the water to give it some subtle sweetness.
Instant Fun, Instant Smarts, or Instant Love!!!-
There is a book called "The Hidden Messages in Water" in which the author scientifically shows how positive and negative emotions effect the chemistry of the water. He shows how positive words and thoughts causes the water crystallizes into beautiful shapes and when negative hurtful words cause the water to crystallize into ugly gross shapes.
Even if you don't believe this then just get in touch with your inner child that still believes whatever it wants to be true, because this really is just fun play, making it fun to drink water, right? So write fun positive words all over your water bottle. Love, peace, joy, happiness, health, energy, or whatever it is lacking in your life that you want. And drink it in, drink in as much of it as you can hold fill yourself up on this first before you turn to the food and lets see what happens.
And last but certainly not least
Water - just water, which really is just the best, for those of you who really love your water just as it is, you need no reminder or fancy tricks, and quite frankly think I'm making this more complicated than it needs to be.
Go Rock it out everyone! And don't forget to share! Please post your observations and/or your own real life funny stories regarding water. I'd love to hear how the experiment works for you, how it makes you feel, if it is inspiring you to keep drinking your water, if you have any obstacles you need help with preventing you from drinking water, or if you come up with any other fun ideas or inspirations. By posting, you're not only helping yourself but also other readers. I can't wait till the day I'm in a restaurant and I hear a bunch of people shout, "Oh my Gosh Water!! That's my Favorite! How did you know?"
I'll go first.
This morning I woke up and drank 3 quarts of plain water. Yep that's right. In honor of this post I drank lots of water.
I wasn't 100% awake and a little hungry. I could still function but I wasn't feeling absolute peek. Then I drank 3 quarts of water. I was awake, full, and clear and felt much sharper. Already I felt the effects. Water's my Favorite ! ; )
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