Week 2:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week, I have gulp down the challenge of drinking a gallon of water a day. We have learned in every health we have ever taken that we should drink 12 glasses of water a day, but how many people actually do that? Upon my brief research into why this is a trend, or a health goal, I learned that on average 4 out of 5 Americans are dehydrated. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n That is scary to think about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The benefits of drinking water flows from more energy, quicker metabolism, better sleep, improved joint health, healthier organs, and clearer skin just to name a few, so why doesn\u2019t everyone do this?<\/p>\n\n\n\n I myself never carried a wattle bottle around till I went to\ncollege and even then, I carried around a dinky little water bottle that I\nwould drink maybe once or twice a day. Now I carry a pretty large water bottle\nto force me to drink more, but to drink a gallon of water meant having to\nrefill and drink it 4 times a day. To do this, I made a schedule to guzzle a\nfull bottle every 3 hours. After doing this for a week, here is what I noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. What was the biggest change\/effects I noticed? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The number\none thing I saw was improved mood. I felt like a stream of happiness when I was\nwell hydrated for multiple reasons, but I\u2019ll get into that later. The second\nbiggest effect was having to pee. ALL. THE. TIME. Seriously, that got annoying real\nquick. I would be counting down the minutes in classes just so I could book it to\nthe bathroom as soon as they wrapped up the lecture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. What were minor changes\/effects that occurred\nthroughout the week?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I noticed that my diet got significantly better. I couldn\u2019t each junk food because the a junk food would absorb the large amounts of water and make me feel bloating. Therefor, I felt full and unable to eat copious amount of bad food. I also felt so much more refreshed in the morning rather than dreading the 8:30 alarm. I felt like my sleep was more refreshing than it had been in the past. Ultimately, I felt like a well oil machine rather than a creaking slug that got dragged through the day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Was this health habit enjoyable?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This habit\nwas very enjoyable just to see the effects it had. It was comparable to the\nfirst time I put on a pair of glasses and the euphoria of seeing the detail\nthat has always existed, but you had never known about. It didn\u2019t completely change\nmy life, but it definitely made it more enjoyable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4. How can this health habit sustainable in the long\nterm?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This is a\nsustainable habit, but it takes determination. It is not unrealistic, but there\nis a large margin of making it a daily habit. I\u2019ll admit, on Saturday I fell\nshort of my goal. Being less active on Saturday as opposed to downpour of business\non weekdays made it harder to be intentional. Because I slacked on Saturday, I\nfelt pretty bad on Sunday, like a drug had worn off, but I was able to soak in some\nwater Sunday and go into the week strong. Like all the health habits, I\u2019m\nfinding it takes a few things to be successful:<\/p>\n\n\n\n a plan<\/p>\n\n\n\n proper setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n accountability<\/p>\n\n\n\n For me, accountability came from my body telling me, \u201cWATER ME! I\u2019M DYING!\u201d but accountability can look different for everyone. Sometimes it means making a reminder in your phone or just always having a water bottle in your line of sight to saturate your mind in building the habit. For me, this habit helped to build up a reservoir of energy and I plan on continuing drinking a gallon of water a day to have energy to spare because\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ready or not,<\/p>\n\n\n\n Life Willkomm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Week 2: This week, I have gulp down the challenge of drinking a gallon of water a day. We have learned in every health we have ever taken that we should drink 12 glasses of water a day, but how many people actually do that? 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