Caring for seniors is a labor of love and requires a special person.”
linda green
Drink More Water
I am happiest when I’ve got energy to show up the way I want.
If I’ve got a headache, or I am feeling sluggish, I am not having my best day.
Drinking my body weight in ounces of water has been the easiest healthy habit to adopt that has had a lot of impact on my happiness. I carry a 24oz water bottle with me wherever I go, and I make sure that it is always full. I drink 6 bottles in a day and feel on top of the world.
It gives me energy. It helps curb cravings. It postpones hunger, minimizes snacking, and eliminates emotional eating.
Yes I have to pee every hour, but at least that gets my body moving so is it really a bad thing? Look on the bright side.
If you want to start drinking more water, I highly recommend starting out by tracking how much you currently drink. The act of tracking it will automatically motivate you to drink more. I use my FitBit app to track this information, but you could use any free app on the market or create your own custom tracking sheet in your bullet journal.
After a few days, set a reasonable target: start out with half of your body weight in ounces.
So if you weigh 140 lbs, half of your body weight is 70 lbs, so you will drink 70 ounces of water each day. A cup is 8 ounces, so you will need roughly 9 cups, but it is much easier to use a water bottle.
Give yourself a goal of drinking that much water for 7 days. See how you feel and increase the goal as you get those small wins under your belt.
I’m grateful to have gotten to the point where drinking 5 litres of water comes naturally to me, and I don’t have to actively focus my energy on it. I still track it though, because it gives me the dopamine rush to check that box every day.
If you want more energy this year, up your water intake.
