Water, yes we all knew this was coming!
Water is your most important nutrient. Everyone knows that the majority of our body is water. The single most important nutrient in your diet is water. Here are some facts. babies are 70% water, adults are 50-60% water and in breaking your body down, Blood is made up of 83 percent water, bones are 22 percent water, and muscle is 75 percent water. So water is really important. As you exercise and gain weight with muscle you can see that muscle is mostly water.
Most people do not drink much water if any at all. In fact both Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig both have their customers drink between 8 and 10 glasses of water a day and most people that diet find that they lose 2-10 pounds in the first week on their diet, primarily from the water loss.
Hydration is a very interesting thing. If you do not drink enough water your body will retain it to protect itself, once you start to drink a LOT of water you will find that for the first few days you will be running to the bathroom every hour but your body quickly adapts and you regulate quite well. When drinking your water you will also find that your concentration gets better and you are more attentive.
I have also found a very interesting attitude amongst others around me, when they see you increasing the water in your diet they will in a very condescending tone tell you that yes in fact drinking water is good for you. You are going to see this with many of the new habits that you pick up that people will seem to know these things and sometimes feel guilty to see someone else follow through on them when they should. Send those people to the sign up page and they can receive this series of emails as well.
One thing you will really find is that your energy and concentration will improve by a significant amount as you drink more water on a daily basis. This alone is a great reason to drink more water
What to do today
OK, this is an easy one for you to start with although it does take some remembering. Drink lots of water starting today. Drink it in the morning, drink water after lunch and drink water in the evening...maybe not to late though as you do not want to have to keep getting up at night after going to sleep.
Finally just one thing that I have found is that I kick start my day by drinking about 3 glasses of my water first thing as I am getting ready to leave and before I get on my bike to start my day
Water is your most important nutrient. Everyone knows that the majority of our body is water. The single most important nutrient in your diet is water. Here are some facts. babies are 70% water, adults are 50-60% water and in breaking your body down, Blood is made up of 83 percent water, bones are 22 percent water, and muscle is 75 percent water. So water is really important. As you exercise and gain weight with muscle you can see that muscle is mostly water.
Most people do not drink much water if any at all. In fact both Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig both have their customers drink between 8 and 10 glasses of water a day and most people that diet find that they lose 2-10 pounds in the first week on their diet, primarily from the water loss.
Hydration is a very interesting thing. If you do not drink enough water your body will retain it to protect itself, once you start to drink a LOT of water you will find that for the first few days you will be running to the bathroom every hour but your body quickly adapts and you regulate quite well. When drinking your water you will also find that your concentration gets better and you are more attentive.
I have also found a very interesting attitude amongst others around me, when they see you increasing the water in your diet they will in a very condescending tone tell you that yes in fact drinking water is good for you. You are going to see this with many of the new habits that you pick up that people will seem to know these things and sometimes feel guilty to see someone else follow through on them when they should. Send those people to the sign up page and they can receive this series of emails as well.
One thing you will really find is that your energy and concentration will improve by a significant amount as you drink more water on a daily basis. This alone is a great reason to drink more water
What to do today
OK, this is an easy one for you to start with although it does take some remembering. Drink lots of water starting today. Drink it in the morning, drink water after lunch and drink water in the evening...maybe not to late though as you do not want to have to keep getting up at night after going to sleep.
Finally just one thing that I have found is that I kick start my day by drinking about 3 glasses of my water first thing as I am getting ready to leave and before I get on my bike to start my day
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