WATER!!!

Ever get that feeling that you are going to die of thirst? Yeah me too! Except when I get it I get frustrated with myself because that means that I feel behind on my water intake for the day. And I mean come on it is SO EASY to just drink water. Usually I fill up a 32 oz reusable water bottle and carry that with me all day. Well today I must have forgot to fill that thing back up because right now I am about to die.

Did you know that you should be consuming 1/2 your body weight in ounces of water each day? So for example, if a guy weighed 200 lbs he should consume at a minimum of 100 oz each day. That is a little over 12 eight ounce glasses of water throughout the day. It is ok if you drink more than 1/2 your body weight too. 

Now I know what you are thinking because I thought that too...How in the world can I drink all that during the day? It is actually really easy! When I first started consciously consuming more water I would make a schedule out of it. Schedules usually are pretty easy to follow. For me when I started my goals were more spread out, so 32 oz before I got to work, 32 oz by lunch and another 32 oz before I went to bed. 

Here is a basic schedule of someone who is trying to consume 100 ounces in one day could try: 

Wake up - Drink 8 oz

Workout - Drink 8 oz during your workout

Breakfast - Drink 8 oz before breakfast

Morning Snack - Drink 8 oz

Lunch - Drink 8 oz

Afternoon Snack - Drink 8 oz

Dinner - Drink 8 oz

Bedtime - Drink 8 oz before bed

They key is to drink before you eat. This will help your body to stay hydrated and ADDED BONUS help to keep you full and that way you do not overeat at your meals.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER DAILY!!