I just finished the glass of water in front of me. While
that may not sound like a big deal, it’s unusual. I took a spin class this
morning, had a green smoothie for breakfast and just had a kale salad “no
croutons” for lunch. I mention these healthy checklist items only to show you I
practice what I preach suggest. That is, except when it comes to water.
This spring we launched our Foodstalking program. Anytime there is anything new
at Foodtrainers we all test-drive it. So, Joanna stalked me daily. Each night I
emailed over my food, exercise, supplements and water intake for the day. It
became clear and I was not hitting the 80 ounces I suggest. And I wasn’t even
close.
Yes, I like green juices and green tea and coconut water and
COFFEE but when it comes to water, I suck. Or I should say I sucked because all
it took was my stalker challenging me to improve my hydration and I did.
Instead of taking my vitamins with a sip of water, I finished the whole cup. I
brought my Bkr and Lifefactory bottles with me to workout and didn’t allow
myself to check email or anything else until I finished them. I rediscovered my
decades dormant chugging skills and took great pleasure using my fitbit app to
track my water intake (you fill a person up with water, it’s very gratifying).
We soon discovered Carolyn was also lacking in the water
department so we declared it “hydration nation” at Foodtrainers. I know it
sounds dramatic but afternoon energy dips were history, workouts improved and
appetites decreased. We are people who would score pretty well on a wellness
exam and yet getting one piece of the puzzle in order made a huge difference.
And I expanded hydration nation overseas. I was just in
Italy for my mother’s birthday. I had aloe water on my way to the airport, water
or tea every time it was offered (I lost count) on our overnight flight and
once there made sure I adhered to our one for one rule. That is I had one glass
of either “frizzante” or “naturale” water for each glass of prosecco. If you’ve
met my mother you know that means I hydrated well.
Are you at 80 ounces
of water a day? What tricks do you use to encourage yourself to drink? Are you “frizzante”
or “naturale”?
And if you want to be stalked email info@foodtrainers.net.
