In the previous post I mentioned that I had lost a lot of weight (a LONG time ago) and I was doing a lot of things to contribute to that weight loss, but the one thing the stuck out the most was I drank A LOT of water.
Drinking Water? We all hear it over and over again, it almost sounds redundant. It is the one thing that I am not doing. Light bulbs flashing off in my head to the point of a near blind epiphany. I haven’t been drinking water. No really, NO water. I have been drinking lots of diet rite and coffee, but no water.
This is partly because I wasn’t liking the taste of water with our old filter, but we fixed that so there is no excuse. But also because I have totally gotten out of the habit.
Its a recipe for total disaster: Zero water intake, tons of coffee (a natural diuretic). I am totally dehydrated and have been for the past few years. One thing that started back then, when I start gaining my weight back, I quit drinking sufficient amounts of water.
You know what else happened back then? Insatiable, desperate cravings for food, for sweets. If I ever had a craving before it was for a little bit of salty foods. But nothing like this.
Why has it taking me so long to figure this out? Hmm could be a lack of sleep, but that is for another post.
Here is an excellent article by Donna Gates, see if those symptoms don’t’ sound familiar.
So my one and only task for right now, get in the habit of drinking enough water. Sounds like a lot but between 64 to 160 ounces (for my weight) a day.
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