One of the most important things you can do for your body is drink water. It is a beverage that is often overlooked or replaced with sodas, sugary coffee drinks, or juice. Many people function in a dehydrated state due to lack of water consumption. They feel thirst, but try to quench their thirst with soda, Gatorade, or Starbucks.
Today I challenge you to focus on drinking more water! The current recommendations for water intake is 91 ounces for women and 125 ounces for men. This can vary from person to person based on activity level, climate, and weight, but it is a good overall guideline. The goal is to drink water throughout the day, not try to consume all your ounces in 2 hours. Your kidneys can only filter 7 gallons ( 28 liters) of water per day and only 1 liter per hour. Bombarding you’re body with too much water too quickly can drop your sodium levels too low and cause other horrible side effects.
The other overlooked thing in our daily lives is our veggie intake. I have heard people say that they never eat vegetables! We need to change that! Vegetables provide essential vitamins and minerals that your body needs in order to thrive. Make an effort to include a vegetable for lunch and dinner everyday. It can be a salad, roasted veggies, steamed veggies, or even raw. It does NOT count if you smother them in butter or heavy sauces. Try using light olive oil drizzled on your veggie dish, instead of heavy butter. For salads, opt for balsamic vinegar & olive oil, lemon juice, or a homemade salad dressing, instead of a highly processed, sugar filled salad dressing.
You can make changes slowly. Slow is good! You don’t have to throw out everything in your cupboards and fridge in order to start making small changes to your diet. Start by adding more healthy, clean food, rather then thinking of eliminating everything.
Remember that less is more with clean eating. The fewer the ingredients the better!
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