Sunday, February 26, 2012

The wonders of water!

Water as we all know is essential to life and is key to keeping you healthy and hydrated while your hitting the gym. I personally drink water throughout my day averaging about 62 oz a day at minimum. I have found that drinking water throughout my entire day kind of tricks my stomach into thinking it is full between meals! However if you are any normal person and drinking just simple H2O is boring and your finding that you have to force every gulp down, boy do I have some tips for you!


     *Tip number one: mix it up! Make your water just as lively as you are!

  • Spa water- add 2 slices of an orange, 2 slices of a lemon, and 2 slices of a cucumber 
  • Twisted tea- 3 slices of a ripe lemon,  4 to 5 leaves of fresh mint (look for the pre-packageded hurbs at Walmart. their cheap and fresh)
  • Fresh & Crisp- just add 3 to 4 slices of a cucumber to you water bottle, some ice and enjoy!
  • Classic- water with lemon, everyone's had it before i'm sure but it's a classic
  • Essential Oils- Essential oils are a brand of oils that you can buy on line. I personally have the slim and sassy and the lavender love Each oil has a specific purpose such as the slim and sassy helps curve hunger. Make sure that you purchase ones that used for consumption!! Also these might be kind of expensive running about 45 bucks a pop, but you only need a drop per drink so the last a very long time (I've had mine over a year). If your concerned about price check out Ebay.
  • Caribbean water- 4 slices of a red bell pepper (sliced vertically) combined with a dash of lime juice. I know this sounds crazy but you have got to try it! 
         * I made up most of these refreshing beverages myself, so they are all personally tested by myself and approved 
         *Another great thing that will help you guzzel gallons it the Camelbak (actual brand name) water bottle. They have a special lid on them to where you have to "bite and suck" to receive your drink, they also have straws so you don't have to tilt it back. They come in many different kinds such as the extra large 32 oz (what I have) or a special on that doesn't sweat, also one with a filter inside the straw for you germafobes! 


6 comments:

  1. The bottle with the filter sounds good.

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  2. It's is very good and i could tell a difference in the taste of my water when I used mine. However the downfall is that the straw is so short I am unable to use it in my favorite large bottle.

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  3. Isn't mixing up water with minerals and oil just like putting a new chandeleir in a haunted house or complaining about online privacy on a public internet message board? I mean, what the hell's the point?

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  4. I might have to try some of these ideas:) haha
    Have you tried just oranges and water?

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  5. When I was in Savannah they always had fruit water down in our lobby and my favortie was Strawberries, and Pinapple I'm not much for lemons or oranges they had that and grape fruit as the other drink and I thought it was gross. I might have to try out some of your idea's to (:

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  6. So all of these sound really refreshing except the one with the pepper!! Not thinking I could handle it! And Shelby i agree in Turks we had water with pinapple and orange and it was so good!!

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