I grew up in a house of Pepsi. Pepsi was what I drank when I was thirsty, sick, not thirsty, not sick - it didn't matter what I was...Pepsi was what I drank because my dad drank Pepsi and it was the 'cool' thing to do for me.
I remember my Mom trying to get me to drink water when I was really sick and I had to choke it down. Wow! That's just crazy!
And even crazier is that my Dad still does not drink a lot of water. Although I do think he drinks more then he did. It's probably because his body YELLS at him to drink it.
I'm not sure how his body functions. In fact I know he doesn't function as well as he could and I think, besides other bad habits, it's in part to not drinking much water.
Lately I've been trying to down a good amount of glasses each day for many different reasons and I'm having a tough time remembering to drink it over my other daily beverages. But I have really good reasons for it.
1. Keep overeating at bay - It is true that sometimes when you feel hungry you are just thirsty. Although sometimes I just feed myself instead of trying the water first which is silly. I mean how hard is it to drink a glass of water. Is it going to kill me? And if I'm still hungry I could seriously still eat anywase.
2. Drinking really cold water is supposed to burn calories - I've read this many places and I have to agree with the logic. The reasoning is if you drink really cold, or hot, water your body has to use energy to adjust the temperature of the extreme temperature.
So with this theory I guess I could go sit in the snow and burn calories as well. Whatever the case it burns calories by taking nothing in and most importantly by doing nothing. That's a winner!
3. Sometimes I just have to go to the bathroom - Constipation is not fun. I've suffered from irregular bowel movements my whole life and I'm assuming that's in part to not drinking water when I was younger and drinking too much other stuff when I was older. But now it's time to get serious.
My grandfather passed away from what began as colon cancer. I want to keep my colon as healthy as I can and water is one way I have complete control over.
4. Energy - I feel more alive when I drink water. My husband always says that when he's fatigued at working out he just needs to drink a glass of water and it gives him his energy back. I find that to be true too. I'm not sure if it's just because he said it or because it's real but it happens either way and that's good enough for me.
5. Well here's some good reasons that you can't argue with - Water role in our body is insane. It plays a part in pretty much every bodily function.
Water regulates our body temperature, water carries oxygen and nutrients to all of our cells, it helps convert food into energy, protects and cushions vital organs and joints, helps to metabolize fats, removes and detoxifies waste from our system, keeps the liver and kidneys functioning properly, and is the basis for all our fluid secretions (saliva, tears, etc.). Crazy as it sounds this is only a small part of the responsibility water has in our body.
No other substance within our body can say it does as much as water does. So if this doesn't make water a priority I don't know what will!
So as I sit here writing about water I've already drank a few glasses. Maybe I should write about it more often. Hmmmmm....I think I will. :)
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