There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.
~ Chris Rock
Chris Rock has spoken many "truths" of which I cannot get into here......but he is totally right about food, water and compliments!
Water is
B-O-R-I-N-G....sigh...ho...hum....I know. But water is soooooooo important and
just like all the other unpleasant tasks in life....we have to JUST DO IT! Or
drink it in this case. I could share with you the warm and fuzzy graphic of
scary nude man that the Mayo Clinic uses to promote water consumption, but I won’t.
Our bodies are 60% water…..yes
we are half liquid. Water is important in helping you limit calories, and sugar
and salt (yes many beverages have salt). Water helps your skin look good and
your muscles work well. Water helps to make our organs function well and keeps
us “regular”…. well as regular as one can be in today’s world! In fact, most
times when we are feeling tired, cranky, sore and so on and so forth it is because
we are dehydrated. 
Water Harry....w.a.t.e.r
And sorry when trying to meet your hydration needs, only water counts as water! How much you need really depends on who you are….your height, weight, activity level, where you live and your overall health. It is best to at least get 8 glasses a day. OMG 8 glasses….you say? It is really not that difficult, 1 glass is 8 fluid ounces. Ugh that sounded so mundane….okay how about this
And this holds 2 of the “little guys” (note: I don’t know why I have christened the water bottle with that name but alias from this day forward it will be known as “little guy”.)
Not too too bad, right? I once explained this to my husband who obligatorily listened for maybe a minute and then returned to Sports Center and never drank the freaken water!
*So I started to experiment with fruit-infused water. When my husband first saw he was like “Whoa P you made Sangria"? I was very tempted to say yes (sneaky substitutions will be discussed at another time) but I told him the truth. Well I think he realized I wasn’t letting the water thing go so he had some and HARK he liked it!
http://www.theyummylife.com/recipes/251/Easy+Fruit+%26+Herb+Flavored+Water
On a final and most important note, kids need to drink water! Start them drinking it now and they will most likely continue as an adult. My parents made us drink water all the time, we didn’t drink milk with dinner we drank water (disclaimer we were not happy about this as kids, I assure you, but it was water or nothing so if we were thirsty we had to drink water….this tactic works with food and kids too).
When a child understands why they must do something there is a greater likelihood they will do it. We all hated the “Because I said to that’s why” line parents throw at us. I LOVE LOVE LOVE PBS Fizzy Lunch Lab, it teaches kids about healthy eating in a fun and cool way. Try this episode about water with your kids (it works with husbands too).
LeeAnn
*My husband calls me P. Awwww like P for Pretty? No. P for PITA. Like the chip? No. It’s an acronym for Pain In The Ass (PITA). I share this with you because I will often refer to myself by this name (at least when recounting conversations with my husband).
