Pledge To Drink More Water With Me For A Chance At $500 from Crystal Light!
Life isn’t slowing down for anyone. My own life seems to have the fast forward button permanently pushed in and with trying to keep up with work, my house, and the ever blossoming social life of my kids, most mornings it seems like my day has started without me and I have to hit the ground running just to avoid being left in the dust.
Since we can’t slow our lives down (I’m gonna assume you have all tried just as I have!), our other option is to try to be in our best form. One of the key ways to do this is also one that is so simple it is often completely overlooked – especially by folks like me who have a habit of grabbing a drink from the fridge and paying little attention to how many tin cans pass through my hands during the course of the day. Ready for it?
Drink
More
Water.
Seriously, it can be that easy. Need more motivation? These figures made me really sit back and think:
50-75% of our bodies are made up of water
Blood is 95% water
Skin is 70% water
Our brain is made up of 75-80% water
(THAT’S where all my brain cells have been going, they’ve been dying of thirst!)
~blinks and picks her jaw up off the floor~
Wow. Please hold while I go drink a glass and issue a formal apology to my body…
Did you also know that being dehydrated (which I can pretty much guarantee I am right now) can cause joint pain, lethargy, and irritability? Drinking enough water can help eliminate all of these problems and add more benefits such as improved concentration, too! It’s simple really, our bodies function on water, rely on water, and when we don’t give them enough water we can hit some substantial ruts.
So why don’t we drink enough water? Well I have one complaint about water. It tastes like…umm…water. Seriously. Can you get more blah?
This is where Crystal Light comes in. ~smiles brightly~
I’ve been a Crystal Light drinker ever since it first came out. That was back when Linda Evans did the commercials (We followed Dynasty, too). Honestly, Crystal Light is about the only time I do drink water, but I still haven’t been drinking enough – not by a long shot. Did you know, though, that people who drink Crystal Light ended up drinking an average of 20% more water than folks who just drank their water plain?
At this point in my life, I could use a little high performance and I think drinking more water might be just the boost I need to help me accomplish my goal of feeding the world homemade banana pudding.
So for the next week, here’s the drill
Water…
Dump…
Stir…
Enjoy.
Come on in, the waters fine!
Join me in pledging to drink more water.
Leave a comment below with your own pledge for a chance to win
a $500 Visa Gift Card from Crystal Light!
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my progress and tell me about yours for a chance to win another $500
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It has been a pleasure bringing you this post, sponsored by Crystal Light.
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Just last night I told the kids enough with the sugary drinks and I made Crystal Light Strawberry. They loved it. After spending over $100 to have a cavity in my 6 years olds mouth last week. We have changed our thinking about living healthy. We had to make a change. Thanks for the giveaway.
P.S. Your Strawberry Ade is to die for!
I try to drink lots of water during the day. If I pass by the fridge, and remember, I grab a swig from the water dispenser.
I have serious water issues – it just doesn’t taste like Diet Coke or Diet Dr. Pepper! (Isn’t there water in those drinks? Does that count? Hello?) I also like Crystal Light, especially the one for energy that has all the caffeine added to it. I’m not sure that’s really healthy for me but it is more water. So I, along with all my other dehydrated brothers and sisters, pledge to try to drink more water.
Great idea!
Increasing our water “intake” is so important even if you are not one of the bazzillion of us who are trying to lose a few pounds.
I am going to try to consistently (here’s the key word) drink 8 to 10 glasses of water a day. I do love Crystal Lite (we have all kinds of flavors in both the tubs and individual tubes for water bottles) so hopefully between those and your challenge I can be much more consistent this week – and then on to the following week when I am on vacation lounging in the sun……….
Good Luck to all!
Since I just bought 2 containers of Crystal Light yesterday and I am already a huge fan of this product, I will certainly participate in this challenge. We have had CL Pink Lemonade several times a week all summer long. We all- grandkids included- really like it and would not consider another brand. However, we do drink a lot of water, too, since the doctor advised my husband to drink more water after a kidney stone episode several years ago.
I LOVE Crystal Light! I always take the individual packets with me to work, esp. the lemonade flavored one. Have some in my pantry already.
I’ll definitely pledge to drink more water! (especially since I’m pregnant!) And yes I do rely on Crystal Light to help me drink all the water I need. I’ve been so sick with morning sickness that water just by itself grosses me out. Thanks Crystal LIght!