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

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.

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537 Comments

Oh Christy if only you realized how much I really needed to read this post today. I’m addicted to Diet Coke and think that is basically the only thing I need to survive through the day and boy can I really tell what it has done to me. I keep telling myself more water, more water the problem is I just ‘need’ that taste of something other than water. My husband drinks Crystal Light because he is a diabetic and it kind of gives him that sweet taste he craves when he can’t have sweet tea or soda. I would love to join you in drinking more water for our bodies!!!

This is a huge issue for us for several reasons. First, the summers in South Carolina are HOT and we need to stay hydrated. Second, I get bad, bad headaches when I’m dehydrated. And it’s really hard for me a be a good wife and mom when I have constant headaches.

So I will definitely be paying more attention to my water intake! Thanks!

Boy, do I need a challenge! Water also helps to lower blood pressure! Thanks for the challenge!

My daughter turned me on to the packets. It had been a long time since I had tried Crystal Lite, and I was so surprised by all the flavors and taste. I bought a pitcher with a filter,I save money by not buying bottled water, and I buy the Crystal Lite when on sale at Publix. I like the Green Tea and the flavors with the anti oxidents. Drink more water with an extra benefit.

Congratulations Teresa on quitting smoking after 16 years, after losing both my biological mother, stepmother and most recently a good friend to smoking, I congratulate and admire any one who quits. Christy, I have a 64 ounce water jug that my dear hubby fills with ice and water for me every morning before we leave for work, usually about mid-morning I add a concoction of Crystal Lite to that water it consists (you know the “to go” packets): cherry pomegranite, strawberry, strawberry-banana, and sunrise. It is so delish! Keep on drinking “Crystal Lite”!