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.
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Thx for reminding me (and all the rest of us) the importance of drinking water….I’m off to the store right now to buy Crystal Light and fill up all of my water bottles! Love your picture!
Ruthanne
I love Crystal Light – instead of using the packets to go, I have been using the container to make a big batch in a pitcher and going ahead and dividing it between reused water bottles (each tub make 4 16-20 oz water bottles). Then it is ready to go and cold. (I’m cheap! I know.) But if you buy them when they are BOGO its even better. Do you know one container (12 quart) makes 24 16 oz water bottles – yet the to go packets that are usually the same price only make 10-12 16 oz water bottles.
Anyhow, I need to start replacing more of my Diet Dr Pepper with Crystal Light. Thanks for the challenge.
Not a problem for me–I already drink Crystal Light–love the little individual water bottle size packets!
I pledge to drink as much water with Crystal Lite Peach Tea Mix, as I can get my hands on! Crystal Lite has been my choice of drink since it’s been on the market. I am totally addicted to al of the flavors and my kitchen cabinet and fridge are proof!
yummy Crystal Light! Some days there is nothing better than ice cold water. I pledge to drink more water.
Hi Christy!
I love your site and I especially love that my goals to live healthier and be a little better to my body can coexist right there next to my love for homemade banana pudding! I pledge to drink more water with ya! Thanks!
I’ve heard a lot about Crystal Light but I’m not sure I’ve ever tried it. I have read many other blogs where writers are taking the Crystal Light challenge and have been very successful in increasing their water intake. Maybe it is time I give it a shot. Lord knows I drink way to many sodas and could use the extra water but the thoughts of increasing water plain isn’t appealing at all. Maybe I can do it with Crystal Light. I pledge to give it a shot and see how it goes.