Wednesday, July 14, 2010
hydration frustration
130 ounces...16.25 cups...10 water bottles...That is the recommended amount of water I consume every day. This seems attainable as long as you carry a glass/water bottle/ or thermos with you at all times. It is hard for me to find a place for one of these aforementioned items, let alone find a chance to guzzle it down while I carry a 15lb child, her diaper bag, and whatever other random toy she has attached herself to on that particular day. I feel as though I have it a little easier than some. I am not a pop-drinker. I don't like most sugary drinks like Gatorade. In the past few years I have developed a very special place in my heart for an ice-cold cup of sweet tea. Since I began my regime I have been able to abstain from sweet tea drinking. It seems that because I have boycotted this long-standing form of hydration, I can't seem to force water down the hatch. I had no idea that my addiction had gotten this severe. As I walk past my mother's kitchen counter, past the gallon of sweet-tea she brews on a daily basis, I can feel my mouth salivating. I quickly take grasp of my water bottle to rinse away the desire and am sorely disappointed by the outcome. Its like gulping down nothingness. I try it with ice, still no good. I try it chilled, nope. Lukewarm, now I know what the analogy to being spat out of God's mouth was about. My next step is to find a way to be satisfied with my beverage choice. I know this one part of the battle that many of you have fought and won, so I would love your suggestions. I don't love most of the artificial sweeteners I have tried (splenda, truvia, equal, sweet n' low, etc..) If you know of a sweetener that is worth trying and super low cal, I would love to hear about it.
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Try some lemon...or freeze small fruits/pieces of fruit into ice cubes and put those in your water...it helps and it's the only way I can drink all of my water!
ReplyDeleteHave you tried using the lemonade crystal light or any of the no calorie water bottle sized packets? I also use my camelbak waterbottle. It's all dishwasher safe and I use it with the crystal light so I don't have to keep buying bottles of water.
ReplyDeleteOH, I can help! I have almost all the way given up my diet cokes for this drink. It works great with Lime or lemon. Ice water, squeeze of lime or lemon wedge, then sweeten with Sweet Leaf Stevia. I got mine at the whole foods store on 31, across from Don Pablo's. My body can't tolerate splenda at all. My mom uses a mix of Sweet Leaf Stevia and Xylitol. The Xylitol I bought at Meijer had a .3% of sucralose in it - I can't use it I found. I love the Stevia. I hope this would help you!! It isn't as easy as grabbing a bottle of water but I love it!
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