Baby Steps: Goal 1

I have some fairly lofty goals, starting this blog. Health, Fitness, Happiness. They aren't necessarily "quantifiable" goals, so I'm going to start setting some to get me there.

Here's my first daily goal:

Drink 3 bottles (or 60 oz.) of water every day

It seems like a small change, but I always forget. I'm running around at work, grabbing a cup or two of coffee, and not focusing on anything but work. It's not the most enthralling or interesting thing to drink, but the health impacts it has are enormous! The ones below are the top 3 for me:

1. Better Productivity at Work: Your brain is 90% water (I didn't know that until this post!), so keep that engine functioning well, and you'll be more productive. You'll also be less likely to have headaches!

2. Relieves Fatigue: "Water is used by the body to help flush out toxins and waste products from the body. If your body lacks water, your heart, for instance, needs to work harder to pump out the oxygenated blood to all cells, so are the rest of the vital organs, your organs will be exhausted and so will you." 

3. Better Skin: Ladies (and men), listen up. Your skin is 70% water. Water helps keep your skin moisturized, maintain its elasticity, and helps it replenish skin cells and tissues. So you can pay $300 per ounce for a gold-infused, chemical sounding anti-aging cream (No Joke)...or you can drink some water. Tough call. 

A great tip I've seen is to have a cup of warm water with lemon (juice of 1/2) in the mornings before the day starts. Perhaps that'll be better to have in my thermos driving to work instead of the requisite coffee!

Most Information Courtesy of:

• Benefits of Drinking Water
• 13 Suprising Benefits of Water (Ladies' Home Journal)

Thanks for reading!

CJ

(PS: I'm already on bottle 2, and it's only 11AM!)