Day 10 - Hydrate to lose weight...

Water, water , water

One thing that I was never good at doing prior to starting my weight loss journey, was keeping hydrated. I would go for hours without proper hydration and if I am perfectly honest, the only reason I would remember to drink water, would have been when I was so thirsty I would have to chug water. What I hadn’t realised was that I needed to be sipping water consistently throughout the day, rather than bingeing on water when I was desperate and parched. When I started drinking lots of water, I noticed improved skin tone as I lost weight, I noticed my body was more energised and I didn’t feel as hungry.

The problem with not hydrating properly is you run the risk of water being stored. What happens is the body stores water, because it thinks it is under a threat of survival. Stored water can make us weigh heavier on the scales. Another really important thing to remember is... thirst can often be misinterpreted as hunger!! That is the last thing we want as we are trying to keep our hunger at bay.

The internet is a wash with articles about drinking water and the benefits of drinking water for your daily health, but also to help your weight loss journey. So have a read, and do some research, so you can have all the facts about the benefits and importance of drinking water regularly.

One really great tip and trick I learnt for gaging exactly how much water YOUR body size will need is this - Drink as much water as it takes for your ‘wee’ to run clear when you go to the toilet. If you have clear ‘wee’ then you are hydrated. I thought that was the best hydrating tip ever. My body was so clever that it even had a hydration mechanism. On the contrary if you go to the bathroom and your ‘wee’ is glowing in the toilet bowl or cloudy, then you definitely need to be chugging some water. 

My tip for you is to start hydrating now and continue to make hydration just as important as eating a healthy diet. 

Today, 

I wish you...

Lots of water for a healthier and more hydrated body, as you travel YOUR weight loss journey.