so i was working in the prenatal clinic at the health department and found that the one piece of advice that i kept giving the wonderfully pregnant ladies was this: drink 8-10 glasses of water each day. it was the remedy to all ills- swelling, carpel tunnel, cramps. you name it. water fixes it.
one day, as i was re-applying lip balm for the 3rd time in 2 hours, it occurred to me "maybe my lips are dry from the inside out". now, i will be the first to tell you that i am chronically dehydrated. i don't really like the taste of water unless i have just worked out or it is hot outside. but i felt like a hypocrite not practicing what i was preaching.
so for a few days, i carried and 33oz water bottle and tried to fill it twice during the day. it was so SOOOOO hard. i found myself peeing what felt like every 5 minutes! but i will tell you, i had more energy, my skin felt better and my eyes were less puffy. but... i fell off the wagon.
so, for 1 week, i will challenge myself to drink 64oz of water each day. after the week is over, i will document the results. like diddy said in that proactive commercial "i have to moisturize my situation". so, here it goes. check back in a week.
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