Last week, I CRASHED energy-wise on Wednesday and Friday, but I think I was DEHYDRATED! That makes me tired and really
MUNCHIE!
I hydrated really well on Saturday (drank a bunch when I first got up in
the morning, had my 20 ounces bottle with me as I walked to book club, filled
up with yummy lemon water while there, filled up again for my workout, filled
up again for my walk home, etc.). I have not been as good with that in the last
couple of weeks.
This is what I read recently:
Staying hydrated will help you lose weight. Nutritionists and trainers always notice that their clients seem to lose weight more easily if they drink enough water, and now researchers from the University Medicine Berlin in Germany may have discovered why. Their studies show that drinking two cups of water raises metabolic rate (the rate at which your body burns calories) by about 30 percent. This effect peaks in about thirty minutes and disappears completely in about an hour. Researchers estimate that if you drink about six cups of water daily, you could, theoretically, burn an extra 48 calories a day, which could translate into a 5-pound weight loss for the year.
Other ways water may lower the number on your scale: it might help you eat a little less. We often mistake thirst for hunger; instead of filling up a glass with water, we turn to food. So stave off thirst, and you may shave off some calories. And going into your workout well-hydrated gives you more energy and endurance. You'll get the most out of your hour at the gym or your walk, burning more calories and increasing fitness.
(http://www.sharecare.com/question/how-drinking-water-helps-weight-loss)
So, that is my goal for the week: Stay Calm and
Hydrate!
4 comments:
Thanks for this reminder, Carol.
I'm going to drink a glass of water now! :)
I am glad. Sure helped me yesterday. How is your "classical quest" coming along???? I am reading Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. I am about 65% of the way through the 1775 pages! Whew!
Thank you for asking! Slow but steady. I have 5 kids under age 10! I can usually read for about an hour a day. I've finished 14 books on the WEM list and about as many side-reads this past year.
I'm currently reading Pride & Prejudice! Can't believe I'm come this far in life w/o reading it!
1775 pages! You are my hero, Carol! :) Read on, friend!
I am insane, that's all!
I did not read Pride and Prejudice until I was 39 years old (March 1999). I had just returned from overseas, and my family was staying at my mom's and recooperating. She was going to the library, and I said, "Pick me up that book that is from that mini-series (While I was gone, all my friends watched the 1995 version without me!). I had never even heard of Jane Austen before then! (So pathetic)
I was enthralled and I gobbled up all the rest within months (one time I even hid in the bathroom before Bible Study started at a friend's house so I could finish . LOL!)
Love me some Jane!
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