Morning everyone Hope yesterday wasn't too weird for you!
It's day 2 of the challenge, you might start feeling a little bit rough today as your body wonders what's going on
I thought today might be a good day to talk about hydration. There's three reasons I want to cover this:
1) Sugar is quite dehydrating, but unfortunately dehydration is one of those things that we often mistake for hunger, resulting in reaching for a quick energy fix.
2) We can take in a lot of sugar through the things we drink, so we need to think about how the things we drink can impact our sugar intake.
3) Drinking enough water can help with any headaches or cravings you'll experience today.
So today, we want to focus on drinking enough water.
Let me know if you have any questions
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The general guidance is 1.5-2L per day, but it does depend on what you're up to that day too. If you're exercising a lot, you might find you benefit from more
I am taking a medication which requires me to keep well hydrated, so I force myself to drink 2 litres three days a week. I must admit that the rest of the time I don’t drink as much as I should. Other than water I usually only drink almond milk and the occasional aloe vera drink.
Thank you for sharing this. Its good to visualise the quantities. I think its very frustrating when you hear things such as 4 glasses a day. How big are the glasses? Maybe its just me not understanding but your post makes it very clear 👍
Just finished work for today and missing my little dark chocolate treat - that’s a habit that needs to be broken! Off to put my tea on so I don’t get too hungry and just stuff down whatever comes to hand (this has happened often when I’ve worked late)
Good luck for day 3 everyone 😀
Edited to add, thank you for the reminder about water Cooper27 I’ll be out and about all day tomorrow and will need to take breakfast and lunch with me, will make sure to take water bottle as well as flask of coffee.
That's a pretty common side effect at this point, but it should pass.
Personally I'd recommend cutting out the bread just now. Mass produced bread contains sugar, and the flour can be quite a carb hit (which our bodies see as the next best thing to sugar).
Is it breakfast or lunch you're wanting the bread for?
Some people like "sweet potato toast", or you could use salad leaves, nori or similar instead of wraps/bread.I used to quite like tuna with rice cakes instead of bread too.
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Hope yesterday wasn't too weird for you!
