Drink Water Like There's No Tomorrow
It's important if you exercise because you lose a lot of liquid when you sweat. Dehydration causes the body to hold on to unnecessary sodium stores, which in turn makes the body hold on to up to 10 POUNDS of unneeded fluids. That will make you quite puffy and bloated. Water is also a natural appetite suppressant and it helps the body to metabolize fat. Also, you sweat out sodium and potassium, which can make you feel sick or in extreme cases, can actually cause death. It is recommended that you drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. You should drink one cup an hour before you exercise and drink another half cup of water for every fifteen minutes of exercise. Caffeine and alcohol dehydrate you, which means for every cup of these beverages you drink you have to drink another cup of nonalcoholic or noncaffeinated beverage to replace what you lost. If you are not a big fan of plain water sprinkle in some Crystal Light or similar low or no-calorie tasty mix and give your water a yummy splash. Buy a funky water bottle that you can refill and carry with you throughout the day... make sure to fill it up and drink it... don't just carry it. :-)
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