Water Challenge

I’m always hearing in the news, from doctors and even my own husband about how drinking water is good for me. Recently I gave birth to my third son. When I started nursing him, I was incredibly thirsty each time he would feed. So, I drank TONS of water – on average 80 to 100 oz of water a day. I also dropped weight fast those first 6 weeks. Now granted, some of that is just losing the fluids my body retained during pregnancy but I do believe my body functioned better with having more water.

Lately, as I have begun to chase a toddler around, clean house again and take care of my youngest, I have stopped drinking the water. Instead of feeding my son in a quiet room with a glass of water on hand, I’ve found myself trying to feed while getting other errands done. (This is quite a challenge. With the help of a sling, I have even managed to fix my hair with my son attached!) As soon as I’m finished nursing, there is always something to attend to thanks to my curious two year old, usually involving a mop or towel of some kind. Breakfast has resorted to whatever my toddler didn’t eat on his plate and showers are more of a luxury. So, making sure I drink water has really fallen to the bottom of the list.

In the spirit of this blog, I’ve decided to give myself a ‘water challenge’. I vow to add water back into my daily routine as a part of the balance we need as women. For the next two weeks, after my morning coffee I will drink water instead of grabbing a soda when I’m thirsty. My goal is to drink at least 64 oz of water daily. I’ll post periodically how I’m doing with keeping up my challenge, as well as how I believe it is affecting me. I also challenge any other women or moms reading this to take better care of themselves by drinking more water as well.

I’m leaving now to get my first glass of the day. Bottoms up!