If you are in the habit of guzzling down ounce after ounce of soda, sweetened ice tea, Kool-Aid, and other suger-loaded beverages, it’s time to take another look at the calorie-free, sugar-free, nutrient and oxygen carrying beverage that God created more than 6,000 years ago! Yep, it’s WATER! I can’t stress enough the importance of getting enough water to drink each day! And if you’re looking to lose some weight, there’s even more reason to switch your beverage of choice to good old H2O. Drinking enough water throughout the day can boost your metabolism, causing you to burn more calories. Plus, if you are replacing high-calorie soft-drinks with water, you can cut your caloric intake by more than 400 calories a day! And researchers estimate that by increasing your water intake at least 6 glasses a day, you would lose approximately five pounds in one year! Water can also make you feel full longer, which will keep you from snacking too often. Often, our body confuses the thirst signal with the hunger signal and we reach for a snack when all we really need is a glass of water. How do you know how much water you should be drinking? The easiest method to figure out you daily water requirement is to drink ½ ounce of water for every pound you weigh. So a person weighing around 140 lbs. should try to drink at least 70 oz. of water per day. That may seem like a lot, especially if you’re not in the habit of drinking much water, but I urge you to give it a try. Try keeping a water bottle with you throughout the day and see how much you can drink. And the next time you feel like grabbing a snack, guzzle down some water first!
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