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Starting your morning w/3 glasses of water before ingesting anything else (including coffee, juice, breakfast, etc) can change your life.

Do this for 1 week & inspire others, here at the forum, with your miraculous results.

I will try it this week. This is something I need to make a habit.

My results have been amazing. Something so simple... my lips have been dry and chapped and a little discolored since I was a child.

Since my 3 glasses of water, my dry, chapped, discolored lips have disappeared.

Of course, I must admit, after the first 3 glasses, I crave water all day. But this experiment has shown me how very dehydrated I have been all of my life and how hydration can change things that I thought were just a characteristic I was stuck with.

Good luck Monica. Stop back by to tell us how it changes your life.

What at a great idea! i am already drinking my decaf, but will make the effort to at least get plenty of water on board when i am done.

I think I'll give this a try too. I have been missing my intake of water and usually have this continously dry, thirsty feeling. From someone who normally drank very little water to drinking my 64 plus a day, when I stopped again, I can really feel the difference1!!

I have read that most people walk around dehydrated all day long and never know it, since they are not 'thirsty'.

By the time one is thirsty, they are already well into the dehydration cycle. That is what I taught people at Outward Bound.

Hey Dianne & Jilly!

I believe in that "most of us are dehydrated" theory. Water does so many amazing things for us. It's like a magical potion. Like oil for your engine.

There are mornings that I would like to opt for coffee 1st, but I don't. I get through the 24 oz and then indulge. Sometimes, I lose the desire for the coffee. I'm drinking more water & tea. I've almost taken to enjoying coffee only at night and sporadically. Not sure why, but it doesn't seem to keep me awake.

I remember reading that hydrating yourself the week before an international flight, prevents jet lag. I also know that well-hydrated Marathon Runners suffer less complications afterwards.

So, drink up ladies, here's a toast to you (ching, ching). Come back & tell us about your results.

I am going to try to drink water tomorrow before coffee!

Jilly-

How did it go?

Okay, I am doing it right now. I'd rather be drinking my decaf...lol. Or maybe it's the warmth I crave. I can try heating up the water.

Good grief! I have a problem getting just one glass of water down. I will try starting tomorrow to get the 3 glasses of water down, however, I hope I do not lose my lips as you did, Yvonnie. That must hurt!

ummm...how big do the glasses have to be?

I think a 'glass' of water is 8 ounces?

Ok, I will try it tomorrow morning. I was thinking maybe shot glass size. Thanks!

Yahoo!!! Jilly!!!

I know about that warm drink thing. I can drink warmth all day, no food. So, as soon as I finish my water, I indulge.

How'd the day go?

I tried this out today. I have a water bottle that holds about 3 glasses of water. I made sure to drink it all before I had any coffee. I am not sure I have noticed anything different yet, but I will keep it up this week and report back.

Well, I did find that i craved water all day long. It was a little odd. Let me try this again tomorrow and see how it goes. Maybe I will heat it up.

Hey Megan!

Great job!

Did you know that 50% of the world's population of people are "chronically" dehydrated?

You could be one of the few that are properly hydrated and this experiment could have very little effect. If though, you are like most of us, keep at it (like you suggested). I know you will get and notice results.

Looking forward to your future posts.

Jilly-

Did you quench your thirst with water?

Craving water all day long is great as long as you drink water to quench that thirst. It's a jump start to hydrating a dehydrated body. Our daily water consumption is supposed to equate 1/2 our body weight in ounces.

Keep us posted.

Phyllis-

You are hilarious!!!

I drink Swedish Bitters from shot glasses and luckily my lips have reappeared well hydrated.

Sorry, I missed your posts before now.

Have you started your 24oz of water each morning yet?

No.

Where is the source for the statement?

Drinking too much water is dangerous. Water is in everything we eat and drink and forms part of your daily water intake. Drinking glasses of water when your body isn't thirsty is not wise.

You need more in hot climates, less in cool climates. A big person needs more than a small person. There isn't a 'one-size fits all' (e.g. 3 glasses) ideal.

If anyone is concerned about water intake they should consult their doctor, IMO rather than a web forum.

Hey Peter!

Thanks for stopping by. I think your only challenge here is in my 50% statistic. I got that information from a Nutritionist for Chronic Illnesses (referred to me by my Naprapath). I should have looked that up before posting, it can be found all over the internet, but not scientifically documented.

While it is true that we get water from many of the other things we eat and drink, and where you live also plays a factor in how much water you need to consume, humans are still under hydrated. According to Mayo Clinic we are losing water simply by breathing.

Dr. Oz says a well hydrated person has clear urine. What are we looking like out there?

In the book, "Your Body's Many Cries for Water", Dr. F. Batmanghelidj
talks about the benefits of water and how it can often cure the ailments of our existence with increased intake.

My own results of increased energy, mental clarity, more flexible joints, clearer vision, skin, and lips are enough to make a believer out of me.

Come on Peter, take the challenge. Drink 24 ounces of water 1st thing in the morning and let us know if you feel better.

Thanks for challenging me Peter. Because of you, I've decided this is the stuff of a great article. May it inspire everyone to hydrate. Until then, here is a great site to review on water intake.

Monica, Jilly, Megan-

How's it going? Feeling any difference?

Peter, accepting the challenge?

Drinking a whole lot more water during the day, and actually been feeling pretty good. I don't quite remember to hit each morning.

Today i had warm milk instead of my decaf and I didn't miss the coffee at all.

Glad to hear that you are getting your water in.

I've been so busy, getting only 3-4 hours of sleep, for the past 4 days, that I have fallen off my 24oz 1st thing in the morning. I'm very aware of the difference. This morning, my daughter stated, "mom your hands are too rough on my face. I don't like it."

Tomorrow I'm back on the surf board.

Who's in?

Wow, that is so not enough sleep. I'd be seriously cranky all day on only 4 hours of sleep. I like around ten hours, honestly! I love sleeping.

I've been drinking more water during the day all week. Does this really have to be water first thing? I am liking my morning hot milk.

I measured my daily water consumption and reckon I consume just over 3 litres a day of liquid - that's tea & coffee (both black) wine and water. ( 3L = 101.5 US fl oz)

First thing I have about 200ml fruit juice, then three mugs black tea, roughly 500ml, total 700ml which equals 24 US Fl oz.

Water is water. Tea is flavoured water.


The body has a system for telling you when it needs liquid - thirst. Also you can check by looking at your pee (easier for a man I know) - if its other than pale yellow then you need water. When you fly directly to a very hot climate it is surprising how much liquid your body needs till it re-adjusts, which takes a couple of days. But when the body need liquid it preserves what it has and you suddenly realise you've not needed the bathroom all day. Checking pee colour is, IMO, important in these cases.

I do not believe a large number of Americans or Europeans are dehydrated where we have access to free water on tap. When I have beenin the US it seems almost everyone is sucking on something or carrying a huge paper container of drink. Junk it might be, but its also 99%+ water.

You said earlier well-hydrated Marathon Runners suffer less complications afterwards. Yes, and some suffer the worst complication of all, death:

Almond et al. Hyponatremia among runners in the Boston Marathon. New England Journal of Medicine. 2005. PubMed #15829535. Comments: According to this report, over-hydrating (hyponatreamia) �has emerged as an important cause of race-related death and life-threatening illness� in marathoners. Race-related death and life-threatening illness! From drinking too much water! The researchers found that hyponatremia does occur in a �substantial fraction� of nonelite runners, and the factors most likely to be associated with it are �considerable weight gain while running, a long racing time, and body mass index extremes.�

I wonder too about the timing of this publicity about 'de-hydration' among well fed Americans with coffee shops on every corner and water glasses in restaurants appearing at the same time as increasing numbers of companies are promoting bottled water products.

Just saying that a blanket encouragement to drink more water no matter what the readers individual circumstances is questionable because it could cause a health hazard.

8 glasses a day is a myth

Why is too much water dangerous? - A Cal...nking contest

Thanks Peter. Guess this means you won't be taking the challenge.

So, let me state, 24oz of water, 1st thing in the morning won't kill you unless you are over hydrating with coffee and black tea (which by the way are diuretics).

Anyone else interested in hydrating with water, go for it and check-in with your doctor.

What challenge? As said, I already start the day with 24 oz of water in form of tea.

Jilly-

If you are hydrating better throughout the day, stick with it. The 24oz 1st thing in the morning flushes your system before you put anything else in.

Peter-

Got it

I am going to stop posting in this thread since I have been arguing with Lisa about dehydration vs hyponatremia (which is an electrolyte problem, not a water issue beyond blood volume percentage) for years and it always irritates me.

I do NOT want to argue about this any more and don't want to read about people arguing about it. This is my problem, not yours, peter or yvonnie! But as a way to reduce my stress I am just going to avoid the argument entirely.

Jilly-

I totally get that too. Thanks 4 reminding me that I do not have to respond.

I hope your hydration brings you amazingly, healthy results.