Lesson 7: More than Food
Your body needs more than just great nutrition. It also needs plenty of water. I was at dinner with a friend of mine the other day and it came up in conversation that the iced tea she was drinking was the only thing she had had to drink since her morning coffee! It got me wondering how many others don’t get enough water either, or perhaps aren’t even aware of how important water is to your body. Let me share about water’s importance.
Your body is made up of 55-60 percent water (there are differences depending on sex and age). Your body is also unable to store water, and so your body’s water content must be refueled each day. Without enough water each day, your insides become sludge! Well, maybe not exactly sludge, but your body needs a way to clear itself of toxins. Water is the way that our body cleans up any toxins present that we don’t need. Try washing your car without water… you wouldn’t be very successful would you.
Most people’s bodies tell them that they are thirsty and to drink some water. However, a lot of people mistake thirst for hunger and eat instead. Think about that for a moment… If your body is thirsty and you eat instead, your giving your body a small amount of water (you get some of your water from food), but not exactly what it is asking for. If your body thinks the only way to get an adequate supply of water is through food, it’s going to ask you to eat a lot more food that you actually need. That leads to excess calories which lead to excess fat, and fat is made up of 14 percent water… so your body will end up needing MORE water than it did before. See the endless cycle?
Back to water in food… Yes, your body gets some of its water from food. The better quality the food, the more water it contains. Obviously, a fresh salad is going to have way more water in it than a taco salad from some fast food restaurant! So, while you may have changed your diet to include more healthy foods, it’s not enough. In order to beat the cycle of eating too much and gaining weight, you need to drink water too.
Most people need about 8 cups of water per day to replenish their body’s supply. That’s actually not as much water as you may think. The 8 cups are actual measuring cups sized, and the glasses that most of us use at home hold two cups. So, get out your measuring cups that you purchased last week and see how many cups your favorite glass holds. You’ll be surprised how easy it is to get your 8 cups per day, and to keep your body healthy, (relatively) toxin free, and not screaming at you to eat more food than you actually need.
Your body is made up of 55-60 percent water (there are differences depending on sex and age). Your body is also unable to store water, and so your body’s water content must be refueled each day. Without enough water each day, your insides become sludge! Well, maybe not exactly sludge, but your body needs a way to clear itself of toxins. Water is the way that our body cleans up any toxins present that we don’t need. Try washing your car without water… you wouldn’t be very successful would you.
Most people’s bodies tell them that they are thirsty and to drink some water. However, a lot of people mistake thirst for hunger and eat instead. Think about that for a moment… If your body is thirsty and you eat instead, your giving your body a small amount of water (you get some of your water from food), but not exactly what it is asking for. If your body thinks the only way to get an adequate supply of water is through food, it’s going to ask you to eat a lot more food that you actually need. That leads to excess calories which lead to excess fat, and fat is made up of 14 percent water… so your body will end up needing MORE water than it did before. See the endless cycle?
Back to water in food… Yes, your body gets some of its water from food. The better quality the food, the more water it contains. Obviously, a fresh salad is going to have way more water in it than a taco salad from some fast food restaurant! So, while you may have changed your diet to include more healthy foods, it’s not enough. In order to beat the cycle of eating too much and gaining weight, you need to drink water too.
Most people need about 8 cups of water per day to replenish their body’s supply. That’s actually not as much water as you may think. The 8 cups are actual measuring cups sized, and the glasses that most of us use at home hold two cups. So, get out your measuring cups that you purchased last week and see how many cups your favorite glass holds. You’ll be surprised how easy it is to get your 8 cups per day, and to keep your body healthy, (relatively) toxin free, and not screaming at you to eat more food than you actually need.
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