If you saw my post last week you will know I am taking part in a 7 week challenge with Seven Seas. They have approached various bloggers and asked them to make one lifestyle change. My challenge is to increase my water intake up to the recommended 8 glasses (2 litres) a day.
So this is the beginning of week 2 and I have to admit I really struggled last week. There are several reasons for this, the first being that I am just so forgetful! I get preoccupied by this and that and end up going hours without even thinking about drinking. The second reason is the fact I have never had that thirst feeling, this makes it hard to know I am thirsty!
The main reason I have struggled though is the fact I have been having the most horrendous headaches! This made no sense to me as it should be the other way around- no water should mean headaches not an increase!! As always I looked to the online community for help and as always they delivered. It seems I have spent so many years being dehydrated that my body has learned to adjust. So now that I am trying to drink the recommended allowance it is upsetting my electrolyte balance. It seems it is not as easy as upping the amount, I need to do it gradually.
So I am yet to make it to 8 glasses a day, the most I have managed is 5 and that has been a struggle. I am hoping to make it to 5 or 6 without having a headache this week and hopefully by the end of the 7 weeks I will be headache free and drinking a healthy amount of water each day.
So what of my wrinkles and skin tone? I have been taking my Seven Seas Perfect7 tablets each day and my skin does feel healthier, but by the photos I am not sure I look any different.
We shall see how I am looking this time next week so do come back to see how I am getting on!
You Baby Me Mummy
Friday 16th of October 2015
Oh I hate plain water and I drink so much but most of it tea! I really need to do this, maybe they will make water taste better soon! ;) x