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Showing posts with label Brita. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brita. Show all posts
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
The Brita Challenge aka The I-Kick-MizFit’s-Butt-and-Get-My-Drink-ON! Challenge
I never turn down a challenge. Ever.
Have I told you I’m a wee bit competitive? Not at everything, just at things I think I’m good at.
And I’m darn good at drinking water.
Not as good as I used to be though.
There was a time I was never without my water bottle. We were attached at the hip. Never to be separated. Home. Work. Class. On walks. In the car. I was constantly sipping.
It was a habit.
Every night I’d fill my bottle half with water, throw it in the freezer, then the next morning I’d fill the rest with water. Off to work I’d go with my trusty companion. If I ran out? Hello water fountain.
It worked for me, but only when I had a consistent daily routine.
Now I’m all over the place. Having a newborn and working for yourself is pretty much the definition of inconsistent.
I still drink water, but not nearly as much as I used to. I just forget. I’m out of the habit and to be honest, I miss it.
I may even miss it more than I realize.
According to Nutrition Today, even minor dehydration can impair your mental health. Degradation of cognitive function and mood begins at a point between 1% and 2% water mass loss.
Maybe THAT’S my problem!
I kid. I kid.
In all seriousness though. Water rocks. It’s just does.
That’s why I’m psyched for the Brita Challenge!
Drink 8–10 glasses of water a day for four weeks and feel the difference it makes. Join us:
Hydrate. Drink the 8–10 glass goal daily for four weeksSave. Get up to $15 off Brita® productsGet support and tips for successShare your resultsPLUS, enter for a chance to win a trip to "The Biggest Loser" Resort at Fitness Ridge in beautiful Malibu, Calif.
I’m TOTALLY doing this and so is my–awesome online blogger buddy turned simply, FRIEND–MizFit. We have challenged each other and will be battling for the next month on twitter. Who will rise float to the top?
Put your money on me. I’ve got this in the bag!
Follow me (@RoniNoone), @MizFitOnline, and the HashTag #BritaChallenge to keep tabs on us. We’ll be chugging water, talking smack, and having fun!
Join us? Click here to sign the pledge and get drinking!
Full Disclosure: I am working with Brita to promote the Brita Challenge campaign.
Citation: Nutrition Today (Armstrong, Lawrence E. Rationale for Renewed Emphasis on Dietary Water Intake. Nutrition Today, 2010). Studies indicate that degradation of cognitive function and mood begins at a point between 1% and 2% water mass loss.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Brita Challenge (AKA Go Team MizFit!!)
Ahhhh People.
There has been a severe drought in Texas this summer and Im not talking about the weather.
Im talking about my mouth.
My water-hole hath become more of a word-which-rhymes-with-BAPPLE hole.
Intellectually I knew I was doing my body a tremendous disservice, but tired, crazed, misfit on the go’ly I almost didnt care.
Almost.
Because as I saw/felt my lack of proper hydration impact pretty much every fact of my life (from workouts to wellness) I began to care quickfastandinahurry.
As a result when I was offered the chance to be a part of the Brita Challenge to drink 8-10 glasses of water a day I knew there were no accidents.
I’d love for you to join me. I know I need to do this.
Lemmie break it down:
MYTH: MizFit has lovely light yellow urine which practically sings I’m happily hydrated as it exits her bladder.
FACT: The Tornado & I were emptying our bladders in a public place when she announced loudly: Look Mama! we both have yellow yellow peepee! This, uh, pee pee color is not a good indicator of overall my health and MUSCULAR hydration (!).
MYTH: MizFit has been feeling mildly mentally sluggish lately due to the untimely removal of her Tornado sidekick for government mandated kindergarten.
FACT: When our bodies become dehydrated our attention & concentration can decrease by 13% & short term memory by 7%. Clicking the pitcher above and joining me in drinking 8-10 glasses of water per day (fortuitously the amount contained in said pitched!) can greatly help our mental acuity. (**cue confetti shaped like something I caint recall but will as soon as I properly hydrate**)
MYTH: MizFit has kinda old looking skeletor hands.
FACT: Thankfully my seriously when did I get me the hands of my grandma issues might also be tied into my mouth’s water drought! Another way to test for dehydration is to pinch the back of your hand while it is resting it on a flat surface. When you release the pinch, your skin should snap back into place. A slooooow return to normal can be a sign youre dehydrated.
So where do we go from here?
How do we mitigate our dehydration levels all while having fun and leaning way too heavily upon you guys and harnessing the power of community I yammer about all the time?
Im so glad you asked.
As a woman in possession of way too much chutzpah Ive challenged Roni Noone in conjunction with the Brita Challenge (click the pitcher! click the pitcher!) I can hydrate better than she.
Check us out on Twitter hashtag #britachallenge. It’s gonna git ugly be all in fun.
And, because I KNOW none of you would reveal them to the enemey Roni, below are the tricks I plan to use during our one month challenge:
Until I find a drinking water groove—Ive created a hydration schedule as I do with all important facets of my life. Ive set alarm reminders and everything!I plan to match any NON-WATER beverages with same amount of water (this works well for me as I tend to eliminate non-water to reduce amount of time spent running to & fro rest room).Im wearing 10 rubber bands on one wrist & switching to other after each glass consumed (YAY visual reminders. BOO I dont possess 10 lovely bangles).Ive sliced lemon, lime, & cucumbers and placed them in my 10 cup purple pitcher. Aesthetically pleasing AND tasty!
Now I seek your help.
PLEASE to gimmie your best water drinking/staying hydrated tip in the comments below and I will lock the post from She whose name I will not say’s prying eyes.
And maybe, in the name of healthy living, Ill share and help the opposing team out as well but really probably not.
FTC my Brita water bottle and pitcher were FREE. My ability or inability to stick with the challenge is all my own.
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