Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Liquid Refreshment?
Several of you have commented or contacted me in some way asking if I've dropped off the face of the earth. I haven't... and I'm here to explain where I have been...
The other day I was feeling rather worn out but couldn't really put my finger on why. I had slept well, had a good breakfast, and I had even exercised. But I was exhausted. I started looking around online and found that fatigue can be caused by dehydration. So, I went on a quest to figure out just how much liquid is recommended in a day...
They say that you should get between 8-10 8oz. glasses of water every day. That's 64-80 ounces to stay healthy and hydrated.
8 oz. of pomegranate juice
Then we have milk... 3-4 8oz. glasses each day to get the calcium you need.
Grape juice is next on the list (full of all those great antioxidants, ya know) 1-2 glasses at about 5oz. each.
You should have about about 8 oz. of cranberry juice each day.
Another 8 oz. of grapefruit juice should also be consumed.
Then there are all sorts of herbal teas, protein shakes, health drinks and a myriad of other juices. The list goes on and on.
Basically what I'm saying is that I haven't been blogging because I've been living in the bathroom. I no longer feel tired... quite the opposite actually. I haven't felt this lively or done this much running in a long time!
Okay... not really. But it was funny, right? (Oh, and just so you know, you really shouldn't drink that much liquid. It's around 64 to 80 oz. total liquid intake. I know all my readers are smart, but I don't want some stranger stumbling onto my blog and start drinking a couple of gallons of beverages every day... I think that would be a bad thing and I don't want to be held responsible. Anyway...)
I haven't been blogging lately because I just don't feel like I have much to say right now - not even in comments. I seem to go through spurts like this every now and again. Hopefully inspiration will hit and I'll be writing up a storm and keeping up with all y'all again soon.
Thanks for checking up on me!

5 comments:

Yvonne said...

I'm glad to know all is well. Nice to see a new post.
I'm good with the water, but not all those other things ; )

Nancy Face said...

I've been checking your blog often, and just figured you needed a break. I'm glad to hear from you! By the way, I LOVE grape juice...especially if I freeze it, then partially melt it so it turns into a slushie! YUM! :)

Kristina P. said...

It seems like there is this blog funk, Internet virus going on! Hang in there!

... said...

i know how you're feeling. some times i feel inspired, other times i feel brain dead.

glad you're doing okay (and feeling better).

Kimberly Vanderhorst said...

I'm rehydrating right now and the peeing every ten minutes is getting terribly annoying!

We all have dry spells, I think. I've been missing you though!