I normally drink at least 3-4 bottles of water throughout the day on a rest day. I've never been someone who has difficulty drinking the recommended amount of liquids; I drink quite often throughout the day (one reason why I've never been an alcohol drinker - I drink things too quickly). However, I decided to take a bit of an inventory after Tuesday's drinking affair to give you guys a bit of an insight into my hydration system.
While this next bit wasn't a complete surprise, I will admit that it was interesting finally get a full view of the situation.
I first had to locate and take inventory of all of my water bottles. The full count is NINE.
Seven of them are "regular" water bottles, one (the grey one) is a smaller bottle, and I have one metal bottle not pictured above (apparently I did not remembere that one when putting this picture together - BAD Blogger!). I also only purchased three of them. The rest I got from races or teams, yay freebies! So yes, I have a lot of water bottles, but the more surprising fact is, I use each and every one of them.
One I carry with me at all times.
One is in my gym bag at all times.
Two are on my bike.
One is in the bathroom (I get thirsty while in the shower!)
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| My roommate had a good laugh the first time he saw that one in there. |
Three are on my night stand.
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| Half to a full bottle right before bed and another when I wake up (I'll wake up quite easily if I get thirsty) |
And one is in the kitchen.
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| That's the green metal one. |
I am never far from a bottle of water. The difficult part is keeping them all full. It's quite often that I find myself thirsty, grab for a bottle and Ugh!, it's empty. But overall, I am very good about keeping my body hydrated. Are you?
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PS. Injury update. I did not run the 10th through the 15th and felt good. I tested myself out on Monday the 16th and still felt tension, so I've been off running since. I made an appointment for next week to see an Orthopedic. At this point, I will refuse cortisone shots, but would simply like to hear an idea of how long this will take to heal. Stay tuned!
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Questions
1. How are you at keeping yourself hydrated?, Do you drink mainly water or other liquids?I'm a big fan of water. Otherwise, it's milk, OJ, or tea.
2. Where do you stash your water bottles?
Stay fit. Stay healthy.
