After purchasing my 56 oz water bottle, I went to work. Knowing that drinking two full bottles would nearly equal 1 gallon, I set that as my goal. I also allowed myself some leeway if I didn't meet the 2 bottle requirement. The next day I simply would start again. Day after day, I faithfully drank my water. I did it first thing in the morning and throughout the day hoping that I would reap the benefits from my diligent practice.
A few weeks past and soon I began to notice differences. The first and most notable is that I haven't had one single breakout since early January. My skin is completely clear. Most importantly, my skin seems to be much more forgiving of my transgressions that in the past. I've eaten ice cream, fried foods, operated on little sleep, been stressed out, skipped my Lady Dee daily skin care routine a couple of times and nothing.....not one pimple. This is pretty much unheard of for me. I ran out of my fermented cod liver oil right around the time that I started drinking more water without experiencing any negative side effects. Next week, I'm headed back to see Lady Dee for a chemical peel. So having zero breakouts is ideal. Once the scarring is reduced/eliminated, and if I can remain breakout free, my skin will be one step closer to becoming flawless.
Improved skin is the greatest benefit but it didn't stop there. My scalp, nails, and feet were the other beneficiaries of my new habit. For months, I've been consuming my hair, skin and nails supplements without seeing much difference in the longevity of my nails. Sure they would grow then suddenly I would notice splitting and chipping. The dryness overtook them. When my water intake was consistent, the growth occurred without any obstacles.
That's when I realized that all the usual signs of dryness had pretty much disappeared from my entire body. The soles of my feet were no longer dry. I still maintained my routine of scrubbing them daily which keeps dead skin from accumulating. They still tend to get dry (especially during the winter months) but as my water intake consistently went up, my dryness went down conversely.
Where else do I experience dryness? From my scalp of course! When I consistently drank up, the flakiness I normally experienced improved greatly. My new growth is also really nice and feels hydrated. Not sure if that's from the increased water intake or from the yummy steaming sessions with my MicroMist.
I started this new habit in late December. Then as time went by my water intake went down significantly. Guess what happened next? My nails began chipping/breaking again and my scalp started producing tiny flakes as before. So know I'm back in action which is why I purchased another Bobble for refilling my water bottle when I'm on the go. This is after I realized that when I'm at home, I have no problem drinking almost a gallon a day but when I'm out and about, it's a completely different story. The Bobble allows me to filter my water refills from soda machines and drinking fountains (as a last resort). Knowing the benefits I experienced those few short weeks has convinced me never to go back to where I was before. I tell you that it is NOT easy to maintain this habit. Even if I drank sufficiently yesterday, I still can become dehydrated today. It's like manna from heaven, we have to seek it daily.
If my story wasn't enough to inspire you, I leave you with one final message that will hopefully covince you to drink up.
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