I live in Texas. I sweat like a pig, I don’t glisten, I sweat. I’m breastfeeding. I have hypothyroidism.
All of these things make it hard for me to stay hydrated. I would love to be able to walk around with a glass of water, but that is not an option. I have kids, three boys to be exact. They see water as a toy. Something that should be poured on the ground or on themselves. So it is not an option.
Lately I have been trying a couple of different ideas to try to consume more water.
My first idea. I bought several water bottles so that I could have them hanging out around the house in the rooms I travel to most frequently.
However, that option does not work with three boys in the house, (two that actually drink water). If I can even find the bottle, most of the time the water bottles are empty. If I am drinking from a bottle, someone else needs a drink too. How can I resist such cute faces?
My second idea is to set my watch timer for an hour. Then every time the timer goes off, I go and drink a glass of water. I am currently testing this idea out.
So far it has worked pretty well, however, I have noticed two drawbacks so far. One, the timer doesn’t always go off at the best time (while feeding my 3 months old, bigger boys nap time). Secondly, I have been forgetting to set the timer back (oops!).
What things do you do to help you stay hydrated? Or am I the only mommy with this problem?
All of these things make it hard for me to stay hydrated. I would love to be able to walk around with a glass of water, but that is not an option. I have kids, three boys to be exact. They see water as a toy. Something that should be poured on the ground or on themselves. So it is not an option.
Lately I have been trying a couple of different ideas to try to consume more water.
My first idea. I bought several water bottles so that I could have them hanging out around the house in the rooms I travel to most frequently.
However, that option does not work with three boys in the house, (two that actually drink water). If I can even find the bottle, most of the time the water bottles are empty. If I am drinking from a bottle, someone else needs a drink too. How can I resist such cute faces?
My second idea is to set my watch timer for an hour. Then every time the timer goes off, I go and drink a glass of water. I am currently testing this idea out.
So far it has worked pretty well, however, I have noticed two drawbacks so far. One, the timer doesn’t always go off at the best time (while feeding my 3 months old, bigger boys nap time). Secondly, I have been forgetting to set the timer back (oops!).
What things do you do to help you stay hydrated? Or am I the only mommy with this problem?
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