I am an all or nothing type of person - if I can't doc something 100%, I don't do it at all. Sadly, after only three days on the water protocol, I'm starting to feel a bit negative because I can't seem to do it perfectly (or even close to perfectly!). There seem to be so many rules: don't drink within xx minutes of eating, don't eat within xx minutes of drinking, don't drink when eating, and the minutes of the day travel by so quickly that I find I need to eat more than drink, and then I don't know when to drink, so I don't drink at all.
I think I said drink too many times in that sentence.
So I am going to try something a little different today. I completely agree that the water protocol first thing in the morning is a good thing, and it's easy to do since nothing has happened yet in the day to derail me. Last thing before bed is also okay, because by then the crazy day is behind me. I have a theory (based on nothing other than knowledge of how my body works) that if I can get the electrolytes and water into my cells as I sleep and first thing when I wake up, that I will feel much better overall during the day. I would still like to consume my allotted ounces of water during the day, but I might have to spread it out a bit more rather than at set times with set 500 ml amounts. And maybe I'll dab a bit of water on my tongue here and there.
So, we'll see how it goes. It's all a process, and we are all different. What I do know is that after three days I woke up at 5 am and didn't feel like a truck ran over my head (typical for a Thursday), and I feel positive about my energy for the day.
At least it's one small step in the right direction!
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