07/08/2025
Confession: I used to think I was drinking āenoughā waterā¦
until I realized that 2 cups of coffee and a LaCroix donāt count š¬
Once I hit my 50s, I started noticing that I was more tired, craving sugar like crazy around 3PM, and waking up with dry skin and brain fog.
I blamed it on hormones (and yesāthose were part of it!), but the real wake-up call came when I actually started tracking my water. Spoiler alert: I was way under!
Hereās what Iāve learnedāand what I teach the women I coach:
⨠Hydration is hormonal support.
When youāre not drinking enough water, your body goes into stress mode. Cortisol creeps up. You feel puffy, cranky, tired⦠and your cravings get louder.
In menopause, our bodies already struggle to regulate things like temperature, digestion, and sleep. Dehydration adds fuel to that fire. (No wonder weāre snapping at everyone by dinner š
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So, how much water do we really need?
ā”ļø Take your body weight, divide by 2, and drink that many ounces each day.
(Example: 160 lbs = 80 oz water/day. More if youāre working out or sweating.)
Hereās what helped me actually DO it:
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I keep a water bottle with me at all times (I love the ones with time markers!)
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I add lemon + Super Salt (I can share my Amazon link) first thing in the morning for natural minerals
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I treat it like medicine for my mood, skin, digestion, and energyāand it is
š¬ Letās chat: Are you team āwater loverā or āI forget until bedtimeā?
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