The Muscle Building Fat Burning Video Blog #109 
September 29, 2009

         

Day 706
Day 16 of 335

My son, Matty, is 14 years old and the typical stubborn teenager.  My wife and I have been on his case for a couple of months to drink more water.  Matty typically drinks the minimum amount of water he can get away with.  We have tried, without success, to get him to understand that he needs to increase his water intake.  We think that an incident last month may have finally taught him a lesson.

As mentioned in a previous post, we spent the day at Warped Tour about a month ago, an outdoor concert that lasts all day long.  Matty came with us and was having a great time getting inside the crowds.  At the same time, the heat was very strong.  Matty had water like the rest of us and even drank all of his initial bottle.  However, unlike the rest of us, Matty did not arrive at the concert well-hydrated.  It wasn’t long before he started complaining of a headache and nausea.  We had to take him to the first aid tent.

At the first aid tent, the person in charge told him that he was likely dehydrated and proceeded to give him water.  After drinking close to 60 ounces of water and starting to feel better, my wife and I spoke to him about the importance of drinking water.  He apparently got it (for now) because the rest of our stay there he drank lots of water.

Remember, water is essential for alot of reasons.  Water is a large percentage of your body.  Be sure to hydrate yourself all the time.  

I am currently making very small changes to my nutrition.  I plan to do one little thing at a time.  Currently I am focused on drinking a minimum of 1 gallon of water a day (not including the water I drink during my workouts).  I have been doing this all week long and I have more energy than ever before. I guarantee that this is going to accelerate fat loss as well.  Drinking alot of water is on every single list of important things to do to burn fat. 

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