In these last few weeks, I have begun to notice that it was getting harder and harder to drink my daily water. By the end of the day, I was forcing myself to guzzle down several glasses of water. (Read: Much water intake at end of day equals many nightly trips to pee by pregnant lady.)
This was really strange for me because (even prior to pregnancy) I have always carried a 24 ounce water bottle around with me and easily drank my recommended daily allowance.
On Saturday, Derek and I went out to eat. I ordered my water with lime (not my normal restaurant routine) and I noticed just how great the water was. I couldn't get enough of it! I think I drank 4 glasses while I was there.
So, I quickly purchased some limes in the hopes that adding a little flavor was all I needed to get my water intake back on track.
Wrong. Adding the lime did nothing to help.
And then it hit me. I have always been a person who preferred my water to be closer to room temperature. Extremely cold water would give me brain freeze, hurt my throat, and make my teeth ache. I don't think that I have even used ice from an ice maker in our home for the last couple of years (unless it was for a glass of iced tea that had been freshly brewed). The water at the restaurant had a lot of ice. As did every other glass of water that I had thoroughly enjoyed in the last several weeks.
So, I have started adding ice to my water. Yesterday, instead of drinking my normal 2-3 bottles, I drank 4 and then some.
Why would I begin craving ice cold water? I don't know. Perhaps I should consult Dr. Google. Or not.
2 comments:
Glad you figured out you were craving ice, LOL.
Oh I've been craving ice lately too! I can't get enough slushy-type drinks. I get Icees at gas stations, slushies at Sonic, and have even dug the ice out of my drinks to chomp it.
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