Another $500 Winner From Crystal Light!
Congratulations to Micha for winning the random drawing in the $500 giveaway! Thank you all for participating and thanks to random.org for giving me a means of picking a random winner! Mimi, I’m sending you an email with instructions on how to get your address to me! Thank you, Crystal light!
I’ve had a GREAT week drinking more water! The difference is pretty profound, both in my performance level and in my wallet. I ended up drinking about 80% less carbonated beverages and actually found myself craving Crystal Light over my usual drink.
The one thing I noticed a significant change in this past week was sleep quality. I have pretty frequent bouts of insomnia, mainly because my mind just won’t shut down: so much to plan, so much to do, so many projects I want to tackle. When I lay down in bed, that is often the only time during my day that I have a bit of quiet with my thoughts so they tend to take over.
This past week, however, I slept deeply every single night. It was stunning. I’m not sure if this was due to being properly hydrated for the first time in a decade or more, but since that was the only change I made, you gotta wonder. Also take into the account the amount of caffeine I normally ingest versus drinking only Crystal Light and I feel pretty confident the water made the difference.
I did fall off the wagon a time or two and go back to drinking diet carbonated drinks (As a lifelong Alabamian, I can bring myself to say “carbonated beverages” but just can’t form the word “Soda”!) but when I did, I felt at once sluggish as a result. I know this was a psychological thing and I’m not quite sure at what point I decided to go cold turkey to Crystal Light this past week but it did happen at some point and I’m awfully glad I did.
I
Feel
Great!
Coming off of a rabid caffeine/carbonation was not easy. Thank goodness for Crystal Light Energy! I discovered the individual packets of this in Wild Strawberry and used them to flavor my bottled water when out and about or to start my day off. They added a bit of caffeine to help me get over the hump.
Will I give up my carbonated beverages? While I don’t see myself giving them up entirely, I have cut down from eight to ten a day (I know, that is an awful number) to one or two a day and my water intake has increased substantially. I am easily meeting or exceeding the 8-10 glass recommendation.
My skin looks better, my energy level is better, my sleep is better, and my overall performance is definitely at a new high – which I’m gonna need!
Water has made a difference and I’m won over.
Now, how about one of you being a winner? Last week’s $500 Visa Gift Card giveaway had over 540 entries. I used random.org to draw a number and the corresponding comment belongs to: Jackie Medows!
“I just LOVE Crystal Light go packs! They have LOT’S of flavors and I always have several flavors on hand for the little one’s who visit!”
I will email you, Jackie, with instructions on how to get me your mailing address.
Who wants a chance to win ANOTHER $500?
Tell me how your week of drinking more water has gone for a chance ot win another $500 Visa gift card in the comments below!
You can also join in Crystal Light’s Twitter Party this Wednesday, August 19th, from 8:00-10:00 pm EST for more great giveaways from Crystal Light! The twitter party is being hosted by @audreymcclellan of Mom Generations so follow her to participate! If you aren’t following me already, please do! @southernplate.
~It has been my pleasure bringing you this post, sponsored by Crystal Light.~
I am feeling so much better without all of the diet soda! I think more water will help the last 10 stubborn lbs. melt off! My kids are drinking more water, too!
I am off caffine and sodas due to pregnancy so Crystal Light has helped keep my water intake from being boring. I am loving the Lemonade flavor!
I love Crytal Light!!! I have been able to give up soda completely…and I feel so much better!!!
I fell off my “water wagon” yesterday. I have been drinking too much decaf iced tea with an “unnamed” sweetener. I think my digestive system is revolting today and demanding more water.
My family is already addicted to CL. I love that its sugar free and affordable. My kids don’t act crazy when they drink it, for the price of one pre-mixed bottle of juice I can get enough CL to make 6-8 gallons, and it makes great sugar free popsicles. ~_* I have to say my nails don’t break and crack anymore, my skin looks better and I don’t get the urge to snack. Oh and it curbs my cravings for sweets.
You mentioned something about looking for quotes:
“Love knows no limit to its endurance, no end to its trust, no fading of its hope; it can outlast anything. Love still stands when all else has fallen.”
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief…and unspeakable love.” Washington Irving
“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” Morrie Schwartz
“Courage is the discovery that you may not win, and trying when you know you can lose.” Tom Krause
“Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” William James
“Excellence is not a singular act, but a habit. You are what you repeatedly do.” Shaquille ONeal
“Limitations live only in our minds. But if we use our imaginations, our possibilities become limitless.” Jamie Paolinetti
“Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections.”
“If you only do what you know you can do- you never do very much.” Tom Krause
“-You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
-What mood is that?
-Last-minute panic.” Calvin & Hobbes (this one is so me!)
“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” Epicurus
“The greatest barrier to success is the fear of failure.” Sven Goran Eriksson
“There’s no half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva.” Josh Groban
“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.” Bill Cosby
Okay, if you need more message me on HHWC. ~_*
~GeeksWife
I have joined First Place. As part of the program you are supposed to drink 8 – 8 oz. glasses of water a day + an additional 8 oz. glass for each 25 lbs you wish to lose. That meant 10 – 8 oz. glasses a day for me. I hate water. Crystal Light is an easy way to be able to do that. I did not even feel like I was drinking water. The extra hydration made me feel more energetic and I began walking.
I’ve enjoyed the extra challenge of water. It has helped with the water retention that the sodas cause. Thanks for the challenge, let’s keep it up.