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
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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!
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Water,water everywhere,
Good for my nails,skin,and hair.
I drink it every mornin,noon,and night.
Just add to it my favorite Crystal Light.
In an effort to get my diabetic husband to drink more water, we’ve tried the Crystal Light lemonade and he drinks 2 quarts every day!
It’s the best of both worlds!
I did fair this week. Work is always so busy that it is afternoon before I get much to drink, but have worked hard during the evening to catch up. Marsha
I’ve been drinking more water too. Helps keep the tummy fat and waistline down and I notice a difference when wearing swimsuits and other summer clothes. When I binge and want a Coke (any flavor)I try to go to sweet tea instead. I think that it is still better than drinking Coke although I love me some Coke every now and again and only the real thing will do. The downside is that I have to go to bathroom alot more!
Love the fact that I can get in 3-4 bottles of water a day by using Crystal Light Lemonade and peach tea mix. Getting up at night to go the the bathroom is a small price to pay for feeling better!
I have been drinking only water and Crystal Light for a month now. I can honestly say that I feel better. I have not tried the Crystal Light Energy but I will definitely look for it at my supermarket this week. Thanks for your great site!
June
Hi Christy! My son and I have both been doing very well with the water. When I wake up, the first thing I do is pour me a glass of water and drink it all. Then I eat my breakfast. Then, throughout the rest of the day, whenever I want a glass of tea (or, rarely, soda), I first make myself drink *twice* that amount in water before I get my ‘reward’! Not only am I drinking more water, but I’m cutting back on the amount of bad stuff I drink.
My son’s doing better too, he doesn’t need to be bribed into drinking water! Although, he does really like using his “Cars” themed cups. 😉