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!

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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.

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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.~

352 Comments

  1. We love Crystal Light in our house. I dump the “on the go” packs into a basket by the refrigerator, so it is easy to grab one when you get your water. Another reason I love the so much, is because of my name of course Crystal Leight (pronounced Light). I married this name and have come to love the little laughs and comments I get when I meet new people. We even gave it away at our wedding as a favor and joke.

  2. I’m 9 months pregnant and drinking lots of water is very important. I get headaches if I don’t drink enough water. I also figure that drinking lots of water will keep my amniotic fluid at the right level.

    I love Crystal Light iced tea, by the way!

    mfalcon13 (at) hotmail (dot) com

  3. Drinking water just makes me feel GOOD! Fills me up – keeps me from over-snacking! Thanks for your encouragement!!

  4. I am so encouraged! I gave up pop, soda, and carbonated beverages! 🙂 I’s been a week, and I’ve not been as tempted as I thought I would to stray. I am looking forward to feeling the health benefits that you all describe.

    Thanks!

  5. I went to get my weekly Crystal light slurpee from 7/11..and drank a TON of water. I get the slurpee once a week. Makes me feel like I’m not so alone in the diabetes thing ya know?

  6. I definitely needed to drink more water this week. We had to do inventory in the warehouse at work and it was over 85 degrees. I kept drinking and drinking. Unfortunately, no matter how much I drank it wasn’t enough to keep me properly hydrated. I did make sure it was flavored so it went down nice and smooth and kept me focused.

  7. Here in my office, we have an ample supply of carbonated beverages, both diet and otherwise, but we also have bottled water so I keep several individual packets of Crystal Light in my desk and purse. Makes my day MUCH better when I refrain from the carbonation and helps me keep from too much snacking as well. I’m a very ardent fan of Crystal Light

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