Happy Thursday from inside the hyperbaric chamber at Duke University. I’m sitting here at 12,000 feet pooping in plastic bags and collecting my urine all in the name of science. I like to conduct my own little experiments at home too. After reading an article in some magazine (maybe Outside?) in January, I was inspired to initiate a water challenge. My plan was to drink a gallon a water a day for a week and if it seemed sustainable, I’d do it for the whole month.

Let me break the suspense now, I did not do this insane challenge for a month and I wasn’t entirely successful at my smaller goal. Here’s my journal of a week of trying to drink 128oz per day for a week.

Day 1 

First day was hard! Drank 20 ounces before bed and another 100oz during the day. I didn’t finish the last one until 2am… you think I could have swallowed another eight ounces, but I simply couldn’t. Was definitely sick of water by that point. Continue reading …