Good Stuff: Self Imposed Water Challenge

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.

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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