8 a day Challenge....(WATER)

[Andi]

no prob, Kelly. how´s your skin?? still as beautiful like in the pics you posted?

 

[Kelly]

Yes it's still doing very well....still working on fading my post acne scars...and I have had 1 or 2 zits since this challenge....but that is nothing compared to how my skin used to be (thank goodness for concealors :icon_bigg ). I still suffer extremely oily skin, BUT it has gone down a little.....(certain days are worse than other....not sure why???), so I may work with my derm on that one....other than that I love the texture, tone and just all around appearance as it's changing and improving and I know its the water that has helped tremendously....along with my skin care regimen as I have scaled down to a more natural & gentle routine.

Thanks for askin hon! Like I said before, the positive affects of this are awesome on your pics!

 

[KittySkyfish]

Hi everyone! Still doing well with the water, though I seriously dried my skin out earlier this week with a new cleanser. It's California Baby Sensitive Skin wash and I thought it would be good because it has no SLS, thinking it would be a very gentle wash. Now my skin looks awful. Seriously, that bit of dryness is making my skin look 5 years older. All little lines are pronounced! *hrmph!* But I learned that drinking lots of water won't overcome bad skin care. Good to know! :icon_smil

 

[tann]

seems l need to learn to post pics.

Tann

 

[Kelly]

Darn that's a bumm deal I hate when that happens....especially when something claims to be for sensitive skin. I have to use a VERY gentle cleanser with no SLS too.

I have been falling 2 glasses short the last couple days...yes I'm still at 6-7 glasses, but I'm trying hard to up it back to the 8 a day. Just been sooooo busy and running and I've fallen short the last 3-4 days. So here I come again back to my 8 glasses.

Oh and tann....welcome. Regarding posting pics, ummmm I will try my hardest to explain this. When you post a comment, above the text area where you type is font style, font size, text color, smily faces and then another box....the "another box" is what you click on and it will allow you to browse and download your pics. Gosh I'm bad at explaining it, but the "another box" only shows up as a little square with a down arrow next to it on my computer....so I hope that helps and good luck.

 

[Kelly]

Oh and what were you using before you tried this? Maybe you should go back to that. Cuz it seemed earlier that you said things were getting better....I know how I am and you probably just wanted to try something new. But if the other stuff was working maybe you just need to go back to it.

 

[Kelly]

How is everyone doing? I made a mistake when I thought earlier when I was falling short a couple days, I was wrong. I measured my bottle I've been using and I've been drinking approx 10 glasses a day with that bottle. So when I said I was short 1-2 glasses, I was actually right on the 8 a day mark.....WAHOO!!!! I was shocked to see I was actually drinking more than I thought I was.

How is everyone else doing?

Kerry how's your skin doing after your bout with a "not so great for Kerry's skin" cleanser? I hope all is returning back to normal.

 

[Andi]

still hanging in there, only that I´m not meeting my goal all the way on weekends. but I am still proud of myself that I´m still on track. skin looks wonderful!!! and a big yay for my new La Roche Skincare products too!!! my pores have become so much smaller :icon_bigg

 

[qristeele]

I have been going steady until I got a few tiny breakouts near my chin two days back. And it come after my period has ended. Weird. Anyway, I used Avon's Clearskin scrub the following night and it was nearly all gone by the next morning. I think it's almost impossible to expect a totally zit-free complexion on this water challenge but at least I found that my zits cleared up fast! :clap

 

[KittySkyfish]

Doing much better! I dropped my Weleda Skin Food and that cleanser and switched to Virgin Coconut Oil for hydration. Now my skin is 1000% better! Kelly, I owe you a big thank you for starting this challenge. In this week I've noticed that my bladder is now less sensitive to fluid than before the challenge! I think it was years of caffeine and diet cola that created a hyper-sensitive bladder, and I felt discomfort when normally I shouldn't. Also I had lots of bladder infections over the years..hmmmm... Now that my bladder has stabilized from all this new water intake, I'm actually able to hold my 'water' longer and go less often in the day. When I was at the mall yesterday, my husband had to use the bathroom more often than I, and he wasn't the one walking around with bottled water! Right now I'm averaging about 90 oz per day and it doesn't feel like a lot.

Andrea - I know you'll bet back into the water swing of things tomorrow. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Weekends are tough, especially when you're out and about and sometimes not near a toilet. Hard to drink water that way! What new products from La Roche are you using?

qristeele - Glad to hear that your few breakouts are quickly healing! I think the water does help push out excess gunk from our bodies, letting natural healing take place with less distraction. :icon_smil

 

[Andi]

yeah, I hate to have to go to the bathroom like every 40min when I´m out shopping and stuff. I´m using La Roche Posay Effaclar K Fluid (reduces size of pores) and the matching on the spot treatment. don´t know which one of the 2 products it is (I used the spot treatment and my acne spots) but the post acne spots are fading. yay!

btw, good to hear about your bladder...ok that sounded weird, lol! :icon_bigg

 

[Kelly]

I too have noticed my bladder being less sensitive. Yea, I was plagged with the bladder infections, weak bladder, and anything else you could think of....oh yes, kidney stones.....

I am so glad this is something my body is and will continue to thank me for. I'm glad it is going great for everyone else too!!!!

 

[Summer]

I'm in! I don't think I can do 8 a day though. I will be running to the bathroom all day at work. lol

 

[Kelly]

You can do it. At first, yes you will be running to the bathroom all day. But after a couple weeks your bladder and body adjusts and you will find you run to the bathroom much less.....it's really weird how your body works and is able to adjust to this change.

 

[livlegacy629]

just checking in! I have been keeping up with my daily goal, but my skins not looking much better. It might be because i just started micro and its the toxins leaving the body. I think I am staring to get sick :icon_roll I have been getting no sleep and having headaches.

 

[Kelly]

Oh no....I hope you feel better....get some sleep honey. I've never heard of micro, is it a mineral water or?

 

[livlegacy629]

oops sorry, i wasnt very with it when i posted that lol. I just started my mircrodermabrasion (olay) and its the toxins leaving my skin!

 

[Kelly]

Oh LMHO...I didn't even think of that. Yes the toxins leaving is a good thing....but it does not so great things, in the mean time, to our skin. Hopefully soon you will be clearing up....keep drinking the water and they will be expelled even faster.

 

[Kelly]

Wow Valentine's Day is fast approaching....hence the end of this challenge. So how has everyone measured up? So far I've been keepin up....every once and a while I do have to down a couple glasses right before bed....and then I pay for it....but I try hard to get them all in.

I'm so excited to see everyones before and afters at the end. I hope everyone is able to grab their before pics and post them next to the afters....(gosh I use the "...." alot....I'm a dot dot dot person, I guess it's suppose to signify a pause:icon_smil ).

 

[JJ84]

HI everyone I'm finally back! I havent been online for weeks, because I came back to uni and had exams, and now I have the flu! I slipped quite a bit on the challenge unfortunately, I was so busy and at the library most of the time and i didnt get anywhere near my 8 glasses! But Im back now and trying hard again, oh dear! I feel ashamed lol!!

Here I go again....