"Jazz" Up Your H2O

Everyone knows it's critical to drink plenty of water to get the full health benefits it provides. It also enhances fat loss by flushing out the by-products of fat breakdown, stokes your metabolism so you burn more calories all day, redcues hunger when hunger is mistaken for thirst, and keeps you looking young and youthful! That sounds like a good deal, huh? 

So, what's the main reason why you don't drink the efficient amount of water you need? Maybe because it's so blahhhhh....Well, here's plenty of ways to "jazz" up your H2O! Now you have no exuses to eliminate one of the most vital nutrients in your diet.

Statistics prove that if you replace just one caloric beverage a day with water, you can lose up to 20 lbs in one year--whoa, baby!

1. Add a cucumer slice
2. Grab a bottle of sparkling water for a bubbly soft drink feel without the calories
3. Drink a glass of tea--green tea can help your body burn fat more easily
4. Warm up some light broth with some veggies
5. Add some herbal--sliced ginger, mint leaves, lavender, rose hips or lemongrass
6. Make it fruity--add sliced strawberries, cherries, oranges or pinapeapple
7. Freeze some fruit juice or fresh berries into your ice cube trays
8. Make a belly-sliming "cocktail"--combine fresh ginger, cucumber, lemon and spearmint in your water
9. Buy a fun, new water bottle to keep things exciting