Alright. It's been a long journey. It's been a long time since I've updated my blog, but this is the time in my life where it's actually more feasible to start a large project like this. I promised myself a while back that I was going to be more healthy, more fit, more active, more alive. It's taken me this long, but I've finally started the path that direction. I have many things to talk about, including the workouts I've started, and the recipes, ,but for now I'm going to start with this

Fruit infused water

And let me just say that my inner drink artist is satisfied with this, although it's lack of alcohol content is a bit saddening. In my quest to become harder, better, faster, stronger I've been trying to drink enough water. (Half your body weight in ounces) This is difficult for me given that before now my water consumption was notoriously low. Drinking water is difficult when your favorite drink is milk.

So here goes. This is my first attempt, so I didn't think to much into the combinations except what I thought would taste good.



Bottle One: Apple, Lime, Rosemary

As you can see, there is quite a bit in these bottles. In fact, I cut up half an apple and a whole lime. I was apparently a bit overzealous with the rosemary for my first time though. I placed an entire sprig of rosemary in the bottle, and even now I can taste the regret. Between the lime and rosemary it was bitter, with a long after taste. The apple seemed to help a bit, but overall it was extremely sour.

The verdict? 3/10

Definitely wouldn't do it again like this, but I would probably modify the recipie and try again.

Bottle Two: Orange, Lemon, Mint

The ingredients in this one? Half an orange, half a lemon, and 2 sprigs of mint. The orange and lemon are a bit bitter, and the two of them together can cause a bit of acid for those people who are a little susceptible to that. I have a problem with textures especially with the foods that I eat, and until now ingesting oranges has been tough. This water makes me insanely happy. I enjoyed the refreshing quality of the citrus and the aftertaste of the mint.

The Verdict? 8/10

This would be my go to if it didn't cause so much acid. So happy I can have oranges in my life.

Bottle Three: Strawberry, Cucumber, Mint

OH MY GOODNESS. Okay let me say first that this was one mini cucumber, about 4 strawberries, and another 2 sprigs of mint. Now that that is out of the way, this is amazing! I couldn't get enough of it and I was sad when it was gone.

Verdict? OMG like 11/10

I'm making another one tomorrow, but unfortunately I don't think that I can reuse the stuff that's already in the bottle. A little more spendy, but SO worth.