No thanks, I don’t take nutrition advice from obese people.
The other day I was sitting in class sipping on my well-loved Bodybuilding.com water bottle. I drank close to a quart of water in two hours. During a break from the class, a large girl sitting in the row next to me asked, "How much water do you drink?" I told her that I aim to drink at least a gallon every day. She was horrified. She reacted as if I was actively commiting suicide by water intoxication. She rambled on about how I’m flushing out essential nutrients and that I’m placing enourmous amounts of stress on my kidneys. I didn’t really care enough to argue with her, so I neglected to tell her that anyone who has taken a beginers nutrition course knows that water is the most essential of the 6 nutrients required in the human diet, and that athletes require higher levels of nutrition than other people. Ironically, while this obese young lady was lecturing me on how I will most certainly die if I drink another drop, on her desk sat an enourmous Starbucks cup. I wonder if she thinks that 20 ounces of cream, expresso and syrup is a healthier alternative to water.
