7-Day Mindful Water Tracker
Ayurveda with Hannah · @hannah.ayurveda
What a 1,400-year-old Ayurveda text says about water and meals, plus one week to notice how it feels for you.
What the text says
- BeforeWater at the start of a meal makes the body lean. Ashtanga Hridayam, Sutra Sthana 5.15
- DuringSipping water in the middle of a meal keeps the body balanced. 5.15
- AfterWater at the end of a meal makes the body heavier. 5.15
- How fullFill half the stomach with food, a quarter with liquid, and leave a quarter empty. Sutra Sthana 8.46–47
Your week
| Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | Felt | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | D | A | B | D | A | B | D | A | 😌🙂😩 | |
B water beforeD sipped duringA water afterFelt circle one: 😌 light · 🙂 ok · 😩 heavyTick what you actually did. No right answers.
🔬 The modern twist
In a 2010 study, 48 adults aged 55–75 on a low-calorie diet who drank about 2 cups (500 ml) of water before each main meal lost about 4 lb more over 12 weeks than the diet-only group. Dennis et al., Obesity 2010
🌿 Go easy
The text says a drink with food is not good for problems above the shoulders, a cough, a hoarse voice, or after lots of singing or talking. Sutra Sthana 8.53–54 Any fluid limit from your doctor always comes first.