Camy here, talking about water, only because it’s over a hundred degrees here in California and I’ve been drinking more water than a fish.
We have no air conditioning. (Collective awwwwwww for Camy). We have only a whole house fan, which is good if the outside air is cooler than the inside air, because it draws the cool air into the house as well as blowing hot air out of the attic, reducing heat damage up there.
We also have a rather nice swamp cooler, which works well as long as it’s pointed across from an open window so the air doesn’t get too humid.
However, when temperatures hit a hundred, even the swamp cooler is panting.
It’s not hot, per se, in my office with my trusty swamp cooler. But it’s not really cool. It’s on the edge of comfortable.
And anytime I leave my office to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, it’s instant sweat, I tell you!
So I’ve been drinking at least a gallon of water a day. I’ve also been craving more salt because I’m sweating so much.
(And no, I haven’t been using it as an excuse to forget my diet and indulge in potato chips. Aren’t I being good?)
I have to admit, I sweat a lot. Almost as much as my husband, and much more than most of my female friends. When they’re just glistening, I’m dripping like a leaky faucet.
I have to both drink enough water AND intake enough salt or else I will actually stop sweating. It happened to me once when I was playing volleyball in the summer—I was only drinking water, not Gatorade, and I suddenly stopped sweating, although I didn’t notice at first because there was still sweat on my body.
But then I got extremely sick. I toweled off and realized then that I wasn’t sweating. After I drank some Gatorade, I felt better.
Don’t be like me! Make sure you’re drinking enough water AND intaking enough salts!
I know it’s got to be hotter in other areas of the US. What’s the temperature like where you are? How are you staying cool? And are you drinking enough water?
Camy Tang
lives in San Jose, California. She previously worked in biology research,
and she is a staff worker for her church youth group. She runs the Story Sensei critique service, and her latest Asian chick lit novel, Only Uni, is out now. Join her newsletter YahooGroup for monthly Christian fiction giveaways!
We have no air conditioning. (Collective awwwwwww for Camy). We have only a whole house fan, which is good if the outside air is cooler than the inside air, because it draws the cool air into the house as well as blowing hot air out of the attic, reducing heat damage up there.
We also have a rather nice swamp cooler, which works well as long as it’s pointed across from an open window so the air doesn’t get too humid.
However, when temperatures hit a hundred, even the swamp cooler is panting.
It’s not hot, per se, in my office with my trusty swamp cooler. But it’s not really cool. It’s on the edge of comfortable.
And anytime I leave my office to go to the bathroom or the kitchen, it’s instant sweat, I tell you!
So I’ve been drinking at least a gallon of water a day. I’ve also been craving more salt because I’m sweating so much.
(And no, I haven’t been using it as an excuse to forget my diet and indulge in potato chips. Aren’t I being good?)
I have to admit, I sweat a lot. Almost as much as my husband, and much more than most of my female friends. When they’re just glistening, I’m dripping like a leaky faucet.
I have to both drink enough water AND intake enough salt or else I will actually stop sweating. It happened to me once when I was playing volleyball in the summer—I was only drinking water, not Gatorade, and I suddenly stopped sweating, although I didn’t notice at first because there was still sweat on my body.
But then I got extremely sick. I toweled off and realized then that I wasn’t sweating. After I drank some Gatorade, I felt better.
Don’t be like me! Make sure you’re drinking enough water AND intaking enough salts!
I know it’s got to be hotter in other areas of the US. What’s the temperature like where you are? How are you staying cool? And are you drinking enough water?
Camy Tang
lives in San Jose, California. She previously worked in biology research,
and she is a staff worker for her church youth group. She runs the Story Sensei critique service, and her latest Asian chick lit novel, Only Uni, is out now. Join her newsletter YahooGroup for monthly Christian fiction giveaways!
We have a swamp cooler which, in Colorado, works very well unless a rain storm is on its way and the humidity rises. This doesn't happen too often which makes it nice. Like, 50 degrees in the morning nice. The temp doesn't get much above 70 degrees nice. Hate me yet? lol
We have to keep it cold for Tech Hubby's equipment. Great excuse for cool air.
Posted by: Melissa's Cozy Teacup | July 10, 2008 at 12:08 PM
I AM SO JEALOUS!!!!
Camy
Posted by: Camy Tang | July 10, 2008 at 08:41 PM