Drink all the water!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pee all the time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You know you are drinking enough water when you walk by the bathroom and think 'well... as long as I'm here, I'd better go..."

Well... that's all I got. There just isn't a lot of humor in water consumption. 

So, as of last Friday (Sept 12th), I've lost 34.8 lbs since June 7th, 2014.  Which is awesome! My clothes are looser, and more and more friends, family and colleagues are noticing the differences! That's my bragging for the day.

I have been delaying this blog for a couple weeks now. Water just isn't funny or interesting, but it is a vital part of dieting. For me, drinking water (or anything!) is a struggle. Let me tell you, the struggle is real! If I have one little excuse, I will let myself off the hook and not drink like I should. My goal each day is to drink a gallon. To get the amount you are supposed to drink a day, you follow a formula. You cut your weight in half and drink that number in ounces (100 lbs, you need to drink 50 oz). That's a lot of aqua... In total transparency, I haven't met this goal in a few weeks. And for about two weeks, I was lucky to get a bottle! I did see the amount of weight I was losing decrease. I'm going to stop letting myself down - I'm going to drink my goal every day.

Water drinking is so important. This is something everyone knows... and lots of people, me included, ignore. Every diet (even the crazy ones... except maybe that tapeworm thing) tells you to drink water, and to drink at least 8, 8oz glasses. There is reasons why drinking water is a dieting/healthy eating requirement. The biggest perk to this drinking water thing is that it kick starts your metabolism. But there are other good reasons for keeping a bottle of Aquafina near by... Some of the benefits of drinking include but aren't limited to calorie control - you may not actually be hungry, you could be thirsty! It makes your skin look better. Your muscles won't be as fatigued -- they will increase their awesome! Your bowels will work properly - poop happier! Your kidneys will function better - they get rid of the toxins in your body. You want them to function. So you get my point - that water is important. Drink up!