Day #4 - Water, Water Everywhere

One of my primary goals in getting healthy is to start drinking more water, and I've been doing a pretty good job of it lately. In the past it seems I've always been dehydrated...and that's part of the reason for my headaches, too. After a bit of research, I discovered that they (who are "they" after all??) say we should halve our weight and drink that many ounces of water per day. So, at 150 pounds, you should be drinking 75 ounces of water a day. That's a LOT of water.

Now if you're someone like me who has always hated drinking water, I've got some good news for you. It's possible to get over it. I used to feel bloated when I drank more than a glass of water, but the more I forced myself to do it, the easier it became, and now water doesn't bother me at all. But to get past it, I had to flavor my water...with lemon juice, apple slices, cucumbers, or the Arbonne Energy fizz tabs. Now, I drink about half my quota of water plain, the other half with some sort of light flavoring. And to keep track of my consumption, I have two BPA-free Thermos 24-ounce water bottles and each has a rotating monitor on it so that I can keep track of how many times I fill it. The blue one I fill with plain water; the pink one I fill with my water and fizz tab. If I drink two blue bottles and one pink bottle, I've met my quota more or less. It's become a visual reminder to keep the water going down.

And speaking of water, today was Aqua Exercise class. And the weather was absolutely perfect--80 degrees in January. Who would have thought it. Although I usually have to force myself to get to the pool, it was such a glorious day that I had no trouble at all getting there. I always feel great afterwards, even if I'm dragging beforehand.

So here's today's meals:

Breakfast: (24g carbs / 2g sugar / 180 calories)

• Coffee w/ half & half  (0/0/35)
• Light Eng. Muffin w/ Light Laughing Cow Wedge (24/2/145)

Snack: (22g carbs / 10g sugar / 165 calories)

• Coffee w/half & half (0/0/35)
• 100 Calories Fudge-Dipped Sandies (15/6/100)
• 1 Arbonne Chew (7/4/30)

Lunch: (29g carbs / 16g sugar / 295 calories)

• Arbonne Chocolate Protein Shake (15/9/210)
• with Almond Milk (2/0/40)
• and half banana (14/7/55)

Dinner:  (46g carbs / 10g sugar / 445 calories)

• Chicken (left over from last night) (17/7/175)
• in tortilla (24/0/150
• with sour cream (2/2/40)
• with cheddar cheese (0/0/80)
• with salsa (3/1/10)

Snack: (12g carbs / 0 sugar / 55 calories)

• 15 Special K Chips

Total: 133 carbs / 38 sugar / 1140 calories