Water anyone?

Did you know I was a Weight Watchers leader for three years? I did about 5-8 meetings a week and absolutely loved it. Then, my husband went to Iraq for 4 months (we didn't know how long he'd be there when he left), the kids were still very young, and we felt it best for me to stay home with them rather than be all over town doing Weight Watchers meetings.

One thing I have always loved about Weight Watchers are the guidelines for healthy living. There're are eight of them--at least there were when I was a leader and I don't think that's changed.

Among the guidelines is drinking water. Today, the recommended amount is 6 8-oz glasses daily. I always try to drink 8 though because when I first started Weight Watchers that was the recommendation. Sometimes I drink even more, because the more water I drink, the better I feel. And more importantly, the better choices I make with my food.

What's that you say? Ah-hah, I hear you now: "Well that's nice, Aileen, but the more water I drink, the more I have to run to the potty and I just don't have time for all that!" Alright, alright. Settle down. First of all, that is really more of a temporary side effect. Once your body gets used to drinking water, you'll be able to manage the potty trips a little better. But here's the main thing: don't you want your body to eliminate wastes? Come on now. This is a good thing.

So here's to increasing our water intake. . .so we can decrease.

Cheers!
Aileen