Thursday, May 15, 2008

I've got my H2O drink on



I am really proud of myself, as all week I have been drinking the recommended 8 glasses a day of water! This is really a big accomplishment for myself and hopefully I can keep it up. In the past I haven't been able too and I quickly slip back into my old habits.


All throughout growing up, my mom tried to keep us eating healthy and encouraged us to drink lots of water. I was always good about drinking some, along with fruit juice or milk. When I moved out and went to college this all changed. Soon I was drinking 5 to 6 sodas a day. I always had a Pepsi can in my hand. I continued this for several years and David would get on case about it, but I didn't want to change. I slowly dropped my soda consumption down to about 3 sodas a day, but I was still not drinking any water.


About 3 years ago, I had a horrible pain in my side and it turned out I had kidney stones. The doctor told me I had stop drinking caffeine immediately. It was really hard for to do this, but the pain was a real motivator to stop! I started limited my dark soda to once a week. I would enjoy having my 1 Pepsi or Dr pepper on Saturdays. I substituted the caffeinated soda for sprite and 7up. I kept taking baby steps towards the ultimate goal of drinking more water. I finally dropped the 2 or 3 clear sodas a day down to one. For about the last year, I have been stuck at this spot of drinking one clear soda and about one to two glasses of water a day. I would do well for a little while at drinking more water, but it never lasted more than a day or two.


Sometime last week though, I realized how close I was and that I needed to make that last push towards my goal. I don't even know what caused me to think this and to go for it, but it just happened. I started out on Monday, here at work by not grabbing a soda from the fridge. It was so hard, especially since the entire fridge is filled full of soda and its free, but I did it. I also realized, if I broke the day into sections and told myself I needed to drink one entire water bottle between this time and then, that I could do it. Since Monday, each day has gotten easier and I just realized this morning that I went all week! Wohoo! 8 glasses each day and no soda at all!


I am really hoping I can keep this up. I think it is still going to be very hard especially when eating out. I am hoping by writing this you all could keep me accountable! Looking back at where I started really makes me realize how far I have really come!

4 comments on "I've got my H2O drink on"

JennB on May 16, 2008 at 1:34 PM said...

This is great! Congrats. It's amazing how much water our bodies need, and don't get. Sorry to hear about your stones. THose things HURT

Angie Eats Peace on May 16, 2008 at 6:26 PM said...

Good for you, water is so important.
Now if I do not drink enough, I feel slow and sluggish, you will get used to it and start craving water!

sherthebear on May 19, 2008 at 3:45 PM said...

yay! keep it up!

Nanette on May 22, 2008 at 7:20 PM said...

Good for you! I'm so bad, although I'm trying to be better about it.

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