I think I have finally made peace with water. As I stated before, it is healthy for me, and I refuse to drink it. Therefore, I started reading up on the benefits; of drinking water and come find out; it is so good for you. Therefore, I have decided to drink; several cups of water a day during the morning and afternoon, if I get 64oz in that is a good day; if not it is a work in progress.

This what I found on the web...

What are The Important Benefits of Drinking Water

We hear a sentence almost every day and that is drink enough water especially in summer season. The question arises is it that necessary. YES. Water is the only nutrient that benefits our body in various ways and we should not underestimate its advantages.

Most Important Health Benefits of Drinking Water     

Water has a lot of benefits as we all know, some are really important and worth considerable:

• 1Water is the only liquid on earth that reduces weight safely. It removes the by-products of fat and keeps you fresh and healthy. Drinking water can reduce your bad habit of eating a lot and reduce it to very low in take. The only thing that keeps water a distinct drink is that it has zero calories.
• 2Water can act like a medicine for all diseases. It is a blessing of God, a natural gift that reduces harmful particles from body and maintains healthy body. It avoids headache and back pains which are certainly caused by dehydration.
• 3Do you want to look younger? Then drink water daily in large quantity. It is surely a replacement of your all-expensive aging medicines. It moisturizes your skin and keeps your skin fresh, as a tulip in water. Your skin would glow and shine.
• 4Human body is a machine that constantly needs certain things to keep on working, includes water, food and healthy environment. Water is the essential requirement of this machine to work properly and efficiently. As our brain, tissues are mostly made of water so it can improve your ability to think. You could feel more energetic and alert than ever.
• 5Water can keep your body temperature moderate, thus while doing exercise or sitting in office it can balance your inner temperature. Water works like fuel to our body.
• 6Water is helpful for digestion; it raises your metabolism level so to mediate your digestion. People who have digestion issues should drink water.
• 7Our body needs water to live, thus dehydration could cause many severe issues such as cramps and sprains. However water can keep your joints and muscles fresh and strong.
• 8Seasonal illness is quite common; water can help you to be strong enough to fight from such illness. On a broader prospect, it can save you from heart attacks and kidney stones. Water improves are immune system and drinking water with two drops of lemon juice is quite beneficial. It can also save you from various diseases such as rheumatism and arthritis.
• 9Water flushes out waste products that are produced by our body. It removes toxins from our body if our body lack water then it is quite probable that our heart would work hard to pump fresh oxygenated blood to our organs thus causing many problems and it could exhaust you.
• 10Your body is relaxed and feels at ease when it receives sufficient amount of water daily. It keeps you in a good mood. It is a best medication to avoid cancer. Research shows that drinking water can avoid the risk of bladder and colon cancer. You might be thinking how that is possible. It is possible because water dilutes everything and it dilutes the concentration of cancer-causing agents in the urine and shortens the time in which they contact with bladder lining. To construe the result it is quite clear that to keep ourselves healthy, active, fresh and happy we ought to drink water daily and our intake should be sufficient.

Now back to my blog      

There are three foods; I said my final goodbye to one was Little Caesars Pizza. Since my fast was over, I decided to go and get a whole pie. A little excited to have pizza again, I ate the first slice without even tasting it, so I needed another slice. Could not do any harm, I thought right. Therefore, as I was biting into the second slice, I slowed down to taste it, and it did not have that same yummy taste. It was not there, now that could be, because it has been about 4 weeks since having a slice. Whatever the reason pizza will no longer threaten my well- being.  

The second food was Popeye’s chicken, oh how I love Popeye’s chicken. Well I went to Popeye’s and while there, I purchase the usually 11 pieces of spicy the best until now. I finish one piece and close the box not good at all. In retrospect, I cannot see what the fuss was all about the pizza and the chicken fail the taste test so they will no longer be a threat to my new way of eating.

 What was the other thing; I rave about * chips * are you kidding me; chips are the best thing ever or NOT. Keep in mind I would eat 12 bags in one hour. After giving up all my favorite food for 30 days and trying them again, for the first time. I vaguely remember what all the excitement was all about so the chips will not be missed either.

Moreover, as we all know, if you take something away, you have to replace that with something else right. Therefore, I have decided to go borderline HEALTHY working my way to a new way of life.

Breakfast - egg, cheese, with bacon on a bagel

Coffee - French vanilla coffee

Water - 50 oz

Lunch - homemade granola

Snack - Pistachios 

Dinner - fish/ ff / chicken