Count with me!! For now I just want water!

The count down is on!! So in 99 days 4 hours 32 mins and 23 seconds and counting I will be walking down an aisle to meet my best friend at the alter. The wedding day is approaching ever so quickly and I am so far from where I wanted to be. So over the next few weeks and months I will count down obviously for the wedding and weight loss, and I will also be focusing on career, academics, health and other important issues. I want to see the overweight dr erica cooper transformed into the healthy dr erica allen who may eventually be somebody's mother and somebody's attending or professor. So lets start the count down.... For those who have been around me, I am sure you are all tired of hearing about the calories or fat content in food or how many points I am allowed. Well it is now time to kick this weight loss up a notch. I will try to force healthier habits over the next few weeks. I already drink alot of water, however, I love coke, coke zero, crystal light, and tons of other sweet drinks to quench my thirst craving. I will now be committed to a mainly water lifestyle. The body is made up mostly of water, so tell me why do I always want coke! I seriously believe there is more coke in my blood than water...but the red can is so delicious! So what am I doing to make sure get that water in? Well working in the emergency room, it is very easy to go the entire shift with no water, food ,and with out voiding the bladder. Obviously none of these things are healthy. What I have been doing is carrying my cup/mug/bottle anything that holds water with me to every room as I see patients. It is a permanent fixture with me. Now on the days I work back to back the cracked painful lips are disappearing, no more painful abdomen after work. I am looking forward to a more supple and youthful appearance of my skin!

So Drink with me! Water today and maybe we can have some champagne at the wedding!! Cheers!!!