resolution: Drink water

I used to mainline pop, or soda as I’m starting to call it.  I guess I’ve been out of the Midwest for too long.

Another daily habit I’ve adapted and been focusing on so far this year is drinking plenty of water throughout the day.  During college I would drink so much pop that there would be days where I probably didn’t drink more than a sip of water from a drinking fountain. There’s a reason why I put on 20 pounds at Purdue.

I can remember back in 2001 when I was an intern at Caterpillar that I ran into an old friend who was now working at Cat.  He looked completely different since he’d lost a lot of weight.  When I asked him what he did, he said the main thing was stopped drinking Cokes during the day.  I don’t know why it took me seven or so years to realize that wasn’t such a bad idea.

Now I’ve got my little plastic cup and a nice water cooler to walk over to and refill during the day.  It’s too bad that I work with three other software developer / IT types who are in their offices.  I totally miss out on the “water cooler gossip”.

So how much water should I drink?  Well according to the Mayo Clinic:

…if you drink enough fluid so that you rarely feel thirsty and produce 1.5 liters (6.3 cups) or more of colorless or slightly yellow urine a day, your fluid intake is probably adequate.

Now all I need is a 1.5 liter bucket.

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