Spring is here and I know many of you are interested in losing a little weight prior to vacation time. We are eating complex carbs, vegetables, fruits, lean meats healthy snacks and minimal desserts but we haven't touched on what we drink. I used to work in a restaurant kitchen with a guy who had majored in P.E. He is the person who convinced me that drinking 8 - 10 glasses of water each day was a very good thing. He taught me that not only does the water flush impurities from your system and cleanse your lymph glands, it also fills you up. Drinking 10 glasses of water each day is the single most important thing I do for weight control.

Another easy adjustment you can make is never eat after 9:00 at night. Alan has M & M's with milk right before bed and seeing him munch makes me want to but I try hard to resist.

I think you would be shocked to determine the caloric intake of the other drinks you ingest each day. I try to drink a small amount of fruit juice with breakfast and have no more than either one cup or one glass of tea each day. I drink a little rice milk after dinner and take my calcium. By the time you add your water to this, you don't want much more to drink.

A health magazine this month reeled me in with a teaser on the front page touting a no-diet weight loss plan. It turned out to be exercising. I have discovered recently the impact of changing my work out on weight loss. I have varied exercises and types of cardio with amazing results. I don't have a personal trainer; my guess is this is what they would do for for me if I did. We used to call this cross-training. It was so pretty today that I went for an hour long walk. I will try to get to the gymn two times this week and I may be lucky enough to walk with a friend Wednesday morning. That is all I have time for but it is better than not working out at all. Enjoy Spring!!