Could I just be thirsty?

Sonja's post about drinking more water made me think about the way our bodies handle hunger and thirst. Our bodies have developed signals to let us know when we need food or water... our bellies growl, our mouths feel dry... but what about all of the not so extreme signals. You know what I'm talking about... the little craving that makes us walk through the kitchen looking for something... anything to stick in our mouths. Thirst and hunger are actually triggered in the same parts of the brain and the first signals are the same... a craving. So maybe... we aren't so hungry, maybe we just need a drink of water!!

Challenge for the Weekend.

My challenge for me this weekend is to drink more water. I challenge all of you to do the same. I do good for one day, and then the next I don't. So I'm going to keep track on a chart of my water intake. I know that water will help flush all the toxins that my body currently hold.

Carrots v.s. Cupcakes

I've been thinking about dieting lately for a lot of reasons... getting a Wii fit for Christmas, being in my sister's wedding, New Year's resolutions and the new season of Biggest Loser starting last night... and I keep coming back to the same thought. The food that is bad for us tastes soooo good. I mean seriously, take carrots and cupcakes. Now I like carrots... they are probably my favorite vegetable (besides a potato but do those really count?). I can eat carrots about every way, almost every day and not get sick of them. But if you set a carrot and a cupcake on a table and ask me to pick... the chocolate cupcake with pretty pink icing and sprinkles will win every time.
There might be a time when I would pass over the cupcake but it would be a rare day... and not because I actually wanted to choose the carrots... maybe I just walked past a full length mirror and caught a big glance of the side view, came home from trying on clothes or *gasp* swimsuits!! Those experiences are enough to make me diet like a supermodel for a few days. I just think dieting wouldn't be quite so hard if carrots could just taste like cupcakes.