The Dr. Oz Strategy

About a year ago I worked at Autism Services. Even though it was a really fulfilling job that allowed me to really feel like I was helping people, about 50 percent of the job consisted of watching T.V. Whenever I worked the 3-11 shift, it was pretty normal for us to watch Oprah, then clients really seemed to like it.

This is where I saw an interesting way to start eating healthier. For a few months, every week Dr. Oz would come on and recommend changing one thing in your diet. Nothing huge, just something small that could make a huge difference. The logic behind it is if you keep up with all these little things, eventually you'd be eating really healthy, without really realizing it.

I really like this idea and it seems completely doable, thus, I'm going to tell all of you what I'll be changing in my diet, but I encourage all of you to do the same, if you don't already.

This week, I'm going to stop drinking anything that isn't water. It is recommended that we all drink at least eight glasses a day, and many people hardly even drink one. Before you ask, the Dixie cup after you brush your teeth doesn't count. It is important for us to drink water because it can flush out all the other bad things we put into our bodies, among other amazing things it does that make our body function better.




Although training yourself to drink eight glasses a day may be a few months away for some of us, think about if you would replace every other thing you drink in a day with water. I'm sure that would be at least three glasses a day more then you're drinking now, probably four or five if we're being honest with ourselves.

I know that drinking water won't make us lose weight overnight, but it is a huge first step. If you ask any doctor, one of the best ways to lose weight is to drink more water, and its really easy. I know it seems like a huge hurdle to you soda addicts out there, but after you get over the caffeine headaches, you'll be a lot better for it.