I think the thing that always gets me about the NoFizzUSA challenge is the simplicity of it – all it asks you to do is give up a soda or two, and replace it with water. No money exchanges hands, no hard sell pitches, no goofy products, no get rich quick schemes, and no false promises.

Choose water. Drink water for 30 days, and see if you don’t feel better after the month is over. Simple, easy, and it can be done by anybody. I love it!

I took the NoFizzUSA challenge with the 60 at 60 Event back in September and October of 2010. At first, I was nervous that I wasn’t going to be able to give up my favorite sodas and drink a whole 60 ounces of water every single day.

But fortunately, after a few days, I realized how easy it really was to cut down my soda intake slowly and surely, and make sure I drank more water.

I bought a water bottle and took it with me pretty much everywhere I went. And it worked! After just a couple of days, I had built the habit in my mind that I needed to be drinking water, and after a few weeks’ time, it was pretty much ingrained into my daily life that water was the way to go.

Now, I have had a soda or two since then, but I now have one every few months (I used to have one or two every day!), and I am really, really happy with my positive change. I think it’s important to enjoy a soda here and there (like every six to eight weeks!), as opposed to the one-a-day habit I had built up back when I was more unhealthy.

After several months of drinking water and being more active, I’ve lost weight, I feel better, my mind is clear, my skin feels and looks so much better, and I am happy to attack each day knowing water is by my side and I’m making the right choice for my health!

My only regret is not finding out about NoFizzUSA a few decades ago!