I have an advanced degree in the field of biology. My husband is a physician. You would think, with all of the medical textbooks on our bookshelf, that I would understand this one simple principle:

If you drink a lot of water, you will need to pee.

Water intake is a priority on the Weight Watchers plan. We are encouraged to drink at least six glasses of water a day. I find that on the days I make water a priority, I drink even more than the minimum. This leads me, of course, to pay frequent visits to the restroom.

Before my pregnancy and delivery, I had a bladder of steel. I could have won competitions with my ability to hold it for an unnatural number of hours. My urinary sphincter was a power to behold.