Benefits of lots of water?

cincysweetheart

Whenever I used to travel (no matter where I went, or how I got there, or how long I was there, or what I did while I was there, or how clean I kept my face) … I would break out something fierce! Horrible, horrible acne. So extensive, it looked almost like a rash. It itched and it was painful. Since I started drinking more water… that doesn't happen anymore. That alone has made all the trips to the bathroom worth it! It also helps me feel full/satisfied longer. Less snacking. Less hunger.

lthames0810

I don't typically drink very much water or anything else. A couple cups of tea in the morning then nothing else the rest of the day until a glass of wine with dinner. I just don't feel thirsty.

After reading another forum thread on this topic, I realized that some of my "issues" may be related to chronic dehydration and I set out to drink more water. I got a one liter container of water and kept it at my desk at work. By the end of the day, I had finished only half of it and I was sick. I felt like I had an acid bubble down in my throat and was nauseated. (I get this same feeling when I do my bike riding on the weekends but I always thought the nausea was related to a high heart rate, but now I'm thinking it's the fluids I'm forcing down.)

So now I'm at my desk again, but looking at that jug of water with dread. My plan is to only try to drink a little of it today, then increase the amount I drink a little more each day in hopes that I just need to build up tolerance for it. Any other suggestions?

SingRunTing

martyqueen52 wrote: »

Just drink when you're thirsty. Plain and simple.

This isn't necessarily the best advice for everyone (although for many it would suffice). I'm someone who was chronically dehydrated before I started tracking my water intake. I've never been a big drinker. Even as a kid my mom would have to remind me to drink. If I only drank when I was thirsty, I would drink only twice a day.

I feel so much better when I drink more, but I have to purposefully remember to drink. I use an app called "waterlogged" to track my intake. I aim for 74 oz a day. It was hard at first, but now I know how much I need to drink throughout the day to hit my goal.

JPW1990

lthames0810 wrote: »

I don't typically drink very much water or anything else. A couple cups of tea in the morning then nothing else the rest of the day until a glass of wine with dinner. I just don't feel thirsty.

After reading another forum thread on this topic, I realized that some of my "issues" may be related to chronic dehydration and I set out to drink more water. I got a one liter container of water and kept it at my desk at work. By the end of the day, I had finished only half of it and I was sick. I felt like I had an acid bubble down in my throat and was nauseated. (I get this same feeling when I do my bike riding on the weekends but I always thought the nausea was related to a high heart rate, but now I'm thinking it's the fluids I'm forcing down.)

So now I'm at my desk again, but looking at that jug of water with dread. My plan is to only try to drink a little of it today, then increase the amount I drink a little more each day in hopes that I just need to build up tolerance for it. Any other suggestions?

Don't start with plain water until you're more used to it. Add some lemon, or make batches of herbal tea (something that doesn't have a ton of caffeine in it). Crystal Light or MIO works too, if you don't have any opposition to the ingredients. Once you get used to it, then start changing to more plain water, or don't - the hydration matters. As long as it's not full of caffeine or alcohol or too much salt, it'll do its job.

SingRunTing

lthames0810 wrote: »

I don't typically drink very much water or anything else. A couple cups of tea in the morning then nothing else the rest of the day until a glass of wine with dinner. I just don't feel thirsty.

After reading another forum thread on this topic, I realized that some of my "issues" may be related to chronic dehydration and I set out to drink more water. I got a one liter container of water and kept it at my desk at work. By the end of the day, I had finished only half of it and I was sick. I felt like I had an acid bubble down in my throat and was nauseated. (I get this same feeling when I do my bike riding on the weekends but I always thought the nausea was related to a high heart rate, but now I'm thinking it's the fluids I'm forcing down.)

So now I'm at my desk again, but looking at that jug of water with dread. My plan is to only try to drink a little of it today, then increase the amount I drink a little more each day in hopes that I just need to build up tolerance for it. Any other suggestions?

I do better using a cup with a straw. Seriously, I can drink about twice as much using a straw than trying to chug from a water bottle.

I do use a water bottle to remind me how much I need to drink (I know I have to fill it up three times a day to hit my goal), but pouring it into a cup with a straw helps me drink it down.

jrline

I lost a lot of weight and it keeps me hydrated

lthames0810

Thanks for the ideas! Definitely going to try them.