Don't you fuss at me.... : )

QuietBloom

Any fluid you drink be it water, juice, milk, coffee or tea, counts as water. No worries.

QuietBloom

As long as the sweetners do not add sugars or calories, count them! You have to start somewhere right? Welcome and good luck! FR sent!

You can count them even if they have added sugars or calories. It's called logging.

1113cw

Basically what the other posters suggested...
- filtered or bottled water
- squeeze/slice of citrus
- Crystal Lite (I only use half of what they say since I find full strength flavor way too strong)

In the winter, I do hot water with a slice of lemon and a slice of raw ginger... yummy!

But mostly, I drink flavored seltzer.

HappyMeLovely

Have you tried using a Brita filter for tap water then refrigerated it? Like others have said, try a little squeeze of lemon or fresh mint leaves.

wnt2bhlthy2

Okay, I've tried several different suggestions over the weekend. How many glasses am I supposed to drink a day?

And, I think someone asked if I was chronically dehydrated? Yes, I am. But, I'm really working on it. I've actually been the ER a couple time when I was younger because of it.

sherryb3052

I'm the same with water but have found that Aquafina doesn't have the bad after taste, No taste at all to me. Kool Aid liquid is a pretty good flavor to add without the calories but I don't like anything much with the artificial sweeteners. Good Luck!:ohwell:

marlamoreau

Like others have said, avoid artificial sweeteners (they can be dehydrating besides everything else), put some lemon, lime, or mint leaves... and I would suggest some stevia - it's a natural calorie free sweetener.

lexbubbles

I drink a cup or two of coffee in the morning and could go all day without anything else to drink.

Same here! Except a cup of tea, not coffee. MAYBE 1 drink of juice or something at dinner. I even went to the doctor because everyone else was like HOW CAN YOU JUST NEVER DRINK ANYTHING but they did a bunch of tests and I came back perfectly hydrated??? I force myself to drink a bunch now but I keep waking up with a sore throat and headache since I started =/

I totally feel you on hating water though. I get flavoured stuff from ASDA/Tesco which, unlike the Volvic flavoured stuff, isn't full of sugar and is only about 2cal a glass or something. Maybe try that if you can find something similar?

cmm7303

I drink a cup or two of coffee in the morning and could go all day without anything else to drink.

Same here! Except a cup of tea, not coffee. MAYBE 1 drink of juice or something at dinner. I even went to the doctor because everyone else was like HOW CAN YOU JUST NEVER DRINK ANYTHING but they did a bunch of tests and I came back perfectly hydrated??? I force myself to drink a bunch now but I keep waking up with a sore throat and headache since I started =/

I totally feel you on hating water though. I get flavoured stuff from ASDA/Tesco which, unlike the Volvic flavoured stuff, isn't full of sugar and is only about 2cal a glass or something. Maybe try that if you can find something similar?

This is me, too. Drives my doctor batty (except i drink about 5 or 6 cups of black coffee a day and nothing else, if given the chance). I've started trying to add water and I HAAAATE it, but I know it is good for me. I used to add lipton sugar-free iced tea, and now I just suck it up and do the water.

Jishii

I find that it's hard for me to drink water unless it is freezing cold! (not frozen, obviously.) Have you tried playing with temperatures?

TheWretchedFat

It is a little weird to get use to, but as soon as it becomes a regular thing it won't taste as bad. I started out with green tea sweetened then started drinking it unsweetened (so bitter at first) but now I drink it multiple times a day with out any fuse!