What is everyone drinking besides water?

truetarot1988
truetarot1988 Posts: 56 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hello ya'll! I'm kicking the mt. dew habit after over 20 years! Headaches are slowing to almost a halt. I don't know how I ever drank so much of that. Anyway, I've never really drank anything else. No milk, juice, tea, coffee or anything, just the Dew. Now I'm searching for something other than water (which to me is just yucky). Looking for something I can tolerate. I hate crystal light, Kool-Aid, green tea or anything like that. Any ideas would be appreciated.
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  • imanazzhole
    imanazzhole Posts: 3
    Vitamin water is pretty good
  • Slrajr
    Slrajr Posts: 438 Member
    I drink diet coke, red wine, beer, gin and tonics, Japanese tea and coffee. Mostly red wine though:)
  • Quinn_Baker
    Quinn_Baker Posts: 292 Member
    Unsweet tea and hot herbal teas are both my go-to drinks other than water. I will drink coffee in the mornings sometimes as well, but I drink it black. Water will start to taste better the more you drink it.
  • lila1958
    lila1958 Posts: 37 Member
    True, your natural thirst will come back after drinking more water for awhile. I like carbonated mineral water when I'm craving something bubbly. Congratulations on giving up yhe Mtn. Dew!
  • jeskuhsmeekers
    jeskuhsmeekers Posts: 131 Member
    my boyfriend was the same Never drank anything but Mt dew. he HATES water refuses to drink it but he will drink MIO it comes in the little squeeze bottle and you can add it to water. . He especially likes the blueberry one and alot of them don't have any calories so that's a plus
  • Catlady87
    Catlady87 Posts: 302 Member
    I'm pretty bad at drinking water, and generally drink diet coke, but recently I've tried to reduce it and seeing as I don't drink tea or coffee I've started drinking more hot chocolate. Options hot chocolate only have between 38-44 calories per portion depending on the flavour, and is made with just the powder and water. So I suppose I'm drinking more water than before
  • skeletalwishes
    skeletalwishes Posts: 8 Member
    coconut water, grapefruit juice, sugar free cordial.. and occasional coke zero.
  • ParamoreAddict
    ParamoreAddict Posts: 839 Member
    Orange Juice. I know it's not that good for you (especially the concentrate) but it's soo good! lol I drink plenty of water a day (8+ cups) but can't just drink water 24-7.
  • LoriLL79
    LoriLL79 Posts: 11 Member
    Like you, I think plain water taste gross. People who say water doesn't have a flavour are wrong.

    To get my water in for the day I add things like a wedge of lemon or Mio into my water bottle. Today I was obsessed with fruit punch Mio. Yum! The added flavour helps me not feel deprived.

    Hope this information helps. GL
  • SaintGiff
    SaintGiff Posts: 3,679 Member
    Best tip I've ever received is to purchase some lemon juice and add a tiny squirt to a glass of water. Too much and it's pretty harsh. But just a bit and it makes the water pretty nice. Try it for three days and you'll never miss soft drinks again.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,347 Member
    Water, soda water with lemon or lime juice, beer, coffee, wine, coke zero, tea, gin and diet tonic, other diet drinks...

    That's actually in order or frequency.
  • Shynique37
    Shynique37 Posts: 66 Member
    Water with either fresh lemon, mint leaves, or orange slices. You can't do it. Good job for loosing the mtn dew. I'm 14 days in on water only. Trust me it gets easier.
  • Shynique37
    Shynique37 Posts: 66 Member
    YOU CAN DO IT
  • cjudesaenz
    cjudesaenz Posts: 67 Member
    I like to add flavor to sparkling water…. Like Mio fruit punch…. OMG it was like flavored soda and great for when i was craving the carbonation… Right now Im drinking lemon water, Diet coke, and herbal Teas…
  • MatthewNSW
    MatthewNSW Posts: 88
    Other than water, I drink a lot of espresso, lemon and ginger tea and also this great juice by a mob called Rebootyourlife.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    Homemade iced tea, diet hansens, diet 7up, diet mt dew, Crystal lite, flavored sparkling water, coffee
  • donnat238
    donnat238 Posts: 309 Member
    Water with lemon, coffee, green tea, and Crystal Light
  • bulbadoof
    bulbadoof Posts: 1,058 Member
    I really like Arnold Palmer's Half-and-Half lemonade/iced tea. It's full of things that are bad for you, but better than mountain dew anyway. 60 calories a cup or so.
  • edwardkim85
    edwardkim85 Posts: 438 Member
    Urine
  • sissykay78
    sissykay78 Posts: 3 Member
    I hated water. But I started adding fresh squeezed lemon juice and a few packs of Splenda. Tastes just like Lemondae. Recently I bought a small bottle of Mint extract and add half a drop to a glass of water. Just enough flavor. And like $1.50 a bottle.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,026 Member
    Diet Pepsi

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  • MsPearlSnaps
    MsPearlSnaps Posts: 4 Member
    I love carbonated flavored water, and I also make my own flavor infused water. Its easy, just a few slices of fruit, mint, or cucumber in filtered water overnight in the fridge.
  • 1musicgrl
    1musicgrl Posts: 135 Member
    I drink a lot of water but I like to sometimes add a bit of lime or mint leaves to it. I drink coffee too but try to drink it black most of the time. I also like to experiment with various kinds of hot teas. It's fun to mix kinds or find unique kinds. Congrats on kicking the Mt. Dew habit! Good luck with everything!
  • moya_rargh
    moya_rargh Posts: 1,473 Member
    Tea, tea and more tea.

    Hi, I'm English!
  • bethiewilliams
    bethiewilliams Posts: 37 Member
    Iced peach flavoured tea is really nice - make your own in a jug and put in fridge. I love cinamon tea dragonfly chai version or if water is yuk - I get that- add fruit juice - 3oz juice in a glass topped up with water. I can't drink neat juice now.
  • raasi123
    raasi123 Posts: 4
    I drink coconut water,lemon water.and in summer watermelon juice.
  • benefiting
    benefiting Posts: 795 Member
    Tea. :)
  • cjamestn
    cjamestn Posts: 4
    Force yourself to drink water. It eventually becomes nice. Takes a long time though.
  • LovingLifeInCalifornia
    LovingLifeInCalifornia Posts: 9,362 Member
    Try drinking chai or oolong tea. My favorite is http://www.teavana.com/the-teas/oolong-teas/p/maharaja-chai-oolong-tea. I also like Samurai Chai.

    Everyone has different tastebuds - and while I LOVE LOVE LOVE tea, there are some teas I find completely disgusting. I'm only saying this because I think it take some time for you to find a tea you like.

    And I keep meaning to try infused waters...but truth be told, I just haven't gotten around to it. I like the caffeine in my tea. HA.

    But here is a site with recipes: http://www.infusedwaterrecipes.com/#!infused-water-recipes/c1jm3

    Hope that helps.
  • kittyxaus
    kittyxaus Posts: 3 Member
    Cup of Tea with a dash of milk and an equal tablet...have this about 4 times a day on top of 2 litres of water. I didn't like drinking plain water when I first started but now it doesn't worry me, just have to persevere :)

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