Water = Worst Enemy (HELP)

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  • Sauchie
    Sauchie Posts: 357 Member
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    Anything with water counts as water. However, just because it's water based doesn't mean it's going to do as good of job hydrating you and your body parts as plain water does. Things with loads of sugar are going to remove water from your system.

    An article I read listed water based drinks according to the good/harm they do.

    #1 water (duh) - only good
    #2 decaf teas and coffee (NO sugar added) - mosty good but watch close for added sugars and caffeine
    #3 sports drinks - in moderation, too much salt in these can throw you out of wack
    #4 fruit and veggie juice- in moderation, loads of calories in them
    #5 sodas and punches and fruit drinks that are not 100% juice- any water content in them is erased by the massive sugar and salt content.


    I'm not sure about an acid thing affecting water intake but not anything else water based. Did the DR tell you the name of the disorder?

    Decaf iced tea without any sweetner could be a good option for you..
  • TexasGirl92
    TexasGirl92 Posts: 76 Member
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    When I first started trying to drink more water and cutting out sodas I used True Lemon. It is just crystallized lemon no sweetner. You can get it in packets or in a shaker type bottle. I got the shaker and just keep it on my desk at work. I don't use it as often now but still nice to add some flavor now and then. They also have lime, orange and even some drink mixes now.

    http://www.truelemon.com/products.html
  • amber_hanners
    amber_hanners Posts: 388 Member
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    what i do is buy propel zero and everytime i finish a bottle i immediately fill it up with regular water so i alternate between about 16 oz of propel and 16 oz of plain water i still struggle to get the whole 8 cups in only cause i never really feel thirsty excepr for when im workin out so i have to force myself to drink
  • Kimmers_80
    Kimmers_80 Posts: 23
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    Thanks! I have some great ideas. Another issue, I have is "being thirsty"....I often find myself at lunch time only having consumed 8 ozs of fluid....I am trying to focus on this, too!
  • Sonofabiscuit2
    Sonofabiscuit2 Posts: 323 Member
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    Where do you find MIO? I haven't been able to find it yet.

    Walmart has it on an end cap.


    As to water even when I was in the usmc, exercising 3 days a week vigorously in the desert I never drank 8 - 8 oz glasses of water, I drank some water and some juice but never that much liquid. Ok, that's not all true, sometimes our Sergeants would force a couple canteens down our throats.
  • meg0013
    meg0013 Posts: 102
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    i use the crystal light add-ins & love them. They're only 5-10 calories per packet, and I usually add it to 20 oz of water. I make sure that no less than half of my water intake is pure water, though.
  • aekriebs
    aekriebs Posts: 45
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    If you want to stay as close to natural water as possible while adding some flavor, stevia is the way to go. It's a safe sugar alternative, derived from a plant and has zero calories. I use it in liquid form and it comes in all sorts of flavors. Just add two drops to any 8oz. glass and you have lightly sweetened and flavored water! It comes in many forms (some have been processed and refined just like regular sugar, so watch for those) I have discovered, but this is what I was talking about:

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E8WIAS/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_3?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B00149DOW2&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1GBBH87EKDKVNHEJPMWX

    There are all sorts of flavors, this website seems to have a lot of them:

    http://www.evitaminmarket.com/Sweetleaf-Stevia-_c_12-2-0.html

    http://organicpharmacy.org/manufacturer/SweetLeaf

    Here are some FAQs that I discovered that assure that it is safe for human consumption (not like splenda or aspartame found in Crystal Light):

    http://www.stevia.com/Stevia_Article.aspx?Id=2269

    http://www.askdrhull.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1202

    Hope this helps!
  • lovediets
    lovediets Posts: 375 Member
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    You will get used to it. Just wondering, do you drink any other beverage? I used to drink a lot of Diet Coke, but when I am drinking a lot of water I don't crave the pop!
  • Angela4Health
    Angela4Health Posts: 1,319 Member
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    Try room temp water. I found that I just didn't like it cold, but I can drink it all day long if it's room temp!
  • tracylee1980
    tracylee1980 Posts: 15 Member
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    Deff try the Propel zero! I LOVE it! Tastes really good :)
  • bmontgomery87
    bmontgomery87 Posts: 1,260 Member
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    Make watermelon your fruit of choice.

    this would definately help.

    try finding a 0 cal flavoring. Or just make yourself drink the 8 glasses a day. It's not that difficult if you just say you're going to do it.

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