And if I don't like water......?

eyeamAnne

I can vouch for the original poster. This is not a fake post. I just invited her to this site the other day And she works during the day and doesn't have a lot of time to spend online in forums. She'll probably check in this evening.

eyeamAnne

And I wanted to add that even though I also think that we should all just choke it down, regardless of if we like it or not. When it comes to food I'm trying to find recipes and portions that make it feel like I'm not on a temporary 'diet'. If I have to choke something down I'm not likely to keep doing it for the rest of my life.

My successes so far have come with gradual changes. When I first cut out soda I went to a lot of juice and milk for quite a while. I was happy I was able to break that FINALLY break that bond with soda. Eventually I replaced all the large quantities of milk and juice with water. That was before I started this site and before I started counting calories. (heck, I had to do the same with oatmeal, I started with a lot of sugar and fruits and now I'm down to hardly any sugar or added fruits and I LOVE it pretty plain, I can' t believe I actually love oatmeal now!)

TS65

Some other people made some really good points too. Definitely try different temperatures. For me, I can't drink water cold... it makes it harder to go down. I keep my water bottles at room temperature- not warm, but not really cold, either. I can drink much more and enjoy it more that way.

Also, somebody mentioned adding lemon- you can do that, or a variety of other things too... you could add cucumber, lime, melon, berries (I particularly LOVE the strawberry-infused water that they have at Yogurtland!) or some combination of them to give some flavor and change it up a little bit.

That is a good point - I can't stand luke warm water, but LOVE it ICE ICE cold. Try different temperatures.

darling_nickie

Uhm no you can't count your soda pop as water...a home brewed cup of tea maybe. Try doing an electrolyte drink watered down like half gatorade and half water...but no, not pop. Meleleaca makes a great on the go electrolyte packet called sustainx. Try that...better than aspartame.

pyro13g

Grab a glass of water when you are thirsty and you'll be fine. No other being on this planet plans water consumption except humans! I don't see the rest falling over dead from dehydration.

halejr23

Try adding something to it for flavor. Easy addition that may shock you ... add a couple of cucumber slices to a full glass of water - it adds flavor and gives the water a refreshing flavor. You can try other easy additions - natural ones - to avoid the sugars, high fructose corn syrup, etc.

Improvised

Pop is SO bad for you, if you absolutely cannot drink plain water, I would try flavored water, or unsweetened fruit juice.

feelin_gr_8

wow...note to self-never post here again. Vultures much? My first post, trying to make an effort, just new to the site and such a warm welcome-assumptions, rude comments derived from not properly reading my post or from thin air. Thanks to those who genuinely tried to help, and especially for my sis for vouching for me as I have a job where I can't doddle around on this forum all day or people lose their homes. wow...just wow. Warm and fuzzy welcome

Windi38

wow...note to self-never post here again. Vultures much? My first post, trying to make an effort, just new to the site and such a warm welcome-assumptions, rude comments derived from not properly reading my post or from thin air. Thanks to those who genuinely tried to help, and especially for my sis for vouching for me as I have a job where I can't doddle around on this forum all day or people lose their homes. wow...just wow. Warm and fuzzy welcome

sorry you had such a bad response to your first post. Generally, people are very supportive.

I think that the whole pop consumption thing must be a hot issue or something. So is water consumption. I've never been good at drinking water. I would go for days without ever having even one glass, I drank mostly coffee, so I know that coffee does not 'dehydrate' you. Otherwise I would have been in big trouble! ~ Maybe it's a diuretic for people who aren't used to it, but once your body gets used to it, it certainly isn't. There are times, occasionally that it does make me pee a lot, but that's rare.

Anyhow, I've been really trying hard to get more water in...I know how hard it can be. Especially if the water isn't good tasting. I've found also that I do much better drinking room temperature water than cold. A lot of people add flavors of sort to their water, I found that lemon flavoring is nice, but I don't take the time to do that any more. I'm now up to about 40-60oz a day. It's getting easier, but it's still something I have to work at.

I do know that any food and drink (even if it's pop) will hydrate you to a certain degree, but plain old water is still the best because your body doesn't have to *do* anything to it before it uses it, you know?

Hang in there, try and up your water intake just a little tiny bit at a time. maybe add an extra glass a day once a week or something.

My doctor said something interesting to me yesterday, she said that she was at a health fair and spoke to a lot of people who had lost a lot of weight, and she was asking them what their secret was, and she told me that the ONE common denominator between every one of them was lots of water. She told me she's lucky if she gets 16oz a day herself, so she knows its hard to do! ~

katymae

Don't worry, you are not the only one! I also hate water! Sort of makes me nauseous. Really, you consume much more water in a day than you think. There is water in all foods, especially in fruits and vegetables. Honestly, I do not drink water except after I work out or if I'm running around at work (I'm a nurse). I drink coffee, tea, and diet soda. I am not dehydrated at all. I have experimented with making myself "chug" water for weeks, and I just end up feeling gross. Your body will tell you if you need water, you will crave it. If you are not craving water, chances are you are not dehydrated.

wonnder1

I'm with you, I HATE HATE HATE water. And I live in the city that has one of the top 3 water filtration plants in the world. Sadly, don't count your pop. I choke it down now, but it has to be super ice cold, and I chug it like medicine.

In a way it is medicine.

It flushes fat, it makes your skin better, gets rid of headaches. Oh, and it kills hunger. I say suck it up. I personally don't like crystal light, but sometimes I add some lemon juice.

Do your best, and try to choke some down, make it work for you...

sineadgrowden

hay Ive been adding viter quench 2 my water its 4.5cals no sugar and really yummy (don't no if you can get them were you r im in new zealand)
hope its going well

sineadgrowden

and try find a drink bottle u like 2 drink out of that helps...ive got a camel back and its the best ever!!!

NenaM812

The water here in this tiny backwards town in which I have the misfortune of residing will actually kill you. It eats through your pipes, turns your toilets and bathtubs a range of colors, rusts STAINLESS STEEL silverware, rots your teeth, dries your skin, ruins your hair, will infect your eyes, smells like chlorine one week and dirt the next, and actually give you cancer. We get letters in the mail every six or so months that say that if you've been experiencing diarrhea, stomach cramps, dizziness, among other things, then you should be checked by a doctor because there have either been parasites found in the water or they put too much of some chemical in there which will cause cancer, damage to your central nervous system, or kidney failure.

I am not making this up lol. I've lived here two years and I've gotten 3 of these letters. Fiance and I have a water cooler. Best investment ever. It's $1 to fill up a 5 gallon jug of spring water (that's non-lethal). There are no words to express how awesome this thing is. On the days that we absolutely have no change, or have no choice but to drink the tap water, boiling it, and then freezing it make it tolerable.

Unfortunately, my cat and two dogs have learned that water comes out of that thing, and have figured out how to use it, so they drain the water all the time (not even they will drink the tap water if they don't have to), so we'll probably have to buy another one, since sharing a water cooler with dogs and a cat is weird.

I've never been a huge water drinker, but I pretty much choke it down out of habit because I know I need it, and feel so much better when I have it. Start off drinking lightly sweetened tea or those Crystal Light packets (although it's easy to get sick of those rather quickly). A squirt of lemon juice and some Splenda is delish! Do you exercise? I've learned that during exercise, I drink a TON of water because I want it so bad lol. If it's important to you, you'll find a way to incorporate it, and eventually you won't even think about it anymore and you'll just drink it! Oh, and one last thing, I've also learned that having absolutely nothing else in your house to drink other than water works well too lol. If you don't buy the soda, you won't have the soda (Believe me, I know that's tough. I have to avoid entire isles at the grocery store lol) Good luck drinking more water!

kiltbunny

I'm also not much of a water drinker. I've definitely upped my intake by adding lemon and also MiO. I LOVE MiO. It's been a livesaver for me so far. The strawberry-watermelon flavor is wonderful!