How am I supposed to drink 8 cups of water!

wish21

It's really not that hard. I never liked water, but now I love it! You get used to it

JamieDD

I average between 8-12cups a day plus coofee tea and any soda I may drink. I always have water around and in the warmer months I'll drink at least a gallon a day. I love it and love our well water, so I drink a lot.

It's important for flushing out the toxins as your cleans itself up.

Our well water is just nasty...Have to have a water softner and use the rust out salt. YUK. Must be nice to have good well water. I have to buy drinking water or I'd never get any drank. LOL I still have trouble getting all my water. At least in the winter...much easier in the summer, esp when I'm bucking hay in 90 degree weather.

Jenelle80

I have a 1.5 ltr water bottle that I take with me everywhere, and constantly sip out of it. I fill it twice, so I'm getting 3ltrs a day all up.
I find I'm not as hungry during the day as I would be if I wasn't drinking so much. It helps with weight loss, and also great for your skin! My skin has never looked so good!!
it is hard to get use to drinking so much water when your not use to it, but eventually it just becomes normal. And your body will love you for it!!

SheritaMack

You can do it. Your body will thank you for it. I was like that once and I tried drinking a cup every 2 hours on some days I get up to 10 cups on average between 6 and 8.:happy:

Rachiepie6

I drink way more than 8, I love tap water by itself straight out of the tap, actually prefer it over fridge or bottled water. A few months back I was really thirsty and just found myself to be drinking more water and dropped 2kg without even trying. So I've kept up with the water and everything is better.

gazz777

Make it a habit. Today I slipped because of circumstances, but if I get a 20+ oz bottle of cold water before breakfast the habit flows (sorry, pun).

To add a little flavour have a low cal mint first, or lemon + lime into the water.

When walking I would half fill bottle with water and freeze it, then top it up the next morning before the walk.

twocsmom

I average 9-12 cups a day...it's a habit, it's all I drink, and it makes me feel wonderful.

I found that I have to use the same glass throughout the day and have some way to mark how many times I've refilled/emptied it. I've used rubber bands at the top of the glass that holds 1.5 cups and I move one rubber band down every time I empty it. If I don't do something like this then I lose track and find that those are the days I drink less.

gyp5ym00n

I love water. I drink it all day long. To make sure your drinking enough, measure out your 8 cups so you can see right in front of you how much you have to go. If you have water by your side at all times you will be surprised how quickly it goes down. I drink 2-3x my daily amount most days. After you get used to drinking water a lot, in my experience, you don't have to pee so much. You get used to it after awhile.

thebigbige

You're actually are supposed to drink .5 an ounce of water for every pound you weigh, which means that I'm drinking over a gallon of water a day.

eeeekie

lol the same way I drank 14 cups today :P and used to drink up to 21 cups. Just keep drinking...always keep a bottle with you.

cherubcrnp

I certainly drink all my water and then some. I carry flavor packets to add since I get bored with plain water after a while. But it is easy and a habit that you will develop....it is a necessary habit too.

Pam aka Cherubcrnp

amuchison

I have a 74.4 oz water bottle/jug and I drink 3-4 of these a day!! I love it and its my norm I've been drinking water like this for 19 weeks and I am perfectly healthy...u just have to start out with a small bottle of water and make yourself drink one before u eat everytime u will get it I'm take babysteps...water flushes far so the more the merrier...I spoke to a nutritionist and as long as u aren't getting major headaches,passing out,etc tons of water is fine u just pee,sweat,etc the water out granted I go to the bathroom 15-20 times a day...but its all good;)

Debbe2

Drink up. You really do need the water. :drinker:

amuchison

Now if u r stupid and chug 8 liters of water in one sitting yes that's dangerous and u might not live to write about it but if u drink 8 liters in the course of a day that's diff u pee and sweat it out common get smarter people!!;)

kr3851

I keep a 1litre bottle on my desk - I fill it as soon as I get to work and try to drink it by lunchtime. Then after lunch, I fill it again and try to finish it before I go home. The guy in the cubicle opposite me is a water-drinker, so every time I catch his eye we have a drink together. It makes me laugh some days - he tries to catch my eye so that he can force me to drink!!

Some days I do really well. Other days, I just can't do it. But the important thing is that I try. You can too!!

lala4u

i went that web site and im not drinking 17 glasses are you crazy! you can drown lol. no way.. im fine with 8-9 cups a day

Kamin321

I flavor my water to get it down ... I use the Mio liquid cause you can put just a little in it to give it a good flavor. I usually drink 6 to 8 cups a day. That website said I should be drinking 15 cups ... not sure I can really do that ... but I am going to increase my water intake a bit .. perhaps to 10 cups and see if it also helps with my weight loss

KayteeBear

ALWAYS have a bottle of water with you. You will automatically sip from it even if you don't feel thirsty. Or get in the habit of downing 2 cups worth at every meal or something.

I always drink my water out of a glass that holds 2 cups and I always try to down them pretty fast so then I'll end up drinking more.

vsmurrow

One sip at a time, sport.

I'm up to a gallon a day. Hail to the chief!

italianissima

Lots of folks actually drink more. 8 cups is just a marketing gimic / rule of thumb. To determine how much water you should be drinking use this calculator. There are lots of factors. It is hard to do for about 3 days but after that you become reaquainted with thirst and after about 3 weeks, you don't know how you ever lived without it. And there are so many benefits. You just can't imagine.

http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm

Drink up!

Awesome!! Thank you!!

sugiravi

I absolutely have trouble with this! I don't mind the drinking, it's all the peeing that bothers me. I don't want to be the girl who's running to the bathroom in the middle of something important, I'd rather just have a cup of coffee in the morning, a bottle of water at lunch, then not have to worry about too many interruptions during my day. When I get home I'm popping bottles but I rarely ever get to 8 cups. It's something I need to work on, clearly, all the comments have given me something to think about

monkeymouse74

I have 4x 750ml water bottle's with the pop up lid. (easy to carry one) 1 bottle=3 cups.

I start as soon as I wake up. by mid morning I've finnished 1, then I go onto 2nd one. That's done by lunch, then I start 3rd one. As long as I get half way through this, I'm happy, but I tend to finnish that by mid afternoon, Then 4th one takes me through to bed time. :drinker:

If I dont have my water available now, I almost feel paniced! My body screams for it!

At first you run to the loo all the time, but then your body gets used to it and you adjust. I't just a matter of doing it.

ShrinkRapt451

To be completely fair, MFP does say they 'recommend' that you drink at least 8 cups of water a day.

I always take recommendations as I do speed bumps in an older car - they're suggestions

Our friends the urologists will tell you that if your urine has any color, you're not getting enough water. To get it clear, you pretty much have to shoot for 8+ cups per day.

I take a liter bottle to work every day and finish it before I leave for home. I have a 16-oz glass with dinner, and usually another one after dinner (plus, these days, a cup of mint tea) on days I don't work out. On days I DO work out, I consume at least 20 oz during the workout, and usually another 16 oz later. Then again, I don't drink soda or iced tea or lemonade or milk or juice, and haven't for years. Alcohol is also pretty rare for me. I know people who don't drink much... but I'm thirsty a lot of the time!

ShrinkRapt451

Now if u r stupid and chug 8 liters of water in one sitting yes that's dangerous and u might not live to write about it but if u drink 8 liters in the course of a day that's diff u pee and sweat it out common get smarter people!!;)

Actually, there does come a point (and I'd imagine that 8 liters could be it, for some folks) where your kidneys just can't keep up. Your blood sodium levels drop too far (the fancy term for this is "hyponatremia"), and you put yourself at risk for seizures, brain swelling, and death, in that order, if it gets too severe. Frankly, even mild hyponatremia isn't great for you. As I posted above, if your urine is clear (or very faint yellow), you're in the ballpark. No reason to harm yourself just because you're supposed to drink water -- as with everything, there's a happy medium!

wendybird5

I had a hard time with it as well. My trick is Crystal Light. I get those little packets to put in your water bottle and dump it into a 32 oz. bottle. The sweet taste makes me want to drink it and it's only 10 calories for 4 cups of water. Doing that makes it easier for me to get in my 8 cups a day.

MaddameKat

I get a pint (570ml) in right when i get up, then have a water bottle on my desk which i sip at, it's 800ml and i don't leave my desk for lunch til i have finished it, then when i come back from lunch i refill and don't go home til it is done and then when i get home i normally have another. This is before my 1 cup of tea and the odd hot choccie or coffee.

I used to hate water, now i tolerate it and i feel so much better, i started out with fizzy flavoured stuff and worked up from there.

cheekyleonie

I have a bottle of water at my desk at work, and sometimes I put a bottle of water in my handbag when I'm casually walking around.

cheekyleonie

Lol. I was told by my doctor that I drink TOO much water (upwards of 8 LITERS a day.)

I can't imagine how anyone can not drink enough.

8 litres... wow, that's dangerous, I'm glad you talked to the doctor about it!
Water is essential - but not that much.

OMG 8 litres!!!! LOL I'd pee like ALL the time. Some people do need more than others too!

tickledpinksoul

drink 1 glass of water first thing in the morning,
exercise, drink 1 to 2 glasses,
eat breakfast, drink one glass,
eat snack, drink one glass,
eat lunch, drink one glass,
another glass after eating my afternoon snack,
another glass before and 1 glass after dinner.
total of 8-9 glass a day ^_^

lindzmt22

Lol. I was told by my doctor that I drink TOO much water (upwards of 8 LITERS a day.)

I can't imagine how anyone can not drink enough.

Holy CRAP! That's like 34 cups!!! How is that even possible?? Lol not judgin just amaaazed....you must drink like 3 cups every hour you're awake or something...and you probably piss every 5 minutes! lol. I bet it has helped you lose lots of weight and feel full though!! I would just be scared to drink that much. I try to get around 10 cups of water per day...I heard that you should drink half your body weight in ounces so I'm trying to drink more, like 11 or 12. It's a process though.