I hate water
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Okay, I really don't mean to sound mean here but you aren't a child.Eating vegetables, Brushing Your teeth, and drinking water all without complaints is part of being grown.
On a side note water doesn't have a taste.....how can you not like it??? And water is truly amazing for your body.
I agree with everything you said except that water doesn't have a flavor. Every water is different. I grew up in a city with national award-winning tap water. Now I'm picky and my current tap water is awful. Buy three brands of plain water of different brands at the store and tell me they don't taste different.
Okay, yes I understand. I am from Washington and there I can drink tap water no problem. Here in LA the tap is sooooo gross. I buy bottled water. But its 5 dollars for a 24 pack and it keeps me happy. Also, you can buy the purifiers like Brita so you dont have to buy bottle water.
The point is after a certain age drinking water should not be a complaint. You should do it because it helps keep you healthy and hydrated. Its really sad to see a grown adult complain about water.
Its water.
Like really?
I didn't see the OP 'complaining' about water - they're asking if there's a way to make it more enjoyable to drink. I think you might want to check your blood sugar, or is it just getting close to that TOM???0 -
When it's hot I put a drop or two of mint in cold water. Wonderful!0
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Does anyone have any water substitutions that would work almost as good as water, but taste better?
Thank you!
Tea. I drink lots of fruit teas, both iced and hot.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
TEA IS TEA
Just because there is WATER in it does not make it equal.
Yes. It does. Water is never pure. It is as close to a universal solvent as exists. It is impossible to make it pure. Tea is 99.99% water, and so is drinking water.
Also, water in ANYTHING counts as water.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
Right, so John Smith drinks sweet tea ALL DAY that counts as his water intake? I have to politely disagree.
Now you're putting words in to make it fit your argument - no one said ANYTHING about sweet tea. They said tea. As in water + various fruits, herbs, & tea leaves (depending on the type of tea obviously)0 -
I didn't like water either I refused to drink more than a couple cups per day. But in March I started drinking nothing but water and now I drink anywhere between 64 and 90 oz. This was a goal that I wanted to achieve.0
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i also have a problem with drinking water.... i find that the only time i actually drink it is if im really thirsty...which means im dehydrated... so im just trying to add more water to my daily intake....
i cant do those crystal light or flavored water pkgs...they taste awful.... i do drink alot of coffee or diet dr. pepper or snapple iced tea...but those dont take the place of water......
Of course they do...0 -
I have had a hard time with water too along with kicking the extra calories in soda's and energy drinks. I have found that I still get my caffine fix by drinking Diet Peach Tea Snapple. You have "0" calories to account for and still get a natural caffine kick from the Green and Black Tea Leaves in the Snapple.
I don't do most Diet drinks because the artificial sweeteners upset my stomach as does coffee. But, I have found that this particular type of Snapple has been a savior all around. I still get caffine, a good dose of fluid intake and NO calories to account for!!0 -
Does anyone have any water substitutions that would work almost as good as water, but taste better?
Thank you!
Tea. I drink lots of fruit teas, both iced and hot.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
TEA IS TEA
Just because there is WATER in it does not make it equal.
Yes. It does. Water is never pure. It is as close to a universal solvent as exists. It is impossible to make it pure. Tea is 99.99% water, and so is drinking water.
Also, water in ANYTHING counts as water.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
Right, so John Smith drinks sweet tea ALL DAY that counts as his water intake? I have to politely disagree.
You know, you seem really tied up in this "do things I don't like" pattern. Why is it so important to you that you and others do things you don't like; so much so that you try so hard to shame them into doing them? It really is possible to be healthy and not do anything you absolutely hate, and not a lot you really dislike. And it's just as healthy. Why?0 -
I love adding MIO to my water. It is a liquid water flavoring that has 0 calories. I know bad caffeine. But, they even have a couple of flavors that have caffeine in them and 0 calories.0
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You are all crazy!!! LOL How can you not like water??? I don't get it...it's like not liking bread or air...I never even thought about whether water is tasty, cuz it's not...it's flavorless!! However, when I am thirsty or hot it's the only thing that quenches my thirst, and it's so good for you!!! I just don't get it.
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Does anyone have any water substitutions that would work almost as good as water, but taste better?
Thank you!
Tea. I drink lots of fruit teas, both iced and hot.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
TEA IS TEA
Just because there is WATER in it does not make it equal.
Yes. It does. Water is never pure. It is as close to a universal solvent as exists. It is impossible to make it pure. Tea is 99.99% water, and so is drinking water.
Also, water in ANYTHING counts as water.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
Right, so John Smith drinks sweet tea ALL DAY that counts as his water intake? I have to politely disagree.
Disagree as politely as you like. You're still wrong. If he drank sweetea all day he consumed a lot of empty calories but every ounce of water still counts as water. Did you read the references provided by four different people from researchers who are experts in this field? No one is suggesting that consuming HUGE quantities of sugar is healthy, but water with stuff in it--ANY STUFF, INCLUDING SUGAR--is still water.
Yup I agree, even though I don't think it is healthy to drink sodas or coke all day, however, this is not an argument about what is healthy or not. This argument was and is still about water. For crying out loud :sad: - ANY fluid (including alcohol) mostly consists of water. If it didn't contain water - what would it be????? HUH? What???? What is a cup of tea without water? Tea leaves. What is coffee without water? Coffee powder. What is soda pop without water? A cup of sugar and whatever other artificial agents they put in sodas. What is milk if water is removed from it? Milk powder.
I challenge those who disagree with this fact to create a drink without using water or any type of fluid containing water such as milk.
I rest my case. Thank you.0 -
I have had a hard time with water too along with kicking the extra calories in soda's and energy drinks. I have found that I still get my caffine fix by drinking Diet Peach Tea Snapple. You have "0" calories to account for and still get a natural caffine kick from the Green and Black Tea Leaves in the Snapple.
I don't do most Diet drinks because the artificial sweeteners upset my stomach as does coffee. But, I have found that this particular type of Snapple has been a savior all around. I still get caffine, a good dose of fluid intake and NO calories to account for!!
I'm a tea lover myself, but I've never found a bottled tea I like. I fresh brew my tea, even iced tea, when I'm ready to drink it. And it's a bit of a ritual--ask my coworkers. I don't sweeten my tea at all, and it's hard to buy bottled tea unsweetened, but I don't like any of them. All of them are more bitter than the tea I brew myself.0 -
You are all crazy!!! LOL How can you not like water??? I don't get it...it's like not liking bread or air...I never even thought about whether water is tasty, cuz it's not...it's flavorless!! However, when I am thirsty or hot it's the only thing that quenches my thirst, and it's so good for you!!! I just don't get it.
Personally, I don't drink anything. I never get thirsty it seems (I've had soup for lunch, & 2 cups of water today & I had to force myself to drink them...). It's not that I don't like water, I just need to find more ways to encourage myself to drink it.
But water does have a flavour - my fiance thought I was crazy, until I made him try different waters. (also, try eating something, than drinking water - it has a taste that most people don't notice because they were brought up to think of water as flavourless - it's not really anything I can explain though, it just tastes like water)
Also, I'm pretty sure that there's people who don't like bread. Just like I'm sure there's things you don't like that people would think you were 'crazy' for not liking.0 -
I didn't like it at first, but after a few I fell in love with coconut water. Not coconut milk, but the water of fresh, green young coconuts. It is extremely healthy for you, as good as or better health-wise- as water... but it is expensive, unless you live in a place where they grow. I used to drink one a day in Mexico. You just need a machete and a straw. 8)0
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I didn't like it at first, but after a few I fell in love with coconut water. Not coconut milk, but the water of fresh, green young coconuts. It is extremely healthy for you, as good as or better health-wise- as water... but it is expensive, unless you live in a place where they grow. I used to drink one a day in Mexico. You just need a machete and a straw. 8)
Yum I LOVE coconut water0 -
If you drank a glass of water, and then ate three tablespoons of sugar and a no-doz...did you or did you not drink a glass of water? Why would it matter if the sugar and caffeine are IN the water (i.e. a can of coke) instead of next to it?I've always heard that as long as the liquid you drink is sugar and caffeine free then you can count it as water.0 -
If you drank a glass of water, and then ate three tablespoons of sugar and a no-doz...did you or did you not drink a glass of water? Why would it matter if the sugar and caffeine are IN the water (i.e. a can of coke) instead of next to it?I've always heard that as long as the liquid you drink is sugar and caffeine free then you can count it as water.
Brilliant!0 -
Does anyone have any water substitutions that would work almost as good as water, but taste better?
Thank you!
Tea. I drink lots of fruit teas, both iced and hot.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
TEA IS TEA
Just because there is WATER in it does not make it equal.
Yes. It does. Water is never pure. It is as close to a universal solvent as exists. It is impossible to make it pure. Tea is 99.99% water, and so is drinking water.
Also, water in ANYTHING counts as water.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
Right, so John Smith drinks sweet tea ALL DAY that counts as his water intake? I have to politely disagree.
Disagree as politely as you like. You're still wrong. If he drank sweetea all day he consumed a lot of empty calories but every ounce of water still counts as water. Did you read the references provided by four different people from researchers who are experts in this field? No one is suggesting that consuming HUGE quantities of sugar is healthy, but water with stuff in it--ANY STUFF, INCLUDING SUGAR--is still water.
Yup I agree, even though I don't think it is healthy to drink sodas or coke all day, however, this is not an argument about what is healthy or not. This argument was and is still about water. For crying out loud :sad: - ANY fluid (including alcohol) mostly consists of water. If it didn't contain water - what would it be????? HUH? What???? What is a cup of tea without water? Tea leaves. What is coffee without water? Coffee powder. What is soda pop without water? A cup of sugar and whatever other artificial agents they put in sodas.
I rest my case. Thank you.
And indeed, I got involved when I was told that my plain tea--no sugar, no sweetener, no nothin'--wasn't water. Tea is water you've soaked leaves in, or IOW, water. And drinking soda "all day" isn't "healthy" but if you fit a soda into your macros for the day there's nothing unhealthy about it either and the water counts. When I said alcohol doesn't count I meant...alcohol doesn't count. Unlike tea, which is 99.99% water because water is the only liquid and the only solvent in it, alcoholic beverages have two liquid solvents--water and alcohol. And the alcohol is a bigger percentage of the total, and the alcohol part doesn't count. If your alcohol is 50 proof, it's 25% alcohol. In this case, an eight ounce glass counts for only six ounces of water, because there isn't 99+% water anymore, there's 75%. The water part still counts, but the alcohol really doesn't.
Oh, and a lot of sodas don't have any artificial stuff added. Sugraed sodas I mean. Most diet sodas do. 7up. Sierra Mist. A lot of root beers and a lot of colas. Read the labels. The ironic thing about 7up is it's brix is actually lower than apple juice, and since there's no real nutrition in fruit juices, 7up is actually a healthier choice than apple juice for the kids in a restaurant. Milk or water would eliminate the sugar altogether and so be healthier, but apple juice is very high brix, and 7up is actually lower and is all natural as well.0 -
If you drank a glass of water, and then ate three tablespoons of sugar and a no-doz...did you or did you not drink a glass of water? Why would it matter if the sugar and caffeine are IN the water (i.e. a can of coke) instead of next to it?I've always heard that as long as the liquid you drink is sugar and caffeine free then you can count it as water.
EXACTLY!0 -
I didn't like it at first, but after a few I fell in love with coconut water. Not coconut milk, but the water of fresh, green young coconuts. It is extremely healthy for you, as good as or better health-wise- as water... but it is expensive, unless you live in a place where they grow. I used to drink one a day in Mexico. You just need a machete and a straw. 8)
Healthier how? What about it is healthier? Because we've already established that tea, coffee, diet soda, Crystal Light, Mio and the rest are as healthy as water...
Nevermind, I looked it up. It's got about 46 calories per 8 ounces, is high in potassium, but also very high in sodium for a fruit juice--280mg/8 ounces! Not actually "healthier" than water, especially if you have problems that require a low-sodium diet, but not bad for you. It would be a good electrolyte replacement after a workout.0 -
Caffiene will assist in dehydrating you. For every glass of something you drink with caffiene in it, you should add back that much to your total fluid content. That is coming from a physician.
The dehyrating impact of caffeine is very minimal and more than made up by the water used to make the drink.0 -
Caffiene will assist in dehydrating you. For every glass of something you drink with caffiene in it, you should add back that much to your total fluid content. That is coming from a physician.
The dehyrating impact of caffeine is very minimal and more than made up by the water used to make the drink.
Actually, as has been covered multiple times in the thread, water is a stronger diuretic than caffeine and you also build a tolerance to caffeine's diuretic effect, so it can be ignored entirely. And doctors do not get nutrition education in med school, so unless they specialize in a field where they are taught nutrition, like say, bariatrics, they are not experts.0 -
Try some tea. White tea, green tea, oolong tea. Even the flavored teas...0
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Drink whatever you want. Don't like plain water? Diet soda, non-diet soda, Crystal Lite, coffee, tea, juice, milk, sports drinks, beer... All hydrate you just about as effectively as water, the only downside is that some of them have calories you would have to account for. Hydration is all about FLUID, not about water.Does anyone have any water substitutions that would work almost as good as water, but taste better?
Thank you!
Not True. cafeeinated drinks (teas, soda, coffee, etc) do not count as 'water', caffeine is a diuretic and therefore dehydrates you, at least that's what I believe.... I know cutting soda has helped me -- i drink 15-20 glasses of water a day.
Please read up on the facts re caffeine. It CAN be counted as your daily fluid intake. As can milk and fruit juice.0 -
I drink water and when I can find it a water called HINT....it has just a hint of flavor, no sugar, no calories....... But adds enough flavor to the water to make it more palatable... I have never like sugary drinks, or milk, just would drink iced coffee or tea.....0
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Drink whatever you want. Don't like plain water? Diet soda, non-diet soda, Crystal Lite, coffee, tea, juice, milk, sports drinks, beer... All hydrate you just about as effectively as water, the only downside is that some of them have calories you would have to account for. Hydration is all about FLUID, not about water.Does anyone have any water substitutions that would work almost as good as water, but taste better?
Thank you!
Not True. cafeeinated drinks (teas, soda, coffee, etc) do not count as 'water', caffeine is a diuretic and therefore dehydrates you, at least that's what I believe.... I know cutting soda has helped me -- i drink 15-20 glasses of water a day.
I am not referring to what is healthy or not. This argument is about water. For crying out loud - ANY fluid mostly consists of water. If it didn't contain water - what would it be????? HUH? What???? What is a cup of tea without water? Tea leaves. What is coffee without water? Coffee powder. What is soda pop without water? A cup of sugar and whatever other artificial agents they put in sodas. What is milk if water is removed from it? Milk powder.
I challenge those who disagree with this fact to create a drink without using water or any type of fluid containing water such as milk.0 -
Does anyone have any water substitutions that would work almost as good as water, but taste better?
Thank you!
Tea. I drink lots of fruit teas, both iced and hot.
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
TEA IS TEA
Just because there is WATER in it does not make it equal.
Yes. It does. Water is never pure. It is as close to a universal solvent as exists. It is impossible to make it pure. Tea is 99.99% water, and so is drinking water.
Also, water in ANYTHING counts as water.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283
Right, so John Smith drinks sweet tea ALL DAY that counts as his water intake? I have to politely disagree.
You know, you seem really tied up in this "do things I don't like" pattern. Why is it so important to you that you and others do things you don't like; so much so that you try so hard to shame them into doing them? It really is possible to be healthy and not do anything you absolutely hate, and not a lot you really dislike. And it's just as healthy. Why?
Considering the amount of research that has been proven that water is in fact water I stand by what I have said previously. I didn't realize that I was "trying to shame anyone". I do not think that it is possible to be completely healthy without the proper intake of water. However, like majority of people on here I am not a doctor, but the research I have done and the doctors I have talked to nothing can sub water better than water.
There have been some great advice about adding fruit or cucumbers slices which is great.
But what I've said is MY opinion. Which is way someone has posted on here to hear other peoples opinions.0 -
You are all crazy!!! LOL How can you not like water??? I don't get it...it's like not liking bread or air...I never even thought about whether water is tasty, cuz it's not...it's flavorless!! However, when I am thirsty or hot it's the only thing that quenches my thirst, and it's so good for you!!! I just don't get it.
Personally, I don't drink anything. I never get thirsty it seems (I've had soup for lunch, & 2 cups of water today & I had to force myself to drink them...). It's not that I don't like water, I just need to find more ways to encourage myself to drink it.
But water does have a flavour - my fiance thought I was crazy, until I made him try different waters. (also, try eating something, than drinking water - it has a taste that most people don't notice because they were brought up to think of water as flavourless - it's not really anything I can explain though, it just tastes like water)
Also, I'm pretty sure that there's people who don't like bread. Just like I'm sure there's things you don't like that people would think you were 'crazy' for not liking.
Of course water has a flavor. We never actually see "pure" water. We ultra-purify and deionize water (so it won't hold charged contaminants) in our labs, and even then it isn't "pure." To get our "almost pure" water it costs us about $200/gallon... (Funny aside: The owner of the company came in and old milk jug filled with water next to the coffee maker. Our shipping clerk had been bringing water from home because the water at work was so awful it made undrinkable coffee. the owner asked what the milk jug was for, and someone said it was for Bonnie's "special" water for coffee. He was a little pale when he came into my office to ask if Bonnie's "special" water came from the lab. He was terrified that the whole plant was drinking $200/gal water in our coffee! LOL) Tap and bottled water is easily 0.1% "not water." Minerals, metals, you name it, are in there. The contaminants give it a flavor, and since they all have different "contaminants" they all taste different. Some mineral waters even ADD contaminants to "enhance" the flavor. I've been to water tastings. Like wine tastings, but with waters.0 -
Try True Lemon. Or maybe even Mio. I say this as I hate water. The only thing that got me to drink more water was Lady-friend who was worried about me. Yes, not a water fan. Have you tried iced tea with no sugar?0
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There really aren't any substitutions for water. Your body is 60% water, not 60% lemonade.
However, maybe try squeezing some lime or lemon into it. And maybe keep a pitcher of it in the fridge so it can always be nice and cold and refreshing.0 -
There really aren't any substitutions for water. Your body is 60% water, not 60% lemonade.
However, maybe try squeezing some lime or lemon into it. And maybe keep a pitcher of it in the fridge so it can always be nice and cold and refreshing.
Have you read this thread and the references given here? Lemonade is WATER. And the body's water? Isn't pure either. It's full of electrolytes. All liquids count as water. Anything else is pseudoscience.0
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