I hate water

guardian419

Drink until you aren't thirsty and your urine is a very light yellow to clear...

I force myself to drink more whenever I'm thirsty, and I've found that (just like calories) my body had adapted to not having as much, but now that it has it, I'm drinking 64-128 oz a day (pilfered a juice bottle and it's my water bottle)

Before I forced myself to drink water, I could literally go a whole day without drinking.

sarahrbraun

My doctor advised that I should drink enough that my urine was never darker than a light lemonade. If you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated. If you feel hungry, sometimes it is actually dehydration instead.

This. You may not need all 8 glasses every day, and some days you might need more. But keep an eye on the color of your urine. It will help you gauge how much you need.

you NEED at least 8 glasses! I was drinking roughly 2 liters a day, had pale ( if not colorless) urine, and was forming massive kidney stones. After doing 72 hours worth of urine tests, the urologist determined that I was chronically dehydrated

Hearts_2015

Over time as I built my water drinking up I had to pee much less:blushing: :laugh: ... it does happen, and it's a wonderful thing when that happens. Some say it hasn't yet for them but it really has for me.:drinker: Drinking water then isn't such a big deal when you only have to get up once a night at most.


ETA: Just read over a couple posts and will admit when I slow down on my water drinking my body does get used to it and then I have to build back up my 128 oz. a day. That seems to be the amount my body likes with all the workouts, humidity etc.

Take baby steps, don't FORCE yourself to drink bottles of it every day, but perhaps add a bit more each day and you'll get there. I refrigerate my water and that makes ALL the difference in the world in taste for me. Everyone has their little tricks.

There's a water challenge group that's ongoing on the mainboards right now that's been helping those that have a tough time like you up their water.

Here's the link if you'd like to take a peak:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/581259-may-drink-more-water-challenge

ThatElliottLady

I'm from Oregon, where the water is soft and sweet - but now I live in Utah, where the water tastes like you are licking a rock! YUK. Hate it!

But I have discovered that water tastes better when it is ICY cold, so I always have ice on hand. I also like to slice a half a lemon and a whole lime into my drink bottle (I have a big one - holds half gallon, got it at the dollar store for a buck) then fill it with cold water. That way, it tastes a little more like lemonade (I don't add sweetener of any kind) and a lot less like minerals. Then I keep that in the fridge and take a drink whenever I think about it, or put ice cubes in it and keep it near me through the day. When the bottle is empty, I've had my quota! Throw the citrus slices away and start fresh tomorrow!!

missxjuicy

Hated it to for awhile but, after awhile you get used to it. I started forcing myself to drink it. Most of the time I just add crystal light to it. Best way.

mcleodconnor

I drink 32cups of water a day. I drink atleast a bottle of water (2cups) per hour and a half. If you just take a swig every 5-10minutes, you should easily be able to drink more.

chubbytiff

drink it anyways. you will begin to crave it. I promise. Bloat will go away and so will the trips to the potty. Lemon slices, propel flavor packets try them all until you find something to help. I found that if I drink cool water with no ice I can drink it a lot faster than if I drink cold water or water that ice in it.

niffer5150

i drink watered down iced tea or crystal light, peach bellini or pink lemonade, but i water it down to 1 packet per gallon because it was just too sweet. when i drank soda i was so used to everything being so sweet that water was a huge turn off. after rarely having soda for the last year, i can't even stand the stuff now. it's too sweet.

zeala

My doctor advised that I should drink enough that my urine was never darker than a light lemonade. If you feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated. If you feel hungry, sometimes it is actually dehydration instead.

This. You may not need all 8 glasses every day, and some days you might need more. But keep an eye on the color of your urine. It will help you gauge how much you need.

you NEED at least 8 glasses! I was drinking roughly 2 liters a day, had pale ( if not colorless) urine, and was forming massive kidney stones. After doing 72 hours worth of urine tests, the urologist determined that I was chronically dehydrated

That was YOU. We are all made differently. There are plenty of people who don't drink those 8 glasses and don't end up with stones.

rose313

Get a cute water bottle and keep it with you at work, or while you exercise. I got the Bobble (google it, it's awesome) which comes with a filter attached. I'm a 12 cup a day drinker anyway so it wasn't a struggle for me, but I feel like you might like water more if you had something adorable in, say, your favorite color to put it in. Just don't put Crystal Light or anything powder in it, it'll ruin the filter. Which is good, cause it keeps you from putting other beverages in it like soda.

amanda3588

Crystal light. I don't like plain water unless I'm working out so I squeeze lemon in my water or try all variations of water flavoring. My favorites are crystal light wild strawberry, peach mango green tea and lemonade. I typically drink 10-16 glasses/day

sarahrbraun

i drink watered down iced tea or crystal light, peach bellini or pink lemonade, but i water it down to 1 packet per gallon because it was just too sweet. when i drank soda i was so used to everything being so sweet that water was a huge turn off. after rarely having soda for the last year, i can't even stand the stuff now. it's too sweet.

I use 1 crystal light packet in a liter of water. If I had a bigger bottle, I would probably STILL use one packet....