Drinking More Water - How?

ilmpk
ilmpk Posts: 6
in Food and Nutrition
Just wondering how you get more water into your daily routines? I do well on some days, but most of the time I know I am lacking on my water intake.

If anyone has any helpful suggestions, I would appreciate it. Thanks!
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  • kimmycool2003
    kimmycool2003 Posts: 20 Member
    Try some water flavors - i love the lipton tea stuff and that seems to help me - :)
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Are you thirsty, headaches, cramping? If not you're probably getting more than enough water for your system. The whole 8 glasses a day, half your body weight etc are just myths.
  • Nimiko
    Nimiko Posts: 52
    I just posted this a couple of minutes ago!

    My tip for the day is if you do not like drinking plain water....sprinkle a bit of Sour Salt into your glass. This will give you a lemony taste without the calories. You can even add a touch of your favorite sweetener for a yummy low calorie lemonade! Just remember......a little goes a LONG way!

    Really....the stuff makes water so much more enjoyable! Also....it's really not salt.....so don't let the name fool you. :wink:
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    I have a desk job, so it helps if I keep my water bottle opened on my desk (being careful not to spill it). If I keep it open, I tend to reach for it more. I've also added lemon slices to it :) to give it flavor.
  • ladymiseryali
    ladymiseryali Posts: 2,555 Member
    I drink 2 cups of water in between each meal and drink water instead of other liquids with meals.
  • flechero
    flechero Posts: 260 Member
    Try an ice cold glass of water upon waking up... for me it makes me crave more water and I rarely drink a 2nd cup of coffee when I start with water.
  • cmcorn26
    cmcorn26 Posts: 253 Member
    i keep a plastic cup with a straw (walmart has them) everywhere...work, home, car, they always remind me to go fill up!
  • her4g63
    her4g63 Posts: 284 Member
    I use a Tervis Tumbler all day, every day. I bring a huge jug of water to work with me (I'm particular about my water, whatever, hah) and fill up my glass a loooooot. I had a hard time drinking water from a water bottle (ok, I'm a bit weird, haha) so I brought in a regular glass. I drink as much as I feel I need to and don't go off of the whole "eight glasses a day" nonsense.

    Seems to work for me!
  • ggcat
    ggcat Posts: 313 Member
    It takes less than 30 seconds to down a bottle of water :drinker:

    -That's how I do it....chug away!
  • gingerjen7
    gingerjen7 Posts: 821 Member
    I keep a water bottle at my desk that holds 2.25 cups of water. When I have to pee, I drink everything that's in the bottle (even if it's full) so that I can take it with me and refill it from the tap. It's a cycle that always gets me to at least 9 cups before I leave work.

    Once I noticed the benefits (losing more and feeling/looking better) it became less of a struggle and now it's just a habit. Except for tea (or coffee when I forget to bring tea--ick) I don't drink anything except water now.
  • LowFatMama
    LowFatMama Posts: 625 Member
    At wal mart they have a jug that fits exactly 8 cups of water in it and its only a few dollars..... Get that, mark lines on the side of it as 'goals' of how much to drink by certain time in the day. :):smile: good luck to ya!
  • miqisha
    miqisha Posts: 1,534 Member
    Try getting a container like 32 oz and fill it twice to get atleast the 8 glasses recommended, and more if you workout

    Goodluck
  • californiagirl2012
    californiagirl2012 Posts: 2,625 Member
    Just wondering how you get more water into your daily routines? I do well on some days, but most of the time I know I am lacking on my water intake.

    If anyone has any helpful suggestions, I would appreciate it. Thanks!

    I drink plain water and flavors, there are some zero calorie flavors, some 5 cal flavors, lemon lime, Himalayan crystal salt for well balanced and unpolluted electrolytes. I tend to guzzle mine down 20 oz at a time. I hate sipping it. But I LOVE plain water when working out at the gym. I find if I start out the day with 20 oz I tend to sort of crave the feeling of being hydrated. It wards off headaches and makes me feel better.
  • dadzpeach
    dadzpeach Posts: 174 Member
    I set "appointments" on my work computer to remind me to drink water, when one pops up I have to finish my glass.
  • rawfull
    rawfull Posts: 178
    I juice half a lime, in 16 oz of water, and add Stevia, to sweeten to taste... 5 calories, just add ice and shake to blend...

    Enjoy...
  • jlbeals
    jlbeals Posts: 65 Member
    I just had this conversation with one of my roommates yesterday!

    Basically, I keep a 24 oz water bottle at work and one at home. I fill the work bottle first thing in the morning, and I make sure I finish it before I eat lunch. If I'm hungry and ready to eat lunch, but I haven't finished it yet, I finish it really quick before I eat - this has added benefits of making you less hungry. Then I drink another one with lunch/early afternoon. I have another one with my workout after work, and then another one with dinner, so that's at least 4x24oz bottles a day. Easy :)
  • GlutesthatSalute
    GlutesthatSalute Posts: 460 Member
    I carry a gallon of water w me to work in the am and make it a goal to be done by the time I clock out!! It actually really helps w staying full!! When I drink I drink straight from the gallon and count out my age in my head, lol =)

    DO IT:drinker:
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
    I use Crystal Light. It helps me immensely!!!!! :)
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    I bring a water bottle with me to work every day and fill it up with 16-24oz two or three times each day... my motivation for drinking it all? I hate when it gets warm! Warm water to me is like warm beer, yuck.
  • sarahharmintx
    sarahharmintx Posts: 868 Member
    I have a 32 ounce water bottle that I keep at work. I aim for one bottle between breakfast and lunch, then one more by 3pm and another before I go home. I also try to get another one at home in the evenings but that one Im not as strict on.

    One of my downfalls is water on the weekends so I bought the exact same bottle for home. That way there is no "I wonder how many ounces this cup is?" bs.

    I drink my water room temp and sometimes with Crystal Light Peach Tea or with Mio. Yes, I still count those as water.
  • wahmx3
    wahmx3 Posts: 633 Member
    Do you just not like water or is there a reason why you don't get enough? I try to always have a glass on my desk and keep it full. I also try and remember to take a water bottle with me when I leave the house. If you don't like plain water, try adding a slice of fruit, lemon, or even ice. Crystal lite and other flavorings are okay but not good to drink too much of them.
    Just wondering how you get more water into your daily routines? I do well on some days, but most of the time I know I am lacking on my water intake.

    If anyone has any helpful suggestions, I would appreciate it. Thanks!
  • SeaChele77
    SeaChele77 Posts: 1,103 Member
    Its easy -

    I drink at least 3 glasses before I even leave for work. One when I first wake up, one to take my vitamins one more cold glass before I walk out the door.
    If its a workout morning then add another 2 glasses before work.

    Then I have a 24oz tervis cup at my desk. I drink one before lunch, one with lunch and two before the end of the day.

    So by the time I get home at 5p I've had about 100oz!!

    Then I'll have 2-4 glasses before bed.
  • MdmAcolyte
    MdmAcolyte Posts: 382 Member
    I keep a 32 oz. thermos with me (it looks like an oversized thermal coffee mug) and I keep water and unsweet tea in it throughout the day and refill it each time it gets low/empty.
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    at work and at home I keep a 2 cup measuring cup at the sink... and drink right from it when I walk by. Some days I still have trouble getting it in but this really helps!
  • scottg1024
    scottg1024 Posts: 224
    24 oz water bottle on my desk at work. I know I need to fill it at least 4 times during the day, which isn't a challenge when I get in my 4 mile lunchtime walk. Weekends are more difficult. The visual reminder of the bottle right there in front of me helps me tremendously!
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    Get a tumbler & keep it full!
  • MissLuana
    MissLuana Posts: 356
    Luckily for me, my job has music that comes on every 30 minutes for 1 minute. This is to reduce the number of repetitive motion problems we have at my job. Anyways, when I hear that music, I try to get to the water cooler and get me a cup of water. Each cup is 9 ozs. By the end of the day, I'm usually at 6-8 cups.
  • kenazfehu
    kenazfehu Posts: 1,188 Member
    I have a rule of drinking 1 pint of water before each meal. If it's time for the meal, and I haven't finished my pint, I just chug it.

    It's usually not a problem, though. I keep water beside me all the time.
  • iampam4399
    iampam4399 Posts: 81 Member
    I carry a gallon of water w me to work in the am and make it a goal to be done by the time I clock out!! It actually really helps w staying full!! When I drink I drink straight from the gallon and count out my age in my head, lol =)

    DO IT:drinker:

    Not a bad idea at all!! But I'd have that whole gallon gone in first drink, I'm that old!! haha!!!
  • McBully4
    McBully4 Posts: 1,270 Member
    I carry a gallon around with me and make it my goal to finish it by the time I leave work.

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