cant stand the taste of water

gypsyrose85
gypsyrose85 Posts: 206 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
It does not matter where the water source is from I can't stand the taste. I have used many filters (including the brita), Water straight from an underground spring, (crystal springs in Plymouth NH is just one of these places.) I gag while drinking it.
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  • Pepper2185
    Pepper2185 Posts: 994 Member
    Some people swear by water enhances like Crystal Light to help with water intake. What about drinking herbal tea? Then dilute it a bit more until you are basically drinking water.

    Honestly, I'd just get over it. I didn't like water at first, now I crave ice cold glasses of it. Water is good for you. Make healthiness a priority over tastiness.
  • Whimzeee
    Whimzeee Posts: 152 Member
    Dr. Oz has a "recipe" for water - I believe it's listed on his site. It contains lemon, cucumbers, mint and a few other ingredients. You mix it all together in a pitcher and let it sit in the refrig overnight. You might want to try it to see if you like it.
  • BarackMeLikeAHurricane
    BarackMeLikeAHurricane Posts: 3,400 Member
    You're not alone. I don't hate it, but I don't like it either. I drink water maybe once a week. I just drink powerade zero, coffee, diet soda, tea, and zero calorie energy drinks. It hasn't hindered my weight loss at all.
  • cjack19
    cjack19 Posts: 158 Member
    I add a little lemon juice to my water - makes it bearable! I find in the winter, I need to drink it room temperature... but it is all I drink (except on weekends when the beer comes out :) haha) :drinker:
  • wibutterflymagic
    wibutterflymagic Posts: 788 Member
    I don't hate water, but get bored with it so I sometimes use Mio and other things like crystal light to add a little flavoring. You can add as much or as little as you want. Lemon juice and cucumber slices as others have mentioned can be tasty too.
  • almostgoodbye99
    almostgoodbye99 Posts: 60 Member
    I use the water enhancers like Mio. Except I'm a cheap guy so I use the Wal Mart Great Value brand. It makes my mouth think that I'm drinking kool-aide. Maybe you could try that?
  • almostgoodbye99
    almostgoodbye99 Posts: 60 Member
    I don't hate water, but get bored with it so I sometimes use Mio and other things like crystal light to add a little flavoring. You can add as much or as little as you want. Lemon juice and cucumber slices as others have mentioned can be tasty too.

    Yay for the Mio!! :)
  • love22step
    love22step Posts: 1,103 Member
    ? After running through the RO filter, my water doesn't taste like anything.
  • AdoraK
    AdoraK Posts: 724 Member
    I use Mio
  • harmonyh10
    harmonyh10 Posts: 58 Member
    I do lemon juice sometimes but my favorite is to throw some chunked fruit into it and let is soak.

    So I will fill a pitcher with water and throw in some chunked up strawberries then drink the pitcher.
  • AJ_Pete
    AJ_Pete Posts: 863 Member
    I just add vodka. It helps a lot.

    Best of luck in your journey!
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    Flavored seltzer might help.
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
    Water isn't my preference, so I drink green tea as often as not. The point is hydration without adding calories.
  • Jkmumma
    Jkmumma Posts: 254
    I agree.. water is UGH... I'm horrible, I even put non carbonated energy drinks in my water bottle LOL.
  • dansls1
    dansls1 Posts: 309 Member
    It's all in your head.
  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    Dr. Oz has a "recipe" for water - I believe it's listed on his site. It contains lemon, cucumbers, mint and a few other ingredients. You mix it all together in a pitcher and let it sit in the refrig overnight. You might want to try it to see if you like it.

    Dr. Oz has a recipe for being a schlub for whoever pays him the most. He has it perfected.
  • capnrus789
    capnrus789 Posts: 2,736 Member
    The taste of coke, beer, OJ, fries, mozzarella sticks, and double whoppers is sooooooo much better.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Try adding fruit slices to it, or maybe drink tea or coffee without sugar or other low/no calorie drinks.
  • _crafty_
    _crafty_ Posts: 1,682 Member
    I just add vodka. It helps a lot.

    Best of luck in your journey!

    ^this . . . and remember the wheel in the sky keeps turning
  • juli_jones
    juli_jones Posts: 101 Member
    It's all in your head.

    I disagree....sounds like there are a lot of us that can't stand the taste of water.

    Crystal light is my choice to make water drinkable :-)
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    My heart tries to bleed for you: and then it doesn't. For gods sake get a tiny bit real - not the OP of course, well done for you for making these steps and I do wish you well and hear where you are coming from; but anyone bothering about the taste of water (and I've only heard it it from US people on this site so far), please be a touch more aware...

    http://www.wateraid.org/uk/what_we_do/the_need/207.asp?gclid=CJKM1Ie_lbQCFSTLtAodFTwAhQ

    Maybe you could donate some of what you spend on diet soda and Mio and Crystalite and other crap to people who really need actual water?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Never actually heard of anyone hating the taste of water...I guess for me, it tastes like nothing pretty much. I think it gets old and borring, so I will add lemon or some cucumber slices...stuff like that. When I'm feeling like a soda, I use my soda stream and just make bubbly water and squeeze some lemon in there.
  • Danni3ll3
    Danni3ll3 Posts: 365 Member
    I am another one that really didn't like the taste of plain water. When I switched over from drinking juice and milk, I started adding juice from half a slice of lemon and that made a huge difference in the taste. I still add lemon if I am drinking plain water but otherwise, I drink green tea or I add the Lemonade Crystal Light to kill the taste of the Vitamin C/Lysine supplement I take. My daughter loves the Raspberry Lemonade Crystal Light.
  • MidwestAngel
    MidwestAngel Posts: 1,897 Member
    Dr. Oz has a "recipe" for water - I believe it's listed on his site. It contains lemon, cucumbers, mint and a few other ingredients. You mix it all together in a pitcher and let it sit in the refrig overnight. You might want to try it to see if you like it.

    Ingredients:
    1 pitcher
    1 indoor plumbing

    Directions:
    Put pitcher under faucet 45°
    Turn cold knob 90°
    Catch water in pitcher

    Amount of time to fill pitcher will vary based on size of pitcher
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    I never understand these threads. Water has no taste...it is just wet. I grew up in a house that ran off a well that had sulfur water....try a refreshing glass of that and then get back to me on how terrible regular water tastes. :laugh:
  • jdforshort
    jdforshort Posts: 269 Member
    I love cold distilled water! Only water can quench my thirst especially after exercise! But then I do live in a very warm climate.Tap water is yucky, as for drinking water in stores, doctor in the house says is," rubbish, probably treated with chemicals and filled from tap"! At least with distilled water you know what's in it, nothing but condensed steam! I have completely weened myself of all soft drinks other than with cocktails!
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    It does not matter where the water source is from I can't stand the taste. I have used many filters (including the brita), Water straight from an underground spring, (crystal springs in Plymouth NH is just one of these places.) I gag while drinking it.

    What taste? Water has no taste.
  • BlackStarDeceiver
    BlackStarDeceiver Posts: 590 Member
    just open your mouth and let it slide down your throat hole
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    Look on the bright side. At least you can stand the smell of air.
  • dansls1
    dansls1 Posts: 309 Member
    It's all in your head.

    I disagree....sounds like there are a lot of us that can't stand the taste of water.

    Crystal light is my choice to make water drinkable :-)

    Boil it, cool it and drink it. If you still can't stand the taste, it is absolutely all in your head. Water is tasteless. Perhaps you can't stand the phenomenon of drinking something tasteless - but you can't not like the taste of no taste.

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