Any one else having a hard time just drinking water?

McChubbyruewho

ETA: Just try to increase your water intake slowly. See if the filtered or bottled purified water tastes better. Its kind of a hard concept for me to grasp that anyone can dislike water since its pretty much very essential to us but... try to increase it by adding those low calorie flavor powder into your water or some lemon into it?

No its not that I hate water, I like water, but I LOVE SODA and its like I am so used todrinking tons of soda when I go out, and it just seems so boring to drink water lol

BeeElMarvin

i never been a fan of soda....but you can drink tea, crystal light, mio, lemon, etc if u dont want to just drink water

no its more like I want to drink water cause its 0 cals and I like eating out at resterunts and I noticed if I only restict the cals to food I have no prob

McChubbyruewho

i never been a fan of soda....but you can drink tea, crystal light, mio, lemon, etc if u dont want to just drink water

no its more like I want to drink water cause its 0 cals and I like eating out at resterunts and I noticed if I only restict the cals to food I have no prob

So drink diet soda. Also 0 cals, problem solved...

But what about the cancer-inducing aspartame?!!?!?!?

ya no thank you, I don't like the way it tasts and also the whole cancer causing thing lol, but thank you for your suggestion

maab_connor

oh First World Problems... you so funny.

McChubbyruewho

i never been a fan of soda....but you can drink tea, crystal light, mio, lemon, etc if u dont want to just drink water

no its more like I want to drink water cause its 0 cals and I like eating out at resterunts and I noticed if I only restict the cals to food I have no prob

thank you for that

McChubbyruewho

oh First World Problems... you so funny.

lol, I'm not crying about it! or anything lol

taunto

No its not that I hate water, I like water, but I LOVE SODA and its like I am so used todrinking tons of soda when I go out, and it just seems so boring to drink water lol

Ah that makes sense. Well, you can always keep some calories aside for soda. I usually like to keep some calories in my diary for "naughties" so for me, soda would fall into that. If the soda can fit into your calories, then why not drink some soda?

Another option is, if you can't find the calories for it, to workout some extra the day yo plan to go out and drink soda. You allow yourself to eat (or drink in this case) more by working out

Or, simply reduce your calorie deficit on MFP. For example, if you have set your goal to lose 2 lbs a week, change it to 1 lb per week and drink those extra calories. Slower weight loss but you still get to enjoy what you like and get decent weight loss results too

Good luck in your goals

SusanMcAvoy

I add some MIO in my water and it helps tremendously. I don't know if they sell it in supermarkets. I think they do but I get mine off of Amazon.com. Good luck!

McChubbyruewho

No its not that I hate water, I like water, but I LOVE SODA and its like I am so used todrinking tons of soda when I go out, and it just seems so boring to drink water lol

Ah that makes sense. Well, you can always keep some calories aside for soda. I usually like to keep some calories in my diary for "naughties" so for me, soda would fall into that. If the soda can fit into your calories, then why not drink some soda?

Another option is, if you can't find the calories for it, to workout some extra the day yo plan to go out and drink soda. You allow yourself to eat (or drink in this case) more by working out

Or, simply reduce your calorie deficit on MFP. For example, if you have set your goal to lose 2 lbs a week, change it to 1 lb per week and drink those extra calories. Slower weight loss but you still get to enjoy what you like and get decent weight loss results too

Good luck in your goals

thank you yea I'm just going to try and get my self used to drinking ice water, since soda is soo calore rich and have ahave ENOUGH naughty food lol

RandiLandCHANGED

I can't stand drinking water unless I'm working out which is pretty new to me. I drink a lot of loose leaf tea and more fruit juice than I should. I put extra water in my shakes.

praxisproject

Drink soda water when you go out, with a slice of lemon or lime, it's fizzy but still water. If you haven't tried TrueLemon (Lime, Orange, Lemonade, etc), you might want to give it a go.

2bmeagain12

Some days it's tough, others easier. I love Mio's sweet tea. I have a Contigo container from Target, it holds 24oz. So I try my hardest to drink 3 of these a day, which gives me 9 glasses of water. I can chug one down in seconds. My problem is that I forget to drink it during the day, so I'm getting it all in after 3pm. Ugh.

dave_ham

The only thing i put in my body, in liquid form, is coffee, liquor or water. Water is put in about 85% of the time. I love water and will never drink sugar water ever again.

quirkytizzy

I have to drink it cold. Like, ice ice cold. Elsewise it actually makes feel nauseous. You do get used to it, though - and the soda thing gets easier to give up. I've gone nearly a month a half and don't want it anymore. It's actually at the point now where when I wake up in the middle of the night thirsty, I prefer the cold water as opposed to the liter of soda in the fridge. Just takes time.

just4nessa

I only drink water when I'm working out. If I'm at a restaurant I get unsweetened tea, or seltzer.

threeonethree

Yeaaaaaa. I'm still struggling with water. I need more of it for sure.

Lemon slices and Crystal Light packets have been helping.

tigersword

i never been a fan of soda....but you can drink tea, crystal light, mio, lemon, etc if u dont want to just drink water

no its more like I want to drink water cause its 0 cals and I like eating out at resterunts and I noticed if I only restict the cals to food I have no prob

So drink diet soda. Also 0 cals, problem solved...

But what about the cancer-inducing aspartame?!!?!?!?

ya no thank you, I don't like the way it tasts and also the whole cancer causing thing lol, but thank you for your suggestion

You do know the whole cancer causing thing is a myth, right? Sarcasm must not be your strong suit...

kmh0617

Google "diet soda and weight loss" and there are many articles, citing many clinical studies spanning decades that cite a link between diet soda and weight gain.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57359222/study-diet-soda-can-lead-to-weight-gain/
An excerpt from just one of the many links:
"The study, which was cited in EatingWell magazine, was done at the University of Texas. It showed that people who drank two or more diet sodas daily had a six-times-greater increase in waist circumference at the end of the 10-year study span those who didn't drink diet soda at all."

Drink water, even if you must force yourself at first. It will get easier and you'll crave it eventually. I start my day by immediately drinking 16 ounces of water when I wake up. Then I've gotten a good head start for the day. My body isn't mistaking thirst for hunger, because I know I'm hydrated.

Diet soda is filled with so many chemicals, fake junk, and that can't be good in large quantities. Plus, most of them are caffeinated, which actually DEHYDRATES you.

Just sayin'...

laughlinjeanb

I like it, but have trouble drinking much of it, Im not sure why.

tigersword

Google "diet soda and weight loss" and there are many articles, citing many clinical studies spanning decades that cite a link between diet soda and weight gain.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57359222/study-diet-soda-can-lead-to-weight-gain/
An excerpt from just one of the many links:
"The study, which was cited in EatingWell magazine, was done at the University of Texas. It showed that people who drank two or more diet sodas daily had a six-times-greater increase in waist circumference at the end of the 10-year study span those who didn't drink diet soda at all."

Drink water, even if you must force yourself at first. It will get easier and you'll crave it eventually. I start my day by immediately drinking 16 ounces of water when I wake up. Then I've gotten a good head start for the day. My body isn't mistaking thirst for hunger, because I know I'm hydrated.

Diet soda is filled with so many chemicals, fake junk, and that can't be good in large quantities. Plus, most of them are caffeinated, which actually DEHYDRATES you.

Just sayin'...

1. Caffeine doesn't dehydrate you, unless taken in extremely high, medical grade doses, which would be impossible to achieve from any caffeinated beverage.

2. "Filled with chemicals" - WATER is a chemical, your entire body is made up of chemicals. There is nothing "fake" in a diet soda. Just because you don't know what chemical names mean, doesn't make it "fake." For example, aspartame is simply 2 amino acids, aspartic acid, and phenylalanine, joined together. It's a protein chain, no different than if you eat a food with protein in it. The rest of the ingredients are also various combinations of things that you consume in most foods you eat every day, also.

3. That "study" you mentioned has way too many flaws to be taken seriously. It didn't control for calories (if I drink diet soda and eat 5000 calories a day, and you drink regular soda or no soda but only eat 1500 calories a day, do you really think my weight gain is from drinking diet soda?) That study also relied on food surveys, done ONCE A YEAR. How accurately can you recall every meal you ate in the last year? How about 10 years ago? Most studies on diet soda and weight agree on one point. People that are overweight drink more diet soda. Now, is it possible that diet soda causes weight gain? Or is it FAR more likely that people that are overweight are drinking diet soda in an effort to cut calories and lose weight? Considering there are exactly ZERO causal links between diet soda and weight gain, I'm gonna go with option B. It just takes a little bit of critical thinking to get there.

sissiluv

Yes.
I'll also drink tea, milk and chocolate milk and juice when I get the chance, in conjunction to water. I'll drink pop if it's brought home for me but otherwise I tend not to bother with it very often unless I'm super treating myself.

smantha32

I put Mio in mine.