I don't like water...

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  • SkyPixie
    SkyPixie Posts: 224
    Try a bobble bottle

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bobble-BPA-Free-Water-Bottle-Lavender/dp/B004O8LVMA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1358939830&sr=8-4

    I really REALLY hate the taste of water and have tried all sorts of things this bottle filters as you drink and really does make tap water taste better :-)
  • OddballExtreme
    OddballExtreme Posts: 296 Member
    I used to NOT drink water...until I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. Now I drink a minimum of four glasses a day. However, I do NOT like cold water. I prefer room-temperature water.

    As for trying to increase your water intake...eat something spicy! That always works for me. I eat a bag of Lay's Southern Sweet Heat Barbecue Potato Chips every day, and it literally forces me to drink an entire bottle of water (16.9 oz). For dinner, if there's anything with ginger root in it, that spice will make me drink more water as well.

    When I go exercise, I drink water. I've gotten so used to it it doesn't bother me anymore.

    On some days, when I do want a little flavor, I take the little Propel powder (particularly the lemonade mix) and use that in a bottle of water. Strangely, I like the powder mix with water MORE than the actual drink! (Weird, isn't it?)
  • wickedwendy6
    wickedwendy6 Posts: 117 Member
    Try drinking it cold and after eating something minty (chewy, tic tac) or after brushing your teeth. After a while you won't need the mint anymore - I did this and now I drink mostly water and only the occasional herbal tea. Persevere - you'll get there. Good luck. :smile:
  • annie7hudds
    annie7hudds Posts: 199 Member
    I used to hate drinking water too.

    However, I now can get through much more than the eight glasses a day. Each time I go into the kitchen to make a coffee/make lunch/wash up - I drink a large glass of water. Either straight from the tap, or I do keep a bottle of tap water in the fridge - i like it cold.

    On the days that I don't drink so much water I feel more sluggish.

    Agree that a filter system - a jug or one of those bottles may make a difference.

    Weirdly I like a cup of hot water too. I got into that when I worked in an office- and instead of constant cups of tea or coffee, a few of us just had a cup of hot water - on its own or with a slice of lemon. It's comforting because it is warm, but is just water.
  • WakingTheDemon
    WakingTheDemon Posts: 20
    It was a struggle with me as well. I used to hate water. Now I drink about 8 bottles a day.
    What I did, is I took those little "Mio" water flavoring products and I would start with making it taste nothing like water.
    I gradually squeezed less, and less. Until it was just colored water.
    Eventually I didn't even need the Mio, unless I was thirsty for something with flavor.

    It works just fine, because Mio has no calories.

    Water is a very important thing. I realize that now. Especially since my muscles are harder than ever. lol
  • Gail3260
    Gail3260 Posts: 354 Member
    I am not a fan or water either and can go a whole day only drinking a couple of cups of tea but what I do to make myself drink more is when I get to work I pour myself a large water and have it sitting beside me at my desk and just keep sipping at it throughout the day. When I get home I pour a glass of water and leave it on the kitchen worktop and just takes sips everytime I go by. I find now that I do feel thirstier and will actually go and get myself a glass of water to drink. I am still not a massive fan but if I can manage about three glasses then I am happy. I am never going to manage 8, so I don't stress about it. 3 seems to work for me anyway :smile:


    ^^^ This works for me too.....just don't stress about it as long as you drink when you're thirsty.
  • runwmeNC
    runwmeNC Posts: 612 Member
    same problem here, I mostly never feel thirsty and can go days without any water.

    Tips to get over:
    1. Start with drinking half a cup of water first thing in the morning and keep increasing the quantity. First 2 weeks you'll hate it! but then gradually you'll look forward to it. My stomach feels cooler after the first glass of water.
    2. In the evening, put a kettle to boil and add 7-8 cumin/Fennel seeds in water. Let it boil for about 6-7 minutes, by then the flavor would have seeped in water. Sip this water until you sleep, this will greatly help in digestion(a common practice in Southern India)
    3. Very recently, I had read a thread on MFP on creating apple water used in detox diet. Try googling for the recipe or look in the recipe forum.
    4. Drink spiced buttermilk. Simply dilute the yogurt and add salt, ground roasted cumin, crushed coriander leaves or even chopped green chilies if you like.If nothings available, only salt & pepper will also do. Good for digestion & loads of liquid.
    5. Natural coconut water if you can find it.
    6. Savory lemonade - lemon, salt, ground cumin & if possible, a little mint!

    All the above are natural drinks with no sugar and hopefully no side effects :) I hope you try them!

    Good tips. Thanks for posting them. I'm not a huge fan of water, but will implement a few of the suggestions.
  • ajstewart20745
    ajstewart20745 Posts: 14 Member
    Use the Crystal light flavor packages, it will really help get your fluid intake. FYI makes me go to the rest room alot flushing kidneys which is a good thing.:laugh:
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Tea, coffee, fruit juice, milk, soup... your body nether knows nor cares where the H2O molecules come from or what they're mixed with.
  • ebonypixie
    ebonypixie Posts: 61 Member
    but water likes you! :)

    I love water but only in the last few years have I really started to love it! Until then I mixed it with a little orange squash just to give it taste. If the tap water doesnt taste good, try buying gallon drums of filtered water which is much more pleasant in taste.
    Your body needs water and without drinking it you will find it very hard to lose weight. Dehydration leads your body to hold onto every single bit of water it can find and makes you bloated and lethargic.

    So the only answer is to make yourself drink it! ;) You can do it!
  • SkyPixie
    SkyPixie Posts: 224
    Use the Crystal light flavor packages, it will really help get your fluid intake. FYI makes me go to the rest room alot flushing kidneys which is a good thing.:laugh:

    We don't get Crystal Light here in the UK :sad:

    So when I visit the US I always try to bring lots home as its much better than anything we have here :drinker:
  • rblesd
    rblesd Posts: 28
    I have heard of sugar free jello mixes. Personally I use small amounts of the drink mixs for water bottles... ie crystal lite etc
  • MsLilly200
    MsLilly200 Posts: 192 Member
    When I was in school I only drank milk. So I made this rule, that after I had one glass of water I could have one glass of milk with lunch.

    Now I like water... And I've mostly stopped drinking milk cause drinking my calories is pretty stupid and low fat milk is gross.
  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    I usually add a slice of fresh lemon to hot/warm water (boiled and cooled) and can drink 10 - 12 cups of this in a day easiely.
    Fruit or Herbal tea are aldo a favorite of mine (no sugar of course)
    Peppermint or Camomile are calming for the evenings and just before bed will help you sleep (again no sugar)

    If I'm out with friends and don't want alcohol I'll have a Lime and Soda (most bars only use a slash or Lime Cordel if not fresh) - makes me fell like I'm having an alcoholic drink too lol! :drinker:
  • ChristineS_51
    ChristineS_51 Posts: 872 Member
    I like water but I tend to forget to drink enough.

    Try ...
    having a drink when you first get up in the morning, before anything else - usually your body needs fluid so give it water - you will drink it before you know it.
    using tea bags - there are a zillion out there - green tea with a few flakes of chilli is pretty good - jasmine, chinese, fruity, heaps!!
    Put a small glass in the fridge, drink it whenever you can, fill it up for next time
    Keep a water bottle on your desk / where ever you are during the day
    Keep an insulated water bottle in the car, drink when you are at red lights
    Take a water bottle with you when you walk
    Put ice in it
    Make icypoles out of it!
    Put lemon slices in it
    Put fizzy vitamin tablets in it - Berocca, Hairy Lemon, etc - makes it sort of like a fizzy drink :wink:
    Use a small glass and often
    Get a water filter / jug / if your tap water isn't very nice.
    If you search on the forums I am sure I saw a thread about flavoured waters you can make.
    I personally don't like the taste of diet cordials but they might help you?

    Tell yourself you LIKE water! If you look at something in a negative way, like it is some disgusting medicine, then you naturally won't want it. Tell yourself it is water, pure, your body needs it, your brain needs it, it is good for you.

    ditto what @BerryH says - fluid is fluid.
  • hoosierlad
    hoosierlad Posts: 69 Member
    My wife has same issue. I buy her lemon / lime flavored bottled water. While it costs a little more, there are not a bunch of additional calories or sugars added to good ones. She has also found some powdered flavorings that probably have sugar subs, but almost no calories. I think it is worth the extra $2-$3 a day if she drinks more water. So critical to body, skin...just gotta do it. Personally, I just made it a habit, now colas are too sweet, and just grab the water.
  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    Also found this from a previous thread:

    Core two small apples, whichever kind you prefer, and slice them up and put them into a 2L jug with two cinnamon sticks. Fill the jug halfway with ice and then fill the rest with water. (I like to leave mine in the fridge over night so the flavor circulates longer).

    To my surprise, it was delicious, it tastes a bit like apple pie but ZERO calories! (Unless you eat the apple from the bottom afterwards ;))

    I've been drinking it the past week and I've felt a huge change in my body. Apple and Cinnamon are well known to heighten your metabolism.

    For all you who are not a fan of drinking water, try this! It's a healthy, natural, sugar free way to add flavor to your water.

    (I've also tried boiling the apple and cinnamon before putting it in my jug, it really releases the flavor more!)
  • luvmydog2
    luvmydog2 Posts: 243 Member
    Bump ...:flowerforyou:

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