Not enjoying water

I think it's definitely a learned behaviour, saying that I always slice fresh fruit (either watermelon or grapefruit) into my big jug of water every morning, then it tastes more like the fruit and less like water and doesn't leave that icky taste from things like Crystal Light.

You'll get used to it and your body will certainly enjoy it and then start demanding it!


Stick with it...

I agree with all the others - good ideas. My suggestions - keep a jug in the fridge - I like it COLD.
Also, there are tons of awesome fruit teas and other teas around that you can make and keep in the fridge. I love iced tea - I mix up and change the flavours a lot. Sometimes with a few lemon slices - sometimes fruit tea, whatever you like.

The other point I'll make that I find the more water I drink, the more I want to drink it. Try for a few sips every time you go into the kitchen or sit down at your desk - whatever works for you. Don't feel like you have to down a jug at a time.

I was the same, never drank water. But I bought a one litre 'bobble' bottle, that filters the water as you drink it. I keep that with me every day and make sure that by the end of the day that I have finished that bottle at least once, if not more. I won't allow myself any other drink, except milk in my coffee. It was hard, but between the still water from the bobble, and fizzy mineral water (which I use as my treat when I don't WANT water) I've learnt to be ok with it.

Try adding lemon or True Lemon and some Splenda. Its delightful. Even as a child I had a difficult time with water. Im not a soda drinker, but I always chose tea. Now I am tea free and have learned to take advantage of drinking water around my workouts. I make sure it is ice cold!!!

Start with something that you can have with you and ready at all times. I have two of these Thermoses. I drink green tea and diluted iced tea all day long, plus the cold water I drink first thing in the morning.
http://www.thermos.com/products/vacuum-insulated-purple-flower-hydration-bottle.aspx

This thing keeps hot hot and cold COLD!

I second this.

I am *horrible* at drinking enough liquids. i just don't like gulping water. But, I've found that if I keep a water bottle within reach, I'll sip at it just because its there, and within a couple hours its empty.

There are many powdered flavorings for water that you could try as well. They're usually 10 calories per packet. If you don't like the packets for whatever reason, you can also try flavored teas. Celestial Seasonings makes *really* good fruit flavored teas. My favorite is the country peach passion flavor, but they have a box that has a lot of different flavors

I totally understand this because I was the same way. I had to ween myself very slowly off of other drinks and onto water. I started by cutting myself off from soda completely by not buying it and not letting my fiance buy it. That was what ultimately did it for me. I didn't give myself the option of drinking anything besides water, milk and apple juice. And when I started working out, I found out that apple juice and milk don't do much for you when you're sweating up a storm, so I started drinking water of my own accord.

I don't know if this way would work for you, but try it if other methods don't work.

I made one of my first weight loss rewards a soda stream water carbonator. You can get soda syrups and make your own soda, but I really like plain sparkling water. My new favorite is to add lemon juice to the sparkling water. It didn't take long for me to not miss the sugary drinks.

Here's a weird thing for you to think about... several folks here have mentioned liking their water very cold and planning to be sure that they will always have cold water available. I can't bring myself to drink much water at all if it's cold.

When I was pregnant with my first child I was struggling to learn to drink water... trying to force it down. I tried some of the ideas mentioned... flavoring the water, adding lemon or lime slices, drinking from a straw, drinking from a water bottle, drinking from an open cup. I iced it up because I've always preferred my soda, tea, Kool-aid, and almost everything else well iced and cold. Well not water. Once I figured out that room temp water suits me much better, it went much easier. Over a decade later I now drink mostly water, either bottled or just filtered tap water, with some iced tea or an occasional diet soda (Diet Rite, pref Cherry Cola).

Try a variety of types of containers, flavoring agents at various strengths, temperatures, water sources and any other variable you can think of to see if there's a happy solution for you too!

Good luck!

i really dont enjoy water either, but i am with SierraSwearin. i buy that kind of water at HEB. I spilled the water all over me and thought it would dry all sticky like a diet Coke and it dried up just like water, no sticky. That water got me off diet Cokes. Not because it dries like water but because they taste good. Better than sodas.

I have found that when I'm drinking water consistently, my weight loss goes much smoother. Try Ocean Spray's new Cran-Grape drink mixes. It tastes just like the juice (swear!) but only 10 calories. Yum!

And yes, as other posters have said, fruit slices, flavor mixes and very COLD water will help.