Finally forced myself to drink water!
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What did you drink before? I have an iced tea glass and refill it like 6x a day. I drink a LOT of water.... helps me go.
Coffee in the morning, a bottle of water when I work out & not much else for the rest of the day. I'm just never thirsty.0 -
Thanks for all the encouragement everyone. I'm glad to know it will get easier.0
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Me too! It was really hard because I was always disgusted by water.
I drank a lot of juice.0 -
It does get easier as your body gets used to it. Try spreading it out even more - 1 cup at a time, 2 won't hurt you, but it's not as comfortable. Also until your body gets used to it, you probably will need to urinate more often.
A water filter is a great way to make water more palatable. I've collected a bunch of other suggestions that may help at http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/water-265761
Thanks for the link! And yes I'm using the bathroom like every half hour, don't think I'll be getting much sleep in tonight. :ohwell:0 -
Hurray for water and I did force a little down today myself....
But!
Do a little research like I did.....Those water requirements are based on really "old" scientific research...
If you are eating a diet that is heavy carbs then yes, you may need all that water. But if you are nauseous, then it is too much and could be draining your body of sodium, etc.
best of luck....just keep researching and don't trust any "opinions" based on standard American diet wisdom!0 -
Hurray for water and I did force a little down today myself....
But!
Do a little research like I did.....Those water requirements are based on really "old" scientific research...
If you are eating a diet that is heavy carbs then yes, you may need all that water. But if you are nauseous, then it is too much and could be draining your body of sodium, etc.
best of luck....just keep researching and don't trust any "opinions" based on standard American diet wisdom!
I'll keep that in mind, thank you!0 -
If you tend to not eat very much, or very low carbs, you won't be as thirsty.0
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I can't imagine not drinking water! I always have a glass of water in my hand. Matter of fact except for the occasional cup of coffee and glass of wine, all I drink is water.0
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Keep in mind that fruits/veggies have a lot of water in them too!0
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I got up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom & my Husband goes "What the heck are you doing in there? Having a pee marathon? Why did you just pee for that long?!" LOL I had to explain to him about how I was drinking more water, etc. I was laughing so hard!0
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Good job on drking your water. I struggle with drinking enough water everyday myself. I think I may get one of those water pitchers!:drinker:0
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We talking a cup is 6 oz or 8? I have been trying to drink 1/2 my body weight in ounces.... About 3 liters I think...0
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We talking a cup is 6 oz or 8? I have been trying to drink 1/2 my body weight in ounces.... About 3 liters I think...
My blog entry on water, which I mentioned earlier, has references and information about the original study and other research on drinking, hydration, etc. As someone else mentioned, the origin of this 8 cups of water per day was referring to how much liquid an average person (at the weight of that time and in a temperate climate) needed. It wasn't about drinking water, but that's how many people misinterpreted it. On the other hand research since that time has found other benefits from drinking water. The blog entry also includes bits like how many ounces, other ways to calculate a target amount, and ways to make drinking more palatable.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/water-2657610
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