I hate drinking 8 glasses of water a day!

I used to but I bought one of those big cups with a straw and it's so easy now! I don't know why it works but it does!

Suck it up buttercup!

I sometimes get flavored water... or flavoring for my water...

^this. And also, a 4 glass container with a straw definitely helps.

It is a little annoyance but it's good for you... I keep a cold pitcher of filtered water with me so it's not too much trouble to just get up and pour some. And it's better cold :drinker:

I have no trouble drinking my water now that I add Mio or Dasani drops. 0 cal, fat, and carbs. I just use enough to give a hint of flavor to my water.

If I try to sip it out of a glass I simply can't do it. I use either one of those cups with straws (which seem to be super popular on this thread...lol) or I use a regular glass and a straw. I also keep a glass of water by my bed (also with a straw)--every time I wake up at night I take a couple slugs. Every little bit helps!

This is kinda weird, but what works for me is drinking out of the Smart water bottles with the 'sports' cap. The cap distributes the water so well that I just drink more. It's easy for me to drink 4 of these in a day and each one holds 23 ounces.

Like others said, try it different ways-out of a glass, a cup, a mug, a straw, with flavors, without flavors. I used to hate water but then stated drinking only iced water and now I can drink room temp. water

I put cucumber, mint and lemmon in a pitcher. Let it sit overnight. And bam, you have some mighty fine tasting water. There are all kinds of different ways to make water yummy!

Then don't.

You can get plenty of water through your food intake, especially if you eat a lot of fruit and veg.

A couple of glasses a day will be more than enough unless you are engaging in vigorous exercise. Then it's important to keep well hydrated and your electrolytes topped up to maintain peak performance.

There's also tea and other drinks that I count as water.

So don't. I don't. Don't worry about it. That you NEED to is a myth.

Hmmm. Not so sure about that.

No, he's right. There is no real need to drink 8 glasses a day or even near that amount.

Obviously, keeping well hydrated is beneficial on many levels but it's not essential.

I hear you -- it is hard sometimes. I try to come up with a plan. 1st glass on the drive to work. 2nd glass between then and lunch. 3rd with lunch. 4th between lunch and quitting time. 5th on the way home. 6th after working out. 7th with dinner. 8th with my meds for bed.

I'm trying something new, too. Yesterday I brought in a gallon jug to work, filled it with water and Crystal Light flavoring (I know that one is probably a little controversial) and wrote "DRINK MORE WATER" on the jug. It sits on my desk (I prefer room-temperature water) right where I see it. I think I drank nearly the whole gallon yesterday. Unfortunately, I'm not being as successful today.

I think drinking water is important for beautiful looking skin and healthy insides. And I can exercise longer and harder when I had a lot of water earlier in my day.

Good luck!

I never drank loads of water, until I got pregnant. If I didn't drink TONS of water (64oz), I would wind up in the hospital with Braxton-Hicks contractions. (Full disclosure: I had a high risk twin pregnancy: I learned to drink that water, because I didn't want to keep going back to the hospital.) Now, I love to drink water, and it's pretty much all I do drink. I use room temperature water, because it doesn't hurt my teeth so much. I put in lemon sometimes, but not all the time. I have found that if I drink something else, soda or juice or whatever, I'm still thirsty. Water really does quench my thirst and minimizes my hunger better than anything else. Good luck to you!

I hate it too, I bought a 1.5 litre bottle, I find the biger the bottle the easier, I just plow through it before lunch, and then 6 are already done

It is in no way necessary to drink 8 glasses of water per day (for most people at least). If you hate it, realize you don't need to do it and don't do it, it's not a factual claim.

not even to flush toxins out? help with digestion? stay hydrated? I heard you take your weight , divide by 2 and thats how many ounces of water you should be drinking a day....but I dunno...I drink 64 plus a day usually, but on weekends its harder to remember for some reason, at work I can usually get 6 glasses done