Hate water....

I've never been a water girl. I have a really weak bladder and if I drink a pint of water I'm up and down to the loo every 10 minutes, and I work all day and can't be leaving my desk that much. So I've never done the whole 8 glasses per day thing, I don't drink water at all, I have a couple of cups of coffee per day and that's pretty much it. And I still lost 73 pounds last year. So I don't know what the big fuss is about!!

The tea is fine. It has healthy antioxidants. Adding fruit slices to water can sometimes make it more palatable.

I purchased the Dasani Water Enhancer, it has ZERO calories and it's amazing. You can put as much or as little of the drops in as you want. I am in with the Pink Lemonade.

Give it a try!

Heres a little bit of insight into what I tell my clients, if it helps, that great, if it doesnt then just ignore.

This up and down to the toilet only lasts as long as it takes for your body to get used to the water intake.
Generally, when our bodies are dehydrated, we do not crave water. When our bodies are used to the water intake, and we miss water, then our bodies will crave water.

Water flushes away the toxins and fats in the body, it moisturises our muscles to help us to move more efficiently, allowing our bodies to burn more fuel more efficiently. Water also moisturises our arteries to help them to work more effectively. Also moisturises our skin, so the elascticity is there (also helping to reduce any 'hanging' that people sometimes report. Our bodies are made up of a massive percentage of water, we need water to function normally. Depriving our bodies of water (without losing weight) is bad, makes our skin sag, makes us look pale, we feel lethargic as our muscles tend to slow down. And when were wanting to lose weight, its needed even more!

We need water. Fullstop. the more you drink water, the more you will get used to it. (Just like you did with alcohol or tea or coffee) Tea, coffee, flavoured water doesnt count. Tea & Coffee makes you go to the toilet more. For every cup of tea you have you need to match it twice over with water to keep the water level in your body 'the same'. Flavoured water contains alot of 'other' often hidden chemicals and nasties. Unless you make it yourself with a slice of something.

Measure it. Most people think they drink more water than they do. use water bottles, measure it. Put goals on it, for example, i have a stumpy bottle of plain water (stumpy meaning it tricks my MIND into thinking that its smaller than a litre), say by lunchtime I will have finished that bottle. Fill it up at lunchtime and put another goal on it ....

the best thing that you can do for your weight loss, or for your body, is to drink more water (careful not to overdo it)

Hope this helps.
Simone.
Therapist

I'm not a fan of water either. I had to start slowly...I would challenge myself by filling up my coffee cup with cold water and drink it while my pot brewed. That was one cup of water in.

I found that I could get more in if I used a straw - so I bought one of those rubbermaid straw drink boxes. It would only take me like 6 sips through the straw to drain it.

Now I have no problem getting my water in me - I keep my bottle in sight and sip away. Somedays I don't drink as much, other days I can't get enough.

Don't expect to be drinking 8-10 glasses a day right away, work up to it, a little more everyday is better than none.

A wise MFP profit once said "I will only bathe in water - I wont bathe in coke, diet coke, teas, etc. Why would I bathe my insides with it?"

Erm, I wouldn't bathe in pea soup, either, but I sure will eat it.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with tea (and you don't need 8 cups of any fluid, let alone water). Tea is a diuretic, BUT the amount of water it's brewed in is MORE than compensates for the diuretic effect. Jeez Louise, I wish that diet myth would die the death it deserves.

A wise MFP profit once said "I will only bathe in water - I wont bathe in coke, diet coke, teas, etc. Why would I bathe my insides with it?"

Umm, it's "prophet" and it's hardly wise.
Drink what you like to hydrate yourself.

I'm sure it will anger some people here but... this whole "drink 8 glasses a day" myth and the "it can only be pure water" myth is just silly.

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

Drinking more water will not help you lose weight. (It does help you feel full, however and get through some cravings) It's simply calories in VS calories out. Simple math. You don't need to force yourself to drink until you are uncomfortable. Amazingly our bodies have this way of telling us we need water, it's called thirst. You get water in coffee, tea, soda, vegetables, etc., as well as water, and our bodies are very efficient at getting what we need out of those things.

What I am saying is drink when you are thirsty. You don't need to force the issue.

holla

i hated drinking water and never did in the past but then i just forced myself to start. i drink half my weight in ounces of water now and it gets easier as time goes along. I agree with people being use to having flavored beverages, but you need to try to break yourself of that habit.

Why?

**quote** There's absolutely nothing wrong with tea (and you don't need 8 cups of any fluid, let alone water). Tea is a diuretic, BUT the amount of water it's brewed in is MORE than compensates for the diuretic effect. Jeez Louise, I wish that diet myth would die the death it deserves. **quote**

This was my exact thought when I started to incorporate the tea thing.
I figured it was better than juice (not a pop fan...it has bubbles)

Maybe I can meet it halfway for now?! have at least 800ml of just pure water and then tea out the rest?!

Just stay hydrated and log anything that has calories. So, drink what fits your plan.

I hated water too. I started drinking hot water from the water machine and added powdered lemon and a little bit of honey. I weaned myself down and ended up just drinking plain hot water. Then I weaned myself to drinking plain water. I actually love it! They say it only takes 21 days to build a new healthy habit!

I have always had a hard time drinking water. I was drinking more than a 6 pack of diet coke a day. I decided to just quit cold turkey and drink water. I have noticed that my skin looks better and I feel better. I put cucmbers or lemons in if I want a little flavor.

A wise MFP profit once said "I will only bathe in water - I wont bathe in coke, diet coke, teas, etc. Why would I bathe my insides with it?"

lol @ "profit"

Water helps keep your body full. Sometimes when you full hungry, you're really just dehydrated. Drinking that ~8 cups of water per day helps when you're doing cardio exercise, especially running/jogging. I might suggest doing a bit of research on HEALTHY water flavors. Crystal lite has aspartame, or something like that, but maybe you can find something that's better to mix in with your water to give it better flavour.

I've never had a problem drinking 8-10 glasses of water each day. However after taking my son to the dentist yesterday my only advice on substituting green tea is make sure you brush your teeth several times a day, he was drinking several cups of green tea every day and they asked him if he was a smoker with all the staining.