I Hate Water....How Can I Get My Daily Intake?

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  • lluulluu
    lluulluu Posts: 115 Member
    I put cucumber slices in my water.. it give the water a different flavour, which i really like..
  • tattoosandheels
    tattoosandheels Posts: 66 Member
    add cucumber, mint and lemon! Its refreshing and clensing without adding any extra sugar or caffine!
  • calibriintx
    calibriintx Posts: 1,741 Member
    http://www.amazon.com/Prodyne-Infusion-93-Ounce-Natural-Pitcher/dp/B0023UL86A
  • MyChocolateDiet
    MyChocolateDiet Posts: 22,281 Member
    Water with lemon. Squeeze the lemon juice in rub the rim with the peel & drop in the wedge. Lime too.
    Mineral water like San Pelligrino or Perrier.
    Herbal teas like Chamomile, white tea, or anything that requires no sweetener and has no caffeine.
    Juices but you have to calculate the calories.
    Sliced cucumbers in water like they do at the spas.
    A lady I knew would always put out two pitchers of water one with cucumbers, one with a green herb.
    Water blended with the seeds and surrounding pulp of a melon like cantaloupe or honeydew then strained.
    Diet drinks but they have to be caffeine free to count and only if you are comfortable with artificial sweeteners.
    I count my slim fast as part of my water intake but someone on MFP says it's a major no no, I don't care.
    Decaf coffee although I read online that only Folger's decaf was completely caffeine free of those tested.

    Happy drinking :drinker:
  • 1roughneck
    1roughneck Posts: 2
    I dunno about aspartame/ saccharin sweeteners... they can fake your insulin receptors, and might break down into unhealthy or dangerous molecules. I try to use stevia (even grow my own, and do extractions with grain alcohol) or monkfruit extract. I don't like water unless I'm really hot and thirsty, and I have good well water. I still use drink mixes sometimes (crystal light Mojito is awesome), but it tends to make me have cottonmouth. My mom is skinny, and has used aspartame to sweeten coffee for at least 20 yrs, and now has arthritis, gallbladder and kidney problems which might be attributable to sweetener use. Lemon or lime squeezed into water is good, and I'll sweeten it with stevia. A little of it goes a long way! Good luck!
  • Minnesota_Nice
    Minnesota_Nice Posts: 414 Member
    Swimming...
  • cheryl461
    cheryl461 Posts: 1
    At first, I just get a small 8 oz glass...think about it, it's ONLY ONE CUP....I drink it down first thing when I wake up. Then another after breakfast, one mid morning, one with lunch, one mid afternoon, one with dinner, one mid evening then the last one right before bed....that's 8! I get thirsty now if I don't stay on schedule. Try adding a tiny splash of apple juice to it at first and see which you prefer, ice cold or room temp.

    Hope this helps! :D
  • k_pattie
    k_pattie Posts: 34 Member
    Hi! I had the same issue with water - didn't really like the taste and was a diet coke addict. I was able to kick my soda habit by switching to caffeinated tea in the mornings and drinking seltzer water. However, watch with seltzer water. Plain seltzers and naturally flavored ones are great, others are flavored with unhealthy ingredients that read like a soda ingredient list. When I am out I try to drink pellegrino or iced tea. I also really love the powder packets for drinks - I drink a lot of crystal lite. I used to have my pantry stocked with propel packets and crystal lite PURE packets but unfortunately cannot find them in the town I recently moved too. If you can find them I would definitely check them out! Also, I drink 2 glasses of emergen-c everyday. I hope some of this will help for you! And what people are saying about the color of your pee is totally true. I always feel so much better when I am adequately hydrated and my pee is nice and clear lol! :tongue:
  • tonyrocks922
    tonyrocks922 Posts: 172 Member
    Millions of people around the word would kill for easy access to potable water and in North America and Europe we complain about having to choke it down.....

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