need help with water!!
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I find it easiest to drink a lot of water while doing my workout on the treadmill and stationary bike. I can kill 5 cups in 25 minutes easy. Then get a few more in post work out. That's all just in about a 1 hr time frame. At work I do use the drink packs that you just add to water to make it through the day.0
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yea I have the same prob,
the best thing you can do is not allow any thing to drink at meals except water. I find a drink a lot of water whn I do this0 -
I like to alternate between Mio and water. Knowing that I can have flavored water next helps me to drink the water that I have in front of me. I have to chug water because I'm not a big fan of it but I'm working on it :-)0
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I found myself a water bottle that I absolutely loved drinking out of! Doesn't matter what's in it, it disappears within a few minutes- sometimes 30 seconds. I don't know what it is exactly about this particular bottle- the shape, the mouthpiece- whatevs, it works for me.0
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I make it a game....
Before I drink my coffee I drink 2 glasses.
For my drives to anywhere (I either have my 16 oz hot herbal tea for the drive or a 24 oz water bottle) - bottoms up on the way to work/shop/visit a girlfriend whatever... cause they're gonna have a bathroom on the other end.
Then I usually do this in reverse for the drive home - get a hot tea at the grocery store, fill up my waterbottle.
Sometimes on MFP I add 2 or 3 glasses into my log and then go drink it up... for accountability.
Whatever works for you!0 -
Kicking my soda habit and replacing it with water is challenge for me too. The MIO and Dasani help but it's still a bunch of chemicals. Like many of the good habits we chose to adopt, just got to decide and do it... now i'm talking more to myself than the OP
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My Fav water ideas:
- water with cucumber and ice
- sparkling water with a tiny drop of apple juice, slice of lime and ice (fresh mint tastes amazing with it if you have any)
- water with ice and chopped up strawberries
- bobble water bottle makes water taste amazing (google it)
Good luck!
I do things like this as well.
Add: lemon slices, orange slices, pineapple tidbits, herbal teas without sugar but use stevia or something instead....keep a pitcher in your fridge with the water prepared and flavored, that may help.
I also think having a really fun glass or water bottle to drink from is encouraging. hah....silly, but it is more exciting then.0 -
A few things that might help purely from my personal experience
1) I count my water by the cup (8oz) instead of the glass. It's sort of like a game and I get a serious amount of satisfaction when I can log my water over 8 cups and watch the water icon overflow.
2) Water helps the body to detox as it it helps to flush your system. Anytime I have a headache I consume water and it almost always goes away I figure either my body was trying to detox something or I was dehydrated, either way I've solved the problem without medicinal intervention.
3) I have found that when I'm properly hydrated I sleep better and I don't have back/joint pain or stinky breath.
4) I eat less when I consume more water
5) I view water as free, not in the monetary sense but in the caloric sense, I can have as much as I want any time I want and it will get me closer to my goal not further away
6) lastly if I drink water through a straw I drink way more than I do without the straw.
Hope this helps0 -
Kicking my soda habit and replacing it with water is challenge for me too. The MIO and Dasani help but it's still a bunch of chemicals. Like many of the good habits we chose to adopt, just got to decide and do it... now i'm talking more to myself than the OP
9/10 for Yoda gif. Would read again.0 -
Hi MFP!!
I have trouble drinking water. Can anyone suggest ways I can drink my 8 glasses a day. I use to drink a lot if coke, but not had any for 4 days. Taking it day by day with that, as it was a daily habit. Tried to drink water with cordial, but can only manage a glass a day. I don't know whether that counts as part of my 8 glasses a day!! Please help as trying my best to be healthy. Thank you.
Hi, Studies show that you actually don't have to drink 8 glasses of water a day. Just make sure you stay hydrated. As for the soda, I haven't had one in over a year. How I did that was by getting the sparkling flavored water from walmart, the carbonation really helped to keep from drinking soda again. I hope this helps.
I drink the flavored water from hy-vee. I have to say the carbonation does really help! Makes you feel like you are drinking pop!0 -
I add lemon juice to mine.0
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I sometimes add a packet of Crystal Light to my water for a little flavor. Only 5 calories and tastes great!0
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Using a straw usually helps you drink more
Honestly you may just have to power through for a while. I MADE myself drink enough water for 4 days or so... nothing but water, and as much as I could drink and feel hydrated. Now, I prefer water and I drink enough on my own I just start to feel when I'm getting dehydrated.0 -
Okay, so along with the straw idea. I found that I would drink a whole lot more water when I drank from a water bottle that had a straw type opening (so you tilt your head down to take a sip, not up).
The reason this works is because when you tilt your head back, your throat closes. When you tilt forward, it opens up. There's a company called "Nathan" that makes non-pbha bottles with a straw-type sip valve.
I found that I could feel the good feeling of my body receiving the water when I drank deeply from the straw, much better than when I had to tilt my head back to take a drink--that felt like work.0 -
Try, Lemon, oranges in your water. That helps. I have to drink PH 7 water -no flavoring. I just drink on it all day long-always-have water with me at my computer, end tables, and in the car.0
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Thank you everybody for your ideas and support. I have felt very encouraged knowing I have got support through my journey. I have actually drank 2 glasses up till now. That is a start!! So thanks again.0
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