Water is disgusting

Is your tap water disgusting? Try a Brita filter - they're great if your water tastes like chlorine etc. Do you find a chemical taste with bottled water? Switch to tap and Brita filter if needed.

What about water is grossing you out? Maybe you need to sip, not chug?

My best friend loves to use a Sodastream to make carbonated water. She says the carbonation gives her just enough 'fun' in the water that she doesn't feel like she's drinking water.

The only other thing I can suggest is to try emergenC, Mio, Crystal Light etc. to flavour it and gradually taper it off until you're drinking full-on water.. For example, I drink EmergenC at lunch every day, but I add 500mL/16oz water to it, instead of the 4-6oz suggested.

If none of the above suggestions work you will just have to drink it until it starts to taste good. It's the truth really.

The taste of water varies according to where you live and where the water is sourced. The water at my home is OK to drink as it is, where I often visit it's totally disgusting (though the water company assures everyone it's perfectly safe), so I do get where you're coming from. Have you tried adding high juice, no added sugar squash to it? I find that if I add just a LITTLE bit to my glass of water it flavours it enough to disguise the nasty taste. If you want to avoid artificial sweeteners (I think they're fine, but some people don't) you could try a squeeze of lemon juice, or just drink more tea. Any non-alcoholic liquid = close enough to water as far as your kidneys are concerned.

If you MUST have fizz, have you tried the flavoured waters available? They can be diluted with water if they're too sweet for your taste but still disguise the nasty taste.

Filter it through some coffee grounds and add creamer. My own well water is heavy in metals and saline, so I drink bottled spring water and use the well water for coffee and cooking/steaming, where the flavor doesn't matter.

This too

Personally, I can't like the after-taste of sugar substitutes in diet coke. I walk around with the taste in my mouth for hours afterwards. The good thing with that is that I happily drink water rather than suffering that weird chemical taste over everything else I eat.

Have you tried having just a little bit of lemon or lime in the water? The water where I live how tastes really odd compared to where I used to, and I had to struggle to get used to drinking it. I would keep a jug of water in the fridge, with a slice of lemon in it, to be able to drink enough water. I still do that in summer, when it so often is tepid when it comes out of the tap.

try a straw, helped me loads :0)

You don't need to drink straight water. You can hydrate yourself just fine with milk, tea, coffee, diet soda, ect.

infuse your water with several slices of lemon, cucumbers, whole mint leaves, and/or slices of strawberries. I usually make a pitcher and let it sit in the fridge overnight to really let the flavors soak. Gives the water flavor without the additives in crystal light powders, etc.

Theres a few companies out there that make flavored, no calorie, water beverages. Theyre awesome, and only a $1/bottle. My fav is called Sparkling Ice, they sell it at Wal-Mart. The stuff makes drinking water enjoyable - I'm not a fan of straight water either unless I just ran a few miles.

www.sparklingice.com

Most people i meet that say this are right to hate water-they drink the chlorinated water the city provides. im on a well-i love water. When i go to houses on city tap-i bring my own bottle

Filter it through some coffee grounds and add creamer. My own well water is heavy in metals and saline, so I drink bottled spring water and use the well water for coffee and cooking/steaming, where the flavor doesn't matter. I agree with you about tea, any tea except vanilla chai tastes like boiled lawn clippings.

Boiled lawn clippings. lols

Try drinking it through a straw, that way it goes down without you tasting it much and you can drink a lot more.:drinker:

Great idea..... also i need ur toned arms!

right, people say im crazy when i say i literally CANNOT drink water, fruit tea has been suggested and that's disgusting too, ive been drinking around 2 pints of diet coke a day for the last few months, as well as 3 cups of tea with semi skim milk a day.

is there any suggestion of how i can get water into me without it tasting so gross?

Many Thanks,

Beth

Beer. I read in a serious historical book that in the 18th century, trans-Atlantic travelers took barrels of beer because it was safer to drink than water. At least that was their story...

I've heard this too.

THIS is exactly how I feel every time I pound a glass of water. I love it that much.