Water, Water, Ick

What about the smell of air? How do you like that?

here in Lancaster pa the air literally smells like poop all the time.

water is a diuretic so it doesn't count

Don't get hung up on the "need to drink 8 glasses of water a day" hype. This number is arbitrary and appears to have been plucked out of thin air. Also doesn't take into account body size or activity level. The most important thing is that you stay adequately hydrated. Anything that contains water contributes towards this, including food. The best way to tell if you're adequately hydrated is to look at your urine. Is it pale yellow (not clear - it shouldn't be clear)? Yep - then there's a good chance your hydration is okay.

I have tried to put cucumber, grapefruit, and lemon in water and let it sit....all it tastes like is cucumber....and it is overpowering. Maybe it is just our water.

I use frozen berries from the store and drink them with my water. Strawberry water is totally better than artificial water. I like mango too. I too, hate cucumber water- though I love raw cucumbers!

You can also make ice cubes with fruit in them or mint leaves.

I drink cascade ice. I say screw 'pure water' and do what tastes good to you. don't let the artificial sweetener fear mongering get you down.

Water consumption does not affect weight loss directly but if you worry about having water remember that it is in everything!
Foods with higher water content are fruits and veggies, especially veggies like lettuce, cucumbers, and celery, and all your drinks contain water: coffee, tea, pop, you name it! I think what you are doing is perfect. If your goal is to lose weight, don't worry about it. Keep it simple.

I used to consume embarrassing amounts of diet Dr Pepper. I knew I needed to drink more plain water, and two things helped me switch: I purchased a water cooler (I get the 5 gal jugs of water at the grocery) and I drink my water out of one of those sport bottles with a straw.
Now I drink a soda once or twice a week. It feels really good.

how is this even possible??? water tastes like nothing and is in stuff you eat so......:huh:

To lose weight you need to drink lotsa water. No way around it. Fruit juices, any sodas won't get the job done. I add freshly squeezed lemon.

OMG I have been doing it wrong, I guess i will never lose any weight? and I know Lemon cleans out the fat right? I feel like i have seen this thread before.

Everything counts except hard liquor towards hydration. The goal is to have light yellow pee. If you get there by eating watermelon or drinking crystal light or pure water, it doesn't matter. Your body has an amazing ability to separate your food and drinks in to what it needs in your digestive system.

THIS - so fed up with people telling me I dont drink enough water - I drink plenty of liquid thank you

You can also try adding different fruit/herb combinations to your water and let it sit over night--no artifical sweetner that way

my favorite combination right now is peach and mint but i've also done peach,watermelon, mint...grapefruit, lemon, orange, peach...blackberry, pomegranate...i've also had a friend who made cucumber, lemon, lime

I ooooonly drink water because I like my teeth the way they are. In my mouth.

Well - thanks for all of the advice. For those being SNARKY about water and the "taste" - TRUST - my water has a definite taste AND smell. Most of the time it is nasty - and then the city decides to chlorinate the supply and it smells like pool water. Ugh. I already filter water for those reasons...but I still don't like the taste.

I used to hate water. I know people say it doesn't taste like anything, but even though I always use filtered water, I just didn't like it except after a tough workout. I've grown more used to it now since doing a few glasses of water between each glass of juice/soda I had.

Try to get some more pure water in simply to avoid the sweeteners, chemicals, sugars, calories, etc., but as long as you're getting enough to drink throughout the day (which it sounds like you are based on your "urine assessment"), you're fine.

I've been interested in trying fresh fruits in my water, but I have a question for those of you that have tried it (without a special infuser)... Do you end up with pieces or seeds in your water? I have a weird phobia about anything solid in my drink besides ice cubes (the reason I despise smoothies), and I'm afraid of getting little pieces of the fruit in my water then in my mouth. *shudder!*

I take half a cucumber and cut it up and place it in a pitcher of water. Let is sit overnight, and you have fresh, amazing tasting water! Crystal light is full of artificial sweetners and other fake crap. Try this!

Great Idea, and second get rid of artificial sweeteners they are not healthy and potentially very dangerous.