Not getting enough water in....

It is actually good to get your daily calories intake so don't worry about it. Just snack on healthy foods. Tea does count and really good for you if you are drinking the right type. I'm not sure about crystal light.You should really stop drinking those other drinks because it is empty calories.

Everyone's opinions will vary. I think Crystal light counts as fluid intake. I also count unsweetened ice tea as fluid intake (which some people argue that because it's caffeinated it doesn't count), but if something has calories: sugar, fat, protein than it doesn't count towards water consumption.

If you have calories left over for the day, eat them. If you don't want to don't. It's all about personal preference. (The not eating them within reason of course!)

It's not easy for me to drink water either, but my nutritionist told me not to sip it, but to gulp it down, and I've found it's so much easier! Now I do 20 oz with my morning thyroid medicine, (you could do that with vitamins!), then another at breakfast, lunch and dinner, and one when I work out.

Now it's easy to drink the water I need!

I am so addicted to these drinks called sparkling Ice. It's flavoured water . All nutritional info is 0. I think of it as water even though it is an

This may be TMI, but if you're worried about your water intake - just watch your urine color. If it's darker than light lemonade (watch your first morning urine, it's normally your darkest), it means it's concentrated and you need to drink some water - as long as it is slightly tinted to the light lemonade color, you are properly hydrated, and should only worry about drinking if you are thirsty, active, or in the heat. If your urine is clear - no color to it at all, you're drinking water for not - you are over hydrated and should lay off until your urine gets some color back (should only take a few trips to the bathroom) because the water is doing nothing but passing straight through and not be used for filtering. The 8 glasses a day is only a guideline, not written in stone. Some people don't need as much, and others need a lot more.

As far as your calories go, it's okay to be 100 calories under or over your goal - just try not to dip too far under your calorie goal (like 200+ under, unless you've exercised...some don't eat their exercise calories back, some do...different theories) because then you have to wonder about if you are getting proper nutrition. If you do have calories to use for a snack, just make sure to make a healthy choice - you won't feel guilty and your body will thank you!