I HATE WATER?!

Its very important to love water - coke, tea, or beer does not replace water, in fact the sodium in drinks with cause your body to hold onto water, pure water increases your metabolism rate, it's like fuel to your body to burn calories, while its a good idea to drink plenty of water after eating a meal.

You can diet without any water, it's just a lot more frustrating, and you have to expect to see more ups than downs on the scale.

If if you want to be in full control of your diet, water is a must.

Hi. I've been dieting for a while now and have lost quite alot but there is just one problem; the water. I can't drink it AT ALL, it just makes me feel sick and horrible. I can't drink juice because there is too many calories and soda is bad. Help?

Good suggestions here.

Buy a beautiful BPA-free plastic water bottle (and a bottle brush to clean it), sold everywhere in drugstores and grocery stores. Keep it full of filtered water and fruit slices (lemon, lime, etc.). Herb tea might work, too.

I'm a confirmed water hater but enjoy drinking it when it's flavored and in a nice bottle. I don't know about other people, but water seems to make a big difference in my life.... I'm less hungry when I drink it and seem to lose more weight and feel better.

Its very important to love water - coke, tea, or beer does not replace water, in fact the sodium in drinks with cause your body to hold onto water, pure water increases your metabolism rate, it's like fuel to your body to burn calories, while its a good idea to drink plenty of water after eating a meal.

You can diet without any water, it's just a lot more frustrating, and you have to expect to see more ups than downs on the scale.

If if you want to be in full control of your diet, water is a must.

Citations on this, please? I ask because I've already linked to snopes, which links to several peer-reviewed studies refuting the above.

I totally agree!!!

If water literally makes you sick, you need to see your doctor.

If you just don't like it... well #firstworldproblems


And the flavored waters from walmart/target are basically just diet 7up.

Smart Water by Glaceau is a life saver. It's got a more...crisp feel and it feels different in my mouth. I love it. Plus, it has electrolytes and such for extra hydration. But, also look into the flavor drops by Dasani, Hawaiian Punch, Mio, etc. Or Propel Water, or the water from WalMart that's flavored and carbonated. They're all very good options.

ive gone from coke to water.. yeah it was a shock.. but i found Cheaper water in bottles taste different to the more expensive.. and yeah i know water doesnt have a taste.. but it does when its not "natural springwater" im still getting to my 8 glasses a day.. but ive started and im off the coke completely.. (i feel like im an an aa meeting only for coke, my name is kelly and i havent had coke for 1 month- everyone claps) little steps and trying out the different advice.. ull have it in no time!! we all will

That's a toughie if you don't like water. Have you tried drinking it through a straw or in a water bottle instead of a glass? For some odd reason that I cannot explain, those both help me. The straw helps me sip smaller amounts and I'm able to consume more in a day (not always my quota, but more than without it).

Water upsets my stomach, especially if I drink it first thing in the morning. I prefer room temperature water, but in the summer, I can drink it colder. It makes a difference on how my stomach reacts, so I leave out a glass of water at night so that I can drink first thing in the morning at room temp.

Also, I love adding a slice of lemon & lime, especially in the summer.

Perhaps someone with more experience can chime in here, but if you drink herbal (caffeine-free) tea, it can count as your liquid intake. I don't think you absolutely *have* to be drinking water only, as long as you're not drinking junk like soda, coffee, or sugary drinks. This is an older article, but I just came across it yesterday:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/5281046.stm

I'd love to hear other opinions on that, though.

Best of luck!

I used this to get off the soda addiction...

Juice of half a lime
32 oz water, filtered, bottled, or even sparkling water
Stevia to sweeten... I use Now brand organic...

5 calories a serving...

If it is actually making you sick, you should see your doctor and look into your water supply. It is possible that there could be something in your water supply that doesn't agree with you.

If you just don't like it, see all the other sugestions in this thread.

Hi. I've been dieting for a while now and have lost quite alot but there is just one problem; the water. I can't drink it AT ALL, it just makes me feel sick and horrible. I can't drink juice because there is too many calories and soda is bad. Help?

This is ridiculous. Water doesn't make you sick, that's not even possible unless your drinking it out of a stream or something.

So barring giardia or cryptosporidium infection It's not actually making you sick. So forget that. If it's making you FEEL sick...well don't let it. That's silly, it's the wussiest intolerance ever and everyone will know it's not even real. Break that association. Don't let psychosomatic shenanigans jerk you around, it's a stupid way to go through life.