Drinking water.

It's probably best to remember that a bottle of water is actually more than one serving of water (I think 8oz.)

I bought 2 - 34oz bottles. I fill them up and when home just take a drink here and there. Take them with me when I go out and to work.

Maybe try one of the flavor packets to make it taste better so you will want to drink more?

I drink at least 1/2 cup each time I go to the bathroom, before I leave the bathroom. It's a cycle effect... the more I go the more I drink the more I go the more I drink Plus I keep a glass at my desk at all times and in the winter have been trying to drink hot tea to get in at least another 8oz.

You also can usually get in 3/4 cup when you brush your teeth (so x2 for many people) and in the evening when I take my vitamins I get usually another cup.

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Here's where I fail hard when it comes to my diet. I try my best to drink as much as I can but I seem to only hit around 3-4 bottles of water which is pretty much half of what I need to drink.

So what I wanted to ask was does anyone have steps or ways they try and keep the water intake high?

I make water goals.
My first bottle is in traffic on the way to work.
Next one with my lunch.
Then on the way to my sons daycare.
Fill up at his school then drink on the way home.

Each bottle is 20 oz so I get about 80oz per day. It helps me a lot because if I am behind on water I try to just drink the rest of the bottle fast!

Zaii- I put Crystal light in with my water and that helps a lot! Don't focus so much on HOW much to drink, but just that you're staying hydrated throughout the day. After a while, you'll start craving it more and more....:-)

I started craving it until it got cold now I just want coffee LOL

use crystal light, get a 30 oz mug, fill it, don't move away from sink until it's gone. Just chug it. Refill, set aside for next session in 2 hours.

Go by half your weight in ounces of water daily. If you weigh 200, aim for 100 oz of water.

Everyone's body is different doctors and others recommend 64 ounces a day.

i drink 32 oz with every meal

WOW, how many meals do you eat in a day?! If that was me I have roughly 5 meals a day I would be drinking way to much water.

I have an 18oz water bottle that I fill up and drink out of. I also like to add a sliced lemon to my water to give it a little flavor. I know I can be better about drinking the larger amount of water --for me it only works if I have the water bottle with me at all times.

Here's where I fail hard when it comes to my diet. I try my best to drink as much as I can but I seem to only hit around 3-4 bottles of water which is pretty much half of what I need to drink.

So what I wanted to ask was does anyone have steps or ways they try and keep the water intake high?

A couple of thoughts…
First the heresy - I've heard "you should drink X amount of water per day" for decades (yes, decades) and I've never been able to find a scientific study that confirms that. The only scientific study that I've seen confirms that we need about 8 glasses of water FROM ALL SOURCES for our body to function.
For me, I can't get into the idea that I've got to pour half a gallon of water into my large body on top of my food (which includes lots of lettuce), my 20 oz of coffee, and my 16 oz of water that I take in for protein drinks.
I've been active under very harsh conditions (US Army) and it's only in the desert where we approached that level of water intake.
I believe that we should increase our water intake during dieting but if you're pulling in 3 or 4 bottles of water, that's quite a bit of water.

Having said that, I bought one of these

http://thinkbabybottles.3dcartstores.com/Insulated-Sports-Bottles-_c_6.html

and I drink maybe two of those a day, including the days when I work out.


Insofar as not liking the taste of water - I use a Brita water filter jug in the fridge. After a workout, it's like pure liquid cold!


If it's any consolation, I could never drink water unless it had bourbon in it…

A while back I'd been to a nutritionist.

She said 1 glass (8 oz) of water for every 25lbs of body weight.

So if your a 350 lb Man you'll need 14 glasses (8 oz) of water or 112 oz.
If you are a 98 lb woman you'll need 4 glass of water or 32 oz.

Kinda makes sense to me that your needs dietary needs are not 1 size fits all.
To figure that everyone needs 8 glasses of water a day regardless of their physical make up seems silly to me.