What helps you to get a sufficient amount of water???

I use 32 ounce evian bottles and refill them over and over... They last a long time and they're the right size for me. I can just about chug a 32-ounce bottle if I'm really thirsty. Always room temperature or close to it... Hot water isn't as satisfying, and cold water is harder to chug.

I drink half a bottle right before bedtime and keep the rest on the nightstand. I will usually wake up thirsty during the night; when I do, I finish the bottle. I keep a second bottle on the nightstand for when I get up. On a good day, that bottle will be drained before I get in the car.

I take a bottle in the car, drink some during my commute, and drink the rest at work.

When I lift weights, I have a bottle with me and I take sips between sets. My workout takes a little over a bottle.

In Krav class, I drink between intervals when they tell us to. Again, a bottle per workout.

The main trick for me is having enough full bottles available during the day, so I refill them from the RO filter in my sink at night.

I only log water as water... If I put a tea bag in my water bottle, which I like to do, then it becomes tea and is not logged as water. I don't like to drink wart with my meals; I'd rather drink soda or tea. So yeah, I'm taking in a LOT of fluids every day. This helps offset my insane sodium intake, and both of those things help me stay comfortable in our desert climate.

Sometimes I don't manage to follow this routine, and I have reason to regret it! If I don't get 6-8 cups of water at an absolute minimum, not counting other drinks, I will suffer. 12 cups or more is much better.

Drink a few pots of black coffee and consider it your water intake.

Maybe your not thirsty because you don't need water. Not everyone's water needs are the same, and for the most part the "drink more water!" campaign is a bit overblown.

Do you have symptoms of dehydration? Is your urine dark in color and infrequent?

If not, I wouldn't worry.

Yes I have been to the doctor and the ER for constant headaches just about every day. I was told that I need to drink more water, get enough sleep, and try to be stress free. I honestly drink maybe 4 oz and call it a day. Sometimes I go through the day with out any. All I will have is my coffee and that is it (on no workout days of course). I actually really need to be drinking a lot more water or I feel like crap.

In addition to what's already been said, my advice would be to eat a lot of water rich foods. Soups, fresh fruits and vegetables, and grains and legumes cooked in water are all good choices.

Also it's better to sip water than to chug it, in terms of hydration, because your body will just flush out the excess water without absorbing it if you drink too much at once. It's also better to consume water with food instead of between meals because the electrolytes in the food aid in your body's absorption and use of the water.

Use habits you already have in place to build a hydration habit. After meals, after brushing your teeth, after doing the dishes, etc. Drink any non-alcoholic fluid you like, it doesn't have to be straight water.

try to add flavoring i like to add the 0 cal packets my favorite is the wal-mart brand pink lemonade flavor packets

I bought myself a thermos water bottle a couple of months ago, and I'm pretty sure it hasn't seen a dry minute since I've had it. I constantly fill it, and by the end of the day ive gone through it 4 or 5 times. Maybe that'll help?

I agree with what the others say too about flavoring water. My fiance's mother can't drink plain water without it tasting like something fruity. The actual fruit in there is a great idea, too.

I wish you luck!

I down 32 oz as soon as I get up. Then about 8oz every hour after, until I have at least 128oz done.

I just saw that other post about coffee being counted as water. Many people on there said that no coffee should not be counted as water and then some said yes. That confuses me.

Caffeine is a diuretic (as in, in makes you pass water out of your system). So if it is all you are drinking, it's not going to be that productive for you.