Water, Water, Water
mahopper2008
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What are some tricks you have learned to get your water in for the day? I am trying to drink 12 glasses a day. I know it is important for weight loss, but I find it hard to get that many in and I get so tired of running to the bathroom every 5 minutes.
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Your bladder will adjust with time. I bring my water in one big jug for the day and know I have to finish it by 5 p.m. when I leave work (or whatever arbitrary time I set for myself.)
If it's 4:55 and I'm not finished, I chug. More often than not I'm able to drink it all throughout the day.0 -
I bought a huge water bottle from Walmart. It was inexpensive and holds a lot (I can't quite remember how many cups). I just make sure to sip on it throughout the day.0
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Bere is mostly water, so I just drink lots and lots of beer.
Yeah, that's probably not very helpful.0 -
While some people are proponents of drinking 8 oz before you eat, I like to take a sip every two or three bites. I can usually drink a 16.9 oz water bottle by the end of a meal without much of a problem. So eat six small meals a day and you'll be good!
(This might not work for you of course)0 -
Coworkers and I hold each other accountable. If one goes to refill their water bottle, they take everyone's. So if they offer to go refill and you have water left in your bottle, you gotta chug it down. Works for us.0
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I bought a BIG bottle from the Dollar store that holds 74oz for $3... It keeps me from drinking diet coke (which I love)
Most days I get 1 1/2 bottles. :drinker:
Not sure if you like the flavor packs for water but that may help you get through a coupld bottles of water a day.0 -
I use a 28 oz cup.
I drink a full cup before each meal and snack and when exercising.0 -
I bought a 32oz Rubbermaid bottle. I drink 2-3 of these a day (typically 3). At first, I felt like I was in the bathroom all the time but your body adjusts. I also keep it easily accessible and in my line of vision almost all day so I don't forget.0
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Sip, don't chug, and sip constantly. I drink 12-14 8oz glasses of ice cold water daily. My goal is to drink around 8 of the glasses by lunch and another 4-6 glasses from lunch to 5:00 p.m.
I've found that using a straw makes it much easier to drink throughout the day. Every 3-5 minutes or so I just take a quick sip or 2 or 3 of water.
I still pee all the time, but it doesn't bother me as much as it used too.0 -
Oddly enough, I actually like water. I pack three 16.9 oz bottles for work. Then I go home and have several more. It's all I drink----aside from tea.
ETA: I will say, I find drinking chilled water a lot easier than warm/room temperature water. Tastes better.0 -
I have a very hard time forcing myself to drink water. Forget getting me to drink it throughout the day. I tend to get thirsty in the evenings, and depending on how thirsty, I can down 1-3 bottles pretty easily. The worst thing ever, though, is if I eat too much and i"m full and then I get super crazy thirsty too, but I'm so full I literally cannot fit anything else in. That's happened a few times. And it sucks because I'm still thirsty. ;_;0
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I have 4- 24 ounce water bottles on my desk that I fill up first thing in the morning. That way I have them ready to go as soon as I finish my coffee. If I don't fill them first thing, I will not fill them through out the day or I lose count of how many I have finished. And, as previously mentioned, your bladder will adjust after a few days. :drinker:0
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Your bladder will adjust with time. I bring my water in one big jug for the day and know I have to finish it by 5 p.m. when I leave work (or whatever arbitrary time I set for myself.)
If it's 4:55 and I'm not finished, I chug. More often than not I'm able to drink it all throughout the day.
I dunno about this. I drink a water bottle every hour or two and I go to the bathroom every 20-30 minutes! I am only 22 and haven't had any kids and yet I have the bladder of a 50 year old mother of five. Everyone is different, but you get used to it because the water is so good for you!0 -
Coworkers and I hold each other accountable. If one goes to refill their water bottle, they take everyone's. So if they offer to go refill and you have water left in your bottle, you gotta chug it down. Works for us.
This is an awesome idea! I wish I had a coworker to do this with0 -
Your bladder will adjust with time. I bring my water in one big jug for the day and know I have to finish it by 5 p.m. when I leave work (or whatever arbitrary time I set for myself.)
If it's 4:55 and I'm not finished, I chug. More often than not I'm able to drink it all throughout the day.
I dunno about this. I drink a water bottle every hour or two and I go to the bathroom every 20-30 minutes! I am only 22 and haven't had any kids and yet I have the bladder of a 50 year old mother of five. Everyone is different, but you get used to it because the water is so good for you!
Actually that's a good point, some people just have teeny bladders, but I know for sure mine adjusts. And then if I'm slack and go several days not drinking enough, when I pick back up I notice I'm peeing more than usual.0 -
I have a bottle of 17oz with me all the time.
I drink one as soon as I wake up, and one just before going to bed.
During the day, every time I think of eating I drink water. If the need for feed calms, winner :drinker: and that way I drank more water.
Every time it's empty I automatically fill it.
Try!
PS: Usually I can drink 100oz/day :bigsmile:0 -
I bought a 32oz Rubbermaid bottle. I drink 2-3 of these a day (typically 3).
I did the same, BPA free rubbermaid and I bring it everywhere, the gym, in my car when I go for groceries, right now at my desk as I type this post.. Sipping all day, easy to get your 8 a day. 0 -
I find it intimidating to have a huge jug of water in front of me... idk mind-tricks
I make infused water at night (for the next day) and take it with me to work BUT I pour it into a CUP and drink out of the cup... the water stays cold b/c it's in the fridge and I don't get discouraged.
Some people say you drink more if you use a straw... I just... no. I don't like straws that much.
Good luck!0 -
I have struggled with water drinking, but now have a routine. I always drink water in the gym and then top up on way out and make myself drink on drive home in car, same with every journey I make, I always fill my water bottle for the drive (live in a village so always a good drive to go anywhere)
I always take a bottle to work and take to every meeting with the same must drink rule. The rest of the time I default to tea...0 -
I use Mio. Fill a large bottle with water, and use just barely enough to give the water a little bit of flavor. I can't drink plain water normally so the hint of flavor really helps, and now I am drinking probably too much. :laugh:0
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What are some tricks you have learned to get your water in for the day? I am trying to drink 12 glasses a day. I know it is important for weight loss, but I find it hard to get that many in and I get so tired of running to the bathroom every 5 minutes.
I drink a lot less than 12 glasses a day.
Unless someone is doing intense physical labor in the desert, they do not need 12 a day.
http://butterbeliever.com/8-reasons-not-to-drink-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/0 -
ONce you get into the habit of drinking a lot of water you don't go to the bathroom all the time. I have a weak bladder and take medication for it and used to not drink water because I really was going to the bathroom all the time. But now I drink between 8 and 12 glasses of water a day and I don't have a problem. I get up once during the night, but that's it. I burn off the 16 oz drink during workouts. and the rest gets used by my body.0
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eventually you wont run to the bathroom every five minutes but it takes time for your body to adjust to the extra hydration.. i keep a bottle of water on me at all times especially in the car where i eat and drink without thinking .. its safe for me to have it otherwise ill go through a drivethru and get a diet soda . at my desk i have a glass of ice water sitting there because ill drink it just because its there . at night i keep a bottle of water on the nightstand and if i wake up i take a few chugs .. always have it with me when i work out too0
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Love water, but it has got to be COLD. I keep half full water bottles in the freezer and fill the rest with water as needed so it is always cold. I don't drink much else anymore.... coffee of course and on rare occasion a diet coke. It is just an adjustment you either make or don't. When I looked at the calories in juices and such, I personally decided I would rather eat my calories than drink them....0
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Besides filling up your stomach why is water important for weightloss? Just curious.0
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What are some tricks you have learned to get your water in for the day? I am trying to drink 12 glasses a day. I know it is important for weight loss, but I find it hard to get that many in and I get so tired of running to the bathroom every 5 minutes.
Why would you drink that much water? Trying for hyponatremia?0 -
Besides filling up your stomach why is water important for weightloss? Just curious.
Good question.
http://www.npr.org/2008/04/03/89323934/five-myths-about-drinking-water0 -
I was told to drinking half of your body weight in water was the amount you need.0
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I drink alkaline water
Your body need more than 10 glasses a day. Roughly you need to count half of your body weight in ounces of water to drink, just to maintain the daily need.
Alkaline water has really helped me to feel better and many issue I had (backpain, acid reflax) have disappeared0 -
What are some tricks you have learned to get your water in for the day? I am trying to drink 12 glasses a day. I know it is important for weight loss, but I find it hard to get that many in and I get so tired of running to the bathroom every 5 minutes.
I drink coffee, tea, soda, and milk. I also eat fruit. This is how my body gets its my hydration for the day.0
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