Drinking water

Can I drink those instead? Is liquid the goal?

Yep, yep. :bigsmile:

yes you can. I get ill from water alone so I add Mio like stuff, but the 0cal Kool-Aid versions. But I do love my water

Lemon, lemon, lemon. I love adding fresh squeezed lemon to my water, so that may an idea that may help you.

If that's what you want to do, it's okay!

It's really hard to switch to water. I moved to a place that is notorious for it's ghastly-tasting water and started drinking bottled. But paying all that money for water just irritated me. And it was heavy, lol. So, I learned to like the water here.

Start with lots of ice. The colder it is, the less potent the taste. Switch off - sip of whatever, sip of water.

Slowly work up to all water, all the time.

If you want to switch.

I heard liquid is the goal.... from what I understand is take your weight and cut it in half... you should drink that amount. I couldn't do it!! For me that would be 100 ounces!! I drink my 8 cups and have a 16 ounce coffee just about everyday. I really try to avoid artificial sweeter because I hate the aftertaste.... so I don't do the flavored crystal lite stuff... I do add lemon or lime when I get tired of straight water....

Start with lots of ice. The colder it is, the less potent the taste.

Dude, this! It doesn't seem like it should make a difference, but it does. Our tap water here is pretty bad even cold from the tap, but after being chilled in the freezer it's smooth, refreshing goodness. Until it gets room temp and then it's not so good again... :laugh:

yes you can. I get ill from water alone so I add Mio like stuff, but the 0cal Kool-Aid versions. But I do love my water

ill from water, but not ill from water plus a bunch of chemicals and what not that add flavor? Why?

ETA: yes, I mean food scientist chemist created chemicals designed to please the palate, not good ole stuff found in nature...

please save the lemons are chemicals gifs for another day. :flowerforyou:

Yeah, I shook my head at that one as well. I wonder what OP would drink if the only thing available to drink was water?

Anyway, to answer the question for weight loss, plain water is better than water flavoured with artificial anything (eg. Mio, Crystal Lite). Next to plain water, green tea or homemade vitamin water is good. I'd still opt for plain water but that's me.

More than 90 percent of beer is water, just a thought. lol :drinker:

I personally would stay away from Mio though. When they transport it, they are required to have hazardous materials placard. One of the major ingredients is ethylene glycol. That is what it is in antifreeze.

We are all adults and I don't want to say you shouldn't drink it, but many people do not realize that is a main ingredient. The choice is up to each person but I won't drink it. Would you add antifreeze to your water and drink up?

Okay back to positivity. I know lots of people use Chrystal light, I personally think it is a but too sweet. I like using the juicer to make juices from citrus fruits or other fruits. I make enough to last a few days and store it In the refrigerator. That way if I need flavor I can add to my taste. Just a bit time consuming. If low on time I will buy fruit concentrate to use in a pinch. I love mixing different fruits to make tons of varieties of flavors.

I usually don't like plain water either so flavor it to trick myself into drinking it lol.

You can get your water from fruit and vegetables as well - think cucumbers and watermelons, those are usually more than 90% water (I'd go easy on the watermelon though, it has a lot of sugar as well), oranges, grapefruits, tomatoes, celery, too. Green tea and milk, if you enjoy those.