Water?

Girl i USED to be the SAME dang way....i've adapted to it and now i cannot live without my dasani bottled water...Have you tried sqeezing some lemon in it? Thats how i started......my thing is restaurant water...EWWW....so i def put some lemon in it or bring my own bottle of water BYOB

You can do this, start by trying to drink at least ONE bottled water a day and then move forward

Add crystal light to your water.

When you wake up in the morning, just grab a glass and chug--boom you can get 10 ounces in quickly that way.

then fill a container with the rest of the water and add some cyrstal light to it and make it a point to drink it. You just have to. It helps flush the fat we are losing out of your body.

I HATE water but, I bought a Tervis Tumbler with a straw. I keep ice water by me at all times and I drink tons! Not sure why?

Ups, double post.

I hated it too! Or I thought I thought I did.

My friends on here gave me some great advice. First thing in the morning, drink 2 cups. Straight. Don't pass go until you do it. I do this before I get ready for the day.

After that, it's a matter of chugging down 1-2 at a time every couple of hours.
Then during your workout - drink more. I try to finish 2-4 cups during my workout.

Sipping doesn't work for me. I end up carrying around the same bottle all day when I sip. Wide mouth cups and just gulping it down work best for me!

I tried to put in flavors, but I don't like crystal light type things.

**edited to add** it took me 3 days of doing this consistently and purposefully before I started to do it without thinking about it.

I hate water too, so most of the time I will add crystal light or brew teas...green or fruity herbals are my favorite. I like to trick myself into thinking I am having something sweet!

My doctor told me that herbal tea counts toward your water intake...so if you drink herbal tea with Truvia, or Stevia instead of sugar you can count that too. I ony drink about 2 bottles of water daily but my green tea, and yerba mate' tea make up for it :-)

I was the same way too. I started by bringing a water bottle everywhere with me and telling myself I have to drink a certain amount of it a day. Started with 2 bottles a day then got to 5 a day. (20 oz. bottle). And, so my reward was to get a nice water bottle camelbak that holds 24oz and I drink no less than 3 refills a day now. You'll be amazed how you can go from being a non water drinker to a person that only likes water. I thought that would never be me. And, well it is me now. :happy: Baby steps.

Yep thats how I started. I still bring a water bottle with me.

I have the same problem but I tend to drink more from a straw and also I have a couple sensitive teeth so I drink it luke warm. I am up to about half the amount that I am suppose to drink but I figure it's better than nothing. Try a straw!! :drinker:

true Lemon! crystalized lemon, like real lemon, but you can carry them with you anywhere and everywhere. i drink 5x more water with true lemon than before.

Most drinks where water is the primary ingredient, can be counted as water intake. Drinks like coffee [actual brewed, not fraps] and [iced] tea are all water. If you drink a lot of tea, like Diet Snapple or something, you could technically count those as water. Then throughout the day, switch between drinking water and a sweetened drink, and gradually drink the flavored stuff less and less, replacing it with water more and more. Eventually, you'll be drinking water like a pro.

As others have said, you can also squeeze some lemon and lime into water to give it some additional flavor. Aside from being well-hydrated, increasing your water intake can also help remove excess water weight into your body. It sounds ironic, but it's true. The extra intake of water begins to flow through muscle fibers pushing any fluid retention that's there, right out to the kidneys and out through the bladder...I don't think I have to explain the details of what has to come next, but you get the point.

Water also helps muscle tone and function which is beneficial to burning calories. Water lowers high glucose spikes from eating simple carbs. Water gets rid of excess sodium which lowers blood pressure. Water cleanses the digestive tract. Water increases oxygenation in the bloodstream. Water keeps you from eating large portions. Water can help keep you feeling full. Water can ease the feeling of hunger when your body's actually thirsty.

Water is what I'm drinking as I'm typing this. And I think everyone should too.

guzzle it quick and often?

I never liked water until I started drinking it at room temp. I just hated it cold, but never realized that. Start with adding lemon or infusing mint, both are good options until you learn to like it more.