Am I the only one??????????

feliciapeters
feliciapeters Posts: 525
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
Who chugs water down as if its medicine just to get it down???????????

I fill 4-5 16oz bottles with water at the beginning of the day, and i chug it, at various times like im taking medicine. i really HATE water, and those flavored things are even worse lol, I cant do anything with artificial sugar, blech!

I can manage it with a meal with ice and a straw but thats only twice a day.

But I know I need to, and it helps with my weight loss, and I am doing it....................., but no one said I had to like it! LOL!

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  • cnjbarry
    cnjbarry Posts: 91 Member
    have you tried adding a little lemon or lime juice to it? it helps me alot:wink:
  • kylakesgal
    kylakesgal Posts: 952 Member
    Hello ....it was hard for me at first. I felt like I was drowning drinking it lol but now it has become habit and I crave it. Love it with lemon but it's great with almost any kind of fruit or a splash of cranberry. Just keep drinking it and it will become a good habit:) Good luck, the benefits of drinking your water is so worth it:)
  • CandeesLand
    CandeesLand Posts: 200
    A slice of cucumber does wonders when I'm just not feeling plain water.
  • jsmjboertlein
    jsmjboertlein Posts: 267
    I have a hard time with it in the wintertime. In the summertime though I can't get enough. I love it.
  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
    nope :)
  • deannar417
    deannar417 Posts: 193 Member
    I didnt like it at first unless I was very hot and it was very cold but I have now gotten use to it. I love water. As with anything it takes time. I hate the water with flavor in it. So I drink plain. I do crave it. Stick to it and before you know it you will be drinking it without saying yuck LOL
  • autumn13
    autumn13 Posts: 295
    A slice of cucumber does wonders when I'm just not feeling plain water.

    Wow!never thought of this!
  • callipygianchronicle
    callipygianchronicle Posts: 811 Member
    I used to be the same. But I started making homemade mint water (1 bunch of mint, gallon of filtered water—keep topping it off until the flavor disappears or the mint starts to go brown). Exercise helps, because I’m always thirsty when I’m done and often need a few sips while I’m going (especially during cardio). But, as a lifelong sweet drink lover, water is…just not exciting. But I have found that it’s easier to drink now that I’ve cut out 90% of the sweetened beverages I was drinking.
  • cherrylime
    cherrylime Posts: 6 Member
    My trainer says I should add lime or orange slices to it... I do- and it makes it interesting enough to be a drink, but I'M WITH YOU!

    I totally make myself chug it. And I've heard that it's better for your system to slowly drink 8 glasses throughout the day, and I'm thinking "umm no thanks, i'm not that thirsty"

    Good job doing it! I need to get back into that :)
  • cherrylime
    cherrylime Posts: 6 Member
    ooooh mint water!!! fun!!!
  • Black_Swan
    Black_Swan Posts: 770 Member
    I agree with lemons!
  • Scidoc
    Scidoc Posts: 106 Member
    how about CUCUMBER..... and a few sprigs of mint :)
  • rdaraz
    rdaraz Posts: 103
    nope, i LOVE water. a lot.
  • downtome
    downtome Posts: 529 Member
    I hear ya! The only time I ever want to drink water willingly is during and after I exercise, otherwise I have a very hard time drinking it! I drink a ton of Classic Orange crystal light, better than the soda I was drinking I believe! I'm trying though not always easy.
  • jsmjboertlein
    jsmjboertlein Posts: 267
    I used to put peppermint in it for my daughter when she was little. She loved it.
  • barbarajean3
    barbarajean3 Posts: 132 Member
    I drink sparkling water alot. La Crox in a can makes me think I'm drinking soda:drinker:
  • starsnyc21
    starsnyc21 Posts: 436 Member
    I'm one of those people who really enjoys drinking water but it was not always that way. When I first started to drink water on a regular basis I literally stop drinking anything else with a sugary, sweet flavor. Your taste buds can't appreciate water in all its glory when its looking for the same sensation that sugary drinks provide. My suggestion would be to ease off everything except water. When your really thristy water is better than any soda or juice you can get your hands on. Hope this helps. Good luck;)
  • ocsurfmama
    ocsurfmama Posts: 127
    I do what a lot of others have mentioned. A slice or two of cucumber helps and gives you added water. I also add lemon juice or just one TBLS of juice to my water. It helps cut the heaviness of the water and makes it easier to go down. I drink am up to five glasses of water a day, but I also get my total of 8 glasses of liquid intake through tea and coffee.
  • Foofyknickers
    Foofyknickers Posts: 37 Member
    I don't like drinking water either. To be truthful, the only time I normally drink it is on a thursday during my Zumba class. I joined MFP yesterday, and so today made sure I had 2 glasses of water today. I'm gonna try it with a slice of lime in, see if that makes it more enjoyable. If I'm thirsty, i usually drink tea, milk, or diet coke, so this is a big change for me! :noway: :smile:
  • sugarbeans
    sugarbeans Posts: 676 Member
    I have a hard time drinking water as well. Not that I don't like it, but I just don't think about drinking it. Some days I crave it and can drink it like there's no tomorrow other days I avoid it like the plague.

    Somethings that I do to help me is using the true lime, true lemon, or true orange ( I prefer true orange).
    Or sometimes I will make some tea (herb and no caffeine) and chill it to make things interesting.
    Depending on what I have in the house I will add raspberries, blueberries and sometimes cut up cantelope in a jug of water. Not too bad at all. =)
  • Elzecat
    Elzecat Posts: 2,916 Member
    You're definitely not the only one! In order to make myself drink more water I am trying to cut way back on the coffee and diet sodas--I am down to one or occasionally two cups of coffee a day, and only drink soda about twice a week. I am starting to drink alot more water, but I am not a fan of plain water either. I drink the flavored ones (not vitamin water, but the calorie free stuff) but noticed it has a lot of sodium in it...so I am training myself to drink plain water and add a bit of lemon or lime juice...I have had Metro mint water and it was interesting...gonna try the cucumber idea too.

    Do you guys that have been working on the weight loss for a while, find that drinking lots of water really helps with weight loss?

    Ellen
  • jstalittlecrzy
    jstalittlecrzy Posts: 127 Member
    QVC sells "infusion pitchers"
    They have a tube down the middle that holds
    fruit - lemons, limes, strawberries, raspberries, ect
    They hod about 80 oz and sell for about 20 bucks
    Just a thought if you don't like water
  • forestdancers
    forestdancers Posts: 146 Member
    I love water now but way back when I used to prefer Coke or anything super sweet.

    I find that upping my intake of water can sometimes make it a bit harder to enjoy so what I started doing it adding cinnamon. It is a tip that one woman said she used. Cinnamon regulates blood sugar so I think that it might help when a person is going to be eating easily metabolized carbs like white bread or ice cream.
    I find that dumping a Tbs on top of a big glass of water then waiting for it to soak up and sink works well. A straw is good since the solids will settle on the bottom and can be a bit strong if taken in a big gulp. Otherwise the nutty sweet flavour works to keep the water from being so boring to get down.
    If you don't like the powdery mess in your cups my sister adds a cinnamon stick to a 2 litre jug and lets it sit 24 hrs or so till the water takes on a bit of a cinnamon flavour. I tend to like it strong and the health benefits of it so I use powder. I don't think it is possible to overdose on it since I think that I have had about 6 or more Tbs in a day but did find myself getting tired of it in every glass.

    Hope this helps.
  • Lanfear
    Lanfear Posts: 524
    I can't drink cold water (unless exercising) but I find that having 3/4 hot and 1/4 cold goes down very well and I can easily drink 8+ glasses or mugs a day (my mug holds 14fl oz!!).

    Other than that I use herbal teabags or a slice of lemon - works well in hot or cold.
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