How do you get your water in

Its 1.6l a day for a woman and thats of fluid, so all drinks count. As said the aim is to remain hydrated so just make sure the colour of your urine is the colour of light straw or lighter, if its darker then just drink.

I drink water when i workout and get through most of my requirement there.
Food contains about 20% of your allowance as well.

I "disguise" it as tea. And I add lemon/frozen berries to my water to make it less blah.

Carry a bottle around with you. I like my Brita filter bottle (water at work is nasty) I keep it on my desk. I keep a pitcher of water in the fridge.

Make it a little interesting ....throw in some lemon or lime slices. Mint or ginger?

I have a gallon water bottle that I fill every day and add sliced up lemons/limes to for a little bit of flavor. A gallon of water spaced throughout the day isn't as much as you think...usually I drink more.

The downside? Carrying around a huge water bottle. Lol

I have a 33.8 oz Smart Water bottle. I sip two of those throughout the day and get 8 cups. If I drink another bottle then 12 cups. I don't really sip it more like gugle it down like a duck. I may go a few hours and forget so I'll just chug down half the bottle if not more. I actually just did that haha. It wasn't full though but just got my 8 cups in! Might go for 12 tonight. By the way I refill the bottle. I don't buy a bunch of Smart Water bottles. But I do buy a new one every other week or so.

Through my mouth.

I take a spill-proof, dishwasher safe 24-32 oz bottle with me everywhere I go. Contigo's Autoseal bottles are my fave. It's by my bed at night, in the car, at work, church, wherever I go, it goes with me. It's really helped me get my water in every day. I've also sort of made it a rule for myself that I have to drink at least 8 oz before my first cup of coffee in the morning - usually not a problem because I work out early before breakfast, but even on rest days, I start with water, then coffee.

And there's no hard and fast rule that 8 cups is the magic number - go by pee color. Pale yellow to clear, you're good. Darker yellow, and you should drink more. Google a chart, there are lots of them out there for color. In cooler winter months, I am fine with 7-8 cups a day, depending on how active I am, and in summer when it's hot, I can easily get 10 cups or more.

AmyRhubarb wrote: »

Through my mouth.

I take a spill-proof, dishwasher safe 24-32 oz bottle with me everywhere I go. Contigo's Autoseal bottles are my fave. It's by my bed at night, in the car, at work, church, wherever I go, it goes with me. It's really helped me get my water in every day. I've also sort of made it a rule for myself that I have to drink at least 8 oz before my first cup of coffee in the morning - usually not a problem because I work out early before breakfast, but even on rest days, I start with water, then coffee.

^^^^This! It's gotten to be such a habit that the rare times I forget my water cup I usually turn around and go back home to get it. I use a 24 oz St@rbucks cup with a built in straw.

Lots of ways to get the extra water in. I make a big pot of herbal tea in the morning and alternate cups of that with regular water or just add some to my water cup throughout the day. Sometimes I add a little of the sparkling zero calorie water. Gives it a little bit of flavor. Current favs are La Croix peach and coconut. You can fill a pitcher with water and add berries, lemons, limes, mint, even cucumber (probably not all at the same time). Let sit in fridge overnight and you have your own vitamin water. Very tasty.

I also love wine but the calories don't always fit into my meal plan. I'll drink one glass of water first and then have a glass of wine. I don't agree that all liquids are created equal and should be counted as "water". Alcohol and coffee don't get counted (for me) in my water intake. They're both diuretics and cause increased urination so your body is not able to use the fluid for bodily functions as readily. Others may disagree, but that's how I roll.

I find that once I start really hydrating my natural thirst comes back and I want to drink water all day long. It's so good for you. Your brain and internal organs really need quite a lot for optimal function and it really aids in weight loss.

I've been adding different goodies into my water bottle lately and refilling it at the water cooler much more often! Goodies such as a combination of any of the following: mint, lemon, cucumber, berries, frozen pineapple. I hope you find the flavors that you like!

At a dash of lemon to a bottle of water. Drink first thing in the morning. I find it easier to drink water for the rest if the day after doing that. Weird but works for me.

I personally just love straight water! Where I used to live when I was younger we had a major sulphur problem in the well near our house and bottled water wasn't viable so that's all we had. Bleeeech. Now that I have access to water that doesn't look, smell and taste like rotten eggs, I can't get enough.

However, to switch it up every now and then, my go to is teas. I have been trying to cut down on my coffee intake, so I'll have a hot cup in the morning of some kind of herbal tea instead. I'll grab the biggest size of iced green tea I can on my way to class and drink that, then refill the cup throughout the day with water until the ice has gone.

I haven't tried fruit in water yet but that sounds delish.

You should not worry about the numbers. Your body has many built-in mechanisms to control the hydration level. If you are not thirsty, you are doing fine.

I get mine as coffee until I get off work. I get it as water after that.

herrspoons wrote: »

Swallowing.

Seriously though, you don't have to drink a particular amount as long as you remain hydrated.

That's my approach...

In addition to keeping bottled water at my desk, and in the car, and drinking some while driving... and drinking water in conjunction with workouts... I drink water and milk over the course of any given day, and occasionally some tea or coffee, and sometimes tomato juice... and I eat high-water-content fruits... and thus my body gets water from all of these (even if it needs to 'extract' the water, so to speak)... if I get thirsty, I drink water...

I have a 32oz tumbler and a 2qt pitcher/container at work. Every morning, after my 2nd coffee, I make a pitcher of water w/ low cal drink mix and I fill that tumbler. With the tumbler at me desk, I tend to drink 32oz before lunch, then another 32oz after lunch. At home, its usually bottled water in the evening (another 32oz), an occasional soda or iced coffee. ALL that contributes to my hydration, so on a good day, I can get 96-128oz (12-16 8 oz glasses) of hydration.

Once I started drinking water (instead of soda), I found that my body wanted water. The more water I drink, the more I want to drink water. I'm "addicted" I suppose.