water intake

You probably don't need eight glasses. If you are dead set on doing so and don't like it plain or with flavorings, why not drink more tea and Kool-Aid?

I drink sparkling water sometimes - any flavor but with no sweeteners or sodium - and that helped break my soda habit. Remember that things like tea, fruit juice, and even fresh fruit count toward your water intake. I also have a tumbler on my desk at work that holds 2 cups of water. I make it a point to go through half of it (1 cup) every hour. In an 8-hour workday, that easily gets me to 8 cups of water.

I find it's harder to manage my water intake on the weekends when I'm not sitting around with a glass of water at hand, but I don't generally start feeling dehydrated unless I go below 5-6 cups.

Have you tried drinking water at specific times of the day? For example, 8 oz w/ breakfast, 8 oz. on the way to work, 8 oz mid-morning, 8 oz. with lunch, 8 oz, mid-afternoon, 8 oz. on the way home from work, 8 oz at dinner and 8 oz in the evening. Maybe set an alarm on your phone. Or fill a container equivalent to 64 oz. and make sure you finish it before the end of the day. Just pour what you want to drink in a glass and add whatever flavoring you use and keep doing that throughout the day?

I never drink plain water. Why should I? I am plenty hydrated by coffee, tea, lemonade, occasional soda and most of food has quite a bit of water in it.

I don't drink coffee past mid-morning, but tea doesn't bother me any time. I have no objection to artificial sweetners. And I eat a lot of fruit and veg, which are very high in water. The diuretic effect of coffee has been grossly exaggerated. But yes, we each have to find our own way. My point is that a person can be in excellent health and plenty hydrated without drinking plain water.

I agree...though the diurectic effect of coffee for me isn't grossly exaggreated. I know because I'm the one peeing.

I put lime juice in mine. Nellie & Joe's Key West Lime Juice seems to be the best for this. Pricier, but you get more flavour for your buck.

I work a desk job, so I just bring a gallon of water to work with me and drink on it all day. Way better than zee vending machines.

Also, keep in mind that 64 oz of fluid includes water that naturally occurs in fruits and veggies. Just do the pee test. Your aim is straw colored to clear pee, if it's dark then drink more. Don't try and over think it, it won't be a big deal unless you are an endurance athlete.