Tips on drinking more water?

Make it easy, and make it fit what works for you. For me, a pretty Tervis cup with a straw seems to have worked pretty well, but over the past few years I've tried nearly a dozen water bottles trying to find a style that actually worked. For me, a straw works, and the Tervis cups have lids which is useful on my crowded desk.

Another trick is to have a bragging rights challenge with a friend - first one to 4/6/8 glasses of water wins.

One thing I do is have two large glasses (16 ounces each) first thing in the morning when I wake up and before I do anything else. You're always a bit dehydrated in the morning so it's a good practice. I also have a full glass right before bed.

During the day I refill my glass automatically every time I finish it. If a glass of water is sitting there beside me most of the time, it's easy to drink more.

I always have water close by in a tumbler ..I usually steep a fruit tea, add lemon wedges or cucumber and mint to make in interesting
My colleague actually has an app that reminds her every hour to drink.

When I was weaning off pop, I'd have a can, then a glass of water. I rotated and went to 2 waters per can, down until it was one and then no cans of pop per day.

Now, I just drink water.

I second the Tervis tumblers. They don't sweat, even with ice water out in the heat. Those things are awesome. I replaced my glasses with them.

I buy $1.00 one gallon jugs of water and drink on it all day...

I drink when I'm thirsty and get on with my life. It seems to have worked out just fine.

I have a water bottle at work and another at home/at I carry everywhere, it really helps having it there all the time

saraherren wrote: »

I have a 1 L bottle that never leaves my side and carry around with my EVERYWHERE.

This. Me and my bottle are very close friends!

all my life i hated drinking water, i would drink coffee all day instead.. than i read about adding cucumbers to water about a month ago and poof i am now only drinking water with a couple slices of cucumbers in it all day. actually drinking at least 8-10 cups a day now! find a flavor you can enjoy regularly and you won't forget to drink water anymore..

I take my Contigo bottle with me everywhere. Works great for me.

I'm lucky enough to have a job where I can bring a gallon of work with me to sip on all day. Beside that tho...I have a daily competition with a friend to drink a gallon of water. Not really to see who drinks it faster, but just to make sure each other gets it done each day.

I wanted to drink more water, but with everything else I was drinking (diet soda, sweet tea, milk, etc), I usually forgot, too. So I cut out everything but water. I know that's not for everyone, but it works for me.

I stage my 16.9 oz water bottles so that it is not as cold when drinking. I get out 4 at a time. I drink 1 down at a time. I do not allow myself anything else to drink until I have finished 8 bottles. I like iced tea with my dinner so I make sure I have finished all 8 bottles before then. Water is easier to drink after you have made it a habit and I have found it takes me about 3 days to get back in to the habit when I have fallen off the water wagon.

Rachelj17x wrote: »

Tips on drinking more water?
I always forget to be honest :-/

Leave a glass out in your kitchen. Every time you go in, take a drink. You'd be shocked at how many times you're in the kitchen in a day.

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When I'm working in the office I sip black coffee all day. Otherwise, I just drink when I'm thirsty. I have no idea if I drink the recommended amount, but it seems to work for me.