How can you guys drink 8 cups of water in a day???

I drink alot of herb decaf tea.

My dr says anything calorie and caffine free counts towards water.

Find different flavoring for water, wedges of fruit like:
Lemons
limes
orange
grapefuit
Slices of cucumber

I drink alot of peppermint tea, I have tummy issues and it is one thing that soothes me.

I just pound it back. Some diet authorities (Dr. Berenstein diets, for example) think it best to take in three large servings a day - of 500 mls at a time, and then drink additional water as thirsty. According to him, that 1.5 L that you would just down should be done 30 minutes before your meal, and not in response to thirst at all.

Good luck - another tip is to chug the water at room temperature - it's easier to get down.
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have you checked to see how many ounces is your cup? I know my cup holds 21 ounces. So you might be drinking your 8 8oz cups and not even realize it.

I find i can drink more water when i am using a straw.

With breakfast, I drink 16 oz. of water (2 cups). I take a bite, then take a sip. At my desk, I keep a 16 oz. bottle of water all day. I play little games to make sure I drink it. For instance, if I have to get up to go to the copier, go to the kitchen to get something, go to someone's office or even go to the bathroom, I'll say to myself that I have to drink all my water before I can get up to go do something. Then, when I do get up, I take my water with me and refill it.

It is better at room temperature. I used to not be able to drink water unless it was ice cold, but it goes down easier at room temp. Also, try adding a little Crystal Light. I started out doing that and have since found that I actually enjoy my water!

And, someone told me recently that getting that daily intake of water will help with more things while losing weight. I'm a little paranoid about having loose skin and she told me that the water will help keep my skin hydrated and help with its elasticity so it will adjust with my body as the weight goes down.

So, I say . . . drink up! :drinker: Don't always rely on thirst. And, I know people have said on here that you should drink during exercise, but if you can't . . . make sure you drink immediately after. I always chug an extra bottle of water after exercise. Sometimes two!

When I first started drinking lots of water, it seemed to be more of an effort (forcing it). Now that I've been doing it a while, my bodies seems to tell me to drink it. I drink 2 cups in the morning when I first get up, I drink 4+ throughout the day, and then drink my last 2 before going to bed.

When you are thirsty you are already dehydrated and you don't want that. And yes, someone said to measure your cup or glass that you are using it might be more than a cup. If you are exercising you should be drinking more than 8 cups a day. Eight cups is just the minimum recommended. I drink about 16 cups a day. I just love drinking water!!! And I drink coffee so I need all that water. :flowerforyou:

I have a favorite cup that hold 3 cups. I fill it with ice often, and bring it EVERYWHERE I go. The parents at my daughter's hockey tease me that there's booze in it. I call it my twin and take it everywhere with me. They ask why, I tell them it's so I drink enough water in a day! I drink 2 of them when I exercise. :drinker:

I'm here to sing water's praises. When I first started the 8 cups a day thing it was HARD, and my body was pretty upset at me. I was all kinds of sick in different ways. However, it's been one week and not only is it easier to get all that water in, I also noticed today that the excema on my eyelids has half cleared up! I was SHOCKED to see white, beautiful skin over half my eye!!!!!

So, I'm loving water more than ever right now, you have no idea. :happy: :happy: :drinker: :drinker:

When I first started drinking lots of water, it seemed to be more of an effort (forcing it). Now that I've been doing it a while, my bodies seems to tell me to drink it. I drink 2 cups in the morning when I first get up, I drink 4+ throughout the day, and then drink my last 2 before going to bed.

I drink about 6 cups while at work, after my morning coffee.
By bedtime, I suddenly get parched and drink about another 4 cups.

I have a hard time with this too. I'm stuck at about 6 cups a day. I really need to just buckle down and drink one more 16 oz bottle of water and be done with it.

The parents at my daughter's hockey tease me that there's booze in it.

I coach and my players like to tease me. They say my water bottle is attached to my right hand! ha

I have a Nalgene 32 oz bottle...and I drink about 3 to 4 of those a day. I used to never drink that much water. Maybe 16 oz tops. But since it helped me shed pounds before and keep the weight off, I'm a believer. I just make myself drink it...even on days when water just isn't tasting that great.

I also have a larger water bottle that I keep filled at all times throughout the day. I find that I get 64 oz. at the very least and usually closer to 80 oz. of water per day just by drinking from the bigger water bottle.

:drinker: Same here. :drinker:

Just lift bottle to lips...drink. :drinker:

I drink the 16.9 ounce bottles.

one with breakfast, one with lunch, one with dinner and one to keep at my desk to sip off of all day (I usually finish half) and another I'll keep at the side of my couch at home to sip off of in the evening (also finish about half)

That easily covers my 8 glasses!

Me, too. I just don't WANT that much water, except when I'm exercising. I keep saying I'm going to figure out how to get more in, but I'm still delinquent in my water drinking. :laugh: If I drink too much, I end up getting up in the middle of the night having to go to the bathroom, and then I get insomnia and can't get back to sleep. I have enough trouble sleeping without an added reason to get up in the night. I bet I would feel a lot better in so many ways if I could just DO the water drinking.