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    I KNOW water is the best, buuuutttt...

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    edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
    Is there anything else that is "equivalent"? I do love a cold glass of water, but it's nice to mix it up, you know? I have tried adding fruit and that's ok, but it gets nasty pretty quick..

    I used to be a diet coke junkie and I cut that out because I am trying to be healthier... how do we all feel about crystal light?

    Looking for any positive suggestions and thanks in advance! :)

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    • Posts: 17,890 Member
      edited September 2016
      Don't overdo it, or overthink - drink water when you are thirsty, and you know that you are thirsty when water tastes sweet. When you focus on drinking for thirst, you may even lose the urge to drink for "fun".

      ETA: I also drink black coffee and unsweetened tea, but not all the time.
    • Posts: 8,423 Member
      I drink water or unsweetened teas.
    • Posts: 4,855 Member
      I like Mio flavorings. The water were I work tastes like *kitten* (not buying bottled) the Mio takes care of it.
    • Posts: 14,464 Member
      I love it all. Here are some of my combos:

      Loaded with ice
      Loaded with ice and lemon juice
      Sparkling water or Perrier
      Cold steeped herbal tea; spicy, fruity, whatever
      Iced tea sweetened with sweetener
      Mio
      Crystal Light
      Diet sodas

      Any combo of the above.
    • Posts: 738 Member
      chubbyNHgirl628 wrote: »
      Is there anything else that is "equivalent"? I do love a cold glass of water, but it's nice to mix it up, you know? I have tried adding fruit and that's ok, but it gets nasty pretty quick..

      I used to be a diet coke junkie and I cut that out because I am trying to be healthier... how do we all feel about crystal light?

      Looking for any positive suggestions and thanks in advance! :)

      Anything liquid counts. Just make sure the calories fit in your daily quota. It's been months since the last time I drank plain water. Normally I drink coffee, sometimes flavored waters with natural sweeteners like stevia. Rarely a diet beverage.
    • Posts: 53 Member
      I've heard that milk, with its electrolytes, is actually better than water for hydration.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      I don't overdo water. I might drink a glass straight per day. Maybe more if I'm at the gym. Otherwise coffee, diet soda, watery vegetables, tea. My pee is about clear too.
    • Posts: 645 Member
      edited September 2016
      Anything you drink is about 99.9 percent . . . (wait for it . . . . ) . . . water.

      So it all counts. You don't really need to worry about water being "better" because as long as you drink enough of anything you're getting plenty of it. Of course you do need to count for any extra calories consumed and, if you're sensitive to it, any caffeine consumed. Someone will probably come along and post that caffeine is a diuretic and will dehydrate you but that has long been disproven (at least for people who consume it on a regular basis). As @MarziPanda95 said, alcohol can be a concern as far as dehydration. But I'm guessing on a diet you're not consuming overly large quantities of that.
    • Posts: 1,267 Member
      I drink crystal light and the other various sugar free drink mixes every day and I'm not dead.
    • Posts: 1,847 Member
      arditarose wrote: »
      I don't overdo water. I might drink a glass straight per day. Maybe more if I'm at the gym. Otherwise coffee, diet soda, watery vegetables, tea. My pee is about clear too.

      This. The only thing you need to worry about is if your pee is in the good range. If it is, you're fine. I know it sounds gross, just pretend you're a professor of biology and turn around and check the toilet if you're concerned.

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    • Posts: 822 Member
      I can't stand the taste of water (since I was a kid). With the exception of after I exercise and I put it on ice. Then I can't taste it--it's just cold and wet and perfect. So I drink a total of one cup of water per day as long as I worked out. Otherwise its diet soda, V8, and raw milk.
    • Posts: 275 Member
      edited September 2016
      chubbyNHgirl628 wrote: »
      Is there anything else that is "equivalent"? I do love a cold glass of water, but it's nice to mix it up, you know? I have tried adding fruit and that's ok, but it gets nasty pretty quick..

      I used to be a diet coke junkie and I cut that out because I am trying to be healthier... how do we all feel about crystal light?

      Looking for any positive suggestions and thanks in advance! :)

      I tend to use the MIO water "enhancer" things when I don't want plain water. The sweet tea and the fruit punch are my usual go to ones. The Lemon aid isn't terrible either. Nothing wrong with a diet coke here and there as its zero calories.
    • Posts: 1,847 Member
      JulieSHelms wrote: »
      I can't stand the taste of water (since I was a kid). With the exception of after I exercise and I put it on ice. Then I can't taste it--it's just cold and wet and perfect. So I drink a total of one cup of water per day as long as I worked out. Otherwise its diet soda, V8, and raw milk.

      What is "raw" milk?
    • Posts: 1,258 Member
      I rarely get thirsty and if I do after a few gulps of water the thirst is gone so I have to consciously make myself drink water so I don't dehydrate. Granted I eat a lot of foods containing water and don't have much salt so I don't think I need much water to begin with. I've started drinking a 500ml glass of orange squash with some Green Boost powder for the nutrients and to get the water down too.
    • Posts: 15,573 Member
      Also, La Croix. Coconut is really good.
    • Posts: 26,368 Member
      Sparkling water, unsweetened ice tea, seltzer...
    • Posts: 30 Member
      I don't like plain water unless I'm really thirsty so it's always flavoured sparkling water and diet sodas for me
    • Posts: 822 Member
      edited September 2016
      CoffeeNCardio wrote: »
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      What is "raw" milk?

      @CoffeeNCardio Straight from a grass-fed cow--not pasteurized or homogenized. Pasteurizing removes all the healthy enzymes and helpful bacteria. Homogenizing breaks the fat down into a less healthy form.

      ETA: and the taste is just amazing.
    • Posts: 288 Member
      I personally feel there is no substitute for water. That being said, I love the flavor add ins. I just use them as a reward for meeting my water goals as a treat. Back when drinking water was a challenge I did use them more and just began mixing them weaker to get used to drinking more water.
      Maybe some will have good results counting any liquid as water, but that never paid off for me. I always lose better sticking to the basics.
      Milk is never a good replacement as just drinking milk can dehydrate you. My son passed out a few times due to drinking only milk and green tea.
    • Posts: 275 Member
      shellyld2016 wrote: »
      Milk is never a good replacement as just drinking milk can dehydrate you. My son passed out a few times due to drinking only milk and green tea.

      I've actually never heard of milk dehydrating a person before. Do you happen to know how that works, I'm curious.
    • Posts: 239 Member
      JulieSHelms wrote: »
      I can't stand the taste of water (since I was a kid). With the exception of after I exercise and I put it on ice. Then I can't taste it--it's just cold and wet and perfect.

      I was like this until I was forced to drink all the water from my canteen after it sat in the sun for a couple of hours during PT. I even used to gag on tepid water. :p
    • Posts: 822 Member
      stevencloser wrote: »
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      And pasteurizing also reduces the risk of catching any sickness off of it a hundredfold.

      This is absolutely true if you buy milk from feed lot dairy cows (ie milk from the supermarket). Raw milk from pastured cows is rigorously tested and perfectly safe, not to mention a whole lot healthier.
    • Posts: 8,911 Member
      JulieSHelms wrote: »
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      This is absolutely true if you buy milk from feed lot dairy cows (ie milk from the supermarket). Raw milk from pastured cows is rigorously tested and perfectly safe, not to mention a whole lot healthier.

      Apparently not if you look at the CDC statistics.
    • Posts: 128 Member
      I drink only a lot of water at work. At home, I have water for when I'm reaally thirsty. If I'm wanting something "better" with a meal, I do a 12oz of Dr Pepper as long as I have the calories to spare. Sometimes I drink orange juice and grape juice.
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