Water help

Not everyone agrees on this. Personally, I think putting additives in the water defeats the purpose. It has to be straight up water. Start by setting out 6 bottles of water. Aim to drink one right when you wake up and right before bed (2), then four throughout the day (say around 12PM, 2PM 6PM and 8PM). You can do it! Before you know it you'll be craving water.

All liquids count for hydration, so no, you don't have to drink just straight water. Drink whatever you like, but remember that drinking milk and juice, for example, may 'cost' you too much calorie-wise. I drink water, tea, coffee and diet soda.

Former "not a water drinker" here. I used to NEVER drink water, except during exercise. Several months ago, I resolved to drink more water. I have a 24 oz water bottle that I keep on my desk - the goal is to refill at least 3 times daily. In the beginning, I had to MAKE myself drink - and it needed to be cold, no ice. Adding a squirt of lemon juice helped. I don't think there's anything wrong with infusing your water. Pretty much, every time my eyes landed on the water bottle, I would make myself take a swig. And I always carried it with me in the car so it would be handy. It didn't really take long before I was able to meet my 3 refill/day goal. I'm probably up to 5+ now, and surprisingly, will have times when nothing will quench my thirst but ice cold water. I do cut myself off for the most part in the early evening - otherwise I might as well sleep in the bathroom. Still have an occasional Coke Zero, Powerade, or iced tea, but the majority is water.

Vegplotter wrote: »

It's a diet myth that you must drink pure water (sorry peaceout-aly). Any liquid including milk, tea, soup, juices, flavoured or sweetened cordials do the trick. You ought to aim for eight glasses of water (or equivalent) across the day. Drink with or without food. Soups and milk shakes have other diet benefits too because of the way your stomach digest them.
Sweetened drinks and alcohol are high calorie - so not a great idea.
Even real coffee, which is a diuretic, gives more water than it expels.
Fizzy drinks rot your teeth and deplete calcium in your bones so they aren't a great idea all the time.
We also obtain water from foods like tomatoes, salads and fruit.
So getting enough water in the diet shouldn't pose a problem for anyone.
You can easily tell if you aren't drinking enough. Your urine will be dark. In the WC it should be the colour of a good white wine!

That's why I said not everyone agrees as to what to use the water logger for. I personally use it for only water. And my doc said to drink water without additives (although I have a health condition so that could be why)

jennb2096 wrote: »

I am struggling to drink more water. I want to drink at least 6 cups a day to start. Right now I struggle to do 3. Any tips on drinking more? Also, is putting no calorie flavoring in the water ok? Is it better to drink the water with flavoring than no water at all? I drink one low calorie Gatorade a day and about two cups of coffee. I know I need to drink way more than I am but it's a struggle.

I assume you struggle to drink enough water because the taste isn't that appealing to you. I'd suggest you just get some water flavor drops you like the taste of and use those. Mio makes a bunch, crystal light makes some...lots of options out there.

That said you can hydrate with juice just as well as you can with water. I mean most beverages contain water, it doesn't have to be just water...it has to contain water.

I have found that using a straw helps me drink more water, I think I just get more each drink that way, not sure why it works. I keep a 64 ounce water "jug" on my desk and aim for one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Sometimes I only make it through half of the afternoon fill-up, but even if I just get through the morning amount, that is still 8 - 8 ounce glasses of water. I started out slow, but now I am up to a gallon a day just at the office and I crave water.