Water...how do you drink enough??

Habit > motivation

I found that I'll drink water if it's readily available, even if I'm not particularly thirsty, and will go without if not. I do much better during the week in the office than I do when home as I've gotten into the habit of refilling the Tervis I keep on my desk as soon as I empty it. Subsequently, I easily hit 10-12 cups by quitting time so any extra I have in the evening is bonus.

I have one of those cups with the straw in the lid. I add ice, water and top it off with a little crystal light. Gives me a bit of flavor and the ice cold water is great. I drink tons of water that way.

Just make sure you're hydrated...their is no magical number.

I pretty much always have my water bottle with me anywhere I go. I live in the desert at over a mile high, so staying hydrated is pretty stinkin' important.

I start and end my day with a glass of water. That’s 16 oz out of the way already. There’s a water bottle at my desk at work and a new habit is tea at the office every morning.

I recently switched from having a cup of coffee at work, to a 24oz bottle of water within the first couple hours. Usually after that I can hit my goal of around 100oz of water a day, so long as I keep my bottle filled.

As others have said, I try to keep water readily available so it can be a reminder to drink more. I personally cannot drink water if it is not ice cold, so I always make sure it is full of ice as well.

Like others have said I just keep a bottle of water near me pretty much all the time. I rarely drink anything that isn't water though, so that probably makes it easier too.

Keep ice water with me all of the time now. And track in MFP. And the mind game I play with myself is if every two weeks I have hit a minimum of 96 OZ daily. Then I can cash in and go to SB for a fatfree sugar free coffee iced with almond milk. Hey I use to go 2-4 times per week. Now is twice a month tops. Saving money and calories.

My old PT once told me you need 2 litres a day.
Plus a litre if you're training.
Plus a litre if you're having coffee/tea/alcohol.

Adds up pretty quickly but I find I notice the effects if I don't hit at last 3 litres a day.

I just keep a full water bottle on my desk at work and one on the kitchen counter at home, that way I can always just take a swig!

As most have said having water on hand is the key, and make it more interesting if you want to.

My wife is on the go a lot so she has a water bottle with her that attaches to her bag. Each time she goes out she adds a couple of ice cubes that have either lime of lemon in them to add a bit of flavour and keep the water cooler.

I work at a desk so I drink 500ml when I get to work and then have 500 ml in a glass on my desk, usually it is gone by lunch and I didn't even notice I was drinking it. Repeat the process for the afternoon.

I hate plain water, so I found something I like and right now, although I'm buying water in plastic bottles (yes, shame on me), it is working and has worked for about 2 years now. I was always good about drinking water in warm weather--but I live in the upper midwest and it is not actually warm for about 8-9 months/year. So I had to find a way to be consistent.

I will tackle my bad water habit at some point down the road. I have access to filtered water at work and will figure out the best way to filter water at home--just not right now. I can only handle one change at a time and this is a relatively low priority for me, b/c I do recycle and at least I do that.

I had downloaded Plant Nanny to get me drinking more water. Gives you reminders to drink/log your water, and you watch your plants grow. Cute and it gets you to drink!