drinking more water

I work in an office and I place a 1.5l bottle of water on my desk daily and top up my glass every time I finish, (small plastic cup) Sometimes I just down a glass to get another one out the road

but I find having it sit there helps me drink it and also see how much I am drinking daily, I don't count my cups of tea but you can and I have 4 of them at work a day, so on top of the cups of tea I have up to 6-7 glasses of plain water

I have mad issues drinking the water too, but I'm up to 6 cups a day reliably now. Here's how I do it:

First of all, I get a big cup (24 oz) and fill it with ice all the way to the top. Then I cover the ice with water, squirt in a little lemon juice, mix it up (well!!) and chug it down. It helps to do this right after a good workout, so you're thinking more about cold liquid going down your throat than what that liquid is. Set it aside for a while, and when the ice is almost gone finish it off.

Also, I set limits for myself. I can't have ANYTHING else to drink (after my cup of coffee) until I've finished at least one of those cups of water. Then I can have one small cup of something else as a reward, no bigger than a soda can, then I HAVE to drink another big cup of water.

I don't try to do more than one of those at a time, though... we have city water and it just tastes nasty.

Good luck!

The 8 glasses of water thing is very much overrated, and not proven by any scientific studies. At most I get 6 glasses a day, but usually it is closer to 2. So far I have lost 15 pounds since November.

I also count my tea (as long as it's decaf), so that helps. Have you tried flavored seltzer water? I usually have the Trader Joes brand (delicious!) but the Polar brand has some good flavors as well..

well to be honest. if you can get down 2 glasses a water a day.. and drink crystal light.. which is what i usually do.. i just get a bottle of water and add a packet of crystal light to it.. seems to work for me!!

Stop stressing about it and do what works for you. If you eat a healthy diet with plenty of fresh veg/salad then that provides fluids. I hardly ever drink water ...never have.....can't stand the stuff......and it's not doing me any harm at all.

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I, like you did not care to drink water...no taste but all you hear is how your body needs it. We started buying bottles of flavored water which I was able to drink. Now with my sports bottle I find that I am craving water but I have to sip it from the sports bottle and have it very cold. Good luck... I do believe that our body really needs lots of water because of how the body cells are made up.

i have mine in a 500ml bottle - 4 of those a day is 8 cups. it seems to go down a lot quicker than when i drink out of a glass! add a bit of lemon / lime juice or sugar free juice if you cant stand plain water.

I used to have a hard time downing one glass a water a day - let alone 8. However there is a simple solution - seriously, it has worked wonders! Buy a straw! I'm not being sarcastic. I easily drink 10 glasses a day with my water bottle and straw. I can totally tell that it works because twice last week I forgot my straw and could not physically force myself to drink it. It was horrible!

I agree!!! My water bottle has a straw and I realized I drink water a lot faster with it verses a cup... wierd but so true

This is me too...way easier to drink with a straw!!

I just invested in a "Sodastream" machine - it carbonates the water - I just add a bit of carbonation, and squeeze in lemon or lime juice - much easier to drink - I take a 1-litre bottle to work with me every day (about 4 cups of water) - and it's usually empty by 10am!