Drink more water :-)
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mczwright
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I've always been the type of person that just never seems thirsty and I usually only get 5 -8 ounce glasses in a day, on a good day. I just feel sick if I drink when I'm not thirsty. How can I get all my water in? Do I just force myself or are there any tips out there? Help!
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I cannot drink water when I am not thirsty. I drink tea all day instead. Then it feels like food.0
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Does that still count as your water intake? I have tea (home-brewed) that is sweetened with zero calorie sweetener.0
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Get a massive jug of water, fill it up and leave it on your table, and drink from it you'll find you'll drink a lot LOL0
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You could try adding something to the water to make it a bit more interesting.. if you're lucky enough to live somewhere that has "Crystal lite" or something else like that, (I live in Australia and we don't have it) you could try that.... for me personally I love citrus, so I put lemon, lime or even a squeeze of orange juice (from a fresh orange) in my water just to make it a little more interesting, as i find it hard to just drink just water, and find that I really have to force it when I'm not thirsty..
If you really aren't thirsty at all you could try eating foods that have a high water content.. cucumbers, melons, tomatos, celery or any leafy greens..0 -
Sparkling water with a dash of lemon juice is nice0
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you just need to get used to it!
Start drinking when you are neither hungry nor thirsty and you will feel the need of another glass0 -
Drinking a lot of water makes me feel sick aswell, I prefer green tea. It helps with digestion and is very good for you0
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Maybe I could add raspberries to it...those are my favorite!0
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Thank you so much for the tips everyone. I'll try each one to see if it works!!0
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Does that still count as your water intake? I have tea (home-brewed) that is sweetened with zero calorie sweetener.
Yes. It's liquid, it counts.0 -
I just gulp it down.
We learned in the USMC long before Nike' came along.
JUST DO IT!0 -
Tea or coffee doiesn't count as your water intake because it actually dehydrates you due to the caffiene0
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Tea or coffee doiesn't count as your water intake because it actually dehydrates you due to the caffiene
That is total rubbish0 -
Tea or coffee doiesn't count as your water intake because it actually dehydrates you due to the caffiene
What if my tea is decaf?0 -
I wrote on another post
As long as you are giving yourself at least 8 glasses a day... you are good. I drink out of a 20oz cup at work and usually go through at least 3 of them, which gives me 60oz.......plus at the gym I do at least 24oz and then maybe another 8oz when I get home. I don't set a certain goal for water. I struggle with drinking water when I am at home, I barely drink anything for some reason. At work I am on the phone all day so I tend to need more there.
Totally Incorrect :-)
You need to drink when you feel you need to, and no force yourself.
Drinking more is as dangerous as drinking less. (Increase level of water, while decreasing sodium level via the diuresis)
In fact for an exercise, you better should have small but numerous intakes, but that doesn't mean you need to drink more.
There are imho two REAL indicators : the feeling of being thirsty (the most important one), and the urines color. (less pertinent)
Drinking more is useless (appart preserving performance during an exercise). In 2002 and 2008 two big studies explained how useless it was to drink over your need, appart going to toilets more often.
Moreover people tend to forget all the water they drink via the food they eat. That is why in fact we don't feel that much the thirsty feeling
Read that :
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-302--8785-0,00.html
http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/batman.html
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/
Edited by Razique on Mon 01/30/12 10:55 AM
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Tea or coffee doiesn't count as your water intake because it actually dehydrates you due to the caffiene
Not sure this is entirely true
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5281046.stm
Might be an old post but it makes sense...well to me anyways :-))0 -
I wrote on another post
As long as you are giving yourself at least 8 glasses a day... you are good. I drink out of a 20oz cup at work and usually go through at least 3 of them, which gives me 60oz.......plus at the gym I do at least 24oz and then maybe another 8oz when I get home. I don't set a certain goal for water. I struggle with drinking water when I am at home, I barely drink anything for some reason. At work I am on the phone all day so I tend to need more there.
Totally Incorrect :-)
You need to drink when you feel you need to, and no force yourself.
Drinking more is as dangerous as drinking less. (Increase level of water, while decreasing sodium level via the diuresis)
In fact for an exercise, you better should have small but numerous intakes, but that doesn't mean you need to drink more.
There are imho two REAL indicators : the feeling of being thirsty (the most important one), and the urines color. (less pertinent)
Drinking more is useless (appart preserving performance during an exercise). In 2002 and 2008 two big studies explained how useless it was to drink over your need, appart going to toilets more often.
Moreover people tend to forget all the water they drink via the food they eat. That is why in fact we don't feel that much the thirsty feeling
Read that :
http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-242-302--8785-0,00.html
http://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/batman.html
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/
Edited by Razique on Mon 01/30/12 10:55 AM
Hmm...
Thanks so much!0 -
Tea or coffee doiesn't count as your water intake because it actually dehydrates you due to the caffiene
What if my tea is decaf?
It really doesn't matter. Tea does not dehydrate you, or millions of people in China and India would be desiccated corpses, as the is all they drink. The amount of caffeine in tea has no notable effect at all.0 -
Tea or coffee doiesn't count as your water intake because it actually dehydrates you due to the caffiene
What if my tea is decaf?
It really doesn't matter. Tea does not dehydrate you, or millions of people in China and India would be desiccated corpses, as the is all they drink. The amount of caffeine in tea has no notable effect at all.
Thank you for clarifying! :-)0 -
I have the same problem but one of MFP friends gave me a tip & it helps.
He was saying to try & incorporate it into your day so I try have a small glass in the morning, lunch, evening & bedtime
So I get 4 glasses now where I used to get none and it doesn't feel like a chore
Mind you I really don't know if I'll ever make it to 8 glasses a day :ohwell:0
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