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Drink more water with or without straw?

lorib75
lorib75 Posts: 490 Member
edited November 2024 in Chit-Chat
Just wondering if you drink more water (fluids) with or without a straw? I seem to drink more with a straw. I think it's easier to suck it down. I try to force myself to see how much I can drink. :drinker:
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  • mikonei
    mikonei Posts: 291 Member
    I drink more with a straw. I like lots of ice in my water, so it's just less annoying with the straw. lol
  • L00py_T0ucan
    L00py_T0ucan Posts: 1,378 Member
    I totally drink more water WITHOUT a straw.
    Straws don't work well with troughs.
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    I don't like ice in my water, so I go no straw. No ice-jam to break loose and and send water all over my face & shirt.

    JM
  • Moe4572
    Moe4572 Posts: 1,428 Member
    defininitely more WITH the straw.......lots more in fact!
  • wwww1199
    wwww1199 Posts: 228 Member
    Definitely more with a straw.
  • anabell31
    anabell31 Posts: 268
    Lots more with one. I find myself getting distracted and chugging half a bottle without noticing, lol
  • Grlnxtdr0721
    Grlnxtdr0721 Posts: 597 Member
    I don't use a straw..Just the typical 16.9 bottles or the liter bottle of smart water (which i typically fill up with tap water). i drink more without it. I think it's a personal preference.
  • KyliAnnHobson
    KyliAnnHobson Posts: 551 Member
    With a straw!
  • MissTattoo
    MissTattoo Posts: 1,203 Member
    Now that I think about it, I drink more with a straw.
  • katkat1717
    katkat1717 Posts: 143 Member
    With, definately!!
  • tamerkins2
    tamerkins2 Posts: 212
    With a straw!
  • savethecat
    savethecat Posts: 290 Member
    I say without a straw- and I've noticed I drink more from a large clear bottle versus any other option.
  • angraham2
    angraham2 Posts: 128
    With straw and ice. I tend to refill more often.
  • Scott613
    Scott613 Posts: 2,317 Member
    This is what I use!

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  • JustACaJen
    JustACaJen Posts: 83 Member
    Definitely with a straw. But my other trick is to keep one of those little 10 oz disposable cups right next to my water dispenser. I will fill up one of those and just chug it. I can do 2 or 3 like that back to back 2-3 times a day and get through most of my required water. Then I keep one of those plastic tumblers with the lid and straw on my desk and I sip on it throughout the day. By the end of the day, I have usually drank 80 - 90 ounce of water (10-11 glasses).
  • chelljo12
    chelljo12 Posts: 187 Member
    I tend to drink more with a straw.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Drinking through a straw will give you wrinkles around your mouth (like a smoker).

    I prefer to use my straws for other purposes. :smokin:
  • kardowling
    kardowling Posts: 222 Member
    I drink much more without, but I wonder if it takes more effort to drink with a straw. Hey, if its a bigger burn I'm all for it :drinker:
  • FireMama_24
    FireMama_24 Posts: 169 Member
    I found out I drink a lot more with a straw because I can sit there and sip at it all day or just leave my water bottle open.
  • effiek
    effiek Posts: 27 Member
    I love my camelback bottle with a straw--i drink like 3 times more because of the nub at the top! (boy, that sounds weird!) :)
  • _snw_
    _snw_ Posts: 1,298 Member
    This is what I use!

    main_beer_bong.jpg


    heh. This.
  • trainlikekatniss
    trainlikekatniss Posts: 48
    definitely with a straw, but I have no idea why, haha
  • bulletprooff
    bulletprooff Posts: 77
    I used to think straw (I keep a bendy straw in my watter thermos thingy) but lately I'm finding when I'm TRYING to drinking more water, I pour it out in a cup and can drink it faster.

    It goes the same with bottled water. I drink it faster if it's in a cup.
  • Misty1984
    Misty1984 Posts: 37
    Straw for sure! ;)
  • kymarai
    kymarai Posts: 3,825 Member
    I drink more with a straw. With a bottle I have to take lid on and off, with the cup I have it is spill resistant, holds 20 oz with no ice, and always ready to sip!
  • AngelikaLumiere
    AngelikaLumiere Posts: 862 Member
    I drink my water out of recycled SOBE juice bottles. They have narrow necks, but I don't like straws.
  • ScarletFyre
    ScarletFyre Posts: 754 Member
    I drink more with a straw. I like lots of ice in my water, so it's just less annoying with the straw. lol

    I agree!
    Plus i work in a call center, and it's easier for me to "sneak" my sips of water if i am just sucking on a straw rather than picking up the cup and then maneuvering it around my headset :bigsmile:
  • Driving_Miss_Daisy
    Driving_Miss_Daisy Posts: 45
    I can drink more with a straw, espacially soda, but I like to drink my water out of bottles. Feels like I accomplish more then using cups.
  • muwchck
    muwchck Posts: 261 Member
    I guess it depends on where I am. When I was working, I had to have a lid on my drink most of the time, so I was always drinking through a straw and downing 36oz's of water in less than an hour. But I drink lots of water every day no matter how I'm drinking it cause I always have a glass/bottle of water right next to me all day.
  • decemberjewel
    decemberjewel Posts: 22
    If I'm at work, I use a straw (and by the end of the shift I'm regretting it because of all the potty breaks), and I normally drink more.

    At home, we don't have a purifier (there's one at work) so it's all tap water. I don't like the taste of tap water so I buy those lemonade flavor sticks, but I only use those if I have to drink tap. If it's a bottle of Dasani or purifier, I'm perfectly fine. :smile:
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