does anybody else struggle to drink the required amount of w

I drink about 3 liters of water a day and about 2 cups of tea a day. I find that just keeping a liter bottle on my desk has helped me drink about a liter throughout the workday, then I drink a liter while i'm working out and then I drink a liter between working out and bed.

Remember that teas and coffees are diuretics. It's great that you drink a lot of tea though . just try having it around you constantly.

Whether water helps with weight loss or not (still not medically proven) It IS proven that one needs water during the day. In order to be able to say you are properly hydrated, you want to look at your first morning urine. It should be light yellow. Chronic dehydration can lead to kidney problems, joint pain, decreased healing, quicker muscle fatigue, liver problems... etc. I think you get the picture. Whether it's 1 cup or 15 cups, make sure you track your need for hydration by your pee!

I just recently bought a new cup with a straw that's 24 oz. There's something about drinking it from a straw that I drink more often. Plus it's much easier to keep track of what I'm drinking.

For some reason I find warm water much more appealing, especially first thing in the morning. Adding fresh lemon juice is nice, and sometimes adding stevia. How bout a nice warm "lemonade"?

HERBAL tea counts.

I just use a 1 liter bottle and refill it (I think it's like 33 ozs), so if you drink 2 of them a day you're getting 8 cups... I don't know that's it's required for weight loss so much, but it's what you're body really needs to function properly. Plus you don't hold onto as much water (bloat) because you're body knows it's going to get what it needs. Since I've been doing for like a month now, I don't have any more problems getting it in, I don't really drink anything else now, guess that's why

I make decaf ice tea. I drink a ton of it.

replace "water" with the word "Liquid" .... bam, solved

I have to leave my water out.. If it is not cold water, I will suck it right down. I have a 1liter bottle I drink out of.. This is what helps me, I am not at all a fan of water.

Sorry I'm late...


Here we go again!

You need the equivalent of 8 cups of water a day on average, from any source. These sources can be pure water/tea/coffee/juice/soda/milk/fruit/veg etc. It does NOT have to be pure neat water!

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day

http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/


As for tea/coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.

di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
adj.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
n.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.

Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.


http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo

I use a 500ml bottle and fill that up 4 times a day, 5 if I've been working out. I try and schedule most of my water drinking around meal times, so my first drink of water is after my breakfast and morning coffee and then my other drinks before and/or after lunch and dinner. I try not to have the water too cold, as I find it harder to drink and never drink water 2-3 hours before bed, otherwise I'm up needing to pee all night. I never used to be a big water drinker, but I really enjoy it now and it definitely keeps me from bloating and my skin is nice and clear too. I like old fashioned plain water, but some people swear by flavoured water or fruit in their water to give it some taste.

YES! I work 12 hour night shifts and when I am at work I do fine, but at home it's a real struggle!

I've gotten on the Propel Zero brand recently, they are flavored waters with 0 calories, but also contain Vitamins C, E, and B along with antioxidants. I was horrible about water intake, and usually preferred diet soda to anything else, but since I found a flavored, 0 calorie water, I pound over the required amount on a daily basis, and have been 2 weeks without soda Good luck!

I get 96+ ounces a day, but it's all bourbon. that's fine, right?

I drink a ton. I have one of those cute platsic tumblers with the straw -- actually I have a bunch of them. One in my car, my desk at work, my desk at home... Never without one, so I have no excuse not to drink. Plus, I find the straw makes me drink more.

Iced green tea with lime is especially good, but if I don't have time to brew it, then I'l just take a big jug of water with lemons or limes or fruit or herbs or whatever to work with me. I bring a baggie of extra "whatever" on days when I know I'll be staying late or running errands, that way I can still have delicious water.

While at work it's easier. I sit at my desk so I try looking at the clock and drink a glass every hour until I reach my mark. Before I did that I almost never got it in. Also, you could buy a bottle that holds 64 oz and make sure it's empty before bed...