I hate water

How can someone hate water? It doesn't taste like anything.

Its like saying I have breathing.

i hated it too. I gradually eased myself into drinking a lot of it. I started by drinking diet sodas instead of regular (I don't like diet so that was hard too), then I switched to water from there. This was mostly at work where we have a fridge full of soda and water. I let myself have one soda a week (a diet though). At home, I drank a LOT of crystal light peach iced tea. i had a huge pitcher of it in my fridge. I would try to drink that and water. Now, I drink pretty much all water. Sometimes I can't believe it myself I loved soda! I think you have to ease into everything. If you hate water and tell yourself you HAVE to drink 8 glasses a day or else you "fail," then you are setting yourself up for disappointment. Tell yourself to switch out one soda or coffee or whatever a day, and then go from there.

good luck!

I feel for you. I also have a hard time drinking enough water, and never get anywhere near the amount I'm supposed to. It just makes me feel bloated and, excuse the pun, waterlogged. Plus I have an extremely hectic job, so it's hard for me to drink tons of fluids all day, because I can't get to the bathroom except once every few hours or so, which makes for some very uncomfortable hours when I do manage to drink a lot!!! I do like the Zero Water and American Water flavored ones. They aren't nearly as strong as the packets of flavored crystals, which are overwhelming to me. Until I hit on those - zero calories, zero everything, basically - I wasn't drinking much water at all. I have a diet Coke over ice that I stretch out all morning at work, and the rest of the time I drink bottled water.

I use the new Mio drops to flavor my water and I can drink it all day (hope this isn't cheating? There are no calories). I love the Sweet Tea and Peach Tea flavor. It only takes a few drops to turn that bottle of water into a refreshing drink. You can buy them at any major grocery store.

I've always had a hard time drinking out of a water bottle. It gets hot and the bottle is see thru and you see how much you need to drink and that's torture! Maybe you can try and get different drinking cups that are cheerful and less boring. I use the tin drink canister things. I bought about 7 of them and have them all filled up in the fridge. I like the ones with the spout. You would be surprised how certain ones and certain colors or designs become your favorite ones and the water seems to go down faster. Also, the crystal light grape is really good. Just make sure you don't use too much water or it tastes yucky to me. Those are good for after and during workouts cause they have a little sumpin sumpin in em.

Personally I find that it helps to drink hot water instead of room temperature water. You can boil water then add in a bit of cold. It works really well for me. :-)

Did you try sparkling water? Sometimes having that really cold with a squeeze of lemon tastes good!

I've heard lemon or cucumber really helps. I've never tried it...I prefer plain water.

I absolutely hate drinking water.

Good, more for me! :laugh:

Despite old wives' tales to the contrary, the caffeine in tea doesn’t cause dehydration. A recent study revealed, using blood and urine tests, that four cups of tea a day was just as hydrating as a similar amount of water.
From - http://www.saga.co.uk/health/healthy-eating/tea-and-coffee-drink-to-your-health.aspx
Dr Ruxton is a former president of the Nutrition Society.

no, i like water i get at least 10-16 cups a day. but someone said that you get all the needed water from the foods you consume, idk how accurate that is though. anyone hear about this?

No. You get some water from the foods you consume (more than most people realize) but definitely not ALL. Nowhere near.

if i could drink all the water i'm supposed to, instead of MAYBE one to two glasses a day that i have to force down, the weight would be falling off and my skin would be amazing.

Why do you think that? That's the line everyone uses when talking about water, "the weight just falls off". It's like this idea is coming from a single source. Come on, if all it takes is drinking a lot of water we'd all be skinny.

Herbal teas are good if you like the taste of them. Try out a few, theres so many flavours you can get now. If it's warm weather you could make a jugful of it and put it in the fridge. Nice and refreshing and the same as drinking water

I think Water does actually have a taste, depending where you are and how many chemicals are added etc. Either that or it's the lack of taste period that isn't pleasing. Either or, I'd ratther drink something that has a good taste to it. Just my two cents.

It gets a taste from the minerals in the water source. It's not really the water you're tasting but the minerals dissolved in it. Water from different places tastes very different... People seem to think it all tastes the same but I can tell a huge difference.