How to make yourself drink water!
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In my experience, the more I drink water, the more I enjoy it. I rarely drink anything else now on a daily basis other than almond milk in my breakfast shake.
Try sipping throughout the day, or add fresh lemon if you truly don't enjoy the taste.0 -
I use a straw in my Nalgene bottle and for some reason it is easier to drink a whole Nalgene through a straw....I can down 3 a day if I use a straw but can barely manage 1 without. I have no idea if that works for other people but it works for me!
so THAT'S how i get so drunk on the weekends...using a STRAW! lmao
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I got used to the habit by adding drink packets (the sugarfree packets) when I first started. I would struggle to get up to 8 cups. Over time, and with the help of the packets, I built up to 14+ cups a day. Once I got used to it...I couldn't live without water. I slowly eliminated all but 2 drink packets a day. So currently I drink 5 bottles of pure water and 2 bottles of drink-packet'ed water. I think it is like anything else...you need to make it a habit. Once it becomes a habit...you will crave it, I promise! :drinker:0
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I have a 75cl bottle next to me. I drink without thinking. I don't log it on here as I have absolutely no idea how much I'm drinking, but I know I prob get through a good 2 litres a day from how often I fill up the bottle. If it's there, I drink it. If I don't, I will go "oh I'll get it later" and keep working until I give myself a headache from insufficient water and too much PC work!0
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Just do it! That's all there is to it really. It does help if you keep a water bottle in plain sight as a reminder that you should be drinking water.0
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Isn't the standard "glass" for these purposes 8 oz? And a cup is 8 oz?8 cups does not = 8 glsses - heads up
most standard kitchen glasses are 12 oz0 -
To mix up your water: Add lemon, lime, or whatever berries you like. Also try adding spices like ground cinnamon or ground ginger root. Add ice cubes or drink it room temperature. Add a splash of cranberry juice or another juice you enjoy. Use a straw or drink it straight.
You see a bottle/glass/cup of water, drink. Just train yourself so that it becomes automatic.
Hope you figure out what you like!0 -
Yeah, but it doesn't matter how big the container is; the usual advice of "eight glasses a day" is referring to eight 8-oz. glasses.
Isn't the standard "glass" for these purposes 8 oz? And a cup is 8 oz?8 cups does not = 8 glsses - heads up
most standard kitchen glasses are 12 oz0 -
A Beginner's Guide to Drinking Water
Step 1: Open Mouth
Step 2: Pour in Water
Step 3: Swallow
Step 4: Repeat as Necessary
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I LOVE H2O myself but saw this on Pinterest Might help out.
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I have a 24oz cup of water at my desk -- the plastic kind with the lid and straw built in --
I get bored at work. I drink water. Lots of it. And I think the straw really helps. So far today.... 96oz of water
I now get headaches when I don't drink enough!!!0 -
I think you just have to get used to drinking water by forcing yourself to drink it until it becomes a habit and then a ritual. By then it will be second nature.0
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If you want the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, you will follow a healthy lifestyle.
if its too hard to drink a whole cup over water every 2 hours.... then you need to remind yourself why every doctor on earth says you need it.
Or think of all the people dying in the dessert asking for arizona tea.
It's easier said than done. That's like assuming that the OP doesnt drink water because she doesnt understand the benefits of it. We all know what are good and bad habits. The difficult part is not to try to remind yourself of that. It's to create and continue the habit on a daily basis.
Instead of pointing out how easy it SHOULD be, I think the OP needs some tips on how to achieve this. Like setting up a reminder on your phone every hour, or putting a post-it note on your computer. Or everytime you go to the bathroom, fill out your bottle of water at the fountain.
Positive encouragement!0 -
I add the juice of a lemon to a big bottle (about 64 oz. / 2 ltr.) of water and keep it in the fridge. Gives it some flavor and vitamin C :drinker:0
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I use my big 64oz water bottle. I fill this in the morning and sometimes squeeze some lemon juice OR honey into it. I drink on that throughout the day. In the beginning to psych myself out i would refill it when it was 1/2 empty and i ended up drinking 1.5 - 2 bottles of water. Also if i think about eating i drink a glass of water and i always have water before i eat ANYTHING. Hope this helps0
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seriously, I was just trying to save her a little trouble since not everyone has the same size kitchen glasses. If she has 12 or 16 oz glasses like almost everyone I know- then I was simply going to tell her that she needs only 4 of those.
geezus. Are yall seriously coming down on me about what is the correct standard drinking glass now?
This website has its panties in a knot over all the wrong stuff.
Correcting people on the internet over trivial bullsht wont help you get fit faster.
You want to be healthy? Drink all the ounces you are supposed to, regardless of how many ounces fits in your particular kitchen glass.0 -
If you want the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, you will follow a healthy lifestyle.
if its too hard to drink a whole cup over water every 2 hours.... then you need to remind yourself why every doctor on earth says you need it.
Or think of all the people dying in the dessert asking for arizona tea.
It's easier said than done. That's like assuming that the OP doesnt drink water because she doesnt understand the benefits of it. We all know what are good and bad habits. The difficult part is not to try to remind yourself of that. It's to create and continue the habit on a daily basis.
Instead of pointing out how easy it SHOULD be, I think the OP needs some tips on how to achieve this. Like setting up a reminder on your phone every hour, or putting a post-it note on your computer. Or everytime you go to the bathroom, fill out your bottle of water at the fountain.
Positive encouragement!
I didnt say it should be easy- I said to remind herself of why she is doing it, including reasons of vanity. like extra healthy skin and hair.
POSITIVE ENCOURAGEMENT0 -
I use a straw in my Nalgene bottle and for some reason it is easier to drink a whole Nalgene through a straw....I can down 3 a day if I use a straw but can barely manage 1 without. I have no idea if that works for other people but it works for me!
so THAT'S how i get so drunk on the weekends...using a STRAW! lmao
hahahahha the straw will get you every time!0 -
Hey, no one is criticizing or attacking you. I was honestly wondering why you'd said that they're not the same. I don't happen to own any glasses, so I have no clue how large they are. Seriously, relax.seriously, I was just trying to save her a little trouble since not everyone has the same size kitchen glasses. If she has 12 or 16 oz glasses like almost everyone I know- then I was simply going to tell her that she needs only 4 of those.
geezus. Are yall seriously coming down on me about what is the correct standard drinking glass now?
This website has its panties in a knot over all the wrong stuff.
Correcting people on the internet over trivial bullsht wont help you get fit faster.
You want to be healthy? Drink all the ounces you are supposed to, regardless of how many ounces fits in your particular kitchen glass.0
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