Am I losing my mind?!!!..

I think it might be as you are not used to it. I drink so much water like 3litres a day but I never used to like it, the more I drank it initially the more I started to like it.
Just keep drinking and you will start to adjust to it and won't feel as full off it

I second that - I drink about 3 liters as well.


To the OP - space it out on an hourly basis. Each hour for eight hours, have 1 measured cup of water. That is 8oz right there. If you do it on the hour every hour it wont seem so hard on you....

There's great advice posted for you. Also, remember that a cup of water is NOT a tall tumbler. It's a small 'juice glass'. At first it is easy to forget what 8oz of water looks like.

We have women at work who literally bring in a 1-Cup measure for their desk. The hoop that is on it has 8 rubber bands. Every time they have 1 cup of water, they take off one rubber band. An easy way to keep track!

This happened to me too. It takes getting used to. Eventually it'll be easy. I drink 4 cups with a meal and 2 after a workout. More, if it's a hot day.

If you cant get 8 glasses dont stress it. You only need enough to maintain hydration. Some people require 64 oz, some less and some more. Not getting 8 glasses wont prevent weight loss.

You get use to it..a t first i could barely down 8cups.... but now i can easily go over a gallon in a day.

I personally think the water bottle makes a difference. I CANNOT drink as much water out of a regular cup... nor can i drink a lot of ice cold water. (trial and error discovered these things)

so now i use a camelbak water bottle and it is a GODSEND..i have like 5 of them because i cant go without them. and they are 3cups per 24oz=3cups.. so makes it better

I tend to measure out the 8oz sometimes. It really isn't alot of water if you drink 1/2 then wait a bit and drink the other 1/2. You don't have to suck down all at once if you don't want to. It helps me also to have some bottles that I know are 16oz or so and I work on drinking those throughout the day. Good Luck. It does get easier. I used to hate water to.

8 glasses a day is just a guideline, some people need more, some people need less. It's kind of like how everybody needs to consume a different amount of calories to stay healthy.

Here's an interesting and informative article on the topic:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

Hope that helps! =]

Hi All,

I've recently tried to increase my water intake to 8 cups, but am finding this really difficult!..I have tried little and often but find whenever I drink lots of water i start feeling very sick and very full up..

Am I alone in feeling this way?...And does anyone know why I feel like this?

Thans guys xx

I can't make the 8 either, never have I don't think. I just don't agree with adding all those crappy flavoured chemicals to it, when there are so many in there from the tap anyways.

doesn't have to literally be water, can come from tea/coffee/diet soda too.

A good way is to sit with a big litre/two litre bottle next to you all day, and just sip sip sip all the time.

I dunno how much a cup is though, I'm not American o.o

that's not entirely true. Soda is a diuretic, which means it will actually dehydrate you. Coffee also isn't a good replacement for water, especially if you're putting cream and sugar in it. Your best bet is plain water, but you can also add things to water to help, like fruit slices or the crystal light packets. Plain tea (no added sugar or milk) will also replace water. There is also carbonated flavored waters that you can drink, but look at the ingredients to make sure it is just carbonated water and not soda.

Your best bet is to stick with plain water. Just slowly increase your intake so you get used to it, eventually you will actually crave water over other beverages because your body recognizes it as being better for you. I also find it helpful to use a 32oz reuseable water bottle. I know that I need to drink two of them a day so it gives me a goal I can visually see.

I usually drink 12-16 glasses a day. It takes about a week to get used to it each time I quit for whatever reason.