Thread: Trying to drink enough water...

Originally Posted by scout200

Generally speaking (esp. when taking supplements) - it's best to drink a LOT of water... Personally speaking, I have a difficult time drinking the required amount of water. Do you have any tips?

-Scout

I gotta mix mine with crystal light or something, i fkin hate the taste of water.

I fill up a gallon jug and drink it down.

What do you consider the required amount of water?

i collect antique milk bottles and fill one with water and drop in a couple tea bags. one is near me all day at home. stash licorice spice is my favorite. no calories and the licorice root is 50 times sweeter than sugar. also it's much easier to drink room temp water if you're trying to drink enough.

I have also had issues getting the right amount of water down. Mornings into the afternoon are the worst, I simply don't feel thirsty. I often get a lot more water in throughout the evening though. The past couple days I have gradually increased intake during the morning/afternoon. Its the only thing I drink though, aside from a glass of milk a day. I have debated the crystal light, but even the thought of fake sugar turns me off.

So, I can't lend any suggestions, but I am curious if there are any others besides crystal light.

keep water around you, small sips through the day.

Originally Posted by Muscle_Girl

I have also had issues getting the right amount of water down. Mornings into the afternoon are the worst, I simply don't feel thirsty. I often get a lot more water in throughout the evening though. The past couple days I have gradually increased intake during the morning/afternoon. Its the only thing I drink though, aside from a glass of milk a day. I have debated the crystal light, but even the thought of fake sugar turns me off.

So, I can't lend any suggestions, but I am curious if there are any others besides crystal light.

drop in a few lemon slices,if you're tolerent of lemons, that helps a little if youre like me and dont like the taste of water.I gotta flavor it or i wont drink it.

I carry a gallon around with me and take drinks from it, all day at work.

Take a big see through jug. Slice cucumber, lemons or limes and fill the jug 1/8th of the way. Add water and steep in the sun for a few hours. Pour in a glass with ice! Its so good you don't even need to add stevia! Another one is cucumber, basil and lime. Or lemon and lime or strawberries and basil. You'd be surprised how delicious it is.

Originally Posted by Merkaba

keep water around you, small sips through the day.

This is what works for me. Just having a bottle of water with me all the time. I just sip it all day long. By the end of the day, I've gotten almost a gallon down.

Originally Posted by Jodi

Take a big see through jug. Slice cucumber, lemons or limes and fill the jug 1/8th of the way. Add water and steep in the sun for a few hours. Pour in a glass with ice! Its so good you don't even need to add stevia! Another one is cucumber, basil and lime. Or lemon and lime or strawberries and basil. You'd be surprised how delicious it is.

This is perfect. Thanks so much for these suggestions, exactly what I was looking for

I always carry a plastic water bottle with me wherever I go and i keep it full. So I've just always got water with me so I never forget to drink it.

Originally Posted by IainDaniel

What do you consider the required amount of water?

Optimally, I should have 64 oz of water throughout the day... I currently drink around 40 oz of water during the day, while I'm at work...When I'm not working, I struggle more to drink the required amount.

-Scout

Originally Posted by Little Wing

licorice spice is my favorite.

Hey Little Wing,

Where can I find the licorice spice?

-Scout

Originally Posted by Jodi

Take a big see through jug. Slice cucumber, lemons or limes and fill the jug 1/8th of the way. Add water and steep in the sun for a few hours. Pour in a glass with ice! Its so good you don't even need to add stevia! Another one is cucumber, basil and lime. Or lemon and lime or strawberries and basil. You'd be surprised how delicious it is.

Wow, that really sounds good! Both of the cucumber & strawberry suggestions sound really refreshing. Thanks!

-Scout

Originally Posted by scout200

Hey Little Wing,

Where can I find the licorice spice?

-Scout

most groceries stores should have it. call around and ask or where you shop regularly will order it if the carry stash teas.



the idea of a bunch of crappy chemical water is gross. why do that to your system? this is all natural.

Originally Posted by scout200

Wow, that really sounds good! Both of the cucumber & strawberry suggestions sound really refreshing. Thanks!

-Scout

that really is a good idea! I throw a few slices of fruit in a jug of water(usually poland springs or some other brand) and sip all day.Helps big time!

last week or two I have been using a few dried cranberries and several slices of lime.

I always pack a gallon jug. Normally i drink one and then refill it and get another half down.

I'm really terrible at staying hydrated - hardest part of any diet for me actually.

What I used to do is set an hourly alarm while I was awake. When the alarm went off, I drank a glass of water.

If I don't do that, I do what I do now which is drink like 2 glasses a day. Not nearly enough.

Originally Posted by scout200

Optimally, I should have 64 oz of water throughout the day... I currently drink around 40 oz of water during the day, while I'm at work...When I'm not working, I struggle more to drink the required amount.

-Scout

That is less then 2 ltres a day? and you struggle with that?

Have a water bottle and sip from it.

Something like everyone else said, just take small sips throughout the day. That's what works best for me at least.

wow!!! 22 posts on telling someone how to drink water.. lol!!!!

Like people have stated above you only need to drink 64oz of water a day or the EQUIVALENT. That does not mean that it has to be just water. Think of all the things that you ingest during the day that also has water in it. if you are getting close to 50oz a day I will bet that after everything else you igest you come close to 64oz.

You could always run to your nearest walmart and get the 2.2L jug they have. It holds all the water you need in a day. That way you can see how much more you need to drink. Plus it only costs like $2

Personally I have a different theory on how much water per day. I think the bare MINIMUM should be .5 oz per lb of bodyweight. So a 200lb person at the minimum should drink 100oz of water per day. That's a little over 3L.

I drink 4 plus L a day and I'm only 128lbs but that's how much I feel my body needs to stay hydrated in this AZ heat.

I wouldn't count soda and coffee as other beverages to meet the minimum required either. Caffeine dehydrates you.

^ i wonder if there are studies about the change in needs given location. the humidity here in maine is better right now but a couple weeks ago it was in the high 90s. i remember in nevada the air sucks the sweat right off you like you don't even sweat.

Not sure about studies but I know when its 115-120 degrees and dry heat it burns your nose hairs if you try to breath in through your nose.

I find that I drink much more water here than I did when I lived back east.

i used to sunbathe in vegas with a huge thick towel and the hose running beside me soaking the towel. i'd drape it over the fence after and it would be dry before an hour passed. the dry there is as bad as the humid here.

Originally Posted by Little Wing

i used to sunbathe in vegas with a huge thick towel and the hose running beside me soaking the towel. i'd drape it over the fence after and it would be dry before an hour passed. the dry there is as bad as the humid here.

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