Everything you drink counts toward your water intake. Plain water is the most healthy thing you can (& should) drink, but tea, coffee, cola, juice, etc also count toward your basic "8 glasses a day" rule ...which in my opinion ... rules... made to be broken... drink as much as you feel you NEED. Water is to hydrate you; the human body must have it to survive.
You can tell if you're properly hydrated by your urine color/smell. Too dark, too smelly means you're not hydrated enough (or you're getting too much caffeine). I have "dry mouth" due to some medication I take, so I drink a lot thru-out the day ... anytime I'm thirsty! - I start w/coffee in the a.m., then water, Diet Mtn Dew, water-water-water, tea, Crystal Light, etc. My urine is so pale that it's almost clear & has no smell. Score
Last edited by Beach Patrol; 05-30-2012 at 09:30 AM.
Maybe you could try drinking your water at different temperatures. I'm outside the norm as I prefer my water room temp. It sounds gross but it goes down so much easier for me. Icy cold hurts my teeth. I also sometimes drink just hot water if I'm cold (which is often). I've found that the more water I drink--the more I crave. It's addictive! I also drink coffee and tea but try to limit the caffeine intake. I'll also have a diet cola once or twice a week--which I do drink cold (I know I'm weird).
I'm with you....I like room temperature water. If I had to drink cold water, I wouldn't drink it.
Maybe you could try drinking your water at different temperatures. I'm outside the norm as I prefer my water room temp. It sounds gross but it goes down so much easier for me. Icy cold hurts my teeth. I also sometimes drink just hot water if I'm cold (which is often). I've found that the more water I drink--the more I crave. It's addictive! I also drink coffee and tea but try to limit the caffeine intake. I'll also have a diet cola once or twice a week--which I do drink cold (I know I'm weird).
I also prefer my water at room temperature. I only drink cold water if I've spent a lot of time outside on a really hot day.
i only drink plain water ....BUT i have moments in the summer where I put a mint leaf in the ice cube trays... pop out a mint ice cube and throw in it my water
I remember one summer just resolutely deciding to drink water. I would fill up two big bottles of it and just -make- myself drink it. I'd make gross faces after and laugh about it, but, eventually, I began to enjoy it.
I have a feeling the water enhancers is USA only, no luck here
Just skip the "enhancers". You are seriously better off drinking coffee or tea than mixing a chemical concoction of artificial colors, artificial flavors and artificial sweeteners into something that you think is supposed to be good for you. It's all a big rip off and terrible for you. (again just my humble opinion.)
Just skip the "enhancers". You are seriously better off drinking coffee or tea than mixing a chemical concoction of artificial colors, artificial flavors and artificial sweeteners into something that you think is supposed to be good for you. It's all a big rip off and terrible for you. (again just my humble opinion.)
Lori, I was seriously looking for the LIKE button on this post.
I drink a lot of water because I'm thirsty and the only diet related reason I drink some more is because it stops me feeling hungry if I feel like snacking. I know I'm not really hungry because I get bad headaches when I don't eat so it's just the snacking mentality. So if you really don't like water drink something else that you do enjoy (that's not full of calories!).. what about sugar free Mi Wadi or Ribena?
I get the not liking water - I hated drinking water and could never get enough in aday! What got me drinking enough was I started forcing myself to drink it and putting goals on it ie: I can't eat lunch until I finish a bottle. I can't leave work until I finish another bottle and I can't go to bed until I finish the third bottle... This meant a lot of times I was chugging it before doing one of those things! It was a pain kind of, but then I saw the results on the scale. I can't believe what a difference water has on my weight loss and helping me to not fluctuate! And that was motivation enough to keep drinking it. Now I find that I actually crave it and drink more. I drink about 5 of my reusable bottle (24oz) full!
