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To really swear by drinking water ?

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Jumell · 24/12/2024 07:38

I’m currently on a diet /exercise plan and trying to aim for drinking 2 litres of water a day.

I don’t mix my water with anything else - it’s just straight tap water but omg it makes such a difference to everything. It improves my

Skin
Digestion

Can speed up weight loss but ONLY as part of a calorie controlled diet and exercise plan - won’t make you lose weight on its own !

So yes - something this simple really makes a huge difference to wellbeing and 2 litres of tap water a day costs next to nothing

I was thinking yesterday as well that clean drinking water is something we take for granted in a rich, developed nation like the UK. Was thinking that if I lived in one of the world’s Least Developed Countries I might be walking 10 miles a day for this privelege!

So yes - water I think is an excellent ‘superfood’ as they say - or ‘superdrink’

And I say this as someone who isn’t really a ‘natural’ water drinker - I don’t really like drinking it - much prefer drinking Diet Coke/Pepsi Max if given a choice ! But this is why I space my water drinking out throughout the day - so 500 ml every 3 hours or something ! Makes it easier !

So in short - highly recommended!

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Undethetree · 24/12/2024 08:54

sweetpickle2 · 24/12/2024 07:54

I do this, then get distracted by something else and forget till the next one goes off 😂 but am going to make a real concerted effort.

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I have this problem too! Now I drink 500ml when I wake up, 500ml before bed and fill a 1L water bottle to drink during the day.

I try to get ahead of myself by drinking the bottle before lunch and the next 500ml with evening meal so that I don't need the 500ml before bed and then I don't need to get up in the night!

thegirlwithemousyhair · 24/12/2024 08:52

Yep. I take a bottle everywhere. Dehydration contributes to arthritis as well.

MrsSkylerWhite · 24/12/2024 08:48

ChristmasGrinch24 · Today 07:45

Makes a huge difference.
I don't like tap water (tastes chemically where I am) but I drink bottled water and aim for 3-4 a day.

Agree: so we bought a water filter jug. Tastes so much better.

ChristmasGrinch24 · 24/12/2024 08:45

@MerrilyOnhigh baked potato more like. Grin goodness me I can't spell to save my life. 😂

AwakeNotThruChoice · 24/12/2024 08:45

Just to add!
I do find it nicer/easier to drink water when it’s really cold.
At work we have a fancy walker dispenser.

So at home I fill up bottles with tap (yes that deadly stuff 😂) water and put in the fridge so I always have it cold. And when am going out I can grab one to take with me. Then just refill when empty so there is a supply.

Catza · 24/12/2024 08:45

Foxblue · 24/12/2024 08:29

This is so interesting, because my skin is visibly better and my digestion significantly better when I drink 1.5l a day on top of what I get from food and cups of tea - i drank only when thirsty when I was younger and struggled with my skin and digestion - perhaps I wasn't getting enough water in my diet or wasn't as thirsty as normal?

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Maybe, or maybe something else changed. I certainly know that I use better skincare now than what I could afford in my younger years, for example. When we drink water, it gets absorbed into our blood. There is really no physiological mechanism by which it would go directly to your skin.
If you eat a lot of fiber but don't drink enough liquids (and I am deliberately not using the term "water" here), then it can create digestive issues.
There are many many factors we don't usually consider because we are conditioned to drink water so seeing the "benefits" confirms our natural biases. But correlation does not always mean causation.

Aerial200 · 24/12/2024 08:43

I need to improve on this!
I suffer with constant tiredness and wondering lf this is the reason why

Adviceneeeeded · 24/12/2024 08:43

It really does! But frequently needing to go to the loo always puts me off! I deffo need to drink more water

BottomlessBrunch · 24/12/2024 08:42

I agree with this. I feel massively better when hydrated - I've noticed as well it makes me feel calmer. I don't think I have anxiety but I have noticed on the run up to my period I have anxious days and being dehydrated makes it worse.
Can't give up the coffee or Coke Zero yet but I reckon I get a good 1.5 litres of water in most days

MerrilyOnhigh · 24/12/2024 08:42

ChristmasGrinch24 · 24/12/2024 07:45

Makes a huge difference.
I don't like tap water (tastes chemically where I am) but I drink bottled water and aim for 3-4 a day.
I always feel less brain fogged, more energy & focused when I do! Also my skin doesn't feel as dry as the dessert when I do. Grin

Loving the thought of skin as dry as a dessert! Baked Alaska, perhaps, or trifle?

qwertyuiopasdfgh · 24/12/2024 08:40

Try matcha, or caffeine free matcha. It is so gentle on the stomach.

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Jumell · 24/12/2024 08:39

Middlemarch123 · 24/12/2024 08:32

We live in a hard water area, so I got a filter jug for drinking water and it’s made a huge difference, so clear and tastes nice. I drink at least 2 litres a day, but none after 4 pm, to avoid the nocturnal loo trips. I don’t even think about it now, second nature.

I’ve resigned myself to nocturnal loo trips tbh

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RampantIvy · 24/12/2024 08:38

MixedCouple2 · 24/12/2024 08:36

Water is not safe in the UK from Taps. Thete are high levela of estrogen enough to have any affect on aquatic life - let alone humans. There are lota of pharmaceuticals in our water that over time will contribute to sickness as well as microplastics that are hormone diatrupters and mimic hormones. So no not safe. Not good for skin and contributes to dandruff and creates/worsens skin disorders. The government have admitted water is nit safe but would coat Tax payers £3billion. Why tax payers why not pharma comapnies!!!

The water I drink from the mountains from the source in Africa is safe. Naturally filtered through rocks and sediment and tastes wonderful.

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TenLittleLadybirds · 24/12/2024 08:38

Nothing better than a cold glass of water when you’re thirsty ! We are very lucky to have clean drinking water and I’m forever taking it for granted

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Jumell · 24/12/2024 08:38

Unescorted · 24/12/2024 08:37

Absolutely.... I have tried.

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Jumell · 24/12/2024 08:37

MixedCouple2 · 24/12/2024 08:36

Water is not safe in the UK from Taps. Thete are high levela of estrogen enough to have any affect on aquatic life - let alone humans. There are lota of pharmaceuticals in our water that over time will contribute to sickness as well as microplastics that are hormone diatrupters and mimic hormones. So no not safe. Not good for skin and contributes to dandruff and creates/worsens skin disorders. The government have admitted water is nit safe but would coat Tax payers £3billion. Why tax payers why not pharma comapnies!!!

The water I drink from the mountains from the source in Africa is safe. Naturally filtered through rocks and sediment and tastes wonderful.

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Ah ok I hadn’t realised this

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Unescorted · 24/12/2024 08:37

Jumell · 24/12/2024 08:23

I sympathise this sounds so difficult

sounds like your mum ideally needs to get away from him

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Absolutely.... I have tried.

MixedCouple2 · 24/12/2024 08:36

Water is not safe in the UK from Taps. Thete are high levela of estrogen enough to have any affect on aquatic life - let alone humans. There are lota of pharmaceuticals in our water that over time will contribute to sickness as well as microplastics that are hormone diatrupters and mimic hormones. So no not safe. Not good for skin and contributes to dandruff and creates/worsens skin disorders. The government have admitted water is nit safe but would coat Tax payers £3billion. Why tax payers why not pharma comapnies!!!

The water I drink from the mountains from the source in Africa is safe. Naturally filtered through rocks and sediment and tastes wonderful.

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Jumell · 24/12/2024 08:36

zzplex · 24/12/2024 08:31

Drink most of it early in the day. There was an article in the media a while ago about "front loading" fluids by drinking them early and not waiting til the evening to become thirsty (and then needing to pee in the night). I think it might have been in The Guardian.

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Absolutely this.

Drink most of it early in the day is my motto.

i once tried to start drinking my 2 l quota at 7pm and went to sleep with one bottle of water in hand! Grin

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RampantIvy · 24/12/2024 08:35

Cuppaand2biscuits · 24/12/2024 08:19

The world's best kept secret is Rooibos or Redbush tea, caffeine free, without milk it is as hydrating as water but full of antioxidants.
I drink it all day long.

I have tried it several times and tried to like it, but with every cup I try I like it less and less. I really dislike it. Maybe this is why it isn't popular?

AwakeNotThruChoice · 24/12/2024 08:35

If and when I don’t drink enough I get all the same things as above. Headache, foggy ness, lethargy. But also skin around my eyes and corners of mouth becomes dried and sore.

also sore lips and have to use lip balm more.

biscuitsandbooks · 24/12/2024 08:34

Water just makes me pee constantly all the time!

Middlemarch123 · 24/12/2024 08:32

We live in a hard water area, so I got a filter jug for drinking water and it’s made a huge difference, so clear and tastes nice. I drink at least 2 litres a day, but none after 4 pm, to avoid the nocturnal loo trips. I don’t even think about it now, second nature.

CandiedPrincess · 24/12/2024 08:32

It's one of those things I know I need to do it but I'm just not a fan of water, I never think to drink it, but I've seen several nutritionalists and dieticians now who have said it doesn't have to be pure water so that helps. All liquids help so I started drinking more diluted fruit squash which makes it more palatable for me.