Do you drink much/any water?

[dogsandbudgey]

I don’t. I’m a complete Coke Zero addict. I have approximately 4 cans a day but could easily have more if I wasn’t thinking about it. I’m trying to cut back and im trying to up my water intake. It’s not easy but for me it’s just breaking the habit.

am I alone? Does everyone else drink lots of water and never have any fizzy drink?

A couple of litres - probably more tea when it's cold. I have about one fizzy drink a week.

I drink 2.5 litres of water a day plus 5 or 6 teas/coffees.

Playing devil's advocate there is usually 1/2 - 1 side of bottled water. That could also be viewed as a waste of plastic/resources/transport etc in the uk , when it's safe (and free) to drink tap water?

I find it equally sad that there aisles full of bottled water (slight hyperbole). It’s a waste of resources and is filling the planet with unnecessary plastic waste.

I never have fizzy drinks (have never liked them, especially coke). I don’t drink alcohol, tea or coffee either.

My drink of choice during the day is elderflower cordial with tap water, or plain water with meals. I often have a very small glass of orange juice first thing in the morning and a small mug of milk before bed.

Unfortunately I am not slim!

I need to drink water to stop me from being constipated. I always drink a lot of tea, but without plain water as well, the constipation kicks in.

I drink 2 mugs of tea, and probably about 2L water (tap) per day. When I was really struggling to get my ibs under control, this seemed to help keep things moving but at the right speed and i've stuck with it. I dont know if I particularly like the taste of our tap water, or if I've just acclimatised to it, but I dont enjoy fizzy pop now. I used to drink a fair bit of pop when working, back when my job was more manual... Now I really don't enjoy the flavour/weird aftertaste. I'm not sure if thats my tastbuds changing, or the tendency for sweeteners over sugar in pop!

4 litres a day

4 litres a day

I drink lots of water a day. If I don’t, I worry I will get a migraine and my bowels would stop working! I’m used to it. But also I eat too many treats. So I figure if I were to drink sweet drinks, my sugar intake would be even worse!

I never had water as a kid, we didnt have it with meals, I just never drank it. It wasn't a thing to take a water bottle to school in the 80s/90s.

I do drink water now but probably 750ml-1 litre generally, more if I'm in a hot country or doing a long run. (I did a 20 mile run in 30° recently and I think I probably had 1.5-2 litres water that day plus other drinks, I was thirsty all day)

I don't find plain water more thirst quenching than coke or squash, though. I know it is better but it just doesn't feel like it. If I'd just brushed my teeth I wouldn't have a drink! I do take a glass of water to bed if I wake up thirsty but I rarely drink more than a few sips.

My teenage kids are much better at drinking water than me and neither like fizzy drinks, despite them always being available

It's odd, isn't it, that there is a lot of talk about not buying bottled water because of the plastic waste, yet other drinks bottled in plastic are much more rarely mentioned.
All plastic bottles are as bad as each other, I think.
Maybe is because we can't have (unnecessary) drinks straight out of the tap...

I probably have a fizzy drink a couple of times a year as I’m not that keen. I drink water, tea both regular Yorkshire tea, green tea, lemon and ginger tea and coffee.

A bit of a red herring as surely this could apply to half the aisles of the supermarket : Ready meals, cakes, biscuits , sweets, crisps , alcohol....
I rarely have any of the above so I'm not going to feel too bad about my 2 cans of coke zero a day.

So what are you making your tea and coffee with?

Is it..........water?

Why so much?
Do you constantly visit the loo?

It’s just where I feel most hydrated. Not really - probably one or two times an hour? I’ve had my first litre this morning, I went at 10:30 and then at 12.

At home I drink water (sometimes fizzy, usually just straight from the tap) tea and coffee.

I don't like fizzy drinks, juice, black tea or coffee, so that leaves me with .... water. I do drink herbal teas though. I've no idea how much I drink throughout the day, probably a litre. I did used to drink full on coke though back in my student days. I think it just becomes a habit - I replaced it with herbal tea and now most drinks taste too sweet to me.

Bet there is!

I only drink water when I’m at the gym. I drink Pepsi max, maybe 2 or 3 cans a day. No tea or coffee.

How clever of you 🙄

To all the people drinking multiple cans a day, is this not very expensive? I don't buy them ever so have no idea how much they cost

I'm not the one who said they don't drink any water.

I buy multi-packs in the supermarket and try and get whichever brand is on offer so they work out about 35p per can . I don't drink any coffees or buy snacks so I don't think it seems extreme. If you buy one in a cafe or a single can on the go it will be more expensive just the same as any other drinks would be I guess.