Drinking water - how do you do it?

[thefrozensouth]

My new years resolution was to drink a large jug of water each day with a view to gaining gorgeous skin and for general health. I did it for about 3 days then went back to drinking mostly instant coffee.

I know its just a case of drinking the stuff, but how do others actually get around to drinking a large amount of water each day?

[CoteDAzur]

"By the time you are thirsty you are already dehydrated."

That is nonsense and just shows that you don't know what "dehydrated" means.

[CoteDAzur]

dexter

[EliotNess]

You don't need to bloody drink all this water.

[valiumredhead]

Ok

[Thistledew]

But Eliot, I like to drink that much water!

It's not a form of torture you know. It is an actual physical pleasure for me to drink a big glass of cool water.

[bettycocker]

I have a pint of water first thing in the morning before my coffee.

I had loads of problems with recurrent UTIs and kidney stones. The consultant told me to keep drinking all day every day. Then I had the shockwave therapy on kidney stones and afterwards they told me to drink 4 litres per day!

I got into the habit of drinking shed loads of water and never really stopped. I agree with sparklingsea. The more you drink, the more you want it and need it. I feel thirsty all the time and can't go anywhere without a bottle of water now. It does keep UTIs and kidney stones at bay.

[Dackyduddles]

I try to have a drink too before eating as I can get confused if thirsty /hungry. This slows snacking for me

[MortaIWombat]

What Eliot said.
I am amazed that the various dogs/horses/small furry pets I've owned during my lifetime lived as long as they did, given how they just had a drink when they were thirsty not every other bloody hour.

[Callycat]

Technically you need around 2 litres of fluid per day, but most of that will be gotten from fruit and vegetables, and other food sources. The "2 litres of water" as a separate thing came from a misunderstanding of dietary fluid as opposed to pure water: scienceillustrated.com.au/blog/science/the-myth-that-we-need-to-drink-two-litres-of-water-a-day/

Having said that, if 2 litres makes you feel better then go ahead, especially if your typical diet doesn't contain a lot of vegetables.

[IvanaCake]

I'm low carbing at the moment and according to my weight I should drink 3.5 litres of water a day. I did this for a few days and had to pee every 30 minutes. This clearly means that I don't need all that water.

I drink about a litre a day plus a decaff coffee and a decaff tea.

[loveulotslikejellytots]

I have a 700ml sports bottle that I fill up a couple of times a day and sip it throughout. I add lemon and lime slices to it because I find plain water a bit boring.

Have gone cold turkey from a serious diet coke and red bull addiction. It wasn't fun to start with but now I can drink water quite happily.

[zenoushka]

Have been drinking at least 8 large glasses of water a day over the past week and have already noticed how much clearer my skin is. Was definitely far more dehydrated before. Am keeping this up!

[buttercrumble]

Get the water your body app , my dd told me about this and its really helped. It says how much you need to drink and reminds you throughout the day . You can also record how much you drink

[IsleOfIslay]

I drink a lot of water. The water where we live if pretty good quality but it isn't everywhere else. I bought myself a "bobble" bottle has a wee filter in it so the water you drink always tastes nice. I think it's less of a chore drinking out of a bottle rather than a glass too.

[InMyShreddies]

It makes a massive difference to how healthy and alert I feel, if I drink loads of water. At work I drink tea by the bucketload until lunchtime, then I switch to water and I do usually have about a litre of water between lunch and dinner. I feel tired, hungry and headachey long before I feel thirsty.

I have a theory that many of the grouchy toddlers I see out and about are just thirsty. DS is always glugging on water.

But I do like a glass bottle of wine of an evening so I guess it balances itself out. My skin was ace during pregnancy as I abstained

[Bunbaker]

"It's not a form of torture you know. It is an actual physical pleasure for me to drink a big glass of cool water."

I never fancy a drink of water unless I am really thirsty. I work in a cold office and I never want to drink anything cold, so drinking cold water when I am feeling cold is torture. I keep hydrated by drinking tea at work.

It is a myth that you have to drink pure water to stay hydrated BTW. As long as you are drinking fluid (non alcoholic) you will be fine.

Oh, and I have excellent skin and look years younger.