How do I drink more water?

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• darthelmet@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The advice about keeping water nearby is good. I do that. Although I still sometimes forget anyway lol.

  Besides that: Is flavor the problem or do you just not like having to drink period?

  If it’s flavor: Add a tiny bit of a drink you do like. I add maybe like 5-10% apple juice to my water at meals. Just enough to get some of the flavor without adding too much sugar.

  If it’s the 2nd: There are others sources of water. Most fruits work and they also come with fiber, which is also important for hydration.

  Also, unlikely to apply here, but worth mentioning: When I was having problems being dehydrated, I talked to my doctor about it and we figured out that one issue was that I was mostly drinking filtered water, which will lack a lot of the electrolytes you normally get in water. I fixed this by getting a powder to add to my water. (Filtering bc of town water supply issues.)

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• HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Im in your boat being a soda holic but I have found that having water with you always cold and plenty even if you have something else. You will find you drink it and the more you drink it the more you do. Its the habit of keeping it on hand at that point which is the limiting factor.

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• AskewLord@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  learn to enjoy drinking it.

  good habits don’t magically happen, you have to use your willpower.

  You can also try seltzer or flavored waters if that helps or filtering it. plenty of tap water can taste bad.

  I don’t get the whackadole ‘hacks’ people are going on about here. I drink 2-3L of water per day, and 4-5L if I’m active. I drink it because I’m thirsty and it’s delicious.

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• deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Have a source within arms reach 24/7 and drink as much as you can everytime you think about it. That’s it. It’s one of the many annoying maintenance items of life, just get used to it like brushing your teeth. Eventually you’ll hate how you feel when you don’t do it, and this outweighs the annoyance.

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• StickyDango@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’ll sometimes boil water and steep a few tea bags in a 1 bottle. Put it in the fridge and have it the next day. There are plenty of types of tea out there, so it’s flavoured water.

  I sometimes prefer this to fruits and veg because by the end of the day if I’ve forgotten to eat the fruit and veg, they just go mushy and it gets wasted.

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• altasshet@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I got into drinking water by buying some good apple juice and adding some (no a lot. And less over time) to the water in a thermos bottle.

  Eventually I got a water filter jug for the fridge and switched to mostly just drinking water, still by filling up the thermos bottle.

  I think it’s more important to get into the habit of drinking enough first, and you can transition to water later.

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• Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Step 1) Drink a glass of water.

  Step 2) Repeat.

  Step 3) Repeat.

  Add as many repeat steps as desired.

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• pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I don’t drink soda and stuff and carry a water bottle on me all times

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• discocactus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Eat salty and spicy snacks. I like jalapeno kettle chips and wasabi almonds.

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• Notyou@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  If you have chronic heartburn or gerd, don’t treat it with anything. Just take a sip of water anytime you notice it for a temporary moment of relief.

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• Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  My daughter eats spicy food when she decides to drink more water.

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• Sv443@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Literally whatever helps you. If drinking a bottle of coke zero every day makes you stay hydrated, it’s a healthy choice.
  Personally I bought an insulated flask that I carry around everywhere cause I can’t stand room temp water.

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• Jankatarch@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I keep a water bottle nearby at all times and sip a bit as I remember. Honestly how often you take a sip probably matters more than how much anyway.

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• schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  What I do (assuming I am at home all day) is a cycle of this:

  • before going to bed, put a fresh full glass of water beside my bed
  • after waking up, first thing I do is drink from it
  • most likely I will now need to pee, so do that, and after washing hands, immediately refill my glass
  • drink from that glass of water throughout the day when I am even slightly thirsty
  • usually when I have finished a glass of water, I need to pee again; if that happens, again refill my glass after doing so
  • if I’ve finished a glass of water but do not need to pee, I usually refill it with another drink (e.g. fruit juice) instead
  • keep that cycle of refilling after using the toilet going

  If I’m spending my day at the office, the first thing I do after arriving is grab a glass of water, but otherwise, same cycle.

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• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  I’m thirsty. What do I do.

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• FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  eat more salad (if its a question of not being motivated to drink tasteless water) and if you do eat a lot of salad already then just lug around water in a little bottle when you 1. go on strolls and 2. go to bed, and sip on it.

  Or you could commit to a glass of water after every time you pee/poop.

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