Tips for increasing water intake

[noodles1609]

I'm finding I'm struggling with water, particularly at weekends and know I need to up it - anyone got any top tips for getting into the habit of upping the daily intake. I've tried having a litre bottle at work and emptying it before lunch then another one before I go home, but I just don't seem to be able to do the afternoon one. Help!

 

[LastEverDiet]

Hey noodles, I'm the same at weekends (not bad at work as have to talk a lot and get really thirsty!). One thing I try is everytime I make a shake I fill the glass with water first and drink that before mixing the shake... also I put extra water in the shakes so they fill a pint glass. Plus it doesn't really matter if its water or some other liquid, so I have a mix of tea, coffee, green tea, peppermint tea, bouillon, sparkling water, flavoured water (from exante and slim and save mixes), and the odd coke zero! Looking back at my list I can't believe I still sometimes struggle to get enough fluids in!

 

[iwillbethinagain]

yeah, I also drink half a pint before each meal/ shake and make my shakes with a pint of water/ 500ml. I find drinking ribena plus in the evenings really helps. I also use a pint glass - 3.5pints = 2 litres, but I find a pint easier to drink as it is smaller than a litre bottle.

 

[*sarah-lou*]

I have 2 x 1 litre bottles, and i tend to have 2 drinks at once, so a coffee/coke zero and a water, and then i don't get another coffee or any other drink until ive drunk my water thats what works for me

 

[oO~SaDiA~Oo]

yeah, I also drink half a pint before each meal/ shake and make my shakes with a pint of water/ 500ml. I find drinking ribena plus in the evenings really helps. I also use a pint glass - 3.5pints = 2 litres, but I find a pint easier to drink as it is smaller than a litre bottle.

Hey hun, I don't know if you know, ribena plus has sugar and citric acid in it.

 

[noodles1609]

Thanks, I'll give the bigger glass a go. I have one at work that is about 1/3 litre, I find it easier to drink from that so it shouldn't be too much of a shift to do a pint one instead. I do make the shakes up with quite a lot, but I've not had them recently (I did last night though, delic with ice ).

 

[nzmegs]

I used to make sure i had mostly liquidy meals which really helps the water intake. Learning to start your day with some water is helpful too. At this time of the year i tend to drink lots of tea (I have a massive tea cup which must hold about half a litre). I have my water flavoured and sometimes sparkly. I just use a sugar free squash. i know this isn't strictly S&S - but i am on a modified version anyway.

 

[noodles1609]

So far so good this morning, I've done the bribe thing - can't do a loo visit until I've finished a glass! It's working . Just trawled our little Tesco near work and managed to find their own zero cola and ribena plus raspberry and apple with no citric acid - should help with the fluid levels

 

[Ellie68]

Hi

OK know this may sound a bit yuk - but i actually like drinking warm water - as in boiled and cooled a bit - better than glass of cold water this weather

 

[iwillbethinagain]

Hey hun, I don't know if you know, ribena plus has sugar and citric acid in it.

The blackcurrent one I have doesn't it has malic acid in it and the amount of carbs is equal to the water flavouring SnS sell. I know that one does (think it's the apricot one?). I also can't drink it at the strength they recommend!

 

[oO~SaDiA~Oo]

OOoo thanks for the tip! Yeah it's the apricot and mixed fruit one that I saw that had citric acid in both! This is great news I always crave ribena when Im run down. *Off to shops*

 

[Loser85]

I have a 1lt buxton bottle that i keep refilling. 3 refills a day and i know im done. So much easier to keep track of that way.

 

[noodles1609]

I've got that same bottle! It's haunting me on my desk but since I've got the Ribena it's working a treat - 3 glassses full = 1 litre done. I've started counting my coffees too, cause I do drink a lot of them - and I'm cracking through 2 litres a day there (note to self - might need to rein that in a bit!). I've got the raspberry and apple Ribena Plus, no citric acid

 

[amybonbon]

I i have the mixed fruit flavouring and mix it with fizzy water, its like yum. I've also fell in love with just fizzy water, not sure why cuz i through it was grim before! Can drink pints of it!

 

[Hamish's Mum]

I love plain fizzy water too feels like I am having a real treat

 

[noodles1609]

I've still got some LL water flavouring in sunshine orange - in soda water it's just like fanta!