water advice please I HATE water!!!

[fennela]

Hi Everyone,

I was reading the boards today and someone said if they drink a gallon of water a day they lose 1/2 pound a day if they don't their weightloss slows to a small amount a week.
If off work at the moment so I have lots of time to waste going to the bathroom every 15 mins.

Is there anyone out there like me. I hate water , I don't drink water. If I really try I might drink one glass a day but it will take me 30 mins.
I am on week 7 of ongoing induction and I still haven't got to the water yet. I drink decaf instant coffee hot at breakfast and mid morning and then a cold version at lunch. I do not drink soda's or anything else.
I tried putting a slice of fresh ginger in a glass of water but it did not have any flavor, maybe I need to put it in the blender.
Does anyone who HATES water have any suggestions to flavor water while staying within induction guidelines.

I have lost 17.5 pounds.

Fennela

[IrishMom82]

Re: water advice please I HATE water!!!

No advice from me. I don't mind water. Amazing results though for not drinking enough water. Maybe if you add a slice of lemon or a little bit of lemon juice to you water...

It's so important to make sure you drink enough water it not only helps speed up weightloss but it keeps you hydrated, etc. It's so important. I'm sorry I'm not much help. Good luck!

[chinadoll]

Re: water advice please I HATE water!!!

Fennela, when I started (both times) I hated water and the thought of drinking so much a day made me physically ill. But I started my day with my coffee (still my vice) and filled up a large glass of water with it. I would take one sip every couple of minutes. Not a big "quench your thirst" type gulp--just a sip. And I tried to do it often. After awhile drinking plain water, I actually got thirstier for it (this took a couple of weeks). My bottle or glass follows me everywhere. I use a Pur filter so it tastes clean. There is almost a faintly sweet taste to good water. I would still prefer to be drinking something else most of the time, but water has become such a habit now that I don't mind it. It does take a conscious effort to get used to it, but it will make a difference in your weigh ins. Now go fill up that glass!

[billbazz]

Re: water advice please I HATE water!!!

there are only 2 ways for the body to release the fat your burning up--
through your breath and WATER...unless your running everyday you will need the water. and not just that but it also keeps you hydrated and helps others with constipation issue's. I could not drink water also expecially cold water..now I can if it's room temp..seems to work for me.

[MorningGlory]

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sorry, I'm a water-lover....all I can offer is this: I drink hot water with a slice of lemon and I love it. I never thought I would, but I do.

[joee5]

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I love water and drink between 1 to 1 1/2 gallons of it daily. This along with me coffee. God Bless, Joe

[ttdriver]

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Try seltzer water .. nothing but carbonated water and natural flavoring. I drank it all through induction and still lost.

Betty

[fennela]

Re: water advice please I HATE water!!!

Thank you everyone.

Fennela

[APanthesilia]

Re: water advice please I HATE water!!!

When I first started I didn't really enjoy drinking all the water but I do now! At the start though I would make myself just chug down a bottle at a time during different times of the day just to get it down and over with. Good luck!

[grovemonkey]

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Try different brands of bottled water, tastes can vary significantly depending on the brands. I hate my Tokyo tap water.

[Creek]

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If you can buy fresh mint (or better yet, grow it), try crushing a mint sprig and pouring your ice water over that. Not only does this give water a nice refreshing taste, it helps with ketosis breath.

No fresh mint? Make your own mint tea by purchasing tea bags that list only peppermint leaves as ingredients. The grocery store in my area puts the mint tea bags in the same spot as regular tea. To make a gallon of mint iced tea, put six mint tea bags in a quart of hot water to steep. When the water is room temperature, squeeze out the bags and put the tea in a gallon pitcher and fill with cold water.

[losetocruise]

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a slice of lemon floating in the water gives it a mild flavor. you don't have to squeeze the juice into it or anything. Just let it float in the water like fine restaraunts do

[carbless_in_seattle]

Re: water advice please I HATE water!!!

Like someone else said. I fill a giant glass of water and take gulps in between my mornning sips of coffee. Can't really help with any tricks...it's like exercising..you just gotta force yourself to do it.

I think drinking a lot of tea is pretty much like drinking water. Maybe I'm wrong.

[booklady]

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I am the one that posted about losing a half pound a day with water and without I lose that a week.
FOR ME, it is true. That is why I always say that when I write it.
FOR ME, the last million times I did this plan I was unwilling to give up my diet soda or crystal light or ice tea and this time I made the decsion that I could not live like this anymore and would do whatever it took to get this wieght off.
So, I drink anywhere from 140 ounces on a bad day when we are running around and not at home, to around 200 ounces when I am home. Yesterday was 192 ounces.
Let me tell you this. I hated water with a passion. My husband drinks it all day and has tried for twenty six years to get me to drink water, ICK, I would not do it unless I had to.
I have talked to people who like to drink coffee or have in the past or do smoke, and most told me they did not like it when they started but wanted to so bad they just did it until they liked it.
Well, I decided the only thing I had not tried was only drinking water. I have drank water with the soda and lost ok, but the last few times I "tried" low carb, I did not lose much at all. I am at 17 pounds in 12 days and have seen as little as 5 in the frist several weeks my last few attempts.
So, this time I decided to give up the caffiene, and Sherri convinced me to give up sweetners, which I had thought about giving up anyway over the years, as I knew it was not good, but had my head in the sand, and I have learned over the last twelve days to love water. NEVER thought it would happen. But once I took away all sweet tastes in my life and only eat pure unprocessed meats,with the exception of bacon a few days a week, salads , allowed veggies, eggs , I have seen the weight fly off. I gave up dairy too, but have done that before but still drank the diet soda and all that and did get my water in but not always the gallon, but I would try for that gallon.
I had to be ready to do it and I can only say what worked for ME. I never thought I could sit in a restaurant and drink water with my meal, but I have done it twice and lived thorugh it , lol. That was in the first few days and now I could do it and enjoy it. Ice water is a treat to me now as I usually drink it room temp.
You can learn to love water, but probably if you are as big a water hater as I was, you have to give up the other things to really learn to love it. I cannot see me going back on the soda now. I used to drink a two liter bottle a day of diet dr pepper and then if we ate out I would have soda out too. So, if I can go off my favorate drink and learn to love water, ANYONE can, I hated water so much, and now I love it. I drink it right out of the tap most days, do not even drink it cold. I would NEVER have done that before.
So, that is my experience, but you have to figure out what works for you.
I wish you the best and did not mean to freak you out.
For the record, I am losing a pound a day at this point. Not sure for how long, but for the last week it has been that high. I only share my experiences in case it could help someone else, but never want to upset anyone !!
I do want to add that my doctor supports my low carb diet but urged me to drink a lot of water as he has many patients on low carb and the only ones that have any health problems are the ones that do not drink water and they got stones, so he warned me to drink plenty of water. I also feel to flush out the toxins and the fat you need to drink enough fluids to do that, so that is something to consider.
One other point, after the first few days, the bathroom visits are not as bad as your body gets used to the water!!!
Stephie

[Chicklady]

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Your loss looks greatr anyway, so if you're thinking water will increase your loss, I'd guess it won't. However, it IS important to drink your water on this diet because your body will no longer store water. I set aside four 20 ounce bottles i fill and refrig at night to chill for the next day. If they aren't going down fast enough, I add a splash of live apple cider vinegar