Do you drink 6-8 glasses of water a day?
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Do you drink 6-8 glasses of water a day?
| Wed, 12-29-2004 - 8:43am |
How do you do it? I love water, but that is ALOT of water. Just looking for ideas to help me drink more.
Wendy

Hi Wendy,
This has actually become one of my passions. I always hated water growing up, and drank tea or koolaid. My DH was apalled that I would not drink water. It wasn't until I got pg with my oldest that I began to drink water.
My first step was to find water that I could tolerate. We lived in Salt Lake City at the time, and the water there has things floating in it, so that ruled out tap water. I tried using one of those filtered containers, but that didn't help. I tried bottled water, but it always had a "plastic" taste. Finally, I tried distilled water, and put it in my fridge with the temp set probably way too cold, but I fell in love :o) Ice cold distilled water was the way to go for me!
I think you just have to find out how you like your water (what kind of filtration system, temperature, ice or no ice, etc.)
When I went back to college a couple of years ago, I did a report on the benefits of water. The 6-8 glass a day rule is actually a fallacy. The correct way to determine how much water to drink, is take your weight & divide it in half. That is how many ounces of water you should drink daily. For example, if you weigh 120 pounds, you should drink 60 ounces (7.5 - 8 ounce glasses) daily. A 200 pound person should drink 12.5
Tracy and Zachary
Well I don't and I should. I will spend all day in the bathroom if I drink that much.
But when I was PG and drank alot I would mix some with Crystal Light.
Sarah and Maggie
Sarah