23/03/2023
I hit my water goal effortlessly every day. Here's what I do:
1) No coffee until I've had 10-16oz water.
I take this opportunity to take my morning supplements (mix the powder into water, take my pills w/ that beverage). I also go sit in the sunlight for 3 min while drinking this to wake up. Then I can have coffee.
2) Use a water bottle with a straw
They do this for hospital patients to get them to drink more water - why wouldn't we do the same?
3) Water bottle comes with me everywhere.
keys, wallet, water bottle. I don't even go around the corner without bringing it with me. This keeps me from having to purchase random bottles or use random water fountains.
4) Swap afternoon beverage with/flavored water or iced tea.
Now I have a fun drink that also counts towards my water goal.
5) No sodas / cocktails until water goal is achieved.
Most of the time when we have sodas/cocktails not only are we adding empty calories, we are dehydrating ourselves and missing our water goal. This helps me have less of these empty calories and more of what my body really needs.
6) Count refills, not ounces. I don't think about "Oh I'm at 80/96 oz for the day". I think about - "I need to refill this bottle 1 more time to hit my goal". It makes it way easier to track without having to mark down every 8 oz glass of water.
What do you do to hit your water goal? What type of water bottle do you use, etc. Let me know in the comments.
