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Its important for all of us to drink at LEAST 8 glasses of Water everyday. My question is when do y'all find time to do it? Esp between meals... I find that i eat 5 small meals a day...and its hard to find time to drink all my water considerind you have to wait 30 min before a meal and 40 mintes after. i haven't yet mastered this and i'd like to see how other people are getting it all in...

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I do the same thing as Jack with using Water instead of my snack. I also work in an office and keep a BIG glass on my desk and every time I think of it or look at it I take a good-sized swallow.

Emily

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My surgeon's staff said to eat 3 meals so that you can get in all your Water. They said if you are eating 5 meals, and have to wait 30 min before and after, you could become dehydrated. I'm hypoglycemic, so this will be a challenge.

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I drink a 12oz glass of Water first thing in the morning before I even make coffee. I drink two 16.9oz bottles between Breakfast and lunch. I drink another 16.9oz bottle between lunch and getting off work. (I only take one bottle to work with me and refill it at the Ozarka dispenser.) I drink a 12oz glass of Water an hour before bed to make sure everything is washed through. That is routine for me and from doing that I get about 75oz of water. Added to that, I usually have 2 cups of coffee in the morning and some Crystal light or green tea when I get home and start fixing dinner. I find it pretty easy to get in all the fluids, but I have always been a big water drinker (and have never liked sodas anyway).

Yes, lol, I make frequent trips to the ladies room.

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Unfortuneatly for me it will be almost impossible for me to eat lunch, atleast during the work week. One old habit I will not be able to shake til the off season. Down here in the south it is extremely hot and humid. I drink Water from 6:30 am till 2 to 4 pm constantly. I really will not have the option of waiting an hour after lunch to take a drink. I guess I will have to take a Protein Shake for lunch. I have a lawn and landscape business and we sweat all freakin day long!!:straight

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My problem is that once I drink a glass of Water, the first drink of the second glass GAGS me. I cannot do Water without the crystal light!!

I don't know if it counts the same if I flavor the water. Does anyone have any advice on this?

I hope this is a legitimate question to add to this thread. If not, just let me know and I will start a new one.

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I have the hardest time drinking Water from a glass. And an even harder time drinking any tap water! Yuck.

We buy bottled Water in the 16.9oz size bottles. We can get a case of 35 Crystal Geyser water for about $4.00. Four of these bottles exceeds the 64oz goal. I can't stand the pop-up tops that squirt in your mouth when you squeeze the bottle, so I buy the ones with the twist off tops. It's so easy to down 1/2 of the bottle in a few swallows.

I have gotten myself in the habit of always having a bottle in my hand. When we go out, I grab a fresh one for the car. No matter where I am there is always a bottle by me.

Also, the more you drink the more your natural thirst will return. Many times we are thirsty and don't even realize it, often times mistaking thirst for hunger. Anyway, keep a bottle with you contstantly and you won't have any problems getting in your 64oz.

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When I'm at the office, I always have a big bottle of Water on my desk and every time I look at it, I know I have to drink some...

Also drink lots of tea and herbal infusions (feels so good & relaxing on those cold winter days). Whenever I feel hungry, I drink a huge portion and then wait 30 or 40 minutes, just to check if it's real hunger or just the need of feeling something in my stomach...

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big bottles seem to be key for me as well, but then i only eat 3 times a day. i time my 30 mintues after Breakfast and have a reminder come up on my computer to tell me it's go time! then i try to get 2 liters in before lunch. if i don't i wait my 30 mintues again and finish up before dinner. i never drink late at night. i'm guessing you can figure why, on that one. :)

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I dont eat 5 meals a day. So I have more time to get the Water in. I drink approx 4 ounces at a time. Then I wait, drink 4 more ounces, etc, etc, etc..

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