Water Intake

[ajojohnson_06 2]

Hey all,

I'm having trouble getting my daily Water intake (64ounces). Any advice? Or any extra tips? Good flavor packets that we can drink?

[GreenTealael 25,372]

I find that reminders, alarms, visually pleasing bottles, fancy detox style waters , zero cal Hot Drinks (basically making it fun) makes it easier

I like the true lemon line of Water enhancers but it is not sugar free , i think i use the sugar stevia blend but i cant do too much artificial sweeteners and i get enough in my Protein Shakes.

Edited May 26, 2018 by Tealael

[ajojohnson_06 2]

What kind of hot zero cal drinks do you use

[GreenTealael 25,372]

Tea,

BTW

All liquids (broths and icepops too ) can count towards your liquid goals not just plain Water. I made that mistake early on.

[CaribeRidge 104]

43 minutes ago, Tealael said:

visually pleasing bottles,

ooh, that's a great idea! I'm picturing fancy colorful shot glasses to give you that bit of "going wild" feeling! Make a drinking game out of it. Every time someone says or does something you have to drink an ounce of Water.

[ajojohnson_06 2]

Yes. True I forgot about that. Are you doing any special teas?

Someone had told me about Hunt Water but I haven’t tried it yet

[GreenTealael 25,372]

I drink A LOT of tea (lol thats why i chose my user name) but nothing specific to the needs Of WLS community.

IDK what is hunt Water?

[KimTriesRNY 1,853]

I like Vitamin Water zero. The orange flavor and xxx flavor are not bitter to me at all. After surgery I found a lot of the drink packets with artificial sweeteners had a bitter aftertaste that I didn’t notice before my surgery.

Nestle makes a bottle wattle with a light flavor that is nice too. Pure life I think it is. I also drink tea and regular water.

I do still have issues meeting my fluid goals, I have to work at it everyday to drink as much as I can. Just keep at it!

[brightfaith 187]

I second Vitamin Water Zero--tastes very good to me and sweetened with stevia rather than aspartame or sucralose. I don't like tea, but I do drink broth almost every day, and it's nice to have something hot.

I have orthostatic hypotension, so I am trying to get at least 90 ounces of Fluid per day instead of 64 so appreciate everyone's suggestions as well.