Im realizing that I’ve actually been chronically dehydrated for a good portion of my adult life and I’m looking to change that. I just don’t enjoy drinking water (as silly as that may sound).

Any advice is appreciated.

  • Maven (famous)@piefed.zipOP
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    8 hours ago

    Part of the problem is that I dont enjoy drinking water so its difficult to convince myself to go out of my way to do a thing I dont like doing every day. I know the answer is to drink water but like… how would one go about doing that in a way that doesnt suck?

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      3 hours ago

      OP, are you sure you are actually dehydrated? Are you getting kidney stones?

      Most people don’t need to actively concentrate on drinking liquids. Your body will tell you when you’re thirsty. It’s a weird internet fad where people try to drink like a gallon of water a day. It’s not necessary. Your body tells you when it’s hungry and it tells you when you need to drink liquids. You’re not going to die from failure of the body signaling you to eat or drink.

      Now, if you’ve had kidney stones, your doctor may tell you that you need to be drinking more water.

      Beyond that, excessive water drinking is just the latest fad right now. It’s not necessary.

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      5 hours ago

      how would one go about doing that in a way that doesnt suck?

      That’s the thing, you don’t. You just do it until you’re used to it.

      I lost 50lb by cutting out all sugar from my beverages, and after a few months I couldn’t even finish a can of soda because it was so disgustingly sweet.

      Sugar is a highly addictive substance, so quitting it isn’t going to be easy without a health scare to motivate you.

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      7 hours ago

      I truly don’t understand this. Water is so refreshing and clean tasting. Did you grow up drinking lots of soda or sugary drinks?

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        7 hours ago

        Yeah, I did. I wasn’t raised the most healthy admittedly but I’m trying to work towards it.

        In my experience tho water doesnt taste refreshing though because water doesnt taste like anything.

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          5 hours ago

          I see. So, if it doesn’t taste like anything, then it doesn’t taste bad, right? It just doesn’t “taste” to you. Your taste buds are probably desensitized to things that aren’t loaded in EXTREME FLAVOR!!! (sorry, was trying to evoke Brawndo vibes).

          You’ve gotta just drink it. But if you’re still slurping down tepid caramelized sugar water drinks, your mileage may vary.

          Good luck.