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.

  • darthelmet@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    The advice about keeping water nearby is good. I do that. Although I still sometimes forget anyway lol.

    Besides that: Is flavor the problem or do you just not like having to drink period?

    If it’s flavor: Add a tiny bit of a drink you do like. I add maybe like 5-10% apple juice to my water at meals. Just enough to get some of the flavor without adding too much sugar.

    If it’s the 2nd: There are others sources of water. Most fruits work and they also come with fiber, which is also important for hydration.

    Also, unlikely to apply here, but worth mentioning: When I was having problems being dehydrated, I talked to my doctor about it and we figured out that one issue was that I was mostly drinking filtered water, which will lack a lot of the electrolytes you normally get in water. I fixed this by getting a powder to add to my water. (Filtering bc of town water supply issues.)