1. Determine how much water you need. You’ve probably heard the “8 by 8″ rule, drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water per day but the amount of water a person needs varies depending on his or her weight and activity level. A better way to determine your specific recommended water intake is to divide your weight by two. The resulting number is the number of ounces of water you need each day. For example, if you weigh 150 lbs., try to drink 75 ounces of water daily.
2. Measure your daily intake of water. Do this for a few days. If you find that you’re drinking less than the recommended quantity, try some of the following tips.
3. Carry water with you everywhere you go. Before long, you’ll find yourself reaching for it without a second thought.
4. Keep water next to you whenever you’ll be sitting down for a long time, such as when you’re at your desk at work.
5. Drink from it regularly as you’re working.
6. Try wearing a digital watch that beeps at the beginning of each hour. Use that as a reminder to take a few sips of water.
7. If you drink only 6 ounces per hour, you’ll have consumed 48 ounces by the end of an 8-hour workday.
8. Get a water filtration system. Filtered water tastes very good and may help make drinking water more appealing to you. Be aware, though, that as you grow accustomed to filtered water, you may find that tap water leaves a bad taste or odor in your mouth.
9. Add lemons or limes or other flavors to your water, it makes it taste better and makes you want to drink more of it. Be careful not to make it too sour, just a splash of sourness should do the trick. These are cheap alternatives to the bottled flavored water.
10. Eat water rich foods, such as fruits like watermelon, which is 92% water by weight. Cranberry juice is also another option, and has a bitter taste. A tomato is 95% water. An egg is about 74% water. A piece of lean meat is about 70% water.
11. Try exercising more to cause yourself to be thirstier and therefore drink more water.
The biggest difference can be achieved by filtering you water. Many people dislike water because of the bad taste, bad odors, and chlorine found in tap water. Once you have tasted filtered water for yourself you’ll never dislike water again!
Water is great but can be dissapointing when not filtered. The easiest way to filter water is to purchase a portable filtration device they come in all shapes and sizes. You can get a filtered bottle, canteen, pump, or pitcher… So don’t let the common excuses dealing with bad taste, bad odor, or too much chlorine prevent you from drinking you daily recommended amount of water!