Want to Drink More Water? Try These 11 Tricks
Every day you lose a lot of body fluids through sweating, bathroom work, and even every time you breathe. Lack of water can cause the body to become dehydrated, which makes you quickly lethargic and weak. In order for the body to function properly, you must replenish your body’s water supply by drinking lots of water.
But for many people, staying hydrated for the day is a challenge. Maybe you rarely get up from your office desk because you are drowning in your busy life. Or maybe, you don’t like the plain, boring taste of plain water. In fact, plain water brings a thousand and one different benefits to the body, including improving digestion and giving the skin a clean, smooth, and supple skin.
Want to drink more water? Here’s how
If you are the type of person who rarely drinks water, you are not alone. That’s why we’ve compiled 11 surefire but fun tips so you can drink more water every day.
1. Put a glass of water on the bed table
The trick, pour water in a large glass before you go to bed and put it on the table in the room or near you put your cellphone. And once awakened by the sound of the alarm, you can immediately sip water while checking the Facebook timeline. Don’t believe this trick works? Try doing this for four days first, and you will start to notice that your hands start automatically reaching for the glass afterwards.
2. Create a drinking alarm
There are lots of smart apps out there that can help you track your water intake, if you’re someone who needs to be constantly reminded. Try downloading Daily Water Free (for iPhone) and Waterlogged (for Android and iPhone), or Water Alert (for iPhone).
Alternatively, you can set a cell phone alarm every two hours (or more) to remind you to drink more water.
3. Keep a water bottle near you
It will be easier to remember to drink lots of water if the water source is nearby. When you’re trapped by a pile of work in an office, stuff goes ten meters to the back pantry to fill a glass like it’s thousands of kilometers away. Once you get to the office in the morning, fill a large water bottle to the brim and place it on the table, in plain sight, so you can easily see and reach it.
4. Drink water before eating
Drinking a glass of water before eating can cut your calorie intake by making you full faster. Just knowing that drinking more water can help you eat less and lose weight should be enough to motivate you to drink water.
5. Mix a sweet drink with water and ice cubes
If the habit of drinking juice, soda, or sweetened iced tea cannot be separated from you, dilute your favorite sweet drink with water and lots of ice cubes. You can still get the fresh sweet taste, but also at the same time drink more water to meet your body’s needs.
6. Drink water after brushing your teeth
What about your toothbrush routine? Many people immediately leave the shower after brushing their teeth. Now, to increase the portion of your water intake, first prepare a glass of water in the sink, and drink it out after brushing your teeth and rinsing your mouth. This way, you will get enough water before going to bed and after waking up.
7. Mark your drinking bottles
Marking your water bottles hourly spacing to the bottom of the bottle, for example from 7am – 9am – 11pm – 1pm – etc., can help you reach your personal goal of drinking more water throughout the day. Plus, you can know exactly how many times to refill your bottle.
8. Drink water after going to the shower
Start a new habit by associating water with some of your most common daily activities. If you drink before eating and after waking up we have discussed above, there is one more life routine that you can add to your daily goal of drinking lots of water – bathroom affairs. Finally left to pee, after hours of clinging to the office cubicles? Upon returning from the bathroom, first stop at the pantry to drink a glass of water. Each time you pass the water dispenser, fill your glass.
9. Eat spicy food
Eating spicy food can trigger you to drink more water without you knowing it. In addition, studies show that spicy foods can increase metabolism.
10. Add healthy flavors
If you have tried everything but you are still lazy to drink water because it tastes bland, why not just add a few slices of fresh fruit to give it a little kick. Yes, maybe you are already familiar with infused water. And in addition to increasing body fluid intake, infused water also provides you with nutritional and nutritional intake from the fruits you use. One paddle, two three islands passed, right?
Add a little excitement to your plain water by dipping slices of fresh fruit (orange, strawberry, lemon, kiwi, watermelon), herbs (basil, mint, lavender, ginger), or vegetables (cucumber, celery). Even more fun, you can be creative and create your own favorite recipe. To further enhance the taste, store your infused water in the refrigerator for a few hours before chugging it down.
11. Drink coffee or tea
We’re sure no one will object to this one way. You know, but isn’t this article about drinking water? Don’t protest just yet. Your favorite caffeinated drink also contains a lot of water, so you can include tea or coffee rituals as an emergency way to get fluid intake when you get tired of drinking water.
Many believe that tea and coffee make you thirsty and go back and forth to the bathroom, dehydrating your body. But this myth has been debunked. The diuretic effect of tea and coffee is not detrimental to body fluids.
But remember, don’t mix sugar, okay.
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