I struggle with getting in my water intake. I am not a water drinker. There is only so much flavoring you can put in it. I know you're probably thinking how am I trainer if I don't like water. Just because I don't like water doesn't mean that I don't still try to get my water in.
1. Drink water first thing in the morning.
I have a water bottle on my nightstand and drink a little bit right when I get up.
2. Drink water from a straw.
This is one that I have heard both ways. Don't drink from a straw. Drink from a straw. To me, I think I drink more from a straw. I have a hard plastic bottle from Starbucks that I use around the gym.
3. Add fruit/veggies.
My favorite combo is cucumbers and lemon. Cassie Ho from Blogilates has a few recipes that I have tried too. I also like just straight lemon water. NO, not lemonade but water and with a lot of lemons.
4. Set an alarm.
I use my fitbit and set several reminders throughout the day.
5. Tracking the intake.
I use either MyFitnessPal or my water intake download from passion planner. It's great to say we are going to drink so many ounces but how do we know if we don't actually track it.
6.Notes
I have notes through the house and my phone reminding to do things.
7. Stock Up
I drink only bottled water. The water where I live isn't always the best. So we do filtered water at home, but mostly bottled water. Sometimes I get gallon jugs and take with me to work.
8. Community
Let someone know your goal to drink more water. I know for me if I don't say anything to anyone then it is easy to fall off. No one knew I was doing it anyway so it's not that big of a deal. WRONG!! Tell someone. Tell me. Send me a message. I will help you!! We've got this!
9. Water Bottle
Drinking more water will be easier if you have something that you want to drink from. For me I use my starbucks hard plastic because it's something small and easy to carry on the gym floor. I also love my bkr water bottle.
10. Drink water before you eat
I remember reading a while back if you drink before a meal you are going to eat less. So if hungry try drinking some water before you eat.
BONUS
11. Invest in a filter
In the past few places we have lived the water quality hasn't been that great so we do bottled water but filters are great too. We go back and forth on purchasing a filter pitcher but we are horrible on replacing the filter.