Do you have a hard time remembering how much water you drink a day? I know I do. Last month I asked you how you keep track of your H20 consumption. Here are some of your answers. Drink up everyone!
housewifeheather: One thing I was thinking about trying… is wearing 8-10 bracelets on one wrist. I read this and thought it a great idea!! After each cup of water just move a bracelet to the other side to keep track.
ladyjay: I have a great way to keep track, though it’s my friend Sue’s idea. She has eight beads strung on a string so that they can move up and down. Keep the string around your water bottle and move the beads as you drink your 8 oz. It’s a little hard to expain but it’s very cool and works well.
tobi1128: I don’t really have a “method” but I can tell how much water I am drinking by how many trips I make to the bathroom, haha. I also always try to have a water bottle by my side at all times of the day.
ska8rmom: I have a pad of post-it-notes by my desk and make the old fashioned little stick marks so I know how much I’ve drank. The post it notes works well because I stick it on my book when I go to lunch and when I go home!
girliefriend: I fill 4 liter bottles before bed each night, and try to finish them all the next day. I don’t refill again till the next night, so I always know where I am. When I used individual bottles, I just saved the bottles on the counter till I was done for the day.
Anyone else have any creative ways of keeping track?
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Good tips! My greatest success has come when I’ve used a 32-oz. mug at work. One mugful in the morning, another in the afternoon, and I’m done. Unfortunately, I began using the mug for storing pens and now I use the paper cup method, in which I mark on the side of the cup any time I refill it. Not as successful as it requires too many trips to the kitchenette.
I bring two 1 liter Camelback jugs to work so that I have water at the ready and I can track how much I’ve had and I can slam it to make sure I’ve finished it all : )
Cammy – You crack me up! That’s all I have to say.
nicoleatkinson – Love that you slam it to get the job done when necessary!
I’ve been using Spark People to track my water, exercise and food, and it really helps.
I usually drink 4 liters daily and managed to keep my fat statuquo, but passing water frequently is somehow boring
Diana – I have a few friends who do the same and really like it, as well!
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I have a water bottle from Thermos called Intak (with a little mark over the A, think it’s supposed to be said In take) that’s got a ring around the neck that you can twist. Each twist clicks up an extra number, so you can track up to 6 20oz servings.
I don’t generally BOTHER to track my water anymore. Since I gave up soda, I drink a ton of water, at least 100oz a day.
Lynn – I have the Intak water bottle too – love it!
I use a 1L reusable water bottle that I fill up once in the morning and again in the afternoon while I’m at work. That way I know I at least got a full 8 glasses of water in, but I also drink tea and some additional glasses of water with dinner. I make sure to keep the 1L bottle at my desk or in the car w/me during the day so I always have water close by.