My new lifestyle

[TelephoneAngel]

Quoth ArcticChicken

I've found that just carrying a water bottle massively increases the amount of water I drink.

As I drink water better when it has ice cubes in it i have made a really concerted effort to always have ice cubes in the freezer.I have noticed that if I have no ice cubes I tend to go to the corner shop and get some icecold coke from the chiller.So I have to stop that. I might squeeze a little fresh lime or lemon or orange juice into the water to give it some healthy flavour.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

yeah-- having something to idly suck on (out of the gutter! out! ) is really good for my water consumption; not to mention doing without soda and super-sweet-possibly-not-even-sucrose stuff really reset my taste buds towards that stuff.
it's a good thing.
I'm happy to see you're becoming aware of your food habits, and consciously directing yourself towards better ones. That's been a thing for me-- noticing what I do, before I do it, and then stopping myself.
Also, I simply must try that 'citrus in water' thing-- I drink a lot of tea, for the taste, and the taste of tea specifically.

[TelephoneAngel]

Quoth teh_blumchenkinder

yeah-- having something to idly suck on (out of the gutter! out! ) is really good for my water consumption; not to mention doing without soda and super-sweet-possibly-not-even-sucrose stuff really reset my taste buds towards that stuff.
it's a good thing.
I'm happy to see you're becoming aware of your food habits, and consciously directing yourself towards better ones. That's been a thing for me-- noticing what I do, before I do it, and then stopping myself.
Also, I simply must try that 'citrus in water' thing-- I drink a lot of tea, for the taste, and the taste of tea specifically.

Hello! Happy New Year! Long time no talk!

Yes that's exactly what it is, learning not to just reach for the first drink or snack available when you want one.

As for the citrus in water some people swear by hot water with lemon first thing in the morning its not something I have tried reularly and i guess it is a matter of getting used to it but i might try again soon.

I have also done this which is nice but takes some preparation - first thing in the morning put a jug of water in the fridge then also put in it slices of orange, lemon, lime, cherry, and any other fruit you like leave it all day and the next day the water will taste lovely and fruity.

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Yeah, it has been a while since I've posted around this parts...
I tried hot water+ lemon before-- it was gross. I think it's because I associate it with cold or cool water, back before I stopped using the lemons at restaurants to flavor, but to eat. Yeah... I eat the restaurant lemons...

[telecom_goddess]

I up my water consumption by using no sugar/no calorie flavor packets...either the on the go ones or ones that make half a gallon of water in a jug. Makes it taste better.

[Andara Bledin]

Just a note on no-sugar drinks: If one is craving calories, one will end up drinking way too much of fake-sweetened drinks, which can do more damage than just drinking the sugared originals.

So, if you're craving a sugary drink, there's a chance your body wants the sugar, not the fluid, and the craving won't go away with a low- or no-calorie alternative.

^-.-^

[teh_blumchenkinder]

Yeah, the food vs sugar vs calories thing is a biggie for me-- I love tea, and tea usually means sugar-- and part of what led to me discovering a bunch of stuff (least of which was hypoglycemia= crazy for me) was that I didn't realize I was drinking sugary tea when I should have been eating over the summer. Heat suppresses my appetite, so I was eating less than 1k calories a day which led to my body bitchslapping me with Crzy. But it's better now!