i have been meaning to eat lunch for about an hour now but instead i’m going to write this post because i thought it might be helpful to some people:
if you struggle to stay hydrated during the day because you don’t like the taste of water, or water is boring, or you would rather drink something else, or remembering to drink water is hard, or anything along those lines:
1. get a re-usable water bottle. that bottle will follow you everywhere (so preferably one that you like) (make sure it’s BPA free)
2. make sure that water bottle always has water in it and is near you all the time, reaching distance
3. everytime the water bottle empties from you drinking it, no matter what ur doing (unless it’s impossible) fill up your bottle!
3. everytime you think about water… drink 5 gulps (and count them in your head)
4. everytime you think ‘i should drink water’ no matter what you’re doing (even if you’re hyperfocused) reach for that bottle… and drink 5 gulps
5. everytime you notice a headache twinge (or if u have a full blown headache coming on) or you notice you feel dehydrated… drink 10 gulps
6. everytime you need to pee drink 5 gulps. i know this sounds weird but if you attach drinking 5 gulps of water to doing a Thing, it will start to become a Thing to drink 5 or 10 gulps everytime you go to do the Thing.
7. you might notice 10 gulps isn’t as much as u think. drinking a full bottle of water seems more intimidating than it actually is!
the basic principle is to FORCE yourself to drink 5 gulps or 10, every time you think about it or notice it. it will be uncomfortable at first, but after a week of doing this, you will notice the difference and clarity of being more hydrated, and it won’t feel so much like you’re forcing yourself to do it anymore. drinking 5 tiny gulps of water is better than drinking none at all, and the gulps will get bigger over time too as you get more used to drinking water.
at first i struggled with this because i thought water was SO BORING and i hated drinking water so i never did.
in my morning routine i assigned taking my water bottle with me to the bathroom and drinking 10 gulps of water before my shower. i would then finish the rest of the bottle when i take vitamins before breakfast (which would only be 10 gulps left at that point). this means i’ve managed to drink a full bottle of water in the morning! i would then fill up bottle and put it by my bedside table ready to be reached for when i’m doing stuff. i’ve been doing that for almost a month now! it was something i had to get myself to do at first, but now it’s a natural component to my routine.
when i first started counting my gulps i found it hard to take gulp after gulp. i would have to take small breaks inbetween gulps to breathe or burp or something because i would struggle with it. drinking water when you don’t like to drink water is hard! but your body also really needs it! if the only thing you did today was make sure u drink some water then i’m proud of u! if u recognise that u don’t like to drink water, but are making an active effort in doing it anyway then i’m proud of u!
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