Making Water Palatable
Well, I am trying to lose weight. So I walked to the store today to get my husband's cough drops. And I had him get me a second water bottle so I could take one in to work. The one he got is pretty cool. 20 oz, big enough opening to put ice in, but also a smaller opening to drink out of! It's got me addicted, a bit.
Friday night, I managed to drink some water. But I was not yet addicted. Saturday I read the linked post along with an idea about lemon water... I know for diets drinking lots of water is necessary. But I just don't like the taste. The idea of lemon and water only was.. not appealing. But I did a google search on it to find out what lemon water was, and found out that is not only exactly what it is, but it's evidently good for you! I thought, I have lemon juice, I'll try it. The first try, I put in 1/4 cup, as much as I'd put into an equivalent amount of lemonade. It was... lemony. But the thing was, even though it was puckery sour, it made the water more palatable! I could drink the entire container.
When that was done, I put a table spoon of Splenda into the container with the next bit of water. It added a faint tinge of sweetness to the water and, again, made it palatable enough to drink. (if not quite as fast as soda). So today, I alternated putting lemon and water in. And got my entire 64 oz of water drunk! (As well as 1 can of pop. But my reward to myself for finishing the 20 oz thing of water was a can of pop, and I didn't even choose to get another after finishing the second time!)
I can do this!
Friday night, I managed to drink some water. But I was not yet addicted. Saturday I read the linked post along with an idea about lemon water... I know for diets drinking lots of water is necessary. But I just don't like the taste. The idea of lemon and water only was.. not appealing. But I did a google search on it to find out what lemon water was, and found out that is not only exactly what it is, but it's evidently good for you! I thought, I have lemon juice, I'll try it. The first try, I put in 1/4 cup, as much as I'd put into an equivalent amount of lemonade. It was... lemony. But the thing was, even though it was puckery sour, it made the water more palatable! I could drink the entire container.
When that was done, I put a table spoon of Splenda into the container with the next bit of water. It added a faint tinge of sweetness to the water and, again, made it palatable enough to drink. (if not quite as fast as soda). So today, I alternated putting lemon and water in. And got my entire 64 oz of water drunk! (As well as 1 can of pop. But my reward to myself for finishing the 20 oz thing of water was a can of pop, and I didn't even choose to get another after finishing the second time!)
I can do this!
posted by MommyLydia | 4/09/2006 10:55:00 PM
4 Comments:
Wow, that is a great step. Lemon water (especially freshly squeezed), can do wonders for your health! Including reducing headaches if you have them. So way to go, you're on the right track!
You can do this! I recently gave up soda and I'm also drinking more water. It does take time and persistence, but it can be done!
I had to give up soda when I found out I was pregnant....and since have become addicted to water myself. Nothing else quite quinches my thirst like water, now. I cannot do the lemon though. *Shudder*
I like lemon with other fruit juices, but not with water or tea. Guess I'm just weird.
Congrats on being healthy!
You have to drink water when you're pregnant? Didn't know that! I just figured I didn't want my kids growing up drinking pop all the time so mom breaking her pop habit is a good thing.
Esp because for the first time I'm actually enjoying the water! I didn't expect to enjoy the lemon. It's so sour without sugar as well! (I love fresh-squeezed lemonade. ANd, I've discovered recently, Minute Maid Lemonade from the tap. But NOT in cans. More's the pity)
It's not fresh squeeed lemon :( I use bottled lemon juice -- it keeps longer and is less ork. Maybe eventually I'll try it the natural way... We'll see. As little as I use in each jar though, I dunno.
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