My mum and dad were conscientious parents, who cared about our bones and skin and teeth. I swear. But I can never remember their saying, "Don't forget to drink lots of water...."
I struggle with drinking enough water every day. Really, it doesn't occur to me. I have had at least two cups of coffee every day of my life since I was twelve. Milk? I couldn't get enough of it. Orange juice was the delight of my life once I stopped drinking it from cans.
Water just isn't tasty to me. My kids, my friends, my grandchildren, my doctor---they all drink water as if it were the most natural thing imaginable. All my grandchildren have water bottles of various sizes and colours and don't leave home without them.
I too have a water bottle, although I would be hard-pressed to remember the last time I spontaneously picked it up. I have lovely glasses, some of which I bought especially to entice me to seek water at regular intervals. I have good intentions.
Is it a generational thing? A geographical one? Am I wired counteraquatically?
I am with you on this even if we never agree on movies and I refuse to wear fancy shoes.
ReplyDeleteI know I should drink more water too. I think it's a fairly common problem. I have to remind myself often.
ReplyDeleteI fill a drinking bottle with water twice a day, and keep it at my desk while working, or on the kitchen counter or table where I see it many times a day. This is how I get 8 cups of water down daily; otherwise I'm just like you and your rowdy friends Anvilcloud and EG Wow.
ReplyDeleteI like water, so it isn't hard to drink, but if it wasn't right there in my face and handy, I'd never think of it.
Funny, I have had this conversation with lots of people. I recently banned soda from my diet, a big deal, since I was a four pepsi a day drinker. Now with that gone, I definitely drink more water. You would think something so basic to human survival would be a natural thing to seek. But for me, eliminating alternatives made it a lot easier.
ReplyDeletemy alternatives are few, and I'm not giving up wine...plus, I never seem to feel thirsty.
DeleteYou are so funny! I love self desiccating humour!
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I hate to be one-upped.
DeleteIt may be generational, although I think I may be a generation ahead of you. I drink little water. However, some physicians I use ask me my total fluid intake per day, and I come out pretty well as I drink milk and 4 cups coffee per day. Although 64 0z. is suggested, most are happy if we get 48 oz which generally do, little or none of which is pure water.
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