Do you drink your water plain or flavor it w/ Crystal Light?

[JKMastalski]

I am not a big fan of water, I flavor mine w/ Crystal Light Iced Tea. Is that O.K to do? It really makes me drink more water throughout the day.

 

[Rhonda]

It's ok to drink Crystal Lite, but not in place of your daily water. Your kidneys need plain water to help flush all the chemicals and other things out. If all you drink is CL, then you're just adding more chemicals to them.

I'm not a big water drinker either - so I know what you mean. But, the more you drink, the more you'll get used to it.

 

[DoeWDW]

I like my water ice cold! I drink more when it's iced.

I also have found that I drink more when I'm drinking through a straw?!?! I don't know why, but it works for me! Also my lips don't get as chapped!

When I need a break from water, I will make decaf iced tea or a cup of hot decaf mint green tea. I only sweeten these with Splenda.

I still try to stick with at least 64 oz of plain water per day.

 

[Rhonda]

LOL! Isn't it funny how people are different? I can't stand drinking ice-cold water! I have to have my water at room temperature, or I just can't choke it down!

I've heard from a couple sources that ice cold water doesn't absorb into your system as well either. And, on the news a couple of weeks ago they said that ice cold water is hard on your liver.

 

[DoeWDW]

How strange, Rhonda!! I always figured my body would burn more calories warming it up! LOL!!

I'm off to do some research on the temperature of drinking water....

 

[Mickey527]

I just read that if you drink your water ice cold you burn calories to heat it up. so I think Ice water is the best for those trying to lose weight.
Personally I have trouble with water. I don't like the taste (I know, water has no taste, but did you ever drink the Bridgeport water? I think drinking a bottle of clorox might be more tasty. You can smell the chlorine in it.
I drink more water if I add Crystal Light to it. I find that Crystal light is way too sweet for me so when I make my crystal light I make 4 quarts instead of 2. It has just enough flavor to hide the chlorine taste and not enough to put too many chemicals in it. It works better for me. Peggie

 

[DoeWDW]

I did a little research on this yesterday and the results were mixed.

Some say to drink water at room temp because ice cold water makes your liver work harder and can irritate the stomach lining. Don't know if I agree - no one explained WHY ice water causes these things. Are these the same people that have been telling me that eating too much fat will raise my cholesterol??? I eat low-carb and LOTS of fat and my cholesterol has gone down!

Some say that drinking ice water causes you to burn more calories since your body has to warm it up. I did find some calculations to prove this theory. However, if you drink a GALLON of water at 0 degress Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), your body burns only 67 calories to warm that GALLON up to body temperature. OK, you're burning some calories but unless you're drinking freezing cold gallons of water on a daily basis, it isn't really that many calories.

I think, all in all, that I'll just keep drinking what tastes best to me. Just thought you all might be interested in what I found.

 

[nativetxn]

I just drink water. Crystal light makes me retain fluid and makes me feel more thirsty.