How do you water? (and other basic life skills)

Hiya folks,

Who else here stinks at hydrating properly?

Problem 1: I've always hated the consistency of water, no matter how thirsty I am. Something about the texture and hint of chemical flavor makes me gag like the worst rotten egg in the world. Worst of all, I'm a long distance runner, and I know it's truly a miracle I've survived this long, but I can't keep on like this.

Problem 1: I've always struggled with water bottles—I'm uncoordinated, and I dislike having to aim a hard metal lid at not-my-teeth and not-my-upper-lip but into-my-mouth-why-am-I-playing-corn-hole-with-this-stuff—and the wide lipped kind are, in my humble opinion, one of most inconvenient means of drinking water I've ever encountered in my life. Why can I not just imbibe all of the liquid i need for the day in one sitting and then be DONE?

I've tried everything to make it easier: got an accessible water bottle with a button-release cap, a straw, and two comfy handles and some fun little stickers, bought hydration mix packs to make the water taste like not-water (lemonade, grape juice, sweet tea), but I can't get over the whole watery-ness of the water.

Still, it's so haaaaarrrd.

The ultimate question: how do you water?

Love,

Max

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  • Hi Max. You're not alone. I have this problem too. I have hyper sensitive taste buds and have always found the taste of water to be completely yuck and meh. I'm the same with food, if I don't like the taste I really can't have it or I'll bring it straight back up.

    If you look about online there's a lot of different water bottles out there you can have a look at and see what works for you.

    Luckily there's a lot of drinks out there that you can have that masks the overwhelming taste of plain water. You can drink tea, cola, milk, tea, coffee, there's lots of variety out there. Some are better than others and testing to find the right ones can be a horrible experience, lol was for me.

    I forget to drink as well which is its own separate issue.

    Hope you can find something that works for you Max.

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  • Hi Max. You're not alone. I have this problem too. I have hyper sensitive taste buds and have always found the taste of water to be completely yuck and meh. I'm the same with food, if I don't like the taste I really can't have it or I'll bring it straight back up.

    If you look about online there's a lot of different water bottles out there you can have a look at and see what works for you.

    Luckily there's a lot of drinks out there that you can have that masks the overwhelming taste of plain water. You can drink tea, cola, milk, tea, coffee, there's lots of variety out there. Some are better than others and testing to find the right ones can be a horrible experience, lol was for me.

    I forget to drink as well which is its own separate issue.

    Hope you can find something that works for you Max.

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