Drinking More Water

Another trick of sorts that I’ve found with eating healthier has been to drink plenty of water. I’ve been surprised to notice how much more I notice genuine thirst when I’m not drinking soda pop or as much coffee (and drinking my coffee black).

Water is free or cheap, and very good for you.

Our water in our house is well water with a water softener, so we’ve always bought bottled water. This was really about $7 a month for 64 bottles — not bad.

As soon as I started eating better and drinking more water, and the rest of the family was also drinking more water too, we’d easily blow through 2 packs of water bottles a week. That was getting a bit pricey.

My solution has been water filters, some of which I had (and didn’t use) for years now.

First, I have this nifty Pur water filter on my faucet, which allows us to get filtered water right out of the tap.This works quite well, though it is a little annoying and gets in the way when washing dishes or doing other things. The water filter essentially adds 4″ to the length of the faucet, so it seems the kids and husband keep taking it off (and not putting it back on) when doing things. I think that’s why we stopped using it shortly after getting it for Christmas one year.

Well, it’s being used now.

I also bought a personal water bottle from Rubbermaid (on sale, a 2 pack was $14.99), which has a replaceable water filter in it. I really like this, although the main complain is that water doesn’t flow out very fast. I guess that makes sense since it has to go through the filter first, right? I’ve been using these for about a week now and I love it. This and the other filter (below) are a great help for when I’m thirsty and don’t want to bother trying to screw on the Pur filter after someone took if off yet again.

The bottle with the filter also keeps me from buying a bottle of water on the go or being tempted to grab a drink elsewhere when I’m out doing my shopping or otherwise running errands. We live about 20 miles out of town, so when I go, I’m usually gone for a while. This is a huge help to me!

Finally, I also have a large pitcher-style filter system that I keep in my fridge, which we fill up from the tap and then we get ice cold drinking water from it as we need it.  I’ve had this one and the Pur one for years, put up until recently, they got very little use.

Drinking lots of water, I’ve noticed my overall hunger and cravings are way down. I also tend to crave healthier foods, especially snack foods. When I want chips, well those go better with soda pop than with water, don’t they? Even my popcorn habit has gone way down.

Another trick of sorts that I’ve found with eating healthier has been to drink plenty of water. I’ve been surprised to notice how much more I notice genuine thirst when I’m not drinking soda pop or as much coffee (and drinking my coffee black).

Water is free or cheap, and very good for you.

Our water in our house is well water with a water softener, so we’ve always bought bottled water. This was really about $7 a month for 64 bottles — not bad.

As soon as I started eating better and drinking more water, and the rest of the family was also drinking more water too, we’d easily blow through 2 packs of water bottles a week. That was getting a bit pricey.

My solution has been water filters, some of which I had (and didn’t use) for years now.

First, I have this nifty Pur water filter on my faucet, which allows us to get filtered water right out of the tap.This works quite well, though it is a little annoying and gets in the way when washing dishes or doing other things. The water filter essentially adds 4″ to the length of the faucet, so it seems the kids and husband keep taking it off (and not putting it back on) when doing things. I think that’s why we stopped using it shortly after getting it for Christmas one year.

Well, it’s being used now.

I also bought a personal water bottle from Rubbermaid (on sale, a 2 pack was $14.99), which has a replaceable water filter in it. I really like his, although the main complain is that water doesn’t flow out very fast. I guess that makes sense since it has to go through the filter first, right? I’ve been using these for about a week now and I love it. This and the other filter (below) are a great help for when I’m thirsty and don’t want to bother trying to screw on the Pur filter after someone took if off yet again.

The bottle with the filter also keeps me from buying a bottle of water on the go or being tempted to grab a drink elsewhere when I’m out doing my shopping or otherwise running errands. We live about 20 miles out of town, so when I go, I’m usually gone for a while. This is a huge help to me!

Finally, I also have a large pitcher-style filter system that I keep in my fridge, which we fill up from the tap and then we get ice cold drinking water from it as we need it.  I’ve had this one and the Pur one for years, put up until recently, they got very little use.

Drinking lots of water, I’ve noticed my overall hunger and cravings are way down. I also tend to crave healthier foods, especially snack foods. When I want chips, well those go better with soda pop than with water, don’t they? Even my popcorn habit has gone way down.