During the summer months when it’s hot outside, it’s easier for me to remember to stay hydrated because warmer weather makes me thirstier and serves almost as a daily reminder to sip on a cold, refreshing beverage throughout the day. As the temperatures begin to drop, my desire to drink a lot of cold water decreases significantly, but there are a few key things we can all do to help remind ourselves to drink and stay hydrated all year long.
Below you will find a few tips that can be easily implemented to help keep yourself hydrated every day! (And stay tuned for a hydration-themed giveaway at the end of this post, thanks to Ocean Spray® PACt® cranberry extract water!)
- Opt For A Larger Water Bottle
If I have a large water bottle sitting in front of me as I work on the computer, I will often look down to find the water bottle completely drained without realizing I’ve been guzzling it down. Mindless drinking for the win! By opting for a larger water bottle – one that holds 20+ ounces – I find myself drinking more since a larger amount of water is simply sitting in front of me, making staying hydrated a bit easier!
- Refill Your Water Bottle Every Time You Go To The Bathroom
This is a tip I started to follow when I was working at my previous desk job, but now that I work from home, it’s one I still try to remind myself to follow since it’s a great way to remind yourself to always have a full water bottle with you! If you fill up your water bottle every time you use the bathroom, you’ll always have a full water bottle on hand, making staying hydrated that much easier!
- Vary Your Beverage To Prevent Boredom
If you’re anything like me, sipping on water all day long can start to get a bit boring. When I was pregnant, and now that I’m nursing, I cannot seem to drink enough but drinking tons and tons of plain water can feel a little dull. When I feel water boredom setting in, I opt for sparkling water or extract water to spice things up a bit! It’s an easy and delicious way to sneak in extra fluids.
I was recently sent a few bottles of Ocean Spray® PACt® cranberry extract water to try and it’s a great option to turn to when you want to hydrate your body with something that tastes great, too! The PACt® cranberry extract water contains PACs (proanthocyanidins), unique, powerful elements found deep inside cranberries that help cleanse and purify your body. The cranberry extract water is made with clean ingredients (the bright red color comes from cranberries alone and it’s sweetened naturally) and the water has only 10 calories per 16 ounce bottle.
My favorite flavor is the Cranberry Mango-Passionfruit and I love all of them mixed with a little bit of sparkling water for a refreshing mocktail any time of the day!
- Use A Straw
Is it just me, or is it a billion times easier to drink water when you do it from a straw (especially if you’re multi-tasking while pushing a baby in a stroller and walking your dog)? It makes sipping on water more fun and I try to drink most of my water from a water bottle or tumbler that has a straw. For some reason I just seem to drink more when I do it from a straw!
- Add Your Own Fun Flavors
According to Ocean Spray’s hydration survey (which you may find and take here), more than 60 percent of Americans are drinking less than eight glasses of water a day and more than half of all Americans don’t feel the need to hydrate when temperatures cool down. Make your water or water-based beverage more fun by adding your own flavors! Throw some fresh orange, grapefruit or cucumber slices into a cold cup of water. Crush mint leaves and stir them into sparkling water. Add frozen grapes to cranberry extract water for a tasty alternative to ice cubes!
Anything to make staying hydrated a little more fun!
Hydration Giveaway
And now it’s time for a hydration-themed giveaway!
One PBF reader will win the following:
- 24-ounce Tumbler
- Bubba Keg
- Infuser Pitcher
- $50 Amazon gift card to buy your own Ocean Spray® PACt® cranberry extract water
To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment on this post, telling me one thing you do to help yourself stay hydrated all year long! I will randomly select a winner next Friday. Good luck!!
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Ocean Spray PACt. The opinions and text are all mine.
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I work a desk job so I fill up 2 or 3 big tumblers at a time in case I have meetings or projects that I’m working on all day!
Using a straw is definitely a big one for me, I notice such a difference if I don’t use a straw! I run around a lot at work, so each time I sit back down, I make sure to take some big gulps from my water bottle!
Having a newborn to keep up milk supply I have to remind myself that I’m feeding and drinking for 2 and water is most important.
I take my water bottle with me everywhere I go. Makes it so much easier to stay on top of hydration. I feel lost without it. I’m raising my kids the same way….always have your water with you.
I always have a big water bottle, with a straw with me; when I’m at work, in the car, or at home!
STraws and very large cups work for my long shifts in the hospital.
I drink out Ball’s mason jars since the capacity is pretty large.
Straw!!! My husband thinks I’m crazy but having the straw makes all the difference!
Thanks for such a great giveaway! I have a water bottle at my desk that I fill constantly to stay hydrated.
Friendly competition with my cube-mate; we have a drawing of a pitcher of water and we draw in how much we’ve drank on that day
The one thing I do to make sure I am drinking enough water is to track it. If I am making sure that I am filling my water bottle at least 5 times a day I know I am drinking enough water.
I definitely agree that a straw helps, but I still really don’t like plain water. I’ve started trying to add various flavored water or mint and that is helping! I also just chug a glass in the morning and just before bed.
I drink a bottle of water on the way to work- then at least I wont forget once I step in the office I get so busy often times I don’t have time even for a sip.
I am a huge fan of the big bottle/cup and a straw! I literally use a straw constantly and find that it definitely helps me drink more water. Plus, I always carry a bottle of water with me throughout the day. That helps to remind me to hydrate. Happy drinking!
Lemon and limes help me drink water since I hate the taste of plain water. I also like adding a couple drops of Mio to my water. Just enough to give it a little taste.!
I carry my large Nalgene bottle around with me everywhere and I keep a second one on my desk at work. It definitely helps to have it ready and accessible all the time.
I find adding flavors to water whether it is fruit or drops of concentrate help me to drink more water throughout the day. The daily goal is a gallon, but if I can get to 3/4 of a gallon I consider it a success!
In the winter, I like to drink herbal tea. The hot tea helps keep me warm in my always-chilly office, plus a big mug of tea helps keep you hydrated! Win-win. Sometimes I’ll also do just hot water with lemon.
I make myself drink two 20 ounce bottles of water every day at work before I’m allowed to leave!
I try jazzing up my water with fruit through out the year.
Yes to straws! I love to drink out of them too! Also one of my favorite drinks is lemon water!
I make sure that I drink a large glass of water as soon as I wake up each morning and before my coffee routine. I try to drink a large glass before, with and after every meal or snack to try and control over eating and hunger from dehydration. I am a college student and getting all of the nice ingredients to keep water fun and interesting can be a challenge, but I love simply adding some lemon for a little taste. Stay hydrated my friends!
I always look for a cute cup with a straw. When you have a cute cup, you want to show it off. So drinking out of it, makes it easier. I also place the cup between me and my keyboard and mindlessly sip away. Plus I like to look on Pinterest for different infused water recipes.
I have a routine in the morning, one cup of coffee and I large glass of water, then I refill my water at least three times at work and then drink water until around 8 at night, No favor water for me just the pure stuff. It’s Gods water from above that makes it worth drinking .
I’m like you – always have a full bottle of water with me!
I always have my Swell bottle with me, and refill it constantly!
My office is freezing year round, so I drink warm water all day to stay warm, works like a charm.
i find it much easier if I have a special cup to drink water out of. weather it’s a sports bottle, or cup with a straw it helps to remind me to keep drinking.
I drink out of a pretty cup with a straw. Makes the water more appealing!
Big big cup, and at work, everytime I get up to go to the bathroom I drain whats left in my cup and fill it up on my way back to my desk.
I like to add crystal light liquid enhancers to jazz up my water. Good to mix things up.
I keep track of how many times I’ve refilled my water bottle throughout the day so I know how close I am to my goal
I have a 32 oz bubba cup with a straw both at home and at work and try to finish them off before I leave for the other location.
My favorite tip for drinking water all day long is to finish at least one 20 oz bottle of water before each meal. That means I’m getting 60 oz at the very least, but typically I find myself with an empty bottle long before lunch and dinner, so I just fill it up and keep on chuggin’. 😉
I put a big straw in my 1L Bubba tumbler and I have no problem drinking massive amounts of water each day. I also fill it up each time I use the restroom at work (which is often, due to the large size!) and hydration pretty much takes care of itself during the workweek. It’s a little harder on the weekends though!
Drinking from a fancy glass or water bottle makes chugging h2o more appealing to me!
I keep a 32 oz bottle at my desk and set goals to finish one before lunch, one around lunchtime, and one before I leave. 90 oz easy! Some days I end up chugging to meet the goals, but it helps!
I bought a pretty gold and mint green cup from Target and refill it all day, I think having a pretty cup helps 🙂
I carry a 32 ounce water bottle with me all day and I make sure I fill it up at least three times!
I have waterbottles everywhere, so I’m always reminded to drink. There is one that lives in my car, one that comes into work with me and one in my back pack at all times.
This is such perfect timing as just yesterday I was telling a coworker that I’m struggling to drink water now that it is cold out (yay fall in New England!). In the morning I try to drink lemon water or herbal tea rather than coffee to sneak in some H2O without the dehydrating caffeine. (I know, not as exciting but you get use to it)
I also try to make drinking water a game. I challenge myself to drink 1/2 my body weight in ounces of water each day. Half way through the day I usually realize that I am behind track and start chugging water!
I always keep a large pitcher of lemon water in my fridge that I *try* to finish each day!
i try to bring water to work so i can sip all day!
A large insulated glass so it stays cold and a straw helps me drink more water during the day!
I like to put an herbal teabag into my water bottle – I can vary the flavor based on the teabag.
And agreed – a dash of cranberry gives the water a yummy flavor too!
Also VERY VERY true about keeping a large water bottle on the desk, it does empty out without effort – plus since I’m lazy I”ll reach for the bottle of water instead of getting up to find junk to eat/drink.
I have a 20 oz. bottle that I bring with me to work every day. I don’t like drinking out of a straw because I feel like I swallow air- does anyone else feel this way?
My digestion always feels a lot better when I drink a lot of water—I tell myself that water is like oiling a machine and without it, the food will move through me a lot slower, making me feel sluggish and heavy
I splurged on a YETI cup and fill it to the brim twice a day – it’s easier to drink the water when I know it will be ice cold even if the cup’s been on my desk for an hour.
I make sure to drink at least 16 oz of water first thing in the morning before I drink anything else. That helps set the tone for staying hydrated all day!
The first thing I do when I wake up is chug a bottle of water!
I always have a reusable water bottle with me at all times!