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 love setting alarms on my phone to remind me to drink up, I feel so much better when I am hydrated!
I always have a water bottle with me and leave them all over the house so I always have something to drink
Ahh I really need to be better about drinking water! Starting tomorrow i am going to
Be sure to bring my water bottle with me wherever I go!
Fill up a large pitcher of water and keep it in the refrigerator. Every time I go in to get something to drink I always go for the water.
Make large pitchers of infused/flavored water to have on hand and drink with meals since plain water is boring with food!
I buy tons of “fun cups” (tumblers with coordinating straw), fill them all up and keep them in the fridge for easy access.
I go on water breaks with my coworkers
I’m a breastfeeding mama, too. At work we have disposable pitchers…I fill mine for thr day and I use tally marks to keep track of how many I’ve drank.
Funny thing, I carry around my Bubba Keg with straw at work ALL the time! It keeps my water ice cold and I have a 32 oz. one, so it holds enough that I on;y have to refill once or twice a night =) What an awesome giveaway!
I have a few tricks. I love planning and I’m motivated by writing down, checking off to do’s and feeling good that I accomplished something.
So here are my tricks:
-Draw an empty water drop in your planner and color it in for every glass of water you drink
-Set a goal for how much you want to drink, and set an alert on your phone every hour to make sure you’re drinking up.
-Get cute water bottles and se what makes you want to drink more (i.e.: built in straw, larger bottle, bottle that you can see intake, and writing on the bottle with a timeline)
-For those going to a desk job (or anything really) Filling up in the morning with the amount of water you’re supposed to drink through the whole day rather than refilling one bottle over and over. This really provides a visual on how much you’re drinking.
Hope this helps anyone who chooses to read it!
Use a straw!
Whenever I get coffee from the coffee shop (everyday) I get the biggest size ice water they have too. It reminds me to drink a lot of water to rehydrate once I finish my coffee.
I follow the pee+refill rule too!
I’m a graduate student, and I always bring a big, 24 oz. cup (bonus points if it is pretty with a straw!) with mint leaves. I make it a goal to finish the cup before our break halfway through class, then refill it to finish again before the end class. After a day full of being in school, I end up being extremely hydrated!
I always try to have a water bottle on me, especially when I’m working – the bigger the better. I take it as a challenge to fill it up as often as I can. I also carry a bottle when traveling, especially now that a lot of airports have filtered water stations 🙂
I find that if I have more than 1 cup of coffee in the morning I hardly drink any water because I spend my morning sipping on the coffee. If I limit myself to one cup, I’ll drink much more water!
To keep myself hydrated, I always try to have a glass of water in the morning when I wake up and one before I go to bed! I always carry around a giant water bottle through out the day to be sure I don’t forget to drink some water especially when I get busy.
I find that having my starbucks tumbler constantly filled with ice water by my side is what keeps me hydrated! Nothing like the trusty green straw to make me sip away without even noticing it. 😀
I love La Croix sparking water! Particularly the grapefruit flavor
I use my Tervis tumbler so it stays cold throughout the day and always add lemon and cucumber!
I am in the middle of nursing school and find myself often forgetting to stay hydrated during long days on the unit. Every time a patient asks me to fill his or her pitcher of water, I fill myself a cup too! I end up drinking 8-10 cups a day!
I always add ACV and Lemon to my water so I stay hydrated all the time:))
I have a reusable water bottle that I always carry with me!
I’ve been really wanting to try that PACt water but have not been able to find it! I switch things up by drinking sparkling water mixed with a splash of juice when I’m tired of plain water. Also, always making sure my water is nice and icy cold helps me want to drink it!
I actually keep track of how much water I need to drink each day and that makes it easier. I know I have to drink 62 oz per day for my body type so it helps me to keep refilling my water bottle. Fruit infused water always helps too! I’ll cut up some lemons, strawberries, cucumbers, etc. the night before and put them in my water bottle with water so it’s ready for me to go in the morning.
I suck on ice cubes… it works!
I’d love this giveaway especially since its tough to stay hydrated at a desk job
I make sure to carry my water bottle wherever I go!
I treat myself to sparkling water with lime to make staying hydrated seem extra fancy!
I keep track of how much water I drink on my fit bit- having a visual cue to drink water really works for me.
Carrying a reusable bottle (with a straw) and sparkling water. Lots and lots of sparkling water! Coconut La Croix and Wegman’s mint lime are my favorites!
I take my Seattle Seahawks tumbler with a straw and Ice and fill with water and drink away. If I put ice in the water I always drink more.
Before I make coffee, I fill the mug up with water and chug that first 🙂
Your water bottles are so fun! I will have to try a straw!
I carry a refillable water bottle every where I go!
The main thing I do to stay hydrated is to tote my water bottle with me everywhere I go.
I carry around a Nalgene and make sure to drink at least 3 a day! I always put a straw in it because I hate when the water spills all over my face!!
I carry around a Nalgene all day!!
i love adding frozen fruit to my water too!
I am addicted to straws!! I drink SO much more when I’m using one.
I love putting cucumber in my water! Also track on my phone!
I keep a 20 oz cup with a straw at my desk at work, at my desk at home and in my car so I have water available to me everywhere. I also drink an entire 8 oz glass of water before my meals.
I work 12 hour shifts and need to remind myself to stay hydrated. I label my water bottles 1, 2, 3, 4 and make sure I drink all of them throughout my shift.
I regularly drink a cup of water after drinking 1-2 cups of coffee in order to avoid dehydration.
I love water! I drink about a gallon per day of pure, plain water. I always have a large water bottle with me. In the cooler months, sparkling water is my favorite way to keep things interesting. I just feel better when I drink water. I can honestly tell if I haven’t had enough!
I love bringing my camelbak around my college campus! Great way to stay hydrated!
My drink of choice is water I try to make sure when I go to the kitchen to get something to drink I pass up everything in the fridge and go for the water.
I drink water in small portions through out the day
I carry a 24oz water bottle with me everywhere I go. I have an hour+ commute to work and I always take my 24oz bottle plus an extra water bottle for the ride!
I use a sizeable tumbler and split the day in half. I make sure to drink one tumbler full in the morning and one in the afternoon/evening.
When I got a tumbler, I started drinking more water. I really think that the straw really does help me drink more!