Start with Water (The icecubes in your Rum & Coke do not count!)

Water, yes water.  If you want to make the best of your day and be fully hydrated for the weekend of whatever you plan on doing than best start drinking your H2O!!

I find water utterly boring most of the time.  Yes i know that's not overly motivational but hey its true.  And naturally i gravitate towards alcohol on thirsty Thursdays if i could but being the responsible parent i am I had to show my young kids that water can be FUN!! (betcha said that in your head in your best perky cheerleader voice eh?)  Also, kids don't understand the beauty of an alcoholic beverage yet, i hope.

My girls take after me though, water is boring to them too, so in order to get them to drink it i had to find some neat tricks to kind of force them to drink it without them realizing it was intentional.

Underhanded? perhaps.

Smart? definitely.

Here they are.  Try em out for yourself even, you might be surprised.  Especially if you keep track of the water you end up drinking compared to before.

Trick #1. Drink a glass of water with all your meals, or at the very least always say YES when water is offered, even if you are getting another drink with it like coffee or milk etc.

Trick #2. Always have a water bottle with you wherever you go!!  You can even buy a pretty bottle if you want it to be like a little accessory type thing.  I love my pretty Lululemon Water bottle and i am not ashamed haha. 

Trick #3 Always have water near you at work.  Trust me, even if you work from home like me primarily.  **This one even helps keep you focused!!**

Trick #4. Feeling peckish? Drink some water first! Not saying you have to have only water for a snack, cuz hey, thats just mean.  But take a few sips of water first and give it a few minutes.  If you are thirsty you will definitely end up making worse or larger snack choices.

Trick #5. Substitute your regular go-to's for water.  Examples are morning coffee or that Pepsi at lunch!!

Trick #6. Keep track of your water intake!! Make it a competition even.  Drank 4 cups today? psh i will drink twice that tomorrow just watch!! 

Try these tricks out.  Make it fun and don't spend your Thursdays being Thirsty!!