I have been just drinking water since Oct 2007. I don't drink coffee, or juice, or milk.. on occasion I do have a low carb hot cocoa though. I thought I would never do that! if someone told me a year ago I would be drinking only water, I would have told them they were nuts!

It was hard at first, very very hard! I never liked the taste of water, but I do now. I started only having a soda with my meals water the rest of the time. Then the day came my canned Fresca's ran out! I didn't buy anymore.. that was HARD!! Now I don't even look at the sodas at the store.

I have noticed that my skin is smoother.. not dry and flaky like it was, my hair is more shiney...it's also more oily too...not sure if that's from more water or not. My face looks.... not fatter.. but the skin on it looks plumper.. makes me not look 40

YAY!
I Love water!!
::faints from seeing herself write that!::

-Susan

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I like water and drink it but seem to go through phases where sodas taste better. After a while, I crave the water again. I notice that once I start drinking the water and then have an occasional soda, the soda doesn't taste good anymore. So I don't know why I even start back on the sodas but seems if I keep them in the house, I'm tempted. I've stopped buying them again and really don't miss them. I've been drinking water and some of the Sam's Choice flavored water but prefer plain water most of the time.
Soft drinks make me gain weight too. After I stop drinking them, in a couple of days I can tell a difference in how my clothes fit....sad that a drink holds that much sugar, carbs and all out yucky stuff!

Good for you OP!

I will get there. I am only having soda about once a week. The other times I drink sparkling water (no aspartame) and tea. Thanks for inspiring us!

I drink so much water that I often want something flavored... a lot of times I will have my quart sized cup of water next to a smaller glass of something. I drink gallons of water a day lol

When we visited my parents.. same town we lived in til September this year.. the water was making me sick! I don't know if anyone else has the problem when traveling... arrive, drink quite a bit due to being thirsty and then my stomach gets upset. Takes me a while to get used to the water when we move too, of course.

I drink mostly water. I gave up 98% of soda about a year ago. Now I only have soda when we have fast food and it comes in a combo and more often than not, I'll get unsweetened tea instead. Maybe 1 soda a month...tops. I drink a LOT of coffee (pot a day girl....mornings) and then water the rest of the day. I will drink unsweetened iced tea and I will have a latte or a fruit smoothie.

I feel a LOT better since I got rid of artificial sweeteners in my life. I learned to drink coffee and tea without sweetener and that was hard but I did it!

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i wish i could stop drinking soda I think it's the carbonation that i'm addicted to.. ugh. If only I had the will power!!! Good for you though!!!

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Except for my morning cup of real coffeee, I drink only water the rest of the day. I agree that it is easier on the stomach that carbonated soda...and I also agree that it helps the appearance of hair and skin.

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I am the same way. I only drink a soda about twice a week but I seem to crave it because of the carbonation.

I am trying to drink more water...but sweetened Iced Tea is my real downfall

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Yes, I drink only water. Lots of it. It has probably been 10 years since I had a soda. Used to drink a 2 liter a day. I used to not drink water at all. Once I started to give up other drinks they seem thick to me. I prefer tap water to bottle.

I don't drink pop- never really have except at an occasional party when when wine isn't available I drink water mostly, and my two cups of coffee every morning.

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I went for 10 years and only drank water, nothing else at all. About 5 years ago I started drinking soda and I now drink about 1 soda a week. Now I also drink a cup of hot tea every morning and in the summer I drink iced tea. I will occasionally drink grapefruit juice and grape juice, maybe one bottle a month. But mostly just water, I carry water in my car.

I'm also a cup of coffee in the morning and water the rest of the day person.

Ever notice how others seem almost offended when you don't order something else to drink besides water? My "regular" friends are used to it but it always seem to evoke some kind of comment when eating with someone new.

Susiecat I noticed you are from upstate SC...so am I! (Home of sweet tea, loll!) I drink mostly water also but my dh drinks about a half gallon of sweet tea a day, lol

And yes, my skin looks preety good too

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I think I may be getting closer to drinking water instead of soda....as I get closer to 50, the carbonation wreaks havoc with my stomach.

But, I will have a difficult time giving coffee...I am one of those people that starts at 6:00 am and doesn't stop drinking it until I leave work at 4:00....

I haven't had soda since October of '06. I love it though... I usually drink bottled water. We have algae bloom in the water here.

I think drinking only water is best for you. Water flushes the impurities from your body and unlike most beverages, your body doesn't have to process it and doesn't have to work as hard. It revitalizes you in many ways and you feel much better. That said, I like my coffee. My poor little body will just have to work harder because I don't see myself giving up coffee anytime soon!

I drink a cup of coffee when I get up in the morning and then nothing but water for the rest of the day. I drink about 5 bottles of water a day. Pop dosent even taste good to me anymore.

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I drink 2 cups of coffee in the morning, water the rest of the day and then when I come home from work, I drink Ice Tea, unsweetened.

We have well water and on my road, we have the best water on the Island. Everyone Loves my water. The kids grew up drinking water also so they have no problem with it, I buy the bottles for them to take on the ferry for the ride across the water (45 mins) to go to school.

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water all the way espcially filtered and refrigator cold.

I drink water and coffee, every now and again I'll have a diet coke with splenda....but not often......I will say I drink more coffee then water though. There are times that I drink nothing but water, usually in the summer....I'm drinking a little more water than normal right now, just because I became addicted to Coffeemates Peppermint Mocha Creamer, and it was a holiday flavor and my coffee just isn't the same without it......

Good for you OP!

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