Hydration: Day 4

How do I teach myself not to ignore thirst?

I don't think there is a simple answer to that. The first thing I am going to do is make myself get a glass when I do notice I'm thirsty. Immediately.

How I make myself notice thirst is another question. If I'm serious about this though, I have to come up with something. Starting today I will try something. Every half an hour (at 00 and 30 past the hour) I will 'remind myself' to check if I'm thirsty. If I can't figure this out today, tomorrow I will set an alarm for every half hour.

Of course, that might get old fast.

It's like potty training a child. They don't think to 'check' if they have to pee, so mom or dad tends to ask every 15 minutes, do you have to pee? Until they learn on their own what it 'feels like' to have to pee.

I just have to train myself.

As for having room temperature water, what I've been doing the last few days has been working really well. Every time I drain my glass, I refill it. Then it has a chance to sit for a few minutes (or hours) before I need to drink it.

It's silly, but it works for me.

**daily report for yesterday

Tough day, but I got all 9 glasses, and even close to where they were supposed to be. I didn't count the three glasses I drank while doing yard work (it was 80 here today) but I still made it.

Dinner water wound up being drunk closer to bedtime, since I had a big glass of milk with dinner. The water from the afternoon (the yard work) made me push it back.

So far, so good.