How much water??

How much water a day should a person drink?? I have never been too keen on drinking alot. Usually when i am eating breakfast, lunch, or dinner i tend to forget about drinking anything?? Is that bad?? Yesterday i only drank about half a cup of water...what are ways to remind myself to drink more fluids??

Keeping Count: The Traditional View
Guidelines are constantly changing. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine effectively overruled the 8 glass a day rule - with a new report. They stated a general daily recommendation of 2.7 liters (91 ounces) of total water for women and 3.7 liters (125 ounces) for men. This includes water from all sources (foods and drinks).

Water intake from food will vary depending on your diet (higher fruit and vegetable intake means higher water intake). Some experts suggest that 20% of water intake comes from food.

Here are some tips to keeping count.

1. Wake up to water--literally. Before you eat or drink anything else in the morning, have a glass of water.
2. Drink out of a measured bottle or sports drink container. If you know 1 bottle = 12 ounces, you can figure out how many ounces to drink to meet your body?s daily needs. Know your numbers so you can meet your goal.
3. Track your intake with a loose schedule. Don?t be too rigid, but find a general schedule that works for you (say, 2 glasses in the morning, 2 in the afternoon, and 2 in the evening). This will help spread out consumption and regulate your water intake.

Taken from Diet Blogs

honestly -- looking at your profile you may reach yor goal if you start to drink more water -- when i started this lifestyle over a year ago I started drinking more water- at least 8 glasses a day -- I immediately lost 5 pounds.

Honestly, I was just trying to find this out yesterday!  Thanks for the post!  I have a longer commute to work now so I'm trying to drink a bottle of water on the way to and from work so that will easily take up 16 oz!  :)