A bit of pondering made this goal way easier for me. When your body feels thirsty, it’s because it WANTS water. It’s not that it wants other fluids. It wants water, and just water. Other things are thirst-quenching, sure, but only because they’ve got water in them. So why not give your body what it’s after!

For what it’s worth, my experience was that after not too long, I was actually craving water in the way I used to yearn for a cup of coffee or a sweet drink. The big step for me was to start carrying a water bottle with me wherever I went, and to always keep it full.

Also, a couple gulps (or more!) of water right after you wake up makes it so much easier to get out of bed. It’s a little bit amazing.