Start drinking through a straw, and always refill the cup when empty.
For Christmas, my sister gave me one of those newly popular bpa-free plastic cups with a straw and screw-on lid. I use it all the time and have found that I now drink so much more water I have no problem meeting my daily requirement. I even bought another one that I leave at work, and usually have my required 8 glasses consumed by the end of my workday, before I even go to the gym!
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I have the very same experience, I have one in my office and one for watching TV, that way water is always close, I work to empty the glass before moving to a new activity. I working better than water bottles for me.
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