I know water is good for my body, but can’t bring myself to drink it on regular basis. That’s before I started using the Water Your Body App for the iPhone.
It’s a simple concept, really. You just stack empty containers on a table until you reach a daily goal intake of water.
Water Page
The goal is set by calculations done on your weight. Roughly half your body weight in pounds, but in ounces.
You can hide your weight display and there’s even a password lock option, if you like.
There are four different types of containers to choose from and you can set the amount in ounces or milliliters. I use a glass with eight (8) ounces.
If you add a glass by mistake it can easily be removed.
Lifestyle Page
There are more factors you can set on the lifestyle page to help refine the total amount of water intake for the day.
- Minutes of exercise
- Breast feeding
- High altitude
- Pregnant
- Fever or Diarrhea
- Dry climate
- Extreme temperature
Graph Page
A monthly line graph shows each day’s percentage of water intake to goal and the overall monthly average. Today’s percentage and a monthly overall percentage is listed, along with a letter grade.
There’s an option to adjust the prior day’s water intake, should you forget to add those last few glasses at the end of the day.
Awards Page
The Awards page shows different trophy cups awarded after reaching certain milestones. There’s an Options button that opens to a page where you can adjust:
- Icon Badge
- Stamps
- Time Format
- Stamp Style
- Goal Display
- Clear History
The button to the left of Options will either hide or view the history of each entry: date, amount, and time stamp.
Tips Page
The Tips page is a great source of knowledge about water, some useful, some merely nice to know.
There was a tip about taking sips, mixing with saliva, then swallowing, that helped to change the way I drink water. Instead of gulping down 4 or 8 ounces at a time, I can now enjoy water in smaller increments.
Summary
Documenting the water I drink each day gives me objective criteria that allows my mind to participate in regulating my behavior, instead of just relying on my natural tendencies.
The Water Your Body App is something that is necessary for me personally. Using it helps me drink enough water so that I’m properly hydrated each day.
The app is $0.99 USD in the iTunes App store and well worth the price.
A version for the iPad is currently in production. I’m wondering if data will be synced with the iPhone app or whether they’ll be independent of each other.
I can’t wait to find out.
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