Review on Motivational Fitness Water Bottle - 1 Gal Capacity With Time Marker/Drink More Daily/Clear BPA-Free Design - Boost Hydration And Wellness Goals by Ted Slaughter

This bottle is perfect for my needs. I wanted a way to pace myself through the day, so I could be sure I was on track to drink a gallon a day. My old method involved counting cups of water, which was tedious and prone to error. With this bottle, I just fill it up and make sure it is gone by the time I go to bed. I don't care about the words of encouragement as much as I appreciate the lines on the bottle. I check the level and my watch to determine what I have to drink to keep up, get ahead, or stay on pace. I have 3 bits of advice for those considering buying one of these bottles: 1) Don't buy the black one like I did. It is harder to see the water level through the darker colored plastic. If I was buying again, I would get clear -- or at least a less dark -- color. 2) Plan to fill this up and then pour to a smaller receptacle. A gallon of water weighs about 8 pounds (3.6 kg), and as a result, there is no convenient way to drink from a full one gallon jug. 3) Learn to pour with your left hand. The lines painted on this will invariably be on the back side if you pour with your right hand and then place in back down on a surface. If you pour and place with your left hand, however, you can look at the level more readily. If I had a quibble, it would be the choice to place the lines the way they did on the bottle. It would be more accurate to call this a left-handed jug. That is not worth subtracting a star, in my opinion. The jug is great and if you are interested in tracking your water consumption over the course of the day with a goal of 1 gallon, then this is a good choice. I love it.