“Drink more water” shows up in almost every meal plan, and it’s almost never tracked. The advice sits at the bottom of the PDF, the client forgets it by day two, and nobody knows whether they drank 800 ml or 3 liters.
Fitney’s water intake tracking turns that advice into a goal the client follows on their own phone. Here’s how it works in practice.
1. The water goal lives in the diet plan
When you build the meal plan, you enter the water goal in ml on the same screen as the diet. It’s the same unit the client logs in (a 200 ml glass, a 500 ml bottle), so there’s no conversion and no room for confusion.
The goal travels with the diet: when you switch plans, the new plan’s goal takes over.
2. The client can set their own goal, too
Not every client has a prescribed diet, and some want to go beyond what was agreed. That’s why clients can set a personal goal in the app.
When both exist, the higher one applies, and the lower one shows up as a marker on the bar. Nobody gets “marked down” for drinking more than their nutritionist asked for.
And if there’s no goal at all? The app uses the reference of 35 ml per kg of the client’s body weight (or 2 liters if no weight is on file). The client is never left without a target.
3. Logging takes one tap
The water card sits on the app’s home screen. The client taps 200, 300 or 500 ml or types a custom amount. Forgot to log yesterday? They can add entries up to 7 days back.
Logging works offline: it’s saved on the device and syncs automatically when the connection returns, without duplicating glasses. At the gym with no signal, nothing gets lost.
4. Reminders that know when to stop
The app sends hydration reminders throughout the day. And unlike a regular alarm, they stop on the day the client hits the goal. A reminder that keeps going off after the goal is met only teaches people to ignore notifications.
5. Day streaks to build the habit
The app shows the day’s total against the goal and the streak of days the client hit it. The streak doesn’t reset in the morning just because the day is still starting: today only counts once it’s over.
It’s the same gamification principle that works for workout check-ins: watching the streak grow is motivation to keep it going.
Why this matters for your results
- Measurable adherence: hydration stops being a loose recommendation and becomes a daily number.
- Less friction: one tap to log, reminders at the right time, and no spreadsheets.
- A more complete plan: clients feel your follow-up goes beyond a list of meals.
If you also work on menu flexibility, see how to build food substitutions into diet plans, another feature that boosts adherence.
Conclusion
Tracking water is simple, but it only works when it’s on the client’s phone, with a clear goal and smart reminders. In Fitney, you set the goal along with the diet and the client follows it in the app.
Discover Fitney for nutritionists and try it free for 14 days, no credit card.
