My view is that our body tells what we need. How much and when we need water is best known to our body. We should listen to our body indicators like 'thirst' and act accordingly.

True. They say, you hear what your body says. But many fail to hear the feeble voice of the body.

Does it happen to you that you feel thirsty and you do not become aware of it, maybe, due to work or some other reason? I have felt it many times.

Not only me, i have seen many, even though they hear the call from your body, they simply postpone it. A typical case is postponing nature calls. It has been agreed by the medical profession many people just postpone and become the victims of constipation.

That's right. I don't understand why people behave the way you have explained. And that's true. I have heard some people say that the workload does not even allow them to go to the washroom.

Water is essence of life. But is this okay to refrain from drinking this within meal or daily drinking several glasses in morning. There are many myths about water. See the link below for better understanding of myths on water.

http://in.lifestyle.yahoo.com/photos/top-myths-about-drinking-water-slideshow/

Water is very essential to keep our system flushed and clean so we need to drink at least 6-8 glasses each day depending on the weather and our needs.During summer you may need to drink more ...I guess there is no hard and fast rule for drinking water , since there are far too many theories some of which contradict one another !

I like the ideas shown in the articles. I have another question,
I have read about a therapy, "Drinking the 2 to 3 glasses in the morning, just after waking up has numbers of benefits." , I drink 2 to 3 glasses everyday in the morning and I feel good enough to regulate myself in my daily routine. Is it helpful to you too?