You know diets advocate drinking 8 glasses of water a day. When I was working this was no problem but find it hard to get that amount down now not working.
Drink when you're thirsty. Your body will tell you.
Recall you take in mousture with food anyway.
I suspect the water thing is to a) ensure that you aren't mixing up hunger with thirst, and b) hope that the water will stay in your stomach long enough that you'll feel full and reach the next mealtime without snacking.
There was a trial done for a BBC programme. A pair of twins were used, one drank seven glasses of water a day for a set period while her sister drank normally.
The results found no significant difference in health.
If you need to drink a lot of water it's easier to drink from a bottle. Big glasses of water in front of you are off-putting, whereas with a bottle you're not really aware of the large amount you're drinking.
As been said, JJ, water helps you feel full.
Keep drinking as much water as you can though, JJ. Cloudy looking urine is not a good sign. If it doesn't change, do get a sample tested at your GP surgery.