cold water, room temperature or warm water to drink?

jasminerz2015
jasminerz2015 Posts: 68 Member
edited November 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Comment guys ... which one is best for faster weight loss..
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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    doesn't matter, water is at best incidental to weight loss (it's more about hydration and health) and the things you may have read about the energy cost of drinking cold water or ice are usually out by a factor of 1,000 as they didn't spot that a "calorie" is actually a kcal.
  • SkiMummy
    SkiMummy Posts: 33 Member
    It doesn't effect weight loss, but I always opt for room temp water because I can drink more of it than icy cold water.
  • jasminerz2015
    jasminerz2015 Posts: 68 Member
    SkiMummy wrote: »
    It doesn't effect weight loss, but I always opt for room temp water because I can drink more of it than icy cold water.

    Yea!! That's true
  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    I find warm water is best, because whenever I drink warm water (usually if I haven't left the tap running long enough on cold) it's so utterly disgusting it completely puts me off eating or drinking anything in the near future.

    But if you'd rather not drink exclusively horrible water, then there's no difference.
  • PAV8888
    PAV8888 Posts: 14,260 Member
    Your caloric deficit!

    Sure, ice cold water need to be warmed up by your body to reach a temperature equilibrium, and this may involve the expenditure of a few extra calories a day.

    Is your new reality going to be that you only drink ice cold water?
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    Doesn't matter - just drink it!
  • jasminerz2015
    jasminerz2015 Posts: 68 Member
    PAV8888 wrote: »
    Your caloric deficit!

    Sure, ice cold water need to be warmed up by your body to reach a temperature equilibrium, and this may involve the expenditure of a few extra calories a day.

    Is your new reality going to be that you only drink ice cold water?

    I belong to a really hot country so chill cold water to drink is a blessing for me but I m not sure how it worlds for my body and weight loss.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,250 Member
    It really has no impact. Drink it however you prefer it.
  • smotheredincheese
    smotheredincheese Posts: 559 Member
    Ice cold water gives me stomach cramps, especially on an empty stomach so I prefer room temperature water.
  • linsey0689
    linsey0689 Posts: 753 Member
    I think whatever you like the best will be just fine. I do cold because I enjoy it more therefore I will drink more of it
  • callsitlikeiseeit
    callsitlikeiseeit Posts: 8,626 Member
    whatever you like......


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  • misskarne
    misskarne Posts: 1,765 Member
    The temperature of water is not going to alter weight loss.

    I prefer ice-cold water, even in winter. If I can't get that, then I'll settle for room-temp. I can't stand drinking warm water - it makes me retch.
  • shakeirawhitney
    shakeirawhitney Posts: 74 Member
    I live in a very hot country so cold water is what I live on...can't get enough!
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Cold water, unless it's been mixed with coffee.
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  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Temperature doesn't matter and water won't make you lose weight unless you replace caloric foods with water.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    Why do people believe this makes any difference at all

    Personally I like my soft drinks room temperature ... but I don't mind cold

    White wine has to be cold though

    And coffee hot .. like my m... oh never mind
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Why do people believe this makes any difference at all

    Personally I like my soft drinks room temperature ... but I don't mind cold

    White wine has to be cold though

    And coffee hot .. like my m... oh never mind
    You were gonna say "midriff," weren't you? Admit it.

  • Tedebearduff
    Tedebearduff Posts: 1,155 Member
    Comment guys ... which one is best for faster weight loss..

    Just drink whichever you enjoy lol
  • prestigio
    prestigio Posts: 181 Member
    The amount of calories you burn 'heating' up the ice cold water in your body will make less of a different than little food tracking errors (1 or 2 grams too much, average nutrition info, etc) throughout the day.
    If you really need to drink ice cold water in order to be in a proper caloric deficit, your diet need revisioning.
  • Canehdn
    Canehdn Posts: 122 Member
    SkiMummy wrote: »
    It doesn't effect weight loss, but I always opt for room temp water because I can drink more of it than icy cold water.

    Yea!! That's true

    I'm the same way. I'd much rather drink cold but I can find myself always drinking more when it's room temp.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    I don't think it makes a difference what the water temperature is for weight loss.
    I prefer drinking cold water and drink it this way all the time. I would drink room temperature water if I had to. Plain warm/hot water would be icky to me and I would drink very little of it.
  • PrizePopple
    PrizePopple Posts: 3,133 Member
    edited July 2015
    Warm water is gross. I like cold water.


    I can drink room temperature soda though, so my husband calls me a nutter when I freak out about room temperature water.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    Boiling.

    You have to drink it boiling. It burns a lot of calories. And by calories, I mean your esophagus and the lining of your stomach. It's really a great way to lose weight, since you won't want to eat anything for a while.
  • Kalikel
    Kalikel Posts: 9,603 Member
    It can't make enough difference to matter.

    I like mine with ice, in a Tervis tumbler. :)
  • juggernaut1974
    juggernaut1974 Posts: 6,212 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Why do people believe this makes any difference at all

    Personally I like my soft drinks room temperature ... but I don't mind cold

    White wine has to be cold though

    And coffee hot .. like my m... oh never mind

    It's the same group that logs "dusting" as exercise.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Comment guys ... which one is best for faster weight loss..

    Really? ;)

    The temperature of water has zilch to do with weight loss. The only thing relevant to weight loss is eating less food than your total daily energy expenditure.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    Neil deGrasse Tyson
    @neiltyson
    Wanna lose 1200 Calories a month? Drink a liter of ice water a day. You burn the energy just raising the water to body temp.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    Why do people believe this makes any difference at all

    Personally I like my soft drinks room temperature ... but I don't mind cold

    White wine has to be cold though

    And coffee hot .. like my m... oh never mind
    You were gonna say "midriff," weren't you? Admit it.

    No, she was going to say marshmallows.....:D
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Kalikel wrote: »
    It can't make enough difference to matter.

    I like mine with ice, in a Tervis tumbler. :)

    Now, tumbler does matter......

    Mine is a sports bottle works well for me. :)
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