How much water do you drink?
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DianaElena76
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Just out of curiosity, how much do you drink? Do you flavor it, drink it straight up, with a twist, sweetened, unsweetened, in the form of tea or coffee or soda?
Seriously, I'm just curious, because I am always thirsty on this WOE but I am drinking 96-128 oz of plain filtered water each day in addition to my coffee. I'm STILL thirsty after 128 oz, but I don't have time to run to the bathroom that many times, and I don't want to have to get up in the middle of the night or pull over on my commute to pee!
Seriously, I'm just curious, because I am always thirsty on this WOE but I am drinking 96-128 oz of plain filtered water each day in addition to my coffee. I'm STILL thirsty after 128 oz, but I don't have time to run to the bathroom that many times, and I don't want to have to get up in the middle of the night or pull over on my commute to pee!
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My water goal is 120 some odd oz. I haven't made it in a while. Generally, I'm counting my Kombucha (8 oz a day), and sometimes I'll have tea (12-14 oz per serving) or broth (12-14 oz per serving), but otherwise, I do my water straight. I might much on some pink himalayan salt between bottles, but that's it. And I count all fluid intake. I don't flavor my water (other than above, not even lemon or anything -blech!). I do maybe one diet soda a month.
As for excessive thirst, you might try checking your blood sugars, because that is one of the big signs of diabetes (excessive thirst), but I've also recently encountered theories of water/hydration thresholds. Supposedly (sorry, no link available) we have a hydration threshold. For most is is around 80-100 oz. If we push past that threshold, we'll get insanely thirsty. If we stick to that threshold, we're golden, and if we're under it, we're thirsty. I don't know that I agree, but it is what it is.
I mostly watch the color of my urine, because other than my B+C vitamin, if my urine is almost colorless, I'm good.0 -
Minimum 12 cups (96oz) and usually more (128oz). I don't count the water in coffee or my La Croix (sparkling water) but I do count the water I use to make passion tea (because we two tea bags I make a quart of uncaffeinated iced tea)0
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I do about 12 cups a day. More or less, but I count all fluids. Sometimes, it's flavored, but not always. As long as I'm drinking, I'm ok.0
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I am at about 12 cups a day as well.. straight up water lol.0
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I don't track - I don't have a goal - I don't carry water when I walk, but drink a couple of cups when I get home if I feel thirsty - generally drink extra after a kettlebell workout
I drink probably 8 cups of tea/coffee a day, and grab cups of water when in the kitchen if I feel like it
So maybe 12 cups a day
I work at home amd my trainer comes here - so its easier to get as I need it than for most people0 -
drinking lots of water is way overrated.0
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I drink when I'm thirsty
If I'm exercising outside I will slam an aqua Gina and being 2 20 ounce water bottles
I'm talking in excess of a. Hour0 -
Funny, not as much now that my diabetes is under control.
24 oz breakfast bouillon + few sips plain water to take pills
20 oz plain water when I get to work
20 oz bouillon break-time
20 oz bottle to wash salt down
12 oz in lunch shake
20 oz for afternoon
20 oz when I walk after work
16 oz diet Ginger Ale before & dinner
20 oz plain water after dinner if I'm thirsty :-)
Geez, I guess I'm the one draining the pond.
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1 gallon more or less.0
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I have NO idea. I drink when I feel like I need some but never force myself. I'd say at least 3 liters a day.0
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I aim for 75 oz. Work days I end up doing around 125, weekends I'm happy as long as I hit goal, then if I have any creamed coffee or alcohol I try to match them ounce for ounce with extra water.0
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I aim for at least the "half your bodyweight in ounces" rule of thumb, and the past month or so I've been hitting 1 gallon consistently, not counting coffee.0
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I also aim for half my body weight in pounds, in ounces of water to drink. As I lose weight, I am drinking less, unless it is very hot out, or I am exercising or fasting, then I drink more. Mostly plain water, 3 cups of coffee, maybe one cup of tea Andy Natural Calm in hot water before bed.0
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I drink about 60 ounces of water daily, 16 ounces of coffee, and then I'll sometimes have a 16 ounce unsweetened tea or a 12 ounce can of diet soda. It's been super hot and humid the past few days so my fluid intake has gone way up. It will probably be less when January-February hit and we are lucky to crawl out of the 20s for the daytime high.
I like my water with lemon. Yum.0 -
I try to drink 8 cups (64 oz) @ day (non-fasting)
I up that to 10 cups, (80 oz) @ day if water fasting.
I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / Water Fasting / E.A.S.Y. Exercise Program
103 pounds down, 21 to go.0 -
Why are you all drinking so much?0
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PowerAide Zero
I do drink one big jug daily.
That was added for electrolyte replacement for the low carb diuretic effect
They are 68 cents at Walmart
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bluefish86 wrote: »
doesn't it make more sense to up your electrolytes then? the only thing you do by drinking so much would be to flush them out
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doesn't it make more sense to up your electrolytes then? the only thing you do by drinking so much would be to flush them out
I definitely supplement with electrolytes as well. There's no harm in drinking 8-12 cups a day (or more) to ensure you're adequately hydrated though. There is such thing as water intoxication from drinking too much, but it's not easily done.
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