Water

anny3818
anny3818 Posts: 37 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
How much water do you drink a day and how helpful is it in loosing weight ?

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  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    edited March 2016
    Drink until you're hydrated (i.e., your urine is clear/pale yellow/straw-colored). Water is calorie-free, but it won't really "help" with weight loss past helping with bloat and not adding to your calorie intake. Some people feel more full after drinking some water, but it doesn't have that effect on me at all.

    Other liquids are hydrating, too, so keep that in mind. Even soda, milk, juice, tea, and coffee. (http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/health-tip/art-20048906) Just make sure you're counting the calories if the liquid you're drinking contains them.

    My main sources of hydration are water, coffee, diet soda, and hot teas.

    *Edit: I just realized this was in Nutrition Debate. I guess if I'm debating something, it's that the water guidelines are arbitrary and you can keep hydrated by drinking more than just water. And before someone mentions caffeine, it is not the strong diuretic that many people believe. Its diuretic effects are only slightly more than water (yes, water is technically a diuretic) and you have to drink quite a lot of it for it to negatively affect hydration levels.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    even fruit, vegetables and meat have water.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    even fruit, vegetables and meat have water.

    This, too. Our bodies are able to use the water from pretty much anything that we consume.
  • JShailen
    JShailen Posts: 184 Member
    edited March 2016
    Most dieters have heard the ''are you hungry or is it really thirst'' thing...

    I've never understood it. Never in my life have I gotten rid of hunger pangs (or mouth-hunger) by having a glass of water. I find the concept weird to be honest and have often wondered if theres any basis to it. One day, I'll look into it lol

    I've never had a problem staying hydrated though. I try not to drink my calories so I stick to diet soda and plain water mostly, occasionally juice, some soya milk, tea, coffee.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/strange-but-true-drinking-too-much-water-can-kill/
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I drink quite a bit because I am a thirsty person and like to be drinking stuff always (I also drink a stupid amount of coffee). It has made no difference in my weight loss -- I drank tons of water when fat and didn't really change anything beverage-related when I lost weight (I did drop coffee last Lent, when I was maintaining, and that had no benefits other than whatever spiritual benefits there may have been).
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    Drink until you're hydrated (i.e., your urine is clear/pale yellow/straw-colored). Water is calorie-free, but it won't really "help" with weight loss past helping with bloat and not adding to your calorie intake. Some people feel more full after drinking some water, but it doesn't have that effect on me at all.

    Other liquids are hydrating, too, so keep that in mind. Even soda, milk, juice, tea, and coffee. (http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/health-tip/art-20048906) Just make sure you're counting the calories if the liquid you're drinking contains them.

    Scientifically, this is correct and worth paying attention to.
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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    JShailen wrote: »
    Most dieters have heard the ''are you hungry or is it really thirst'' thing...

    I've never understood it. Never in my life have I gotten rid of hunger pangs (or mouth-hunger) by having a glass of water. I find the concept weird to be honest and have often wondered if theres any basis to it. One day, I'll look into it lol

    Yeah, I've never understood this concept either. I can tell the difference between thirst and hunger, and no amount of water is going to satisfy me if I'm hungry.

  • mlindeman0002
    mlindeman0002 Posts: 7 Member
    You should drink a gallon of water a day to stay hydrated, if you are taking anything before, during or after your workout (pre workout especially) you should drink more. I have never heard drinking soda hydrates you, I have always been told that it will actually dehydrate you. When I started to eat clean and lift 6 days a week, I had to up my water. I now drink a gallon or more a day and can tell a big difference in my skin, and it cuts your bloating down. I have also noticed that it helps me get through hunger if I don't have the time to eat at that point.
  • ClosetBayesian
    ClosetBayesian Posts: 836 Member
    mlindeman0002 wrote: »
    You should drink a gallon of water a day to stay hydrated, if you are taking anything before, during or after your workout (pre workout especially) you should drink more. I have never heard drinking soda hydrates you, I have always been told that it will actually dehydrate you. When I started to eat clean and lift 6 days a week, I had to up my water. I now drink a gallon or more a day and can tell a big difference in my skin, and it cuts your bloating down. I have also noticed that it helps me get through hunger if I don't have the time to eat at that point.

    Please provide evidence to support the bolded statement. Peer-reviewed studies are preferred; if you post a link to a bro-science type blog, expect it to get.... critiqued.
  • anny3818
    anny3818 Posts: 37 Member
    well.... I been staying away from any kind of sodas and I feel a lot better ..... I been drinking water all day and I feel less tired and not hungry .... so I think I go with how I feel even though some of you think drinking soda is ok

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