Water

rjel78
rjel78 Posts: 102 Member
edited November 19 in Health and Weight Loss
I know water is key but I have a question. Do you really have to drink half your weight in water or can you just drink water all the time and have the same results?

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  • JaydedMiss
    JaydedMiss Posts: 4,286 Member
    edited June 2017
    ...results? drink until your pee is light yellow/clear. youd die if you drank half your weight in water each day...Not sure what "results" you want but being hydrated feels beter anyway..
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,562 Member
    Drink enough to keep you hydrated
  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Water is "key" for...what? Besides Hydration?
  • sophie7591
    sophie7591 Posts: 78 Member
    I drink 8 cups of water a day and done. I have read about drinking half your weight in water every day. That will never be me.
  • MichelleSilverleaf
    MichelleSilverleaf Posts: 2,027 Member
    I aim for 8 but usually average 6. I bought a water bottle that's 3 cups exactly which makes it super easy to track my water.
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    MichelleSilverleaf wrote: »
    I aim for 8 but usually average 6. I bought a water bottle that's 3 cups exactly which makes it super easy to track my water.

    I have a 3 cup bottle as well. I just make sure it gets filled three times and I'm good for the day.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    It's half your weight in ounces, or some such arbitrary rule. Not half your actual weight.

    200lbs= 100oz water.
  • sophie7591
    sophie7591 Posts: 78 Member
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    It's half your weight in ounces, or some such arbitrary rule. Not half your actual weight.

    200lbs= 100oz water.

    I knew what it meant. For me that would be 125 ozs at this point. I'm good with the 64 ozs from the 8 cups of water lol
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/821181/myths-and-facts-about-hydration-requirements
  • tiffaninghs
    tiffaninghs Posts: 200 Member
    185lbs i drink a minimum of a gallon a day.. u should too.. close to two galloms when im working out hard!!
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    tiffaninghs wrote: »
    185lbs i drink a minimum of a gallon a day.. u should too.. close to two galloms when im working out hard!!

    Completely unnecessary to drink that much. She'd spend all day peeing it back out. If you want, then that's your choice but there's no advantage to it.
  • Silentpadna
    Silentpadna Posts: 1,306 Member
    tiffaninghs wrote: »
    u should too..

    Why? (honest question)
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited June 2017
    What kind of results?

    I don't track my water intake. I have never understood the reasoning for doing that.

    Drinking plenty of water is good for your health... But as long as you are hydrated and your pee isn't bright yellow/orange then i don't see any need for "tracking" it (Except for maybe some health issue)
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    tiffaninghs wrote: »
    185lbs i drink a minimum of a gallon a day.. u should too.. close to two galloms when im working out hard!!

    There is such a thing as too much water...........http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/tc/drinking-enough-water-topic-overview#1
  • Rayvis1014
    Rayvis1014 Posts: 36 Member
    I try to stay hydrated because I get UTI's (TMI?), but my doctor says anything counts as liquid (i.e. diet soda and iced tea), and I believe her. Works for me!
  • ogtmama
    ogtmama Posts: 1,403 Member
    All these rules are ridiculous. They are the result of "research " done by Nestle and Perrier. Drink when you are thirsty. All liquids except maybe alcohol count. If your urine appears dark, it is a sign of dehydration...now be Free!
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited June 2017
    alittlesandy wrote: »
    I try to stay hydrated because I get UTI's (TMI?), but my doctor says anything counts as liquid (i.e. diet soda and iced tea), and I believe her. Works for me!
    I think that's true, too. I had a bad uti several months ago and when I went in for my appointment around 4pm I had drank basically nothing but coffee and diet dr pepper That day and she said, from looking at my pee sample, that I was very hydrated and to keep it up lol!
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Water is in everything. Go by pee color.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    rjel78 wrote: »
    I know water is key but I have a question. Do you really have to drink half your weight in water or can you just drink water all the time and have the same results?

    The result you get from drinking water is proper hydration. There's no magical amount of water...your urine should be pale yellow to almost clear...if it is, you are properly hydrated.

    Hydration needs are highly variable...I ride a lot and live in the desert at over a mile high in elevation...my hydration needs are much different than someone living at sea level in a temperate climate who is more sedentary.
  • TheChaoticBuffalo
    TheChaoticBuffalo Posts: 86 Member
    I drink water when my body tells me it needs it. That generally works out to four or five 20 oz bottles a day.
  • justjoyriding
    justjoyriding Posts: 7 Member
    My advice is to get to know your body and drink when you're thirsty. Remember, food and other drinks all have water in them so you are getting water every time you open your mouth. People have been sold the idea to drink way too much water. Why? Because somebody is making a profit on it. If I drank as much as many people advise, I'd be completely unproductive because I'd be in the ladies' room all day.
  • Tacklewasher
    Tacklewasher Posts: 7,122 Member
    I used to track and try to hit 8 or more glasses a day.

    Gave up as I came to realize it was pointless. I'm hydrated, pee is a decent colour and I drink when thirsty.
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    FireTurtle75 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    It's half your weight in ounces, or some such arbitrary rule. Not half your actual weight.
    So, basically I should just ditch my water bottle & carry around a small aquarium to sip out of... :D

    Yes! I like it. :smiley:
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    So it works out to 1/32 of your weight in water, if you hold to that rule. Which I don't.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    FireTurtle75 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    It's half your weight in ounces, or some such arbitrary rule. Not half your actual weight.
    So, basically I should just ditch my water bottle & carry around a small aquarium to sip out of... :D

    LOL i couldn't drink that much either! I was just trying to clarify what the OP meant by drinking half your weight in water, and was hoping she didn't think that everyone HAS to drink literally half their weight in water.
  • WendyLeigh1119
    WendyLeigh1119 Posts: 495 Member
    edited June 2017
    I weigh 150lbs and drink over 200 ounces of water on workout days. But I need to because I sweat way more than average when working out, do at least 3 hours ofg working out per day, use a dry sauna twice per day (deep sweating) and take Spironolactone & Metformin which unfortunately cause sweating AND dehydration. So 200 ounces is barely enough for me.

    But if you're otherwise "normal", not taking meds or weird fat burners with caffeine and other dehydrating ingredients, using saunas, etc....a gallon should suffice if you're working out pretty hard.

    But pee running nearly clear is your easier indicator. And peeing regularly, of course.
  • WendyLeigh1119
    WendyLeigh1119 Posts: 495 Member
    FireTurtle75 wrote: »
    Christine_72 wrote: »
    It's half your weight in ounces, or some such arbitrary rule. Not half your actual weight.
    So, basically I should just ditch my water bottle & carry around a small aquarium to sip out of... :D

    Yes. I carry a 64 oz Stainless bottle and usually need to refill 3 to 4 times before going home around 5pm. Then I sip only about 64oz total from early evening until the next morning. A huge bottle DOES make it easier, though.
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