Have you tried drinking a gallon of water a day?????

monae2013
monae2013 Posts: 13 Member
edited November 22 in Health and Weight Loss
Have you ever tried drinking a gallon of water a day?!? If so what were your results??????
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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,454 Member
    LOTS OF BATHROOM TRIPS!!!!
  • JLively1020
    JLively1020 Posts: 12 Member
    A lot of restroom breaks! :)

    I try to maintain between 60-80 ounces a day as its great for your body and helps me with over eating - Gives a sense of fullness.
  • davidylin
    davidylin Posts: 228 Member
    I drink about a gallon of water a day normally, but I'm also pretty large.
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    Weight loss doesn't require drinking THAT much water, to lose weight we just need to be in calorie deficit. Staying sufficiently hydrated is all that is required. Check the colour of your pee, if its too dark a yellow then you need to drink more - hoping someone will post that pee colour chart!
  • H_Ock12
    H_Ock12 Posts: 1,152 Member
    I got lightheaded and peed ALOT of clear liquid. My body is happy with about 32oz of water a day...not counting foods or any coffee or tea I drink.
  • pjbarclay55
    pjbarclay55 Posts: 11 Member
    I drink more then a gallon a day. I also spend lots of my day in the washroom. Makes no sense to me but it helps keep water weight off. Which makes it nicer looking at the scale.
  • Morgaen73
    Morgaen73 Posts: 2,817 Member
    I drink 1.2 gallons of water a day. Nothing happens except I pee a lot.
  • corgarian
    corgarian Posts: 366 Member
    I cant get up to a gallon.
    I try to drink between 50-80 oz of water a day.
    It's really hard for me because I just don't really drink during the day, but I can really feel the difference in my body when I don't drink enough. I retain water, I get VERY light headed when I'm working out, my skin gets dry and old looking, my pee is gross.
    I don't know what the benefits of drinking a gallon a day specifically would be, but there are a lot of benefits to staying properly hydrated.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited October 2017
    I drink about that much when it's very hot. I don't track water, but we have a water cooler and a family of 4 goes through a 20 liter bottle within less than 2 days during the hottest days of summer. My results? I'm not thirsty. I would be if I don't drink enough during a heat wave.
  • JennJ323
    JennJ323 Posts: 646 Member
    I drink close to a gallon a day.. I pee a lot and snack less because I don't feel hungry. But that's about it. No other "results."
  • Calliope610
    Calliope610 Posts: 3,783 Member
    to what purpose?
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I've never in my life tracked how much water I drink, but I'm sure I've drank a gallon in a day...I live at a mile high in elevation in the desert and I'm active...I drink a lot of water in the summer to stay hydrated.

    I just drink to stay hydrated meaning my urine should be pale yellow...
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    I drink a touch less than a gallon a day just because it's available (my work provides free bottled water and bottle filling stations). I'm like a goldfish...if it's in front of me, I'll drink it.

    I go to the bathroom a lot. And my skin is oh so soft.
  • ladyhusker39
    ladyhusker39 Posts: 1,406 Member
    I've never tracked my water intake but I suspect I'd have a tough time sleeping through the night.
  • guacamole17
    guacamole17 Posts: 109 Member
    I drink almost a gallon a day (3 40-ounce bottles). I work out a lot and Ill drink it if its in front of me, so I keep it in front of me. My body is slowly getting used to the water intake but I still go to the bathroom a LOT.

    I try to differentiate between hunger and thirst so I guess that's the point.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Like others, I drink to thirst not a number, and I will drink more when it is hot.

    I probably get close to a gallon when I am gardening all day in the summer, but I sweat a lot too.

    Usual consumption is between 1-2 litres of water, plus a couple of cups of coffee, and maybe a couple of glasses of wine, and of course the liquid in food.

    I am small and a gallon of water would be overkill and probably leave me electrolyte depleted.

    Cheers, h.
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    I drink approximately 64 oz of water a day sometimes more sometimes less. Then I drink another 16 - 24 ounces at least of coffee possibly T. Once in awhile a soda. 10 oz of wine a couple times a week. I'm not dehydrated and I'm not running to the bathroom nine gazillion times like I was when I tried to drink half my body weight in ounces of water. For no benefit other than to just keep running to the bathroom
  • Athena98501
    Athena98501 Posts: 716 Member
    That's only 16 glasses, and many of us do that most of the time. My record while tracking has been 21 glasses, but I also drink from a 20 oz glass, and only count 2 glasses for each. I once poured and drank a liter while my babysitter filled me in on my daughter's afternoon. I didn't notice until she said "Wow, thirsty?"

    For a lot of people, it's unthinkable to not drink that much. Both of my children guzzle water like it's going out of style, but my husband struggles to drink 40-60, and very frequently suffers miserable dehydration symptoms. There are water reminder apps, if getting enough is a problem for you. Some think peeing more often than is convenient would mean they were getting more than they needed, but it's important for getting rid of the waste products.
  • mmmi79
    mmmi79 Posts: 1 Member
    Drinking a gallon a day and peeing a lot like every one else. Skin is great though and digestion is good. Once read an article called "Set you body afloat" and it always stuck with me. Little more energy too. Normally horrible at drinking water except when focused on t
  • WayTooHonest
    WayTooHonest Posts: 144 Member
    My boss does not pay me to drink a gallon a day. I would spend allllllllll day in the loo.
  • mkeonem
    mkeonem Posts: 41 Member
    I have a 30oz cup I carry with me everywhere. I drink at least 3-4 of that a day. I have been drinking this much water for as long as I can remember. I don't think there has been a time since I got pregnant my first child that I haven't regularly carried around a cup or water bottle of some kind at all times. I have worked in customer service (hotel front desk/management) for so long and talk a lot on a day to day basis so my throat dries out a lot and water has just always been a constant thing in my life. I don't go to the restroom all that much, usually once per bottle I drink
  • NoLimitAsLimit
    NoLimitAsLimit Posts: 46 Member
    I drink at least 2L during my workouts and 300ml with every meal (3). So that's ~3L per day. I don't go overboard as I feel it's just not needed. It's also irritating having to commute to back and forth to the restroom 15 times a day.
  • hydechildcare
    hydechildcare Posts: 142 Member
    I easily drink a gallon of water/tea a day. The days I don't I feel sluggish and then have bathroom problems the next few days. My skin is not as dry since I started drinking more.
  • Christine_2017
    Christine_2017 Posts: 60 Member
    hydechildcare wrote: »
    I easily drink a gallon of water/tea a day. The days I don't I feel sluggish and then have bathroom problems the next few days. My skin is not as dry since I started drinking more.

    Agreed! Aside from peeing a lot my clear dewy skin is about the only change I've noticed :)
  • DananaNanas
    DananaNanas Posts: 665 Member
    I'm 5'4 and 145 pounds. I drink a gallon of water just about every day... I'm thirsty if not! :o
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    I over hydrate/deplete electrolytes and this much is actually harmful for me .. I am short/petite..

    I drink about a liter, 2 cups of coffee and eat my water through the various foods I consume daily. My summer running has me drinking a little more. This drinking gallon(s) of water for weight loss is woo. But if you love it, do it.
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