Does my morning coffee count

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  • Galatea_Stone
    Galatea_Stone Posts: 2,037 Member
    Do you log beer as water? No? Then don't log coffee as water. Drink your water pure -- and lots of it!
    Where do you get pure water????

    I can get smart water, but it doesn't really talk, so I have no way of knowing how smart it really is.

    Maybe it's too pretentious to talk to me.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Do you log beer as water? No? Then don't log coffee as water. Drink your water pure -- and lots of it!
    Where do you get pure water????

    I can get smart water, but it doesn't really talk, so I have no way of knowing how smart it really is.

    Maybe it's too pretentious to talk to me.
    It just doesn't like you. You must accept that.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Trying to get some certain minimum water intake per day is foolish. Water intake requirements vary wildly based on a million factors, and we get a lot of water just from the foods we eat.

    Some days you may need a one liter of liquid. Some days you may need six.

    By all means drink water. Drink whatever. Drink when you're thirsty, and make a point to drink when you're actually losing fluid such as when exercising. But don't think you need "ten cups a day" or whatever. That's total nonsense.
  • gypsy_spirit
    gypsy_spirit Posts: 2,107 Member
    Do you log beer as water? No? Then don't log coffee as water. Drink your water pure -- and lots of it!
    Where do you get pure water????

    I can get smart water, but it doesn't really talk, so I have no way of knowing how smart it really is.

    Maybe it's too pretentious to talk to me.

    Being a Pisces (water sign) I can help you with this. I am the water whisperer.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    Trying to get some certain minimum water intake per day is foolish. Water intake requirements vary wildly based on a million factors, and we get a lot of water just from the foods we eat.

    Some days you may need a one liter of liquid. Some days you may need six.

    By all means drink water. Drink whatever. Drink when you're thirsty, and make a point to drink when you're actually losing fluid such as when exercising. But don't think you need "ten cups a day" or whatever. That's total nonsense.
    Begone with your logic!!
    Do you log beer as water? No?
    I don't drink beer, so no. But if I did, I'm sure it would count. If my pee pee is pale yellow, I'm doing ok.

    If only plain water with nothing added did not hydrate you, I would already be dead. In fact, the human race would have died out ages ago, because last time I checked, women did not come equipped with special water-only teats*.

    *(bolt-ons excepted, but then, those would kill you faster than drinking nothing at all, being filled with saline)
  • Corsetopia
    Corsetopia Posts: 307 Member
    I log it as calories and a cup of water. Meh.
  • trisha986
    trisha986 Posts: 139
    Although I log it separately, coffee is still mostly water and still hydrates you. Your body separates and processes food so it will take the water for hydration purposes just the same as any fluid you drink. I just like to log my water separately (if at all) but that's just because I want to measure anything I eat or drink that has calories separately.
  • WanderingPomme
    WanderingPomme Posts: 601 Member
    My friend told me once that she wishes water had calories.

    I was like

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  • Apple31415
    Apple31415 Posts: 98 Member
    My water goal is philosophical. After being straight up addicted to soda and on the fruit juice roller coaster, i made the resolution to drink nothing but water. Knowing that hydration comes from a variety of sources, but knowing i had a better chance if i focused on the action of drinking water and not the deprivation of not drinking soda really helped. It's mind games, i know but it has worked surprisingly well for me. I can count the number of times I've had juice or water since Jan. 1. Victory for me! So, I log coffee and other calorie drinks as food. My water count is either pure water or water with non-calorie flavoring.
  • jesslagr
    jesslagr Posts: 11
    This again?

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    Ha! Thanks for the morning lolz.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I don't count it, but it hardly makes a big difference as the cup of coffee is about 10 oz usually...and 10 oz is not going to make or break my water consumption for the day.
  • cnlargent
    cnlargent Posts: 199 Member
    I only count straight water as water. I don't personally count any other fluids into that equation.
  • mishtery
    mishtery Posts: 148
    I wish MFP would remove that little feature so people would stop asking this question.

    I need more coffee.

    I think I'll be drinking bucket loads today lol I'm making a tea, would you like a coffee?
  • 120by30
    120by30 Posts: 217 Member
    I wish MFP would remove that little feature so people would stop asking this question.

    I need more coffee.

    *slow hand clap*
  • mummma
    mummma Posts: 402 Member
    i count water in my bottle and water from my kettle... i also log my cals for milk i have in my tea.....
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    I only count straight water as water. I don't personally count any other fluids into that equation.
    Will I get a trophy if I switch to that method?
  • FaugHorn
    FaugHorn Posts: 1,060 Member
    I only count water for water, I do count my coffee for calories.
  • 120by30
    120by30 Posts: 217 Member
    I don't keep up with my water intake anyway. I guess I just wanted to give my opinion. ????
  • susannamarie
    susannamarie Posts: 2,148 Member
    I don't track water. (that being said, it may be appropriate for some people who struggle with hydration without something to click)

    If your urine is odorless and light yellow or colorless, you're hydrated enough. If it's strong or bright yellow, drink more. If it burns, see a doctor. If it's blue, stop eating smurfs.
  • ObtainingBalance
    ObtainingBalance Posts: 1,446 Member
    I don't count it is water. Caffeine is a diuretic and a stimulant and the point of tracking water is for hydration purposes, so I think I am better off not counting it as water.

    Agreed.

    But in the end it's not a big deal whether you count it as water or not, you'll still lose weight, just worry about logging your calories and make effort to stay hydrated throughout the day.

    :)
  • Holly_Wood_888
    Holly_Wood_888 Posts: 268 Member
    Coffee does not hydrate the body !

    Coffee does not count as Water

    Just as POP does NOT count as water
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    Do you log beer as water? No? Then don't log coffee as water. Drink your water pure -- and lots of it!

    Apples and oranges.
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    Yup.

    Water comes from anything that has water in it - shocking I know!

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/8-glasses-of-water-a-day-an-urban-myth-1.1196386
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I don't count it is water. Caffeine is a diuretic and a stimulant and the point of tracking water is for hydration purposes, so I think I am better off not counting it as water.
    Coffee does not hydrate the body !

    Coffee does not count as Water

    Just as POP does NOT count as water

    You are both dead, flat wrong. You have been misinformed by people who don't know any better.

    Caffeine is a mild diuretic. Very mild. The added urine volume from the effects of caffeine in coffee and soda are small compared to the volume of fluid in the drinks. Replacing coffee with equal volumes of water does not lead to better hydration levels.

    http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0084154

    Drink your coffee, drink your soda.
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    I wish MFP would remove that little feature so people would stop asking this question.

    I need more coffee.

    Word.
  • 120by30
    120by30 Posts: 217 Member
    I don't count it is water. Caffeine is a diuretic and a stimulant and the point of tracking water is for hydration purposes, so I think I am better off not counting it as water.
    Coffee does not hydrate the body !

    Coffee does not count as Water

    Just as POP does NOT count as water

    You are both dead, flat wrong. You have been misinformed by people who don't know any better.

    Caffeine is a mild diuretic. Very mild. The added urine volume from the effects of caffeine in coffee and soda are small compared to the volume of fluid in the drinks. Replacing coffee with equal volumes of water does not lead to better hydration levels.

    http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0084154

    Drink your coffee, drink your soda.

    Thank you, sir! I raise my bottle of Diet Mt. Dew to you.
  • jwhackers84
    jwhackers84 Posts: 43 Member
    When I was drinking coffee I added it in with my food. In my opinion, just because it has water in it doesn't make it count as water in my eyes. But, I don't think it really matters one way or another, as long as you're staying hydrated. Do what makes you happy.
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  • KetosisTina
    KetosisTina Posts: 197 Member
    Do you log beer as water? No? Then don't log coffee as water. Drink your water pure -- and lots of it!

    Wait, I'm not suppose to log my beer as water. But it's Michelob Ultra.. so it's pretty much water.

    LOL
  • Jen800
    Jen800 Posts: 548 Member
    I don't count it, or count it as a half of the amount I drank.

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