water intake?

kingjabou

It's recommended to drink approximately two quarts (64 ounces or about eight glasses) of water each day. Of course, if you live in an extremely hot or cold area — or if physically exerting yourself — you may need to drink a gallon or more of water every day. But finding what works for you is best.

alska

i drink a lot of water n yup ... i pee all the time .. ugh! but i love water lol

RllyGudTweetr

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

HappierMe1023

Peeing all the time does suck but just think about the fact that you are consistently flushing your system of toxins which is a positive. Also, if you wear a pedometer or even if you don't, just enjoy the extra movement you get in with all those trips to pee How much you need varies but as others have stated, if you wait until you are thirsty you are already dehydrated. Your urine should be clear or almost clear..if it's yellow you should drink more water.

I have a metal water bottle that I carry everywhere with me. I probably drink 65-80oz per day. Sometimes I get forgetful to drink and I am sitting all day at work. For that reason I have set multiple alarms on my Fitbit set to go off at intervals throughout the day. Whenever my Fitbit vibrates it reminds me to take a lap around the office and drink up.

If you are working on you should definitely try to make sure you get more water on those days. I see my trainer twice a week and if I haven't gotten adequate water during the day I can really feel it during my workout. My body temps go much higher and I'm more likely to feel light headed. When you are properly hydrated you sweat better which helps regulate body temp.

ukaryote

Do they make beer flavored water ?

Yes, it's called beer.

There is also water flavored beer. it is called Amstel Light. Honestly, I thought it was seltzer water.

GetSlimEquestrian

Just drink until your pee is clear.

Basilin

http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

Thanks for this! I've NEVER been able to get up to 8 glasses without feeling sick. I eat a lot of raw/whole foods, drink tea and I'm not exercising enough to be sweating a huge amount per day (....yet). If I drink 3 glasses a day (no exercise) + 1 cup of tea, I pee clear. If I exercise enough to break a sweat for 20 or so minutes, I usually drink another glass. I drink more when I'm in 80 - 90 degree weather, too. But the "base" amount is 3 to 4. According to the weight rule, I should be drinking 64 oz. People that carry around gallon jugs of water with them just make my jaw drop, but I assume they are into extreme sports. :sick:

tigersword

Caffeinated drinks do dehydrate you - if you drank a litre of coffee, you would pee out more than a litre of urine. I wouldn't count coffee or tea as 'water'. I only count water as water and log other drinks in the 'food' section.

It's generally recommended to drink around 8 x 250ml glasses of water a day, but in truth you just need to be drinking enough to ensure that your pee is 'straw-coloured' - not completely colourless and not too orange/yellow.

False. The water in coffee way more than offsets the amount of caffeine in the coffee. Same for basically any caffeinated drink.

tigersword

I think I am just going to go by the half my body weight, that's 14 cups (or 3 of my water bottles which is doable). I don't drink sports drinks unless I know I am dehydrated (hiking and long bike rides) and thanks for the insult but I know what research is.

No offense, but if you know what research is, you'd know the "half your body weight" suggestion isn't scientifically valid. The actual scientific recommendation is, "drink when you're thirsty."

IzzyBooNZ1

I try and drink at least 3 x 750ml bottles of water per day ( I just reuse the same bottle and fill up here at work)

If I don't drink a lot, I get awful headaches when I exercise and I struggle a lot more with breathing

phil6707

you are supposed to drink half your weight in ounces at minimum (to cover what your body uses)

drink when your thirsty is not an advice to follow because when you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated...

I do drink 18 cups a day

RllyGudTweetr

you are supposed to drink half your weight in ounces at minimum (to cover what your body uses)

drink when your thirsty is not an advice to follow because when you are thirsty, you are already dehydrated...

I do drink 18 cups a day

Links already above you in this thread that disprove this.

Shropshire1959

I drink around 2 gallons a day.

wow that's a lot of water lass ........ but that'll be 2 little US gallons not a proper man-sized Imperial measure :-p

Kalikel

No problems on drinking enough here! I drink when I'm thirsty, which is all day, every day. (For those with basic medical knowledge whose buzzers are going off, it's idiopathic.)

Unless you have a medical or mental problem that interferes, you can drink for your thirst and be okay with that.

loribethrice

I drink around 2 gallons a day.

wow that's a lot of water lass ........ but that'll be 2 little US gallons not a proper man-sized Imperial measure :-p

8 quarts? lol...welcome to American measurements! I'd drink more if there were more hours in a day I could be awake. I am so thirsty all the time!

alligatorrawr

I think I am just going to go by the half my body weight, that's 14 cups (or 3 of my water bottles which is doable). I don't drink sports drinks unless I know I am dehydrated (hiking and long bike rides) and thanks for the insult but I know what research is.

No offense, but if you know what research is, you'd know the "half your body weight" suggestion isn't scientifically valid. The actual scientific recommendation is, "drink when you're thirsty."

well if that was the case then I would never drink water because if I am not drinking any at all I don't get thirsty. I drank nothing but coffee for years...

La5Vega5Girl

i drink 2 qts. per day, and i don't have to pee every few minutes. my body is used to it. i used to hate water, but now i love it. i just add a splash of lemon

tigersword

I think I am just going to go by the half my body weight, that's 14 cups (or 3 of my water bottles which is doable). I don't drink sports drinks unless I know I am dehydrated (hiking and long bike rides) and thanks for the insult but I know what research is.

No offense, but if you know what research is, you'd know the "half your body weight" suggestion isn't scientifically valid. The actual scientific recommendation is, "drink when you're thirsty."

well if that was the case then I would never drink water because if I am not drinking any at all I don't get thirsty. I drank nothing but coffee for years...

And you were perfectly hydrated drinking coffee. Depending on what you put in it, it could be a calorie issue, but hydration wise there's no reason to choose water over coffee, especially factoring the health benefits of coffee.

31st_Proverbs

My blood pressure pill has a diuretic in it so normally I only drink 2 - 3 cups a day. Since I've been logging it make me more conscious of it and I'll have 6-8 cups. Good thing we have two bathrooms in our house:drinker:

erinb419

Wow! 18 cups! I only drink 8 cups a day.

jrline

If my cup is empty I refill it. I drink between 2-3 gallons a day.