About daily water intake....

avninjalette123
avninjalette123 Posts: 129 Member
edited September 26 in Food and Nutrition
I found this today....thought it was interesting and would share....



How much water should I be drinking?
Debbie Shelkey-Lawson & Sonya Lopez

The answer is, "it depends."

The Institute of Medicine advises that men consume roughly 100 ounces (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day and women consume 75 ounces (about 9 cups) of total beverages a day. Even apart from the above approaches, if you drink enough fluid so that you rarely feel thirsty and your urine is colorless or slightly yellow, your fluid intake is probably adequate.

When you exercise, there are additional guidelines that are helpful:

1.Monitor your weight before and after a training session to evaluate how much fluid is lost; develop a plan to drink during activity and replace fluids after exercise to maximize performance and minimize chances of under or over-hydration. (If you weigh more after exercise than before activity, you are probably drinking too much.)
2.Before exercise, drink 4-5 ounces of water for each 50 pounds of body weight–ideally 4 hours before exercise to give your body a chance to excrete the excess water as urine. For a 125-pound athlete, that's 1-1.5 cups of fluid and for 160-pound athlete, that's 1.5-2 cups of fluid.
3.During exercise, sip fluids during the event and drink to thirst. Water poured over the head may feel good but it doesn't prevent dehydration. Avoid dehydrating to more than 2 percent body weight to perform at your best and stay healthy.
4.After exercise, drink 50 ounces for every 2 pounds of body weight lost.

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  • lil_missfit
    lil_missfit Posts: 565 Member
    WOW!!! This is very helpful---thank you!!! I drink a TON of water and just yesterday was wondering...is it too much:)) thanks again!! :smile:
  • luvgreen25
    luvgreen25 Posts: 202
    Can you drink too much water?
  • Raven5287
    Raven5287 Posts: 31
    No you cant drink to much water! Are bodies are mostly water.... only way to replenish is to drink it so bottems up!! I try to drink at least a gallon a day. More if im working out and sweating.
  • irishrose22
    irishrose22 Posts: 161 Member
    drink the water! these guidelines seem like they are for athletes...most of the people on here are not. Easy equation:

    Body weight(divide in half)=drink that many ounces/daily

    So mine is 194lbs (half being 97) 97 ounces a day. Thats a little over 12 cups a day. If you are exercising a lot, drink a cup of water extra and if you drink alcohol drink 2 glasses for every drink.
  • roxiedo
    roxiedo Posts: 154
    bump
  • luvgreen25
    luvgreen25 Posts: 202
    No you cant drink to much water! Are bodies are mostly water.... only way to replenish is to drink it so bottems up!! I try to drink at least a gallon a day. More if im working out and sweating.

    I didn't think so - but I was a bit worried I was sabotaging my efforts because I drink ALOT of water! I usually drink 32 oz before I even get to work, then I drink water all day at work, another 32 oz on my way home and 32 oz while I'm working out.
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