Coffee/Tea?

lindsaybutela

Hey, everyone! Was wondering if I should count my morning coffee and afternoon tea towards my water intake. On one hand, I make them with water (duh) but caffeine is an accelerant, so shouldn't it dehydrate you faster? Maybe? Or am I just making things up? :-) What do you all think?

ahadj

I asked a similar question a couple weeks ago and got a mixed response, so I'm wondering what people have to say...

Crystal817

No. I would only count water as your water intake. Just my opinion.

Paperlantern86

Same here. I only ever count actual water. I drink tea regularly with breakfast (no sugar).

bsed18

I would definetly not count coffee. However, when I was pregnant and was reading how to increase my water intake, the books I read said to count UNSWEETENED tea. So, I count it as water. I think counting occassionaly is fine. But I wouldn't say make it a regular practice to replace tea with water.

Tigress312

According to Weight Watchers, if it's sugar free and caffeine free, it counts as water!

Domestica

Check out my recent blog post which outlines why you should never drink coffee after a workout and when exactly is the best time to drink it; http://natashakay.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/the-black-magic/

Although coffee has always been plagued as a diuretic and that you need to double up your water intake to compensate, recent studies have shown that it's not the case. But personally, I think the flushing that happens in your system from straight-up water is different than coffee...so I would still drink my eight glasses a day regardless of my water intake.

Crystal817

According to Weight Watchers, if it's sugar free and caffeine free, it counts as water!

So you could drink diet/caffeine free soda all day and count it as water? That doesn't sound right at all...