Optimal Hydration Level?

MommyTo2Girls

Bought a new scale tonight that tells my Body Fat Percentage and my Hydration Level...

What is the optimal hydration level?

Edit; I know what it is, but what is YOUR optimal hydration level? Said mine is 45.8% but I feel pretty parched right now.

aippolito1

I've never heard of a hydration level. I just drink enough water to get my pee clear :laugh:

av8rblond

I would love to have a scale that tells me hydration levels...but I drink enough to pee clear as well.

Tiggerrick

My scale tells me too, but it's just one more piece of info in a sea of info that makes no real difference. I am thirsty... I drink. No Magic to it.

xraychick77

i think its mainly used by athletes..especially runners to make sure they arent becoming dehydrated

PenTool

Average water percentage for women should be about 50%. However, my scale (Tanita) shows me at an almost constant 37-39%, and I drink very frequently.

Seems like it could be tied to body fat %, as it (water %) has been slowly creeping up as I lose weight. Body fat % is decreasing and body water percentage is increasing.

If you feel parched, you are dehydrated. Make it a habit to drink at regular intervals and you shouldn't feel parched. Try keeping a water bottle with you at all times.

wolfchild59

My scale tells me too, but it's just one more piece of info in a sea of info that makes no real difference. I am thirsty... I drink. No Magic to it.

Actually, if you feel thirsty you already aren't hydrated enough. So a person should just be drinking on a pretty regular basis throughout the day. And if you're just drinking steadily all day, not doing short binges of slamming back water, you also won't have the five bazillion trips to the bathroom woes either. I consistantly drink about 18-21 cups of water a day, from 9am when I get to work to about 11pm when I go to sleep. I'm never thirsty and I don't use the restroom any more frequently than my coworkers.