WHAT IS A CUP OF WATER TO YOU?

mailoveschayzen

Okay so I know the picture on your food diary shows a big glass of water, but it says cups... If a cup is 8 oz. And a glass is about 16-20 oz. Do you guys log by the oz. Or by drinking a "glass" of water?? I've been drinking 8 cups or more out of one of the biggest cups I've got, but sometimes I drink bottled water and refill it, or even liter bottles how do you guys log it? I know you can drink too much water but I believe I've been logging my water wrong, just wanted to know if anyone else experienced this and if you could get some feedback... Thanks ))

tiedye

A cup is a cup. 8 oz or approximately 240 mls.

acuratlsd

Every 8 ounces is one glass of water....

If a bottle water is 20 ounces, then it will be 2.5 cups of water.

Benji49

8 oz is a cup. And given that it takes all my will power to drink that much water in a day - it's a good thing. :embarassed:

HeelsAndBoxingGloves

I do it by the oz's - my glass I use is 16 oz so 2 cups of water :-)

blazergrad

I log by the ounce ... 8 oz. = 1 cup of water. I actually have a 1.05 quart bottle (33.6 ounces or ~ 4 cups) that I refill 2-3 times a day.

NuttyBrewnette

I drink out of big cups too. I count each time I fill up. So I get more than the minimum water, most days. I don't measure water. It's my system, and it works for me.

MrsCon40

1 cup = 8 oz.

This is a truism of life.

3dogsrunning

A cup is a cup, 250 ml, 8 oz, whatever.
At home, I usually drink out of large glasses. I have measured, they hold 2 measured cups. So when I drink a whole glass, I log two cups. If I drink half, I log one. If I drink half then fill it up and drink it, I log 3 cups, since I drank a cup, added more.

netchik

250 ml

CallieM15

I have a 72 oz big water bottle thing that I keep at my desk. I count that as 8 cups of water. Its a little over though.

LuckyLeprechaun

count your ounces properly. My hubby started drinking 8 "glasses" a day, out of the giant 44oz del taco macho cups, so he was actually consuming 8x44oz=352 oz! It was waaaaay tooooooo much and he actually made himself sick, his joints swelled up and he felt awful!

eight-8 oz cups is PLENTY!

wonca

I drink out of a refillable 20 oz glass/cup/water holder thingy and every time I finish it I log 2 glasses of water. I'm shorting myself a bit on tracking it, but I figure I really can't drink too much water.

PlunderBunneh

I log by the ounce ... 8 oz. = 1 cup of water. I actually have a 1.05 quart bottle (33.6 ounces or ~ 4 cups) that I refill 2-3 times a day.

I don't usually log my water, but I too use a large bottle that amounts to about 4 cups of water. I refill it at least twice a day. It's a lot easier to drink water if you just bring the bottle with you everywhere.

killagb

I have a 72 oz big water bottle thing that I keep at my desk. I count that as 8 cups of water. Its a little over though.

That's 9 cups of water.

HMonsterX

So my cup i use for my tea is 285ml, so times that by the 10-12 cups of tea i have a day and I'm more than hydrated!

Scott613

1cup= 8 ounces It is official Broscience. Sometimes Broscience contains truisms rarely but, it's there sometimes all the time!

mailoveschayzen

Thanks guys I have been logging wrong I've been drinking a little too much I think, thanks for taking the time to reply, I'll have to cut down before I get sick!!

cppeace

yeah I do a 22oz container refilled 3 times minimum and then swig from a bottle or get a drink at a fountain on occassion. I go oz by oz and always under estimate when I remember to log em all. I know I drink atleast 8 cups a day on normal days and 12 isn't abnormal for me either lol

HMonsterX

It'll take a lot to actually get sick from it, provided you don't flush out too many electrolytes. Most people on here drink too much as they forget/don't count the water they get from tea/coffee/juice/milk/fruit/veg anyway. It takes a LOT to actually be too much, but it will give you additional trips to the toilet, which can get annoying!

killagb

It'll take a lot to actually get sick from it, provided you don't flush out too many electrolytes. Most people on here drink too much as they forget/don't count the water they get from tea/coffee/juice/milk/fruit/veg anyway. It takes a LOT to actually be too much, but it will give you additional trips to the toilet, which can get annoying!

Keep in mind this guy will cut you if you try to make him drink pure water. :drinker: :bigsmile:

tseecka

I aim for 2 litres of water a day, on the assumption that a cup is 250 mL. It's working well for me, as I have a 1 L water bottle that I refill once a day from the cooler in the office.

LisaKyle11

8 fluid oz = a cup to me. :happy:

JellyJaks

I count by how many ounces I drink. I drink bottled water that's 20 oz so for each 2 bottles, I've had 5 cups of water.

albayin

I drink lots lots of water every say but never bother with how much...

Lozze

I have a 600mL cup on my desk that I count as two. Yes it's more but meh. I drink four of those a day, sometimes six. Makes me feel good.

CannibalisticVegetarian

I use a big *kitten* cup, and constantly refill it throughout the day. And since I know it's more than 8 oz., I mark it for two cups per drink.

GreenLifeGirl

I log it every 8 oz I drink...during the day I drink from a large glass mason jar which has markers for 8oz, 16oz, etc. I like being very accurate.

Kslice39

I log by oz. Every 8oz is one cup of water, water bottle is 16.9 oz then its 2 cups

ansonrinesmith

Drinking 8 x 32oz a day is excessive (unless you are doing something to sweat that much out).
You can actually drink so much water as to dilute your blood. Bad things happen from there!
2 of those a day would be plenty.

jodieb3

For you BRITS! 1 Cup is half a Pint (of fluid)!!!