Question for all of you major water drinkers...

nationalparklover

Since I started on MFP back in early October, I have only had water to drink (gave up Diet coke--which was a little tough, and alcohol--which wasn't tough at all). I feel like I drink water all day and only manage to get in 8 or 9 glasses a day. Here is what I typically do:

I have a "Tervis Tumbler" which is 24 ounces. I fill it to the top with ice in the morning before I leave for work. Then I add my water. When this first tumbler full of water is gone, there is still a lot of ice so I count it as 2 glasses of water. Then I add water from our "Ice Mountain" thingy and when that is gone, I count it as two more glasses. By then there is only a little bit of ice left so when I finish my 3rd tumbler full, I count that as 3 glasses.

I also have water with dinner and usually some after dinner which usually comes up to somewhere between 8-10 glasses a day.

HOW IN THE WORLD are some of you guys getting in 16 glasses of water in a day? I feel like I'm going to barf if I have much more than I am drinking and as it is, I am running to the bathroom several times during the day as well as once during my sleeping time at night (around 5 a.m.). Too much info???

Do you guys think I'm doing an accurate count of my waters or am I under/overestimating?


How would you "water experts" count your waters and how do you get in so many each day?????? Any tips/advice you have is very welcomed.....

Thanks so much...

likeaphoenix28

I'm curious to see what others will post. I have a very hard time getting in enough water these days, especially since it's so cold. Just need to work harder at it, I suppose.

Saruman_w

I only stop at 10 glasses. It should be more than enough. Sometimes I go to 12 if I had a vigorous exercise.

I usually count mine by the number of water bottles I've had. Those 16.9oz ones. Those're about 2 cups or so each. I have one in the morning, 1 with lunch and dinner. 1 after my workout. And usually another one later in the night.

ElizabethRoad

You are drinking plenty of water. If you aren't thirsty then don't force it.

CnocNaCu

:bigsmile: Am not a water expert but I have one glass before and one after working out (I work out twice daily) =4
One before lunch, one before dinner and a few sips of water whenever I'm craving sweets or a ciggie (I quit 2 months ago). I wouldn't like more water because I don't like cold drinks. Instead of more water I have 4-6 cups of herbal tea evry day (herbal tea counts as water). I love nettle tea and green tea, they really make you want a bathroom:bigsmile: No more info hehehe
I have to get up twice at night. Well, I actually don't like getting up at night, but since I drink a lot my skin is so much better.
Having said that : :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

zoe4friends

I haven't had any soda for almost 2 years now, when I started drinking water.

I never tracked how much water I drink until recently and discovered that on average I drink 16-20 cups of water daily.
I usually carry 24oz water bottle with me at all time and drink out of it through out the day, I don't put ice, because I don't like ice cold water.
And another thing I started doing is I drink about 2-3 cups of water the first thing in the morning when I get up, ant first I felt like barfing, but now I just made it a habit and I keep my water bottle by my bed and I don't even get out of bed without drinking it :-)

galegetsthin

I have a jug of water that is 3 litres. I fill my cup with that (i dont count ice because I cant gauge it.) I fill that cup over and over again all day long and by the end of the day the 3 litres are gone. I tend to drink my water at room temp though. The ice water is harder for me to drink because I have sensitive teeth and I seem to have an easier time getting it all in if it isnt too cold.

ajbeans

There's no need to be drinking more than 8 or 9 cups of water. Drink until you're hydrated, which you'll know by looking at your urine. If it's almost clear, you're good to go. Drinking too much water on a daily basis can be just as harmful as not drinking enough. It overworks your kidneys. Unless you're sweating a ton at the gym, there's no need to drink so much.

momtimesone

When I get up after my morning walk I drink two cups measured out, in the mid afternoon before I leave for work I drink two more cups. When I get home from work its another two cups around 4pm and then at night around 7pm I drink my last two cups. For Dinner sometimes after 7pm I might drink another two cups depending on if I had a salt filled meal or not. I drink 8 cups a day sometimes more on the weekends but 8 is the very smallest amount I get in. If I go over that amount I actually retain or so I have learned for some odd reason. I drink water like its a medicine sceduale it helps me get it down LOL

paprad

I find it very difficult to even remember to drink water. Tried keeping the bottles near my desk but often even those I would forget to drink.

Now I am trying a new technique. Each time I pee, I come out of the loo and then drink a glass of water. I figure that is replenishment enough. It seems to be an easier tickler system to remember.

tageekly

It's about what your body needs and craves - if you feel well-hydrated then don't worry about it. It sounds like your intake is great and working for you.

I get between 120-180 ounces per day, depending on the day. I have a 24 ounce tumbler at my desk that I fill about 4-5 times a day and then I have a 32 ounce water bottle that I drink 1-2 of during and after a workout. I've become so accustomed to it that I can feel if I haven't had enough, but I don't force myself to drink it.

maleva720

I think on here one glass is 8oz...if you are using a 24oz glass you are drinking way more than you are logging!

maleva720

I think on here one glass is 8oz...if you are using a 24oz glass you are drinking way more than you are logging!

rml_16

Eight or nine is more than enough. Some days if I'm particularly thirsty, I have more. But most days, after eight or nine, I CAN'T drink more. And don't need to.

Especially if you're eating a lot of fruits, veggies and whole grains. They're water-heavy and hydrate you.

onefitdiva

There's no need to be drinking more than 8 or 9 cups of water. Drink until you're hydrated, which you'll know by looking at your urine. If it's almost clear, you're good to go. Drinking too much water on a daily basis can be just as harmful as not drinking enough. It overworks your kidneys. Unless you're sweating a ton at the gym, there's no need to drink so much.

^^^^^^ This. You need to be well hydrated, not so hydrated you sprout gills.

future_marathoner

I actually bring bottles of water to work because out of a cup i just dont drink as much. Weird I know. I drink one glass in the morning and then I break it down by the hours to keep pace
8-10--> 1 bottle
10-12-->1 bottle
12-1 -->1 bottle
1-3 --> 1 bottle
3-5 --> 1 bottle

when I get home I drink a bottle with dinner, and 2 bottles during the evening.

So on average, each bottle being 16.9 ounces and the glass in the morning i drink about 143 ounces of water = 18 cups of water. I drink even when im not thirsty, I bring them to meetings, I drink when i think I want something to snack on. it just became a habit for me. I used to drink about 6 dr. peppers a day and no water- I know its not an easy transition but its so good for you! (helps with hunger too)

Strobins05

I have a 33.8 oz BPA bottle that I refill three times a day while at work. AND I have a few pals, at least four, who do a water check-in about four times a day. Now that is a huge help and has been a success for me reaching my water intake daily!

RMinVA

We have refillable water bottles in the fridge....28 oz each. I try to drink at least 2 a day (breakfast, and when I get home from work) so there is 7 glasses right there . I also keep one at my bedside overnight, and sometimes drink a couple of equivalent size bottles at work. So while I usually stop counting at 8 or 9 (my minimum), it can easily add up to 16 or more. .

I tend to drink a LOT more at this time of year due to the drier air

galegetsthin

I am on a medication that makes my mouth perpetually dry, so I tend to drink a LOT of water anyway or else it feels like my tongue is gonna crack.

ElizabethRoad

I think on here one glass is 8oz...if you are using a 24oz glass you are drinking way more than you are logging!

It's measured by the CUP, not the GLASS. And a CUP is a standard measure of 8 ounces. It's not specific to this site.

louisebear

HAHA this is a funny one, I drink way too much water.....i can drink 4 pints between 6am and 12 noon, then another 6 pints before 4pm!!!
for me its easy because i have a disabled son too look after plus im pushing him around most morning too school soo my day is pretty much a whole workout hahah!!

Night times are a nightmare a im up three times a night to wee. just always make sure tha ur pint glass is ever left empty!!!! good luck xx

MaximalLife

Since I started on MFP back in early October, I have only had water to drink (gave up Diet coke--which was a little tough, and alcohol--which wasn't tough at all). I feel like I drink water all day and only manage to get in 8 or 9 glasses a day. Here is what I typically do:

I have a "Tervis Tumbler" which is 24 ounces. I fill it to the top with ice in the morning before I leave for work. Then I add my water. When this first tumbler full of water is gone, there is still a lot of ice so I count it as 2 glasses of water. Then I add water from our "Ice Mountain" thingy and when that is gone, I count it as two more glasses. By then there is only a little bit of ice left so when I finish my 3rd tumbler full, I count that as 3 glasses.

I also have water with dinner and usually some after dinner which usually comes up to somewhere between 8-10 glasses a day.

HOW IN THE WORLD are some of you guys getting in 16 glasses of water in a day? I feel like I'm going to barf if I have much more than I am drinking and as it is, I am running to the bathroom several times during the day as well as once during my sleeping time at night (around 5 a.m.). Too much info???

Do you guys think I'm doing an accurate count of my waters or am I under/overestimating?


How would you "water experts" count your waters and how do you get in so many each day?????? Any tips/advice you have is very welcomed.....

Thanks so much...

It's easy; you just do it.

Pout it and drink.

cloveraz

I LOVE H20!!!! Anywho, I just drink water when I'm eating and when I'm thirsty, which is a lot....Now, once in a blue moon, I will have a hankering need to have a soda, but I just take a couple of sips and that is all I need. I'm usually with my husband when I do and he ends up drinking the rest of the soda....I don't drink Alcohol at all, which is more of a lifestyle thing, I suppose. But, once you get rid of the soda, you're body and taste pallet will thank ya!

timadotcom

with my morning workout i usually get in 8 glasses of water - my water bottle hold 32 oz and i drink at least 2 of those while at the gym. I have a 36 oz tumbler on my desk and I try to drink 3 of those between 9-5... sometimes I manage 1 sometimes 4... all i know is i'm allwaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyssssssssssssssssssssssss in the bathroom:bigsmile:

MelissaJ6807

A LOT of people count their cups of coffee and tea as water, which you are allowed to do but that is one of the only ways I can think of :happy:

april_beth

i have no idea what others do but this is basically how my water day goes:

i have a 24 oz thing - 3 glasses

fill it up when i wake up and drink it with breakfast and before heading out to the gym. if im not done, i drink the rest on the way. i fill it back up bfore my workout and should be finished with it by the time im done my workout (an hour). if i'm not done, i drink the rest on the way home. fill it back up before lunch and drink it all with lunch. if i'm not done, keep it at my desk and drink as often as i remember it. refill it about halfway through my afternoon. finish it before i start supper (i work at home) fill it up before supper making, finish it with supper. add another fill up and finish it by the time my evening snack is done.

add all that up. it's really not as hard as people make it out to seem. now i dont want anything but water and if i have juice, i usually end up cutting it with water cause its too sweet...now, wine, that's a whole 'nother story

deksgrl

I think on here one glass is 8oz...if you are using a 24oz glass you are drinking way more than you are logging!

^ This. Yes, whenever you hear "drink 8 glasses of water a day" they are referring to an 8 ounce glass. So your 24 ounce tumbler counts as 3 glasses.

I have one of those large plastic cups from the fast food restaurant, with a straw, 32 ounces. Empty it twice and there is my eight 8 ounces. I drink more with a straw than without one.

webdiva1

I drink a lotta water too ... usually between 14-18 8 oz. glasses a day. Happy to report there are no signs of gills as yet.

The key for me is to keep a bottle within arm's length pretty much all the time. I recycle bottles and always have 10-12 of filtered tap water chilling in the fridge at any given time. Works for me.

I used to drink Coke ... fully leaded Coke, that is ... by the 2-liter bottle. Kicked that horrid habit a few years ago and moved to diet green tea. Not as bad a habit, I suppose -- but still an expensive one, as I used to down at least a six-pack of 16 oz. bottles a day. Both of those are gone now, and it's nuthin' but water for me.

So now it's just a habit ... and one that I'm pretty happy about. Makes a big difference for me from a hunger standpoint too, esp. in the evenings, which is my toughest challenge snack-wise.

Juliebean_1027

I don't count anything but water and I usually get between 10-15 glasses in per day. (Sometimes more, depending on how intense my workout is) For me a normal day looks like this:

At 7am I get to work and fill up my water glass (it's a 32 oz glass) I drink this before I allow myself to have any caffeine. Then I drink my cup of coffee or half of a diet coke (neither of these are counted towards my water). Then I refill my glass and drink that before lunch at noon. Then sometime between 1pm and 4pm when I leave for the day I've refilled my glass again and drained it. So by the time I've left work for the day I've consumed 12 cups of water. Anything after that is extra.

If it helps, add some of the sugar free crystal light packets to your water.

savlyon

There's no need to be drinking more than 8 or 9 cups of water. Drink until you're hydrated, which you'll know by looking at your urine. If it's almost clear, you're good to go. Drinking too much water on a daily basis can be just as harmful as not drinking enough. It overworks your kidneys. Unless you're sweating a ton at the gym, there's no need to drink so much.

^^^^^WTF?????

This is the most ridiculous advise I have EVER heard. Your body needs a minimum of 8 -8oz cups a day. Almost everybody is dehydrated. So you need to drink over 64oz of water a day until you are hydrated. You also need to drink water when working out to rehydrate from the water lost through sweat. Water is what makes everything work. You would have to seriously be chugging water to get too much as this poster suggests. I think other posters have suggested good ideas. I add Crystal Light if I'm struggling with water intake. Not the best solution, but at least I am drinking.

Georganna1962

I chug a lug one when I get up - at room temp (16.9 oz bottle) before I go for my 5am deep water jogging.
I chug a lug one about 7am - because for every cup of coffee I have to have a bottle of water and I love coffee
I will usually have 2 more bottles before lunch - each time chug a lug. I also chug a lug a bottle after a work out.
When I get home in the evening I make a big glass of iced water and add a shot of lemon - that is when I sip the water - usually have 2 big glasses in the evening.
My standing rule - bottle of water before coffee or tea. If I start feeling hungry and it's not time to eat - I chug a lug.