Does coffee count for water?
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I think any zero calorie liquid counts, but straight water is the best. Amazing how good your skin feels and looks when you drink 64 oz of water - plumps up your skin cells.0
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I can see through a giant glass of vodka perfectly! I just wanted to point that out. :-)
Love this! Also, I can see relatively well through white wine.. just sayin'0 -
Water is water.
Just because it went through a coffee maker with added caffeine, or you added some Crystal light, or lemon, a tea bag, or whatever to it - doesn't mean it's no longer water.
If you added calories - count those, but that wasn't the question.0 -
I think the issue is that we need hydration. Hydration comes from many sources. Seems like some people are getting hung up on the term "water" - arguing that coffee is not water because, well, it's coffee. But that's a terminology argument, not a hydration argument. Quit mixing the two.
Someone has mentioned it already in this thread, but perhaps if the label was "Fluids" we wouldn't have this debate every few weeks. It is important to get enough fluids in your body to stay hydrated. Good luck on your weight loss Steve Perry.0 -
this thread is the stuff of legends.0
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So, if I drink 1 cup of coffee in the morning does that mean I can mark 1 cup of water down for the day? Just curious.
OP, Look what you started :laugh::bigsmile:
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Get guzzlin' girl your water!0
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It's nearly 4 p.m. and I haven't had a single drop of plain water. Just soy milk and (caffeinated) black tea so far. And I haven't logged any water in 9 months. I like to live on the edge. :drinker:0
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It's nearly 4 p.m. and I haven't had a single drop of plain water. Just soy milk and (caffeinated) black tea so far. And I haven't logged any water in 9 months. I like to live on the edge. :drinker:
you should avoid soy0 -
Drink an extra cup of pure water a day for every cup of coffee .0
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Water is water.
Just because it went through a coffee maker with added caffeine, or you added some Crystal light, or lemon, a tea bag, or whatever to it - doesn't mean it's no longer water.
If you added calories - count those, but that wasn't the question.
No , most foods are water based ( thus food dehydrators) . Water recommendations are for water in addition to what you may have with water in it . In regards to adding flavorings to water , all of them have side effects that were not intended with the recommendation of pure water , i.e caffeine being a diuretic .0 -
Drink an extra cup of pure water a day for every cup of coffee .0
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It's nearly 4 p.m. and I haven't had a single drop of plain water. Just soy milk and (caffeinated) black tea so far. And I haven't logged any water in 9 months. I like to live on the edge. :drinker:
you should avoid soy
I've see the crazy reports on soy that litter the internet, but I have never seen them on a reputible medical site. Plus, I've been drinking soy daily and eating it several days a month for decades with no ill consequences so I don't see the point of changing now.0 -
Water is water.
Just because it went through a coffee maker with added caffeine, or you added some Crystal light, or lemon, a tea bag, or whatever to it - doesn't mean it's no longer water.
If you added calories - count those, but that wasn't the question.
No , most foods are water based ( thus food dehydrators) . Water recommendations are for water in addition to what you may have with water in it . In regards to adding flavorings to water , all of them have side effects that were not intended with the recommendation of pure water , i.e caffeine being a diuretic .Everyone has heard the advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day." That's about 1.9 liters, which isn't that different from the Institute of Medicine recommendations. Although the "8 by 8" rule isn't supported by hard evidence, it remains popular because it's easy to remember. Just keep in mind that the rule should be reframed as: "Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day," because all fluids count toward the daily total.0 -
Drink an extra cup of pure water a day for every cup of coffee .
I read a quote by Abraham Lincoln on another post where he says not to believe things you read on the internet .0 -
Drink an extra cup of pure water a day for every cup of coffee .
I read a quote by Abraham Lincoln on another post where he says not to believe things you read on the internet .0 -
If I drink 64 ounces of water a day , I lose more weight than if I only drink other fluids containing water and count the calories . Maybe someone should study me and publish the results so this information would be relevant .0
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Why does it matter? Just drink your water, and enjoy your coffee, too.
I'm so totally on board with this. :drinker:0 -
Water is water.
If you count it in your head as water, that's your decision but, to log anything other than water as water, just doesn't seem right.0
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