Help! Does this count as water?

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  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
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    Well, you guys have fun with being in denial over how bad some drinks can be for you VS only pure water.
    not that it actually matters, but i drink two cups of coffee two or three days a week.
    i drink soda MAYBE twice a month..
    i drink tea whenever i feel like it, sometimes every night for a while, sometimes none for months.
    i drink carbonated water occasionally, and sometimes add unsweetened-all-natural flavoring
    i fill my 64 ounce mug with ice water and sip it throughout the day, sometimes i even refill it.

    im NOT sitting and drinking 64 oz of soda or coffee. though if i was, id still be hydrated.
  • yummy♥
    yummy♥ Posts: 612 Member
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    Well, you guys have fun with being in denial over how bad some drinks can be for you VS only pure water.

    is Victoria's Secret marketing their own water now? and if so, is it really that "pure"?
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
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    Well by that logic, anything that has water in it counts (jello?) ... seems a little misleading. That said, I too have read the whole water issue has been inflated by the bottled water industry so I'd not agonize over it.
    If it's not loaded with a ton of sodium or alcohol...it absolutely counts, solid or liquid form, your body WILL hydrate from it. Doesn't matter if YOU log it...your body sure will no matter what high horse you're riding on.
    mmmmmm jello shots!
  • WickedMouse
    WickedMouse Posts: 343 Member
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    Water Drinkers and Soda Drinkers, lets hold hands..

    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
    O Lord, kum bay ya.
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
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    Water Drinkers and Soda Drinkers, lets hold hands..

    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
    O Lord, kum bay ya.
    when i drink soda I'm drinking water...do i just clasp my hands together?
  • Peacock2468
    Peacock2468 Posts: 11
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    Did anyone every buy Krank2O. I used to get it all the time back in the day, about 5 years ago. It was water that had caffine added to it. IT ROCKED, but I think they stopped making it. OHHH well, I like to add flavor to my water, without it I would not drink any water all day. I think that if it helps you get the water intake you need a few extra additives are worth it. MY 2 cents.
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
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    Water Drinkers and Soda Drinkers, lets hold hands..

    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
    O Lord, kum bay ya.
    when i drink soda I'm drinking water...do i just clasp my hands together?

    Yes. Swing them back and forth, though. Otherwise, it's just stupid.
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
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    Water Drinkers and Soda Drinkers, lets hold hands..

    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
    O Lord, kum bay ya.
    when i drink soda I'm drinking water...do i just clasp my hands together?

    Yes. Swing them back and forth, though. Otherwise, it's just stupid.
    But then I'll spill my wine...
  • Contrarian
    Contrarian Posts: 8,138 Member
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    Water Drinkers and Soda Drinkers, lets hold hands..

    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya;
    Kum bay ya, my Lord, kum bay ya,
    O Lord, kum bay ya.
    when i drink soda I'm drinking water...do i just clasp my hands together?

    Yes. Swing them back and forth, though. Otherwise, it's just stupid.
    But then I'll spill my wine...

    Oh. Oh no. I don't know what to do, so I think I'll just panic.
  • MystiqueASAP
    MystiqueASAP Posts: 747
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    I count most things that I drink as water, be it tea, homemade Koolaid, flavored water, soda, sports drinks and etc. Get your water down any way you can.

    Also, I agree with Jello counting as water, as they give it to you in the hospital and/or recommend it if you are dehydrated or to keep you hydrated.

    For those of you that posted the link to the article http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp... Thanks, it was a good read. :smile:
  • heavenlyhazel
    heavenlyhazel Posts: 89 Member
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    I only count plain water as water. Anything flavored has something in it making it not plain water. I don't even count plain carbonated water. I feel that we were made to drink water, the water God put on this Earth for us. So, that is the only water I count. Everything else - tea, coffee, diet soda, etc is listed under either a meal or snack just so I know I consumed some fluids. That is the difference between water and fluids. Fluids are anything with a mostly water base and water is water, pure and simple!
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
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    however, God also helped some brilliant young scientist invent mountain dew ...

    (and fwiw, most early peoples drank wine and beer instead of water. beer probably saved the world.)
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
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    I only count plain water as water. Anything flavored has something in it making it not plain water. I don't even count plain carbonated water. I feel that we were made to drink water, the water God put on this Earth for us. So, that is the only water I count. Everything else - tea, coffee, diet soda, etc is listed under either a meal or snack just so I know I consumed some fluids. That is the difference between water and fluids. Fluids are anything with a mostly water base and water is water, pure and simple!
    and the only reason MFPs counter says Water instead of Fluids is because its healthier. it still doesnt change the fact that the reason we're supposed to drink water is to stay hydrated, and all water based drinks do that
  • MystiqueASAP
    MystiqueASAP Posts: 747
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    however, God also helped some brilliant young scientist invent mountain dew ...

    (and fwiw, most early peoples drank wine and beer instead of water. beer probably saved the world.)

    Like this^^^
  • kiki41
    kiki41 Posts: 80 Member
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    ahaha! Can't believe I read this entire debate... funny. phew. People get pretty worked up in the great food/drink debate!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
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    I spent many years of my life with soda as my only form of hydration. If it really were a diuretic, I'd have been hospitalized for dehydration and probably dead by now.
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
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    I spent many years of my life with soda as my only form of hydration. If it really were a diuretic, I'd have been hospitalized for dehydration and probably dead by now.
    my father-in-law as well. he drinks about a 12 pack a day. only other thing he drinks is 1 cup of milk mixed with chocolate syrup and carnation instant breakfast powder once a day, and slurpees
  • BondBomb
    BondBomb Posts: 1,781 Member
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    I guess I shouldn't be surprised by how many people know so little about basic physiology and how your body absorbs water. It just maked me sad.
    By some of the 'logic' here I probably need to double up on my water since I added lemon to it. Now I have gone and changed the composition and god didn't mean for that to happen. Or perhaps he has given me the power of alchemy!
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
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    Wow, im late for this party!

    Time to trot this out again, for all the good it does around here. People just don't wanna read links or find out the actual truth.

    Here we go again!

    You need the equivalent of 8 cups of water a day on average, from any source. These sources can be pure water/tea/coffee/juice/soda/milk/fruit/veg etc. It does NOT have to be pure neat water!

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day

    http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html

    http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/


    As for tea/coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.

    di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
    adj.
    Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
    n.
    A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.

    Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.


    http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

    http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

    http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

    http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

    http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

    http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

    http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

    http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
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    Wow, im late for this party!

    Time to trot this out again, for all the good it does around here. People just don't wanna read links or find out the actual truth.
    <shortening greatness>
    part of me wants to save this to paste in the future...but i dont wanna take away your fun :p

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