How many ounces of water do you drink a day?

schillewis

I'm new to MFP (so far, so good but I'm curious as to how much water many of you are drinking. I have a 32 ounce water bottle and try to finish it 2-3 times a day. Some days it's far easier than others, LOL.

I know the site recommends 64 ounces, but I've seen such incredible success stories here I'm wondering if most of you aim for that total or drink more/less.

Thanks!!

mamaclose

I drink about a gallon of water per day.

SarahMorganP

64-96oz most days. Almost never under 64. That is just plain water, not including anything else I might drink, though most days I only drink plain water.

knightreader

when i started my weight loss journey back in january i was faithful to 8 glasses a day. joined mfp about a month ago. haven't lost any weight, or significant weight in a few weeks. in looking over my food diary yesterday i noticed that 6 was becoming more my average. yesterday i challenged myself to drink a gallon. i did. peed a ton, but was off from work, so it was easier. i found a big mug i like to drink out of and found out i got to fill it and drink it 5 times a day to drink a gallon. for some reason that is less intimidating then staring at the water jug and saying i have to empty it.

bottom line, i guess, is drink as much as you can. after a while you will be able to listen to your body telling you it needs more. then drink more. i increased mine yesterday after i realized i wasn't drinking as much as i was, wasn't losing any more weight, and increased my exercise over the last few days.

plus, if my goal was 8 and i wasn't meeting my goal, i was more near 6. i am thinking now of my goal being a gallon, and if i don't reach that b/c i just can't drink that last mug, it'll still put me around 8 glasses.

good luck!

JustJennie1

Probably a couple liters a day.

lau444

Between 120-144oz per day of plain filtered water.

slimfitnessmoms

I only drink one cup of coffee and all the rest water for the day. I only drink around 32-40 oz of water a day. I hope I am getting enough. I don't get very thirsty though.

monicaroozo

kind of an interesting "Quiz" to tell you how much H2O to consume... http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm

monicaroozo

my goal is to get 8-10 8oz glasses

Dlopez678

right now my goal is 136 oz a day.

AlyRoseNYC

About 100 ounces

oldmanstauf

Usually at least 60 ounces. I stop keeping track at that point.

phillieschic

A gallon or more...my kidneys enjoy floating.

fitbum19

120oz

andy2486

I drink 32-96 oz of water at the gym depending what I am doing that day and how much I drank earlier in the day. And I drink at least 24 to 32 oz at work. So 56-128 oz per day depending on how thirsty I am/what I ate/how hard my workout is.

PamelaGailJacobucci

160 to 170 oz. amounts to about 22-23 cups per day.

TourThePast

Drink as much as you need, no more, no less.

Given the differences caused by climate variations, differences in exercise levels etc, giving an absolute recommended amount on a site like this which has members who live in deserts and the Arctic and everything in between is both stupid and potentially dangerous.

EDITED TO ADD: Don't be fooled by broscience that says there's anything special about drinking plain water. Your body needs H20 period, whether that's consumed as soup, as moisture in roast chicken (60% water!) plain water, fruit or as tea. And no, tea does not dehydrate you. That used to be the thinking but the latest research has disproved it.

thelovelyLIZ

Depends on how active I am. If I go running I can easily polish off half to a whole 32 oz water bottle afterwards. I also make a point to drink a glass of water first thing in the morning, out of my 18oz tumbler glass. I drink a lot of water throughout the day though, and will usually drink at least half my Nalgene, and then several more glasses of water from my tumbler. I dehydrate easily, so I have to hydrate a lot.

iambatman41

4-6 16oz glasses a day plus the water you get from food.

Shweedog

120-160 oz

Larry0445

64 to 96 Oz.'s per day.

slbeutler

Take your weight X .66 and it will give you your body's daily requirement.

I aim for about 130 oz. or more a day.

SmartAlec03211988

I try to get 130 oz in.

larrsj

I have always heard half of your body weight you should drink in water a day....

personally...I can not drink that much.

I also aim for 64 oz a day...try for more...but am happy with the 64:happy:

lthomas2541

I try to drink at least 80 oz per day. More on the days I work out.

runningfromzombies

A gallon at minimum, but usually more. (128 ounces.) Drank about 3/4 as much before I started endurance running--you get really thirsty when you're training for a half-marathon. :laugh: But when my focus was primarily weight loss and not necessarily fitness, more water always helped keep my skin clear, the bloat down, and my weight loss moving.

Im_NotPerfect

Approximately 80 - 100 oz/day. I have a 24 oz cup that I just keep filling up, so I never really counted!

PrncessBre

About 80 ounces a day. It was hard at first. But every day gets easier

triciarwilson

http://nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm- According to this I should drink 126 OZ a day.... I have been drinking about 80oz a day

iam_thatdude

I drink a minimum of a gallon and try to get to two gallons per day. It was so hard at first, but now, 5 months into it if I dont get my gallon I am cranky and feel thirsty and with less energy.

joan41

I try to drink between 16 to 18 8ounce glasses a day especially if my sodium is higher!! so whats that 128- 144 ounces!! No wonder we go through a lot of toilet paper at my house!!!:::laugh: