Counting coffee as water consumption?

katgirl985

Crystal light = uncarbonated diet soda.

It is NOT water.

Sarauk2sf

Crystal light = uncarbonated diet soda.

It is NOT water.

And you take it and put it in...wait for it.......water.

Jen32285

I don't count it to my water. I do add it in my breakfast though.

chrischinchilla

COFFEE IS NOT WATER CONSUMPTION!!!!!

elis_mama

Oh Lord, here we go again ...

hahaha!

Sarauk2sf

If you do a search on the internet - basically every site states you CAN include coffee in your FLUID intake count.

misslilylou

WOW I really started something with this thread.. lol. Well I just wanted to see what people think about it and what they do, and I got that, so thanks! Aside from my coffee in the morning, I think I ingest enough water and other fluids (mainly milk and V8) to get by, so I'll keep doin' what I'm doin'.

Just one more thing: I have to disagree with people saying putting a crystal light packet into water should not count towards water consumption.. I'm putting it in WATER... but whatever. :ohwell: opinions!

coconutbuNZ

COFFEE IS NOT WATER CONSUMPTION!!!!!

YES IT IS!!!!!

:drinker:

doorki

So...I worked out this morning and when I got home, I decided to test something. I have had nothing but coffee and I have been peeing like a race horse but I still feel dehydrated. So.....what does that mean?

rmchapman4

No; water is water.

13519485

More links disproving the "coffee dehydrates you" myth:

http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm
http://www.foodinsight.org/Press-Release/Detail.aspx?topic=Health_Hints_Beverages_Containing_Caffeine_Offer_Hydration
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeinated-drinks/AN01661
http://www.beverageinstitute.org/en_us/pages/expert-laying-the-caffeine-dehydration-myth-to-rest.html
http://www.themedguru.com/node/44180
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/dear-mark-should-i-consume-caffeine-before-my-workout/#axzz1sbqhVSx3

Seriously, just Google it.

More in support of this guy:

http://ukpmc.ac.uk/abstract/MED/12187618/reload=0;jsessionid=OCW8UIS5yOjuK6yVcaUz.6

http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/y90-135

https://www.ceraproductsinc.com/research/Ganio_Review_Paper_Hydration_Questions.pdf

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-3010.2007.00665.x/abstract;jsessionid=1F41AC113518B1F9FB8EA4BDA2BC4332.d04t04?userIsAuthenticated=true

and there are plenty more articles to be found using Google Scholar. Average caffeine intake does not lead to dehydration.

Edit to add: Having worked as a LPN in a nursing home for years I can say that caffeinated beverages are always included in a resident's fluid intake. Not doing so would be quite a mistake. Fluid is fluid. Coffee is usually 98-99% water. It counts. :P

gone2facebookprint

I only count my water as water.. If I counted coffee as water I would never have to drink water.. which would be nice since I hate water.... but Can;t do that...

So

WATER IS WATER and that is that..

Sarauk2sf

I never have to drink plain water as I drink coffee....

COFFEE is made with WATER and that is that:bigsmile:

biddy249

coffee is coffee, and water is water, don't confuse the two. Beer is made of 95% water, would you count that as water? Keep your water separate and count only water.

sunnyday789

What you want to count as water is up to you. But your body counts just about everything liquid as water.If only pure water counted most babies would be dehydrated

footballmom12

At the end of the day.....WATER is WATER. Coffee is NOT water. Tea is NOT water. Pop is NOT water. If you truley want to be healthier have your coffee BUT drink more water to compensate for potential losses.

Potential losses of what?

WATER....since coffee is a diuretic.

footballmom12

So...I worked out this morning and when I got home, I decided to test something. I have had nothing but coffee and I have been peeing like a race horse but I still feel dehydrated. So.....what does that mean?

It means that coffee isn't water (pure- untainted water)?????!!!!

Sarauk2sf

At the end of the day.....WATER is WATER. Coffee is NOT water. Tea is NOT water. Pop is NOT water. If you truley want to be healthier have your coffee BUT drink more water to compensate for potential losses.

Potential losses of what?

WATER....since coffee is a diuretic.

Have you read the rest of this thread? The diuretic effects of coffee are miniscule and are far outweighed by the fluid in the coffee.

Mercenary1914

so let's say you take a caffeine pill with 8 oz's of water? do you not count the water....

I am mainly asking those who say coffee isn't considered water because it has caffeine in it....

footballmom12

WOW I really started something with this thread.. lol. Well I just wanted to see what people think about it and what they do, and I got that, so thanks! Aside from my coffee in the morning, I think I ingest enough water and other fluids (mainly milk and V8) to get by, so I'll keep doin' what I'm doin'.

Just one more thing: I have to disagree with people saying putting a crystal light packet into water should not count towards water consumption.. I'm putting it in WATER... but whatever. :ohwell: opinions!

I do use those crystal light or hawiian punch packets some...but I really started losing weight better when I sucked it up and drank it plain. To each his own...you seem to be doing very well!!!