Coffee & other beverages

stellarcanicula

....am i the only one who doesnt track their water on the water counter? Because seriously, I drink so much water during the day (3-4 liters) that it's not really necesaary for me to count and make sure I get it all in. Is there some other reason I should be tracking it in the counter???

FierceV_Phat

....am i the only one who doesnt track their water on the water counter? Because seriously, I drink so much water during the day (3-4 liters) that it's not really necesaary for me to count and make sure I get it all in. Is there some other reason I should be tracking it in the counter???

I see no reason for you to track yours......but for me it's necessary......I usually fight myself to get in those 8 cups....And I count every other beverage seperate.....

rhonniema

I count my water as water and coffee as coffee. :-)
Any drink with calories gets added in my food log.

susanhiding

I count water for water.

Everything else goes under beverages, even vitamin waters like Sobe.

lanie37

water only. since joining MFP i have cut out tea coffee and fizzy drinks. Just water or juice for me now and i feel fantastic for it.

lundii

MFP tells me, that coffee with milk is 30 calories a cup.
So I have about 150 calories every day just with coffee...

I don't track the water every day, because I drink a lot of it. Sometimes I click nine times on it, when I go to bed and complete my entries...

hpsnickers1

All fluids count. And if you eat real food then the water in the food counts too (there's water in fruit, in vegetables, in meat, etc). Regardless of whether something makes you pee you are still taking in fluid. And while tea and coffee do make you pee, guess what? So does water. (And I wouldn't worry about the 2 calories in a cup of coffee.)

When the "experts" (yeah, right) say get 48 to 64 ounces per day they neglect to emphasize that you can get a good portion of that through food. And no one can tell me that I need as much water as my man who is 6 foot 1 and 185lbs. (I'm 5'2" and 109lbs - I maintain with a high-fat diet by the way).

My cats drink when they're thirsty and they pee a nice, bright yellow. You don't have to drink until your pee runs clear.

http://chriskresser.com/hydration-101-how-much-water-do-you-really-need

The thirst signal is just that...a signal to drink something. When you are thirsty you are not dehydrated. You are still a good ways from dehydrated.

And remember that when you sweat you are losing more than just water. You must replenish those elctrolytes, too!!!

"...there are four basic electrolytes your body needs: potassium, sodium, chloride and bicarbonate. Plus I needed water. Potassium was easy – it’s found in lemon and lime juice. Sodium and chloride were even easier – sea salt is sodium chloride. Done and done. Bicarbonate was a little harder, until I discovered that your body actually produces this for you – from potassium rich foods. The beauty of adding lemon or lime to your water is that it is tasty, refreshing and best of all, alkalising. The juice raises the alkalinity of the water so even with standard tap water you can make your drink pH neutral. The sea salt seems to “soften” the water. It doesn’t make the drink taste salty; if it does, then you’ve added too much. You shouldn’t be able to taste it."

http://www.primalgirl.com/2011/02/28/free-sports-drink-recipe/

dancingj2

I count some other fluids as part of my 8 cups a day.

My thoughts on this are here

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/dancingj2/view/what-to-count-as-water-171672#comments