What do you count as water?

mschmalfuss
mschmalfuss Posts: 28 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm curious what types of drinks everyone counts toward the daily water intake. Flor myself, I count water (with or without crystal light, etc.), milk, coffee, tea and my powerade zeroes. I haven't been counting any of the occasional diet sodas or slim-fast type products I may drink.

Does anyone count anything additional or purposely exclude any of the above?

Thanks,
Mike
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  • nlwilliamson
    nlwilliamson Posts: 225 Member
    plain and simple, just water. I don't count coffee, or anything. If I have the occasional crystal light or something like that I count it as water, but I don't really like them, very powdery.
    In short, water is what I log as water :)
  • abirkel
    abirkel Posts: 60
    Just water....

    FYI, I wouldn't count coffee or tea (unless it is herbal tea) as water because they are actually dehydrating and will require you to need additional water.
  • rubyautumn4
    rubyautumn4 Posts: 818 Member
    Water.
  • bushidowoman
    bushidowoman Posts: 1,599 Member
    Just water.
  • gldnlark
    gldnlark Posts: 53
    Just water and ice cubes...
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    I'm curious what types of drinks everyone counts toward the daily water intake
    anything with H2O in it, as that's what determines my water balance.
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    I only count plain water toward my daily water consumption totals. All other beverages are logged with my meals and snacks. Keep in mind that flavored beverages also contain sodium and sometimes added vitamins and minerals. Get in the habit of logging everything into your food diary, so that you can get an accurate picture of your nutritional profile.

    Edited to add:
    Crystal Light does have calories, so that needs to be tracked as part of the food log. I guess sparkling water would also count as water.
  • Sthrncupcake
    Sthrncupcake Posts: 79 Member
    Water...just water....
  • EmilyOfTheSun
    EmilyOfTheSun Posts: 1,548 Member
    Water.
  • LERadicalDreamer
    LERadicalDreamer Posts: 61 Member
    Plain old water.
  • BobbyDaniel
    BobbyDaniel Posts: 1,459 Member
    H2O
  • mgmlap
    mgmlap Posts: 1,377 Member
    uh...plain water...
  • thatTOPSlady
    thatTOPSlady Posts: 199
    just water.... (Which I get from sonic...because their ice is yummy and it makes my brain think I'm having something forbidden LOL)
  • hkasel
    hkasel Posts: 69
    I only count water as water
  • Jacwhite22
    Jacwhite22 Posts: 7,010 Member
    I count water.......and ice
  • Enonoid
    Enonoid Posts: 136 Member
    I count water as water. Everything else is just a beverage. Accept no substitutes! LOL
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    i count water and seltzer
  • EmilyTwist1
    EmilyTwist1 Posts: 206 Member
    My rule of thumb is, if it has calories, it's logged as food. If not, I log it as water. So usually all I log as water is water and herbal teas (I don't add any sugar to them).
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Oh Nooooooo....not this post
  • Lyra89
    Lyra89 Posts: 674 Member
    Plain old water!
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Anything that contains H20 will hydrate you, with the possible exception of, like, milk of magnesia.


    That means fruit, vegetables, most any food really... Diet soda, coffee, tea, those all hydrate you.


    Overhydrating is as much of a problem as dehydtration.
  • Bakkasan
    Bakkasan Posts: 1,027 Member
    I make sure I drink 1 gallon of water. And I still have my coffee and whatever.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    I wouldn't count coffee or tea (unless it is herbal tea) as water because they are actually dehydrating and will require you to need additional water.
    So you're suggesting that drinking coffee not only contributes nothing but actually subtracts from your water balance ? Science does not agree with you. Welcome to the mythology zone.
  • darls25
    darls25 Posts: 151 Member
    I count only water. I have an extra drink section in my diary where I count even zero calorie stuff. You might be surprised that vitamin water zero has carbs and a bit of sodium. Just makes sure that all things are accounted for and are in line :)
  • Rdahl2
    Rdahl2 Posts: 90
    Simple, plain water. If you add anything else to your water its not really just water.
  • Monkeymomma05
    Monkeymomma05 Posts: 116
    H2O
  • slim_photographer
    slim_photographer Posts: 310 Member
    only water and probably ice too
  • acrynne
    acrynne Posts: 74 Member
    I only count water-- both sparkling and still-- as water. I don't count if I put a spritz of lemon or lime in my water. I do count everything else that I drink! (iced tea mostly-- I am learning to love it without sugar.)
  • loril13
    loril13 Posts: 320 Member
    I only log plain water as water. I log crystal light under beverages. It has 5 calories per servng. Coffee, tea and soda also gets logged individually under beverages to account for sodium and the fat from the half n half I use in my coffee.
  • hiker359
    hiker359 Posts: 577 Member
    Water....I don't drink a lot else. Sodas are empty calories (Don't talk to me about that diet crap) although i do love the fizzy, sugary goodness every now and then.

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