What do you count as water?

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  • nalia08
    nalia08 Posts: 252
    I count water, green tea (packets) mixed in water and water bottles where I add the sugar free drink mixes as my water. I figure if the base is water, then it's water. Drinks like pop, coffee, protein shakes, etc, I don't count as water.
  • CarSidDar
    CarSidDar Posts: 118 Member
    I count just about everything as water. I make my pancakes with water, so I count pancakes. My cake recipe also calls for a cup of water, so I count cake as water. Soup, brownies, hamburger helper, tuna, casseroles.

    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • CarSidDar
    CarSidDar Posts: 118 Member
    I count water, green tea (packets) mixed in water and water bottles where I add the sugar free drink mixes as my water. I figure if the base is water, then it's water. Drinks like pop, coffee, protein shakes, etc, I don't count as water.

    but the base of pop and coffee IS water!! :huh: :huh:
  • moosegt35
    moosegt35 Posts: 1,296 Member
    If coffee should be logged as water then moonshine should be logged as water, since it is wet and did start out as water.

    Ask me how I know you didn't do very well in high school chemistry

    I know that the moonshine is actually not water and that it is just alcohol, that was a bit of sarcasm. I have actually made some so I must not be too bad at chemistry. Still the point is, diet coke and coffee isn't "water". If it were, athletes would have bottles of diet coke and coffee to rehydrate them on the sidelines, instead they have water.
  • Denise1102
    Denise1102 Posts: 13
    I hear that tea is not counted as a water because it dehydrates because of the caffine. I drink decafinated tea. So is that better?
  • athenaheim
    athenaheim Posts: 496 Member
    water
  • CarSidDar
    CarSidDar Posts: 118 Member
    moonshine is mostly water. 80 proof is 60% water. But because of the high calorie count it is probably not a water substitute. The mix, however is.
  • Angie_1991
    Angie_1991 Posts: 447 Member
    water
  • xxnellie146xx
    xxnellie146xx Posts: 996 Member
    I only count water as water
  • jesscox2003
    jesscox2003 Posts: 65 Member
    wow... this whole topic has gone in too many directions. everyone seems to have there own personal opinions, so i will throw mine in as well :) if u drink coffee, tea, crystal light, or ANYTHING else that u add to water, yes count the water part of it as well as counting other nutritional information from the items u are adding to the water. :smile: me... i myself count ice, water, seltzer and sparkling water as water :) they also contain sodium in most cases so i make sure i add it to my food tracker as well :) in my own opinion, as long as u log the other information into your food tracker, then all has been accounted for :) good luck on ur journey :)
  • ladioffaith
    ladioffaith Posts: 49
    Anything without caffeine. Also not milk because milk is a solid, but I generally don't eat milk anyway.

    I am not currently counting soup, even if that soup has added water.
  • konekkobaba
    konekkobaba Posts: 36
    water.
  • CarSidDar
    CarSidDar Posts: 118 Member
    milk is a solid

    :laugh: :laugh: :sad: :sad: :laugh: :laugh: :sad: :sad:
  • moosegt35
    moosegt35 Posts: 1,296 Member
    moonshine is mostly water. 80 proof is 60% water. But because of the high calorie count it is probably not a water substitute. The mix, however is.

    Mooshine is mostly water? You may want to check on that because moonshine is almost purely alcohol. 80 proof is whisky, moonshine is more like 190 proof, or more.
  • Klopford
    Klopford Posts: 129
    I have a nalgene bottle that holds three cups (with markings on the side to tell me how much is in there.) I add Mio to it. I try to drink two or three bottles a day. That's water for me. :)
  • dexter4564
    dexter4564 Posts: 86 Member
    H2O
  • CarSidDar
    CarSidDar Posts: 118 Member
    moonshine is mostly water. 80 proof is 60% water. But because of the high calorie count it is probably not a water substitute. The mix, however is.

    Mooshine is mostly water? You may want to check on that because moonshine is almost purely alcohol. 80 proof is whisky, moonshine is more like 190 proof, or more.

    must admit I have never drunk or seen moonshine. If it is 190 proof, then it is 95% alcohol. If you are drinking that I think dehydration is the least of your problems :)
  • moosegt35
    moosegt35 Posts: 1,296 Member
    moonshine is mostly water. 80 proof is 60% water. But because of the high calorie count it is probably not a water substitute. The mix, however is.

    Mooshine is mostly water? You may want to check on that because moonshine is almost purely alcohol. 80 proof is whisky, moonshine is more like 190 proof, or more.

    must admit I have never drunk or seen moonshine. If it is 190 proof, then it is 95% alcohol. If you are drinking that I think dehydration is the least of your problems :)

    Yea, it's grain alcohol. You can buy 190, called everclear, at the store. Moonshine is really close to pure alcohol. I was just using it as a sarcastic example of why not all liquids, even if they are water based, should count as water.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    Anything without caffeine. Also not milk because milk is a solid, but I generally don't eat milk anyway.

    I am not currently counting soup, even if that soup has added water.

    lolwut???
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Dumb thread is dumb.


    No offense OP- I don't think YOU are dumb. I just think voting on what 'counts' as water is really stupid. If you pee is too yellow, drink more fluids until it's not. End of story.
  • crisanderson27
    crisanderson27 Posts: 5,343 Member
    moonshine is mostly water. 80 proof is 60% water. But because of the high calorie count it is probably not a water substitute. The mix, however is.

    Mooshine is mostly water? You may want to check on that because moonshine is almost purely alcohol. 80 proof is whisky, moonshine is more like 190 proof, or more.

    must admit I have never drunk or seen moonshine. If it is 190 proof, then it is 95% alcohol. If you are drinking that I think dehydration is the least of your problems :)

    Yea, it's grain alcohol. You can buy 190, called everclear, at the store. Moonshine is really close to pure alcohol. I was just using it as a sarcastic example of why not all liquids, even if they are water based, should count as water.

    Mmmm...Everclear!
  • DenyseMarieL
    DenyseMarieL Posts: 673 Member
    I count my water, and my herbal tea without sugar.
  • thomasxaviersayles
    thomasxaviersayles Posts: 47
    Water is H20, nothing else, all other drinks such as Crystal light (look at what is in it, artificial sugars) coffee, diet sodas, all of that stuff is counter productive to good health.
    While I will not call the question dumb, it is self explanatory. Liquids are not water although they contain H20. The body does not need anything other than H20. The rest of that stuff is marketing and what you have trained yourself to drink.
  • mycrobemini
    mycrobemini Posts: 122 Member
    For those of you interested in what actual health professionals think, try this: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

    Of particular interest to this thread: "Everyone has heard the advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day." That's about 1.9 liters, which isn't that different from the Institute of Medicine recommendations. Although the "8 by 8" rule isn't supported by hard evidence, it remains popular because it's easy to remember. Just keep in mind that the rule should be reframed as: "Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day," because all fluids count toward the daily total. "
  • Cranktastic
    Cranktastic Posts: 1,517 Member
    I count water.......and ice

    yes,ice.
  • AwesomelyAmber
    AwesomelyAmber Posts: 1,617 Member
    water. :tongue: and yes ICE apparently it has been forgotten in previous posts :laugh:
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Water is H20, nothing else, all other drinks such as Crystal light (look at what is in it, artificial sugars) coffee, diet sodas, all of that stuff is counter productive to good health.
    While I will not call the question dumb, it is self explanatory. Liquids are not water although they contain H20. The body does not need anything other than H20. The rest of that stuff is marketing and what you have trained yourself to drink.

    What percentage of dissolved solids differentiates what you consider acceptable H2O and unacceptable H2O?
  • jalatalo
    jalatalo Posts: 2
    I drink approximately a gallon of water per day....the weekends I end up slacking some, but I still try to drink a lot of water. I was debating whether or not to count my herbal tea as water, but decided not to!
  • gingerjen7
    gingerjen7 Posts: 821 Member
    For those of you interested in what actual health professionals think, try this: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

    Of particular interest to this thread: "Everyone has heard the advice, "Drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day." That's about 1.9 liters, which isn't that different from the Institute of Medicine recommendations. Although the "8 by 8" rule isn't supported by hard evidence, it remains popular because it's easy to remember. Just keep in mind that the rule should be reframed as: "Drink at least eight 8-ounce glasses of fluid a day," because all fluids count toward the daily total. "
    I've read that as well.

    However, that doesn't mean I'm going to count any fluid as water just because it's fluid; it's not water. I'm not going to log a brownie as a can of tuna because it's not a can of tuna, so why would I log tea as water?
  • needamulligan
    needamulligan Posts: 558 Member
    water

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