What do you count as water?

Spitcan

Water only. I have separate entries for my coffee consumption. Gatorade, i scan the barcode. I dont drink soda. That's about it.

AllonsYtotheTardis

I count my water, and my green tea (which is zero calories). I don't add anything to my green tea - nothing sweet, no milk, nothing.

bkennedy1981

:drinker: I only count pure simple water. Everything else gets counted separately.

SadieToughLady

I count any liquid as "water" because I read somewhere that that can be included in your recommended 8 cups a day.

blondie0942

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).

this is what I do

sarahharmintx

Water, water with crystal light, water with mio, unsweet tea. I am for 96+ ounce a day.

askinnybanana13

water, water with lemon, or water with fruit like 1/4 cup some frozen blueberries floating around. I drink about 15-18 8oz serving of water a day. nothing else counts like hot or cold unsweetened tea, coffee, crystal light, or vitamin waters/sobe waters. all those things get logged as a part of a meal or snack.

CakeBaby_HMJ

Just water... Nothing else

Nalgh94

I only count pure water, I have another section named "Fluids (Not Pure Water)" where I include coffee, tea, juice etc

ickybella

Just red wine, oh, and I guess water.

drmerc

I don't measure my fluid intake, I don't really see the point

I just stay hydrated throughout the day as best as I can living in a desert

bigdawg025

It's amazing how many people count ONLY plain water toward their intake...

Now I don't count caffeinated beverages, however I do count everything else (minus alcohol).

http://www.joybauer.com/newsletter/What-Counts-Toward-Your-Daily-Water-Intake.aspx?xid=nl_JoyBauersDaily..

myfitnessnmhoy

I stopped counting water a long time ago. My body has a very clear signal to let me know if I'd drinking enough water.

If my urine is clear or pale yellow and transparent (no sign of cloudiness) and dissolves readily in water, I'm good.

If it's bright yellow or darker, appears cloudy, or does not immediately and readily dissolve in water, I need to drink more in proportion to the variance from above.

For me, that's somewhere around 8-10 glasses of fluids, and I don't discriminate too much - I use mostly water because it's the cheapest and most readily available liquid most times.

javagsd

nothing with caffeine because it's dehydrating. Just water, Crystal Light, herbal tea

LiveLaffLoseLove

I only log actual water as water. If I have caloried drinks, I just add to the meal I have them with or as a snack. Don't cheat yourself counting coffees and teas, since they dehydrate you actually...

tadpole242

Water, coffee, coke, anything not solid, or soup.

I only log actual water as water. If I have caloried drinks, I just add to the meal I have them with or as a snack. Don't cheat yourself counting coffees and teas, since they dehydrate you actually...

Sorry but not true, even water will dehydrate you actually...
A diuretic is anything that elevates the rate of urination. So water make you go potty more: ergo it is a diuretic

scapez

Because I'm OCD I only could water as water, but from what I understand any liquid 'counts' towards your fluid intake (i.e. coffee, tea, juice, soda, and water from fruits/veggies, etc.) so long as it doesn't contain alcohol.

wellbert

Simple, plain water. If you add anything else to your water its not really just water.

Please explain, with science, how adding "anything" to water changes the chemical composition of it.

VanessaHeartsMasr

I only count water as water.

RenfieldX

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.

^^This.

That being said, I usually only log water as water. Like someone else mentioned, if it has calories I log it as food, and since I take milk in my coffee or tea I log them as food.

bigdawg025

water, water with lemon, or water with fruit like 1/4 cup some frozen blueberries floating around. I drink about 15-18 8oz serving of water a day. nothing else counts like hot or cold unsweetened tea, coffee, crystal light, or vitamin waters/sobe waters. all those things get logged as a part of a meal or snack.

You mean YOU don't count anything else... because I can find enough proof out there that more than just water counts toward your daily intake necessary for hydration.

_the_feniks_

Water and only water.

hhannieh

Just water.

4newtsmom

Only water. I do use crystal lite, but I use one pack per 64 oz, because they are WAY to strong with diluting them.

Capt_Apollo

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.

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CharityEaton

water. just water. anything else is not water.

smtillman2

Water

Darkskinned88

Water, sparkling water, and lifewater...i get about 8-10 cups of regular water regardless

Sarauk2sf

I dont track it as I am pretty consistent with my fluid intake and show no signs of dehydtration. However, everything the OP has listed can be counted towards fluid intake.

viktoriaakills

I log the water I consume. If it's coffee, it's still water. I log the coffee as a food, but log the water as water. Same with teas or anything else I add to my water