Do you track your water and why?

lporter229

I am just curious to see the reasons why people do or do not think it is important to track water when tracking calories and exercise.

Personally, I do not track my water because I don't think there is some magic number for how much water I should drink that correlates to fitness or weight loss. I stay hydrated. I drink when I am thirsty or when i feel like my body needs it. That's it.

This works for me...what about you?

Culley34

I don't track it, but I would say that I take in roughly 150 oz. water / day.

You may want to track it to make sure you're taking in enough water.

If you're waiting to feel thirsty, you're waiting to long. Thirst is a sign that the body is thoroughly dehyrdrated.

lhergenr

No because I know I drink "enough". I drink it all throughout the day so it just doesn't seem necessary for me to track.

fierceangel1982

I'm currently on the Game On Diet and I need to drink 3 liters of water a day, so I track it on here.

myfitnessnmhoy

No, I don't formally track it. I check my urine color a couple of times a day by glancing at the toilet before flushing, and the "color test" is sufficient to let me know if I've had enough water or am slacking off too much.

lporter229

I don't track it, but I would say that I take in roughly 150 oz. water / day.

You may want to track it to make sure you're taking in enough water.

If you're waiting to feel thirsty, you're waiting to long. Thirst is a sign that the body is thoroughly dehyrdrated.

I guess I should have worded my post better. i drink water throughout the day, I do not wait until I feel thirsty. What I meant was that I recognize that if I am thirsty or cramping when I run, etc, that i need to drink more water.

slkehl

As long as you're not thirsty and your pee is very light, you should be fine. Keep in mind that all fluids count, including those that come from your food.

CantarellaMiyani

I track because historically, drinking enough water has been a problem for me. This helps me form the habit, so that I can keep it later, without tracking.

3foldchord

I try to, because if I don't, and am not thinking about it, I will forget to drink anything at all.

morningmud

I try to as I am trying to increase my water intake. However, I far too often forget to add it.

Daneelbel_Lee

I must track. I don't like plain water, so keeping track not only helps me remember how much I need to drink (at least), but it reminds me of what I've already drank, which is a boost for me.

rickgomez2003

I do track it just to make sure i am at a gallon a day.

amymichelle1226

I track it only because I know I need to drink more water and sometimes struggle reaching the 8 glasses a day. Not because I'm drinking other things, or because I dislike water but I only drink when I'm thirsty, which apparently isn't that often. So I track it because I'm trying to reach that goal of drinking at least 8 glasses a day.

bcattoes

I don't because I know by my urine color that hydration is not a problem.

joecollins9385

i always put mine at 8 glasses for the day but i actually drink about 200 oz each day

hdsqrl

I track it, because if nothing else, at least at the end of the day, even if my food choices weren't perfect, I can at least have a little self-pat-on-the-back that I got my water in. It also helps remind me to drink it...I'm one of those who will forget to drink anything at all if I'm not paying attention.

3foldchord

I track it, because if nothing else, at least at the end of the day, even if my food choices weren't perfect, I can at least have a little self-pat-on-the-back that I got my water in. It also helps remind me to drink it...I'm one of those who will forget to drink anything at all if I'm not paying attention.

Exactly me! Some days I don't get my water, but some days it is the only thing I get right!

jessimurph

No, just because I drink a ton of water.

IveLanded

I don't but that's because it's something I never struggle with. I generally have a glass of water in hand at all times and as soon as it's empty I refill it. I keep a water bottle with me when I work out and usually go through it during an hour work out and refill it and drink it all again immediately after. So just guessing, that's something like 150 ounces a day, on average.

If I had a problem with intake, I'd probably track it to keep myself on target.

bcattoes

If you're waiting to feel thirsty, you're waiting to long. Thirst is a sign that the body is thoroughly dehyrdrated.

This is not true. Thirst is not always a sign of dehydration. Some people are better at recognizing thirst than others, and for some there can be mild dehydration by the time they recognize that they are thirsty, but it's not true for all.

But if anyone is "thoroughly dehyradrated" they will have more symptoms than just thirst.

EccentricDad

I am just curious to see the reasons why people do or do not think it is important to track water when tracking calories and exercise.

Personally, I do not track my water because I don't think there is some magic number for how much water I should drink that correlates to fitness or weight loss. I stay hydrated. I drink when I am thirsty or when i feel like my body needs it. That's it.

This works for me...what about you?

I track it because I think it's amusing to see how much water I put in my body.

opuntia

I track my water - but I prefer to track it on a phone app than here. The reason I track water is because if I drink more water, I feel better in myself, but it's very easy for me to focus on other things and completely forget to drink. So I track water to remind myself. And also because I like seeing a little graph of my daily water intake.

TheRealParisLove

Yes. I tend to not drink enough water for my high protein, high fiber diet. Also, I lift heavy and the toxin buildup in the form of muscle soreness is eased by sufficient water water consumption.

Especially if you are trying to lose weight, the body needs additional water to activate fat burning. There has been a lot scientific research on this, and those who drink 8-10 cups of water a day lose more than those who drink fewer than 7 cups a day.

Koldnomore

i always put mine at 8 glasses for the day but i actually drink about 200 oz each day

^THIS.

LittleMissDover

I track because I generally don't drink enough, this reminds me to.

tenaheff

I do not track my water. I don't drink nearly as much as everyone says you should. I never have and never will. I take a diuretic for my BP. I already pee constantly. My urine is always light in color so I know I am not dehydrated.

BRANDYGR8MOVES

i do because i slack on drinking it and i end up feeling it

seashman

I don't because I have a sort of embarrassing thing where I only will drink large quantities of water when it's SmartWater. I get the big 1.5L bottles and drink about 2/day, so I always know how much I've drank without having to really track it.

Kikilicious84

I drink way more than 8 glass so I count mine by liters. So you may see 2 or 4 under the water section of my logs but that's b/c I'm not about to click 20 cups of water... lol I drink out of bottles..not cups.