Water intake, Does Tea count and Coffee???

ArroganceInStep

ONLY WATER IS WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







Water is a diuretic too, though. Not true? Go drink 2 gallons of water and then try to avoid peeing.

myofibril

It doesn't matter where you get your water from: tea, coffee, flavoured water, carbonated water, fruit, veg etc etc.

Oneday150

ONLY WATER IS WATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!







Water is a diuretic too, though. Not true? Go drink 2 gallons of water and then try to avoid peeing.

Do not try that!!! You can actually die from that. Happend here in CT a few yrs ago, this man was trying to win an Xbox for his son from a radio station and the challenge was too drink as much water possible without peeing and he actually died.
He drank 2 gallons of water.

honeyallen

Nothing else counts as water; water counts as water. Many kinds of tea are caffeinated and caffeine is a diuretic. That means that it helps to eliminate water from your body, thus dehydrating you. Tea may indeed have health benefits. I would not recommend drinking tea for your daily water requirement either.

momsontherun001

Tea is water and coffee is water and water is water.

myofibril

Nothing else counts as water; water counts as water.

Perhaps you should tell that to the Mayo Clinic:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

agthorn

Nothing else counts as water; water counts as water. Many kinds of tea are caffeinated and caffeine is a diuretic. That means that it helps to eliminate water from your body, thus dehydrating you. Tea may indeed have health benefits. I would not recommend drinking tea for your daily water requirement either.

You know what dehydrates me? Constantly debunking the myth that tea and coffee are diuretics. I'm gonna go drink some more coffee to hydrate.

FredDoyle

Nothing else counts as water; water counts as water. Many kinds of tea are caffeinated and caffeine is a diuretic. That means that it helps to eliminate water from your body, thus dehydrating you. Tea may indeed have health benefits. I would not recommend drinking tea for your daily water requirement either.

You know what dehydrates me? Constantly debunking the myth that tea and coffee are diuretics. I'm gonna go drink some more coffee to hydrate.

This is driving me to drink! Whisky! Which is going to really dehydrate me.
It's going to take quite a bit of coffee to rehydrate me after this bollocking.

ninerbuff

For those who keep saying that caffeine is a diuretic, you'd have to have huge mega doses of it to be effective. Caffeine is more a stimulant than a diuretic. Read actually clinical science studies on it an don't rely on "hearsay" from others who can't factually back the "dehydration" and "diuretic" statements with actual clinical studies.


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Brunner26_2

:blushing: :blushing: :blushing: Who knew this would become such a hot topic.... It even made the recent forums. I am going to be famous :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Lots of us knew this would be a hot topic. It's been argued to death. Also, every post goes to the recent list because they're just the most recent posts.

sahm23ladies

Think about this logically: Adding tea (or any flavoring) to water does not change the water into anything else.

Many people choose not to count those things, but their bodies still recognize the water.

And LMAO at classifying tea as "garbage."

Yes. I've given up trying to convince people of this obvious fact. The logically challenged will still spout their nonsense.

No doubt!

And I had no idea my green tea was "garbage". Great.

fotogal7

Most sensible reply yet.

AmyRhubarb

I've said it before on these debates, but I'll throw my two cents in again - I only count water as water. Big picture, I might look at other stuff I drink during the day as "fluid intake", but only water gets logged as water in my book, and I drink black coffee & unsweetened iced tea, no significant calories.

But drinking coffee & tea all day does not make my urine light yellow or clear like water does. And the first time I donated blood, it was spur of the moment at a blood drive, and I had had nothing but cereal and coffee that morning. They had a rough time finding my vein, and when they finally got it, filling that pint took forEVER! They asked if I'd had any water to drink that morning, and I told them no, just coffee. They all nodded knowingly and said a-ha!

Now when I donate blood (and since I've made it a habit to drink water before I even get to my coffee in the morning), I make sure I've had plenty of water first, and I'm often in and out of the chair before people who started their pint before I did.

So yeah, drinking fluids is important, and we get water from other sources (food, other drinks, etc), but for logging, just water is water. And 8 glasses a day isn't a magic number, but a guideline - as others have said, drink enough to keep your pee the right color - if its dark yellow, you need more water, if it's clear, you could probably back off. If it's hot out, you'll need more, if it's cold, you might need less. If you're thirsty, by all means, have a glass of water. :bigsmile:

FredDoyle

I've said it before on these debates, but I'll throw my two cents in again - I only count water as water. Big picture, I might look at other stuff I drink during the day as "fluid intake", but only water gets logged as water in my book, and I drink black coffee & unsweetened iced tea, no significant calories.

But drinking coffee & tea all day does not make my urine light yellow or clear like water does. And the first time I donated blood, it was spur of the moment at a blood drive, and I had had nothing but cereal and coffee that morning. They had a rough time finding my vein, and when they finally got it, filling that pint took forEVER! They asked if I'd had any water to drink that morning, and I told them no, just coffee. They all nodded knowingly and said a-ha!

Now when I donate blood (and since I've made it a habit to drink water before I even get to my coffee in the morning), I make sure I've had plenty of water first, and I'm often in and out of the chair before people who started their pint before I did.

So yeah, drinking fluids is important, and we get water from other sources (food, other drinks, etc), but for logging, just water is water. And 8 glasses a day isn't a magic number, but a guideline - as others have said, drink enough to keep your pee the right color - if its dark yellow, you need more water, if it's clear, you could probably back off. If it's hot out, you'll need more, if it's cold, you might need less. If you're thirsty, by all means, have a glass of water. :bigsmile:

I hope they didn't give you juice after donating. It'll dehydrate you.

carolmsb

I count herbal tea as water but if it has caffine or I'm adding milk to it I don't count it.

what she said

ArroganceInStep

I've said it before on these debates, but I'll throw my two cents in again - I only count water as water. Big picture, I might look at other stuff I drink during the day as "fluid intake", but only water gets logged as water in my book, and I drink black coffee & unsweetened iced tea, no significant calories.

But drinking coffee & tea all day does not make my urine light yellow or clear like water does. And the first time I donated blood, it was spur of the moment at a blood drive, and I had had nothing but cereal and coffee that morning. They had a rough time finding my vein, and when they finally got it, filling that pint took forEVER! They asked if I'd had any water to drink that morning, and I told them no, just coffee. They all nodded knowingly and said a-ha!

Now when I donate blood (and since I've made it a habit to drink water before I even get to my coffee in the morning), I make sure I've had plenty of water first, and I'm often in and out of the chair before people who started their pint before I did.

So yeah, drinking fluids is important, and we get water from other sources (food, other drinks, etc), but for logging, just water is water. And 8 glasses a day isn't a magic number, but a guideline - as others have said, drink enough to keep your pee the right color - if its dark yellow, you need more water, if it's clear, you could probably back off. If it's hot out, you'll need more, if it's cold, you might need less. If you're thirsty, by all means, have a glass of water. :bigsmile:

Poking fun just for the sake of it, because...well...it's funny.

THIS JUST IN, DRINKING WATER MAKES YOU A HEMOPHILIAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brunner26_2

I've said it before on these debates, but I'll throw my two cents in again - I only count water as water. Big picture, I might look at other stuff I drink during the day as "fluid intake", but only water gets logged as water in my book, and I drink black coffee & unsweetened iced tea, no significant calories.

But drinking coffee & tea all day does not make my urine light yellow or clear like water does. And the first time I donated blood, it was spur of the moment at a blood drive, and I had had nothing but cereal and coffee that morning. They had a rough time finding my vein, and when they finally got it, filling that pint took forEVER! They asked if I'd had any water to drink that morning, and I told them no, just coffee. They all nodded knowingly and said a-ha!

Now when I donate blood (and since I've made it a habit to drink water before I even get to my coffee in the morning), I make sure I've had plenty of water first, and I'm often in and out of the chair before people who started their pint before I did.

So yeah, drinking fluids is important, and we get water from other sources (food, other drinks, etc), but for logging, just water is water. And 8 glasses a day isn't a magic number, but a guideline - as others have said, drink enough to keep your pee the right color - if its dark yellow, you need more water, if it's clear, you could probably back off. If it's hot out, you'll need more, if it's cold, you might need less. If you're thirsty, by all means, have a glass of water. :bigsmile:

I've only been drinking coffee this morning and I'm peeing clear.

carolmsb

:laugh:

does blood count as water

please reply asap urgent

AmyRhubarb

I hope they didn't give you juice after donating. It'll dehydrate you.

I always get the tiny can of apple juice! :ohwell: What was I thinking???

I've only been drinking coffee this morning and I'm peeing clear.

Good for you! Doesn't work that way for me, and like I said, I go by pee color, so I must need more water with/before/after coffee than you do. :drinker:

Poking fun just for the sake of it, because...well...it's funny.

THIS JUST IN, DRINKING WATER MAKES YOU A HEMOPHILIAC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:laugh: The horrors! Actually, they do usually have to ice pack my arm for a few minutes once the needle is out to stop the bleeding.

2BeFit4Jesus

Jesus turned water into wine, so wine should definitely count towards water intake.

stephdeeable

firstsip

Jesus turned water into wine, so wine should definitely count towards water intake.

This is Christian thinking I could definitely get behind.

Mamasota

If you are on WW, at least 1/2 your "water" should be water. Caffinated drinks don't count at all. Stick to the "crystal tea" (water). Hot water w/lemmon isn't bad during the winter.

Thokiz

So does Ice count?

What about tap water, that has flouride?

If I inhaled 8 cups of steam, would that count?

What if a Gnat got into my water & I accidently swallowed it? Would that not still be water or would my liver consider that Gnat soup?

rml_16

If you are on WW, at least 1/2 your "water" should be water. Caffinated drinks don't count at all. Stick to the "crystal tea" (water). Hot water w/lemmon isn't bad during the winter.

NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!

That requirement changed with PointsPlus. EVERYTHING THAT ISN'T ALCOHOL COUNTS. Oy. No wonder so many people fail on WW. You don't even know the program you're following.

carolmsb

Jesus turned water into wine, so wine should definitely count towards water intake.

:happy:

carolmsb

After reading this thread- I think I'll go on a K cup diet. There is such a variety now- all the food groups are covered ! i love my Keurig and it's so simple.

SleepySin

You're shortchanging your body if you count tea and other garbage as water. WATER counts as water. Nothing else.

I just laughed reading this.

Maybe if you're drinking Snapple or other sugary crap, I'd count that separately but personally, I add a cup of water each time I have a cup of tea. I drink whole leaf, unsweetened tea and it keeps me hydrated. If I were to count 8 separate glasses of water to the 3-5 cups of tea I drink a day, I'd just be pissing out all my vitamins.. hahaha

kmorganlfc

If you add sugar to a glass of water, does it still count as sugar?

AnvilHead

What if a Gnat got into my water & I accidently swallowed it? Would that not still be water or would my liver consider that Gnat soup?

Sorry, can't count it according to the (flawed) logic in most of this thread. That gnat is now in solution and has instantly and completely negated the hydrating effects of that cup of water, because, well, it's not "just water" anymore. If you have an 8-ounce glass full of water sitting in front of you and you put anything into it, it somehow becomes "anti-water" even though the glass is just as full as it was before of that same liquid. smh.