Water

canucksgirl16

I have hated water since I was little. My Mom used to tell me she had such a hard time getting me to drink water all the time. What I did was just set out small goals and worked my way up. I started out with a goal to drink at least 3 cups of water and then upped it by a cup each day till I reached my goal of 8 cups a day. Eventually I just got used to drinking nothing but water and now I don't have an issue at all.

Good luck!

needles85365

I count anything except my coffee as water. Always make sure its low calories and I dilute it as well.

fausto412

I am having a problem getting in the full 8 cups of water in a day. I am just wondering if anyone has any suggestions on how to increase this or if drinking Crystal Light would count toward the water count.

I have had a problem at all with getting the cups of water down....I would suggest just getting a cup that's 8 oz so you can measure because 8 oz isn't that much water. Then just drink more often...starting with a cup when you first wake up, one before you go to work, 1 mid morning, 1 before lunch, another 1 during lunch, mid afternoon 1 also, and 1 before dinner and 1 after dinner. Just schedule it out.

It is just a guideline, I drank 12 yesterday....kept me from feeling hungry. It's 2:45 and I've already had 7. I went walking this morning and drank 1 before I left, came back and drank another.

Hope this helps.

ps. if you drink coffee you have to drive twice the amount of water to offset that coffee cup. 1 cup of coffee, 2 cups of water.

fausto412

I think it's been said above already, but you don't necessarily *need* to drink 64 oz. of water in a day, and pretty much any liquid will count as "water intake" (even coffee or beer, although some choices are obviously going to be better than others in terms of calories / sugar content).

The bonuses of water over a lot of other liquids are that it'll fill you up, it'll help keep things moving in the digestive tract, and it's not going to add any calories to your diet.

Doctor told me coffee is a diuretic, you drink 8 oz of it and your body puts out 16 oz of fluid. Same with most sodas...in the military's basic training they make you drink 1 glass of water for each glass of soda. for safety reasons...don't need you dehydrated.

jasonheyd

Doctor told me coffee is a diuretic, you drink 8 oz of it and your body puts out 16 oz of fluid. Same with most sodas...in the military's basic training they make you drink 1 glass of water for each glass of soda. for safety reasons...don't need you dehydrated.

I think your doc probably needs to brush up on his/her research.

There's a lot of information out there, including links to various studies, but here's a bit of info:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html?_r=0

... and I won't comment on "military intelligence". That joke's too old. ;-)

JudyAngelman

I drink a lot of water but once in a while I will add a few drops of Mio to my 24 oz bottle to add some flavor. I never drink soda's but will have unsweetened tea with Truvia once in a while at a restaurant. I get at least 3 of my 24 oz bottles in daily . I think it really helps my weight loss.

fausto412

Doctor told me coffee is a diuretic, you drink 8 oz of it and your body puts out 16 oz of fluid. Same with most sodas...in the military's basic training they make you drink 1 glass of water for each glass of soda. for safety reasons...don't need you dehydrated.

I think your doc probably needs to brush up on his/her research.

There's a lot of information out there, including links to various studies, but here's a bit of info:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html?_r=0

... and I won't comment on "military intelligence". That joke's too old. ;-)

Well...there is no denying that diuretics make you have to pee, which means you loose a bit more fluid a bit faster. The more often you go, the more fluids you lose, the more you have to drink. Caffeine is a mild one which is what that link says. Maybe the Doctor said that to get me to drink more water. He seemed very competent and was recommended by my regular doctor.

jasonheyd

Well...there is no denying that diuretics make you have to pee, which means you loose a bit more fluid a bit faster. The more often you go, the more fluids you lose, the more you have to drink. Caffeine is a mild one which is what that link says. Maybe the Doctor said that to get me to drink more water. He seemed very competent and was recommended by my regular doctor.

Pretty much any liquid has some diuretic properties but from all the research I've seen, the diuretic properties of caffeine have been wildly overstated, even relative to water.

Along those lines, one to two cups of water to compensate for every cup of soda or coffee is overkill & there's really no reason to not treat coffee & soda as part of a general hydration plan.

With that said, there's not much question that a bunch of sugar and/or cream aren't likely to help a diet plan, and a lot of folks question the effects of artificial sweeteners, so pure water's not exactly a bad way to go.

As for the doc, keeping up with water intake's obviously a worthwhile goal in terms of general health & keeping yourself full, but I'd prefer a straight message to advice wrapped in what looks like an old wive's tale. ;-)

AnvilHead

Ahhh, the daily water thread. Read this post and stop all the silliness:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/821181-myths-and-facts-about-hydration-requirements

FredDoyle

Don't rely on artificial sweetners...they are full of toxic chemicals.

Stick to water. It does a body good!

Yes... artificial sweeteners are a poison if you take too much - your body actually starts to fight the toxin by.... making you fatter!!!!

Well it can kill dogs and they are mammals too! Step away from the diet drinks!

Life Sucks, eh!?

Ah, no.
Plus a failed analogy. Some chocolate can be poison to dogs, that's why it is poison to us right?