What do you consider a cup of water?

Rahsgirl1099

I had a discussion recently with some co-workers at work. About what is an actual cup of water to them...a measuring cup worth or an 8oz glass?? To me I would think the full glass..but after about 4 within 1 day I start feeling water logged.

What is a cup to you?

Mlkmaid

Technically a cup would be an 8 oz. measure just liked you'd measure any liquid when cooking. I drink 2 liters a day minimum. If you fill a glass to the top you may be getting as much as 16 oz., depending on the size of the glass.

AmyRhubarb

I count mine as 8oz.

cidalia73

8 ounces / 250 ml.


If you use a liquid measuring cup (not a baking measuring cup), it should measure 250 ml, so same thing.

I can't always drink 8 glasses. I don't think I need to. I drink as much as I can (I add splashes of fruit or drink unsweetened tea to help), but I figure, since I eat a lot of vegetables most days, I do get some of my fluid intake from that as well. I feel water logged at 6 glasses. Haven't made it to 8 yet.

bellaa_x0

i was also confused by this; however, i don't log my water consumption merely because i drink at MINIMUM 10 poland spring water bottles (the 16.9 fl oz ones) a day, which i figure is more than plenty either way.

3dogsrunning

1 cup measuring cup, 8 oz, 250 ml. I have glasses that I measure how much they hold and they hold 2 cups, 500 mls so when I drink a glass, I log 2 cups.

determined_erin

One glass of water is 8 oz.

fbmandy55

Well according to my Measuring cups, 8 oz IS equal to one cup. Therefore, I consider a cup of water 8 oz.

imchicbad

6-8oz.

jenns1964

I use a 24 oz cup which is 3 Cups. I drink that 5-6 times a day.

nskerr

8oz. If you want to drink the correct amount per day you need 4 Poland Spring or other bottled water brands.

natacha305

I use to count a 16 oz water bottle as a "cup"

today my styrifoam cup is a "cup of water"

but like every one else i just eyeball it and make sure its 8 oz

mmddwechanged

I would answer this two ways: 1) a measuring cup or 2) any container shaped vessel that you drink out of. Either way, my thinking hasn't interfered with my scale victory:)

TwinkieDong

8 oz a day. Really the number of glasses/cups a day doesnt matter as long as it comes out clear.

kbeech06

LOL, it would be 8 oz. I use one of hubby's pint glasses all day and just keep refilling it. I tend to not log it exactly because I lose track. I know I drink plenty though.

Pixi_Rex

8fl. ounces is 1 cup of water. That is what I consider 1 cup of water, that is what I drink for 1 cup of water.


Its really not the difficult.

bumblebums

I can sort of see where the confusion comes from. The "standard advice" you see all over the place is to drink "at least 8 glasses of water a day." Not 8 cups, but 8 glasses. To me, a glass is a pint. I drink my water from a pint glass. So 8 pints would be kind of a hard goal to achieve, except on a hot summer day while hiking through the dessert with a cart of water maybe.

But yeah, I believe the standard advice is supposed to imply 8 8-oz cups of water, which is half a gallon. This does not take into account body size so it's kind of ridiculous as advice goes.

More here:

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

ShellyBell999

A cup of water is:

refreshing,
tasteless,
thirst quenching.

It fits into whatever size device I have to put it in.

I drink about 2 liters a day.

yamsteroo

Here in the UK the 'cup' measurement isn't widely used so I had to ask this question myself a while back.

I log it everyday but I've no problems drinking 2L of water a day.

Not that I think I'm anywhere near it, but is there a *maximum* amount someone should drink? Obviously doing a marathon in a desert would increase how much you need but I'm talking normal day, doing a bit of lifting but nothing spectacularly sweaty for hours!

chetnabhatt

well I use a 1 liter bottle to measure..It was difficult to drink a single bottle when I started out but now I consume 3-4 liters a day easily.