What do you count as 'water'?

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  • ak_honda
    ak_honda Posts: 60 Member
    I only count water, coconut water, and any green or black tea I drink (I don't add any sweeteners to my tea, and usually only drink decaffeinated). Any other drinks I do not count towards that.
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    This topic makes me want to kill myself.
    Via drowning.
    In water.


    DOES THAT INCLUDE COFFEE AND TEA TOO? :bigsmile:
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    Salt.
  • Heather_Rider
    Heather_Rider Posts: 1,159 Member
    Would you log a peanut butter & jelly sandwich the same as a bologna & cheese sandwich.. because its a sandwich? NO.. water is water. Log it as such. Just like you would log orange juice as orange juice.... Or a hot dog as a hot dog.. and not a hamburger.

    WATER IS WATER! Green isnt Blue, Peaches arent green beans! Log what you are logging exactly what it is.. nothing else!

    Good luck! <3
  • Joehenny
    Joehenny Posts: 1,222 Member
    Diet soda is not water. Soda further dehydrates you and puts more stress on the kidneys and liver. Not sure if srs or potato.
  • mego07
    mego07 Posts: 234 Member
    For me i count water as water...

    Aslo, just made a fresh cup of coffee and after reading all the posts ... i could really go for some water.
  • Sylph13
    Sylph13 Posts: 15
    Everything liquid, pretty much - coffee, tea, milk (can't argue when it's skim lol), juice... coffee is usually about 75% of my "water" intake for the day. It counts as water because it is mostly water, and you drink it - imo clear soups should technically count as well. They don't have separate categories for juice and coffee etc. for a reason.. smh at some people. Right, and recent studies dispel the myth that you need to drink a cup of water for every caffeinated beverage.. The only time water is water for me, is when a Dr. says "nothing but water" prior to surgery etc.
  • Melonie79
    Melonie79 Posts: 9
    I count only "water" as water and drink at least my 8 glasses a day (before I allow myself juice or diet soda, etc).
    If it's got calories, it goes in the log.
  • joyjay4fun
    joyjay4fun Posts: 160
    I count water and tea. I also occasionally use a crystal light in my water but I dont necessarily log the 5 calories as 5 wont make or break my day. :-)
  • missybct
    missybct Posts: 321 Member
    I only count water and herbal tea. I don't really drink soda or alcohol or juices etc.
  • QueenGyn
    QueenGyn Posts: 106
    Diet soda is not water. Soda further dehydrates you and puts more stress on the kidneys and liver. Not sure if srs or potato.

    Potato.
  • squatsandlipgloss
    squatsandlipgloss Posts: 595 Member
    Only water. Because I drink water for the health benefits of it, not to get to my bla-oz of water in. And drinking coke or whatever else will not give me the benefits that water does.
  • yaseyuku
    yaseyuku Posts: 871 Member
    I count water, mineral water, and tea.

    Coffees, juices, etc, I don't count in my personal intake.
  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    Oops! accidental post...
  • pixtotts
    pixtotts Posts: 552 Member
    For me anything caffeinated is a no no , or anything considered "pop"/"soda" , their more chemicals than water!, fruit juice is mostly packed with sugar so i dont count that either...

    for me water is water ....or squash ... I count squash as water because I dont like the taste of some waters, without the squash id of had to have one of the above :(
  • Piriteze
    Piriteze Posts: 4
    I count water as in only water as water and flavored waters, such as adding in a low calorie flavor packets.

    My husband had this conversation with the massage therapist. She asked if he drank a lot of water, he said yes, tea. She said that is not water..... It requires "processing" that water doesn't or something like that....

    I don't count diet sodas, or other non water drinks towards my water count..

    How? The water molecules don't form compounds with 'tea' molecules, making it more difficult to process.
    I personally count all liquids that don't dehydrate as water, although I don't log liquids so its a moot point.
  • almonds1
    almonds1 Posts: 642 Member
    Where am I??
  • Lunachic77
    Lunachic77 Posts: 434 Member
    Water. That's it.

    Yup. ^ This. If is a drink other than water than I log it under snacks or whatever meal I had it with. Pretty simple and explanatory, really.
  • RllyGudTweetr
    RllyGudTweetr Posts: 2,019 Member
    I count water as in only water as water and flavored waters, such as adding in a low calorie flavor packets.

    My husband had this conversation with the massage therapist. She asked if he drank a lot of water, he said yes, tea. She said that is not water..... It requires "processing" that water doesn't or something like that....

    I don't count diet sodas, or other non water drinks towards my water count..

    How? The water molecules don't form compounds with 'tea' molecules, making it more difficult to process.
    I personally count all liquids that don't dehydrate as water, although I don't log liquids so its a moot point.
    Are you questioning the medical legitimacy of advice from a LICENSED massage therapist? They had WEEKS of training! Of course, most of those weeks involved the application of various balms on skin. . . . *cough*
  • Kxgz
    Kxgz Posts: 198 Member
    I count water as water. Because that's all that counts.
  • mcibty
    mcibty Posts: 1,252 Member
    Water. If it came from a tap or out of a bottle. Water.

    If it's not water. Then it's not water.
  • bleedingdesu
    bleedingdesu Posts: 63 Member
    I generally count anything that isn't caffeinated, has low sugar and no/VERY low sodium.
  • fitbum19
    fitbum19 Posts: 198 Member
    only water counts as water. alcohol, coffee, etc are diuretics.....which means they dehydrate you. water is water and if its not water, its not counted as water.
  • amandajones1978
    amandajones1978 Posts: 140
    I only count water for my water intake. If I drink a soda or iced tea(Snapple), then I log it as a soda or iced tea. I keep a 24oz water bottle on my desk at work and try to drink through 4 of those before I leave.
  • alpenpam
    alpenpam Posts: 27
    water.
  • Hoosier96
    Hoosier96 Posts: 118 Member
    Water. That's it.
    This. Anything else I log under food.
  • jmcreynolds91
    jmcreynolds91 Posts: 777 Member
    unsweeted tea..thats about it. I log this under food but count it as water.
  • Mojoni
    Mojoni Posts: 3
    Water.
  • mattswing
    mattswing Posts: 1
    i only count water as water, I will also include sports drinks and account for the calories but only when i feel it necessary to drink a sports drink. I do add flavoring to my water such as Mio, or Great Value version from Walmart, even Koolaid has them now and there is no sugar or no calories in them.
  • LindseySprake
    LindseySprake Posts: 333 Member
    This was actually one of the questions on my final in my dietetic class this past semester. The general rule of thumb is to count all juices, coffees and teas, caffeinated or decaffeinated, with your water count. You, of course, still need to account for the added calories in these liquids.

    ^^THIS^^
    But for me personally, I track only water as water :drinker:

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