What counts as water?

katweeks63
katweeks63 Posts: 59
in Health and Weight Loss
I once had a Doctor tell me that if it was made with water then it counts as water. So... I would like to know if others count coffee, tea, etc as water?
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  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    Is there any beverage, other than milk, that isn't made from water?

    You're going to get different answers on this. As far as what I put in my food journal, I only count actual water, but I think it's okay to count black coffee and plain tea. If you add creamers and sweeteners, I personally wouldn't count it.
  • YoungDoc2B
    YoungDoc2B Posts: 1,593 Member
    No. Water counts as water.
  • FireBrand80
    FireBrand80 Posts: 378 Member
    You body can't tell the difference between h20 from bottled water or lettuce
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    Water.
  • nxd10
    nxd10 Posts: 4,570 Member
    They tell me that tea and coffee change how your kidneys function so don't count as water even though they have no calories.

    But it's most of what I drink, so who am I to talk?
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    You can count it however you want, but your body is able to use the water content from beverages and foods, whether they have calories or not, whether they are caffeinated or not.
  • katweeks63
    katweeks63 Posts: 59
    Dr. said milk & juice don't count as water.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    They tell me that tea and coffee change how your kidneys function so don't count as water even though they have no calories.

    But it's most of what I drink, so who am I to talk?
    Who are they?
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    Dr. said milk & juice don't count as water.
    Your doctor is a bit contradictory, isn't he?
  • beckajw
    beckajw Posts: 1,728 Member
    I once had a Doctor tell me that if it was made with water then it counts as water. So... I would like to know if others count coffee, tea, etc as water?

    Everything but milk and alcohol counts toward your daily required fluid intake.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I once had a Doctor tell me that if it was made with water then it counts as water. So... I would like to know if others count coffee, tea, etc as water?

    Everything but milk and alcohol counts toward your daily required fluid intake.
    Milk, seriously?
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
    I count any drink, water, juice, tea, coffee. It's all wet!
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    H2O
  • OneFitDude16
    OneFitDude16 Posts: 169
    Water is water. That is the only way you can get hydrated properly.
  • RealMattHopkins
    RealMattHopkins Posts: 75 Member
    You really should be drinking WATER...

    Pure, clean, unadulterated water...
  • DoOrDoNotThereIsNoTry1
    DoOrDoNotThereIsNoTry1 Posts: 149 Member
    H2O
  • morgansmom02
    morgansmom02 Posts: 1,131 Member
    Oh no.... here we go
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    mama said that foosball is the devil.....
    waterboy1.jpg
    but there's nothing better than high quality H20 \m/
  • ItsCasey
    ItsCasey Posts: 4,021 Member
    I always thought the eight 8 oz glasses per day rule was on top of whatever water you're getting from food.
  • misao1994
    misao1994 Posts: 78
    This is my rule of thumb, the only thing that counts as water is water. If you want to drink other drinks, that's cool, I do too. But don't count them as your water, just drink more water.
  • melinda200208
    melinda200208 Posts: 525 Member
    There is water in foods and liquids. I heard someone tell me there is water in pop and that you can have your water that way. I told them I totally disagree. I wouldn't count anything as water, only if you are drinking it by a glass. Any extra water you have, great! You can't have too much water :)
  • whiteheaddg
    whiteheaddg Posts: 325 Member
    H2O

    Don't forget agua or eau. I count those as well.
  • tiffanyvc
    tiffanyvc Posts: 99
    I personally don't count it unless it is plain water (or water with lemons or cucumber or mint or something thrown in for flavor). Any fluids on top of that I consider bonus fluid, but they're extra calories.

    Anything with caffeine is going to act as a diuretic, so you may actually end up dehydrating yourself unintentionally, is what my nutritionist said. I think you'd need to drink a LOT of caffeine, though, for that to happen.
  • vkruithof
    vkruithof Posts: 227 Member
    I don't count anything with caffeine and have been told that anything with added coloring or flavoring breaks down differently in your system and is no longer considered water, so it should not count. ???
  • melinda200208
    melinda200208 Posts: 525 Member
    They tell me that tea and coffee change how your kidneys function so don't count as water even though they have no calories.

    But it's most of what I drink, so who am I to talk?
    Who are they?

    Doesn't tea and coffee dehydrate you?
  • sisterlilbunny
    sisterlilbunny Posts: 686 Member
    I count my green tea and water as water. *shrugs*
  • jomckillop
    jomckillop Posts: 19 Member
    Milk is also made of water (if its a liquid), we are 70% water (or higher) but we don't look like a glass of water do we?
    So yes any drink can be classed as water.
    I don't like drinking plain water so I always put squash/juice with it.
    But fruit (oranges and water melon etc) are also water.
  • katweeks63
    katweeks63 Posts: 59
    Dr. said milk & juice don't count as water.
    Your doctor is a bit contradictory, isn't he?

    He's been a good Dr. to me and my family for over 20 years. He has saved my life twice, so I trust him, I was just wondering, for logging if I could or should be using other fluids as water. I know juice is made with water, but I haven't been counting it. Thought if I could see results from people who have lost weight then I would have an idea of how much it would affect my progress.
  • Marinayes
    Marinayes Posts: 21 Member
    I drink a lot of tea: black; green; oolong; decaf; herbal. I average about 6-8 cups per day. Since I don't use any sweetener, there are no calories and I basically count this as water. I also drink a lot of water, but no where near the 8 cup range - maybe 2 or 3 per day.
  • Brandon74
    Brandon74 Posts: 453 Member
    I once had a Doctor tell me that if it was made with water then it counts as water. So... I would like to know if others count coffee, tea, etc as water?

    No, I don't!

    Water counts as water.

    Perhaps some lemon in it for flavor if that works for you. Coffee is coffee, and tea is tea. Soda isn't considered water and it has carbonated water in it.

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