sorry... probably dumb question

cletourn
cletourn Posts: 5
in Health and Weight Loss
I like to drink crystal lite lemonade. Does drinking a glass of that still count as a glass of water? I am listing it in my food diary as lemonade but was not sure if I could also add it to my glasses of water consumed per day. Are there rules about this type of thing?

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  • demilade
    demilade Posts: 402 Member
    The whole 8 glasses a day thing has no real basis in fact. I would add it to water, I add my cordial.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    There's no hard and fast rules. If you want to count it as water, go ahead.
  • DreamOfSunshine
    DreamOfSunshine Posts: 911 Member
    I think you will get different opinions about this one. :)

    Me personally, I log only water under the 8 glasses of water scale and add everything else ( tea, coffee, etc. ) to the diary even if it has only 1 cal ( like tea without sugar or milk ).
  • chervil6
    chervil6 Posts: 236 Member
    i just add all my cal free drinks to the water ... fluid intake is fluid intake !
  • LE193
    LE193 Posts: 23
    I would say if it is caffeine free then count it; if it isn't then don't. Reason being caffeine acts as a stimulant and dehydrates you as, due to the way it speeds up your body, you lose more fluid than you gain.
    But that's just how I look at it :)
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I would say if it is caffeine free then count it; if it isn't then don't. Reason being caffeine acts as a stimulant and dehydrates you as, due to the way it speeds up your body, you lose more fluid than you gain.
    But that's just how I look at it :)

    Sorry, but that is not true (the dehydration bit ...it is a stimulant)

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/821181-myths-and-facts-about-hydration-requirements
  • Laurend224
    Laurend224 Posts: 1,748 Member
    I'd count it. Way back when I tried WW I recall them saying that you could count any non-caffienated beverage as water. So crystal lite, herbal teas ect. Personally I'd rather drink rat poison than crystal lite, but if you like it go for it!
  • Robin_Bin
    Robin_Bin Posts: 1,046 Member
    Short answer: It depends on why you're counting.
    Long answer with references: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Robin_Bin/view/water-265761
  • coffee_rocks
    coffee_rocks Posts: 275 Member
    Log it. The Crystal Lite didn't magically change the water at a molecular level into something else.

    I add a splash of lemon to my water sometimes to give it a bit of flavour. Still water.
  • tobnrn
    tobnrn Posts: 477 Member
    Fluid is fluid. If your concerned about dehydration base it off of the color of your urine. Fluid is in just about everything we consume. I wouldnt stress about it.

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