What all do you count as WATER?

I count water as water...
I've done alot of research in the past, and was told not to count sports drinks/teas/coffee's as water...
Water is still important to drink..more so than juices/milk.. I make sure I get my 8+ cups in daily..you still need so much to keep yourself hydrated, and the thing is I know alot of people who stop drinking water and they've become completely dehydrated and end up getting very sick before realizing that, that was the reason in the first place...

If your drink has calories in it..it's ultimately not water.. (Thats what I've been told before anyway)

I count bottled or filtered tap water, even unfiltered municipal water, but I also count any herbal tea I brew (without sweetener or sugar) as water, since it is calorie free and has no caffeine or nutritional value. (I am thinking of Camomile, Mint, or any other Herbal Blends) Watch out for green tea, which is a stimulant. Not to say it is bad for you, it's not, it is great in moderation, but it does have an effect on your metabolism and can cause some people to feel jittery or interrupt sleep. Coffee, even decaf can have a dehydrating effect on you, so I don't count that as water, but rather a low calorie beverage.

I would even count a tall glass of water with a wedge of lemon in it, or squeezed into it for a dash of flavor, or a few cucumber slices to freshen up a cold glass (assuming you are not eating the cucumber), these add a tiny bit of flavor for those who aren't into plain water.

Even a Hot Cup of Water (Boiled) with a slice of Lemon would be fine to count as water intake.

Depending on whether you use Artificial Sweeteners or Stevia (A Natural Sweet Leaf), that is your call. I try not to sweeten my teas if I like the taste of them, like a mint tea, so nice and soothing. If you do use Crystal Light or some other drink mix with chemical sweeteners (Equal, Sweet & Low, Splenda, Sucralose, etc.) , I think you can count it as water, but try diluting it more than the package advises if you can, even slowly over time. If the mix says it makes 1.5 L, try making 2 L with it, you will hardly notice the difference.

This is what I have gleaned from years on clear fluid diets in hospitals, as well as what I advise my patients to drink postpartum so that they don't develop constipation and can be hydrated enough to breastfeed if desired, as to produce adequate urine output. Urine should be pale yellow, if you are finding it dark or amber colored, you need to drink more water.
Note: Some foods can change the color of your urine, especially some fresh juiced items like red beets and red cabbage, red kale, etc. They can give you a false impression of darker orange urine that will usually last only for the day or so you had the juice.

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I don't really count water(maybe I should) but I never record drinks like unsweetened tea or lemonade cause they are in 99% 0 calories

Any thing that' essentially water counts as water, and that includes soda, tea, and coffee. Contrary to popular opinion, the caffeine will not dehydrate you, but you'll pee out about a third more of the liquid than you normally would.

If you read enough posts on here you'll see different advice on soda--some will say the sodium in it (which is actually very little) will make you retain fluid, others will say that the caffeine in it dehydrates you. It can't be both.

And that "8 glasses of water" stuff is a misinterpretation of medical research. Your body may need 64 oz of fluid a day, but the water in fruits and vegetables counts toward that requirement, so you don't HAVE to be chugging water all day. If it makes you feel better, fine, but you'll still lose weight if you don't.

I don't count water, as I drink upwards of 3-4 liters a day.... but all I drink is water. Why does this even keep coming up? Go drink water, all of you.

Water

I personally only count plain water, water that you add crystal light to, and tea's. especially green tea

Water is water. A group of people will be along shortly to tell you that you will die if you don't drink exactly 8 glasses of pure unadulterated tap water a day. They are talking from a theoretical point of view and although the science is correct, people who drink only other substances aren't dropping dead around us so the reality is drink what you want.

Funny, in my city I think I would die from drinking 8 glasses of unadulterated tap water. Although I use the word "water" lightly.

Peanut butter and vodka

We get water intake from a lot of foods we eat too. We don't need to be so technical. Personally, I log water intake on the little clicker button thing and anything else I drink is logged in my food log because that's how I like to keep track of it. The goal is to be hydrated, not overflowing...but seriously, drink water. I think it would be counterproductive for someone to drink 6 cans of soda a day and log those as water. Check your pee. Clear to light yellow = good.

Besides my actual water I HAVE to count my coke zero (just one a day) and my coffee (and i add whatever creamer i use into my calories for the day) otherwise I wind up going WAY over 120 ozs a day and ill be up all night : /

H2O.

i only count vodka as water.

Water.