How much water do you drink?

Have a Look here:
http://www.kidney.org.au/KidneyDisease/Drinkwaterinstead/tabid/703/Default.aspx
To try to distill some points from this, by far not all:
- there is no set amount. You need to replace the fluid that your body loses per day. More will be excreted as extra urine. You can need more fluid if you exercise, if it's hot, if you are on a high protein or high fibre diet.
-2-3 litres per day is normal, HOWEVER that means 'all fluid', not just water. And while it's better to limit soft drinks and drinks with caffeine, replace fruit juices with fruit, etc, all these things are mainly fluid: water, juice, soft drink, milk, coffee, tea, soup, yoghurt, cucumber, melon, actually many fruits and vegetables.
I currently want to track how much fluid in total I'm giving my body, and that means that I add any cup of coffee and any smoothie as water again, just to get a grasp of that.
Also, most of my cups are 200 ml and so I count in units of 200 ml, and don't care how much MFP thinks a 'glassfull' should be.

Not exactly sure, but its pretty much all I drink other than 3 cups of coffee in the morning. I usually use one of hubby's pint glasses and fill it up every time, several times a day. I like water. Soda/pop is too sweet, I don't like fruit juice, gave up alcohol for Lent, and milk is too filling to drink often...so water it is. Not sure what its doing for my weight or body composition...I just drink it because I'm thirsty

I read somewhere a few weeks back to try to drink half your weight in water, so I still aim for that amount. it's alot of water but if you do a lot of workouts and sweating your body really needs to replace it. I mainly drink sugar free flavored water tho.

Someone suggested this site for calculating your water requirements according to activity, weight, climate. Don't know if it's a good one or not, but I came up as needing 10 cups a day. I get about 10-12 so I guess I'm good. :drinker:

http://www.csgnetwork.com/humanh2owater.html

I always have a big 2 litre bottle by my desk, I drink all of this and sometimes refill it, then drink a glass or two more. I also have a couple of fruit teas (Herbals) through out the day

Then.....If I go to the gym, I will drink 2 or 3 of the gym smaller bottles while working out

Yes....I do alot of peeing throughout the day!!!

The more, the better

I have such a hard time drinking water. I hate the "taste" for some reason. I can put a glass of water next to me while I'm working and it will just sit there laughing at me all day. I try to drink diluted lemonade which I can usually get up to 4 glasses. Sometimes I count my coffee so that I am at least counting all my fluid if not drinking water. It's an ongoing battle for me; however, it hasn't seemed to affect my weight loss.

8 to 10 glasses of water a day.,

Depends on what color my pee is.

Probably on average 1 cup of water or less a day, unless I'm doing cardio and getting sweaty. I just don't feel like I need it.

I drink 3-4 liters a day. I have a 1 liter bottle. I carry it with me everywhere, and I drink it all the time. I also put a few slices of lemon or lime or one flavor packet per liter (the packets say you should use 2 per liter, but it's too sweet then). Some people say the artificial sweeteners in those packets are bad for you, and I'm sure over time they are, but it helps me get the water down.

When you first start, you pee a lot, but then your body gets used to it and you start to "crave" the water. I feel sluggish and ill if I don't have at least 2 liters a day.

I don't know if it's had any effect on weight loss (other than I "weigh" a bit more when I don't drink as much - but that's just the typical water weight fluctuation we all experience), but I do feel better and my skin in general is clearer when I'm drinking more.

It really does become a habit once you get use to it. The only real bummer is that my liter bottle doesn't fit in my car cup holder

I go through 6-8 liters per day. I love water though so I probably drink a lot more than most people.

I typically get about 3/4 of a gallon (or about 96 ounces) not including my coffee, hot tea or occasional diet coke....I have noticed that my skin is soooo much clearer and not dry & itchy since I started drinking more....and I also feel like I stay fuller longer when I am hydrated to the max! :drinker:

This week I'm aiming for my 750 water bottle x 3 every day.

Since the weekend I've been bang on.

Every time I have a deep tissue massage my therapist tells me I have water retention in my legs so I'm drinking more to try to fix this - and reduce cellulite.

Anywhere from a 3/4 gallon to a gallon a day. :drinker:

I'm in the count FLUID not WATER camp. I drink about 100 to 150 ounces of fluid daily depending on my thirst and activity level. About half of that is just straight up water.. and the rest is green tea, milk, coffee, protein shakes, or the occasional sugar free fruity drink like crystal light.. or VERY occasionally a diet soda. I don't believe that the source of your water has any effect on your hydration. Even coffee is hydrating (yes it is a mild diuretic, but it does not deplete nearly as much as the water used to make it, therefore you are getting net hydration from it... they only way coffee can dehydrate the average human is if you are just chomping on the grounds and not mixing it with water)