Define "Water"

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Blazeyx1
Blazeyx1 Posts: 2
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I'm curious - in calculating the amount of water you consume each day do you only count straight, untampered with, clear from the tap/bottle/brita water? Or do you also include water that you've added things like crystal light, a tea bag, hot chocolate mix, etc to?
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  • JenMc14
    JenMc14 Posts: 2,389 Member
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    I generally count when I use a CL packet or some Mio. Sometimes I count tea and Powerade Zero. That's about it. Basically, if it has calories, I don't generally count it.
  • OkieTink
    OkieTink Posts: 285 Member
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    I only count water, I can barely keep track of it :)
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
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    a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.

    Source:

    American Psychological Association (APA):

    water. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Retrieved February 28, 2013, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water
    Chicago Manual Style (CMS):

    water. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Houghton Mifflin Company. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water (accessed: February 28, 2013).
    Modern Language Association (MLA):

    "water." The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Houghton Mifflin Company. 28 Feb. 2013. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water>.
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):

    Dictionary.com, "water," in The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Source location: Houghton Mifflin Company. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: February 28, 2013.
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    @article {Dictionary.com2013,
    title = {The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer},
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  • Machafin
    Machafin Posts: 2,988 Member
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    I also only count water. Don't drink the stuff with artificial sugars, the chemicals they use are practically worse than sugar itself.
  • MassiveDelta
    MassiveDelta Posts: 3,311 Member
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    Water: 2 Hydrogen Molecules and 1 Oxygen Molecule....If it doesn't have that configuration then its not water :P
  • JPG1313
    JPG1313 Posts: 59
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    H2O
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    I'm curious - in calculating the amount of water you consume each day do you only count straight, untampered with, clear from the tap/bottle/brita water? Or do you also include water that you've added things like crystal light, a tea bag, hot chocolate mix, etc to?

    If it isn't clear it isn't water and will confuse your body, which could lead to dehydration. Things like crystal light and tea are no good for hydration
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
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    H2O...simple.

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  • Confuzzled4ever
    Confuzzled4ever Posts: 2,860 Member
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    wa·ter (wôtr, wtr)
    n.
    1. A clear, colorless, odorless, and tasteless liquid, H2O, essential for most plant and animal life and the most widely used of all solvents. Freezing point 0°C (32°F); boiling point 100°C (212°F); specific gravity (4°C) 1.0000; weight per gallon (15°C) 8.338 pounds (3.782 kilograms).

    2.
    a. Any of various forms of water: waste water.
    b. Naturally occurring mineral water, as at a spa. Often used in the plural.

    3.
    a. A body of water such as a sea, lake, river, or stream.
    b. waters A particular stretch of sea or ocean, especially that of a state or country: escorted out of British waters.

    4.
    a. A supply of water: had to turn off the water while repairing the broken drain.
    b. A water supply system.

    5.
    a. Any of the fluids normally secreted from the body, such as urine, perspiration, tears, or saliva.
    b. A fluid present in a body part in abnormal quantities as a result of injury or disease: water on the knee.
    c. The fluid surrounding a fetus in the uterus; amniotic fluid.

    6. An aqueous solution of a substance, especially a gas: ammonia water.

    7. A wavy finish or sheen, as of a fabric or metal.

    8.
    a. The valuation of the assets of a business firm beyond their real value.
    b. Stock issued in excess of paid-in capital.

    9.
    a. The transparency and luster of a gem.
    b. A level of excellence.

    (heh heh.. coudln't resist LOL!)


    I only count water with nothing added as water. If I want something with taste I'll squeeze a lemon into it and I don't count it. Occasionally i'll have juice, but I don't count that as water and my morning coffee does not count as water.
  • JesterMFP
    JesterMFP Posts: 3,596 Member
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    I include water from the tap, in my tea, in orange juice, milk, coke etc. Actually, I rarely drink coke, but when I do, I count it. It's still water, whether it's been mixed with something else or not. Your body will still use it just the same. You might feel different from drinking a sugary soda, or a high caffeine drink than you would just drinking plain water, but that's because of the sugar or sweeteners or caffeine or whatever, not because the water stopped being water when you added those things to it.
  • thirstyflea
    thirstyflea Posts: 114 Member
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    I don't like water, so unless it has a flavor I won't drink it (unless I'm working out). So I count flavored water, such as crystal light, mio, etc. as water, but not pop, coffee or tea. I don't really care if that's wrong or right, it's what works for me ;-)
  • Cameron_1969
    Cameron_1969 Posts: 2,857 Member
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    a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.

    Source:

    American Psychological Association (APA):

    water. (n.d.). The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Retrieved February 28, 2013, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water
    Chicago Manual Style (CMS):

    water. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Houghton Mifflin Company. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water (accessed: February 28, 2013).
    Modern Language Association (MLA):

    "water." The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Houghton Mifflin Company. 28 Feb. 2013. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water>.
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE):

    Dictionary.com, "water," in The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Source location: Houghton Mifflin Company. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water. Available: http://dictionary.reference.com. Accessed: February 28, 2013.
    BibTeX Bibliography Style (BibTeX)

    @article {Dictionary.com2013,
    title = {The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer},
    month = {Feb},
    day = {28},
    year = {2013},
    url = {http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/water},

    somebody had to do it, I guess. . now. . moving on.
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
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    Resistivity of 18.2 MΩ·cm or it ain't water...
  • allknowingtomato
    allknowingtomato Posts: 42 Member
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    I only count plain unflavored water, but I enjoy other beverages throughout my day (tea, coffee, the occasional CL, milk).

    I think this helps me get more hydrated overall, as these other beverages contain water above and beyond my goal of 10 cups/day.

    Also, I think the exercise of drinking a plain, unflavored liquid throughout the day is helpful to weight loss. If I counted CL, I would eventually be drinking lots of CL and not much water, which would get me slipping into old habits of wanting to taste something all the time.

    I associate drinking flavored beverages with poor eating. I associate drinking plain water with eating a balanced, nutrient-rich diet that is not excessive in processed carbs or calories. If you feel differently, I don't see a harm in counting non-plain water towards your hydration goal. I just know that, behaviorally, I do best drinking lots of plain water. So, that is what I track.
  • WhoTheHellIsBen
    WhoTheHellIsBen Posts: 1,238 Member
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    a liquid I often drop poop into


    It's also used to make Beer



    Preferably not the same water for both tasks however
  • LemonJADE
    LemonJADE Posts: 89 Member
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    I count tea and juice mixed with water, it is still technically water. You just have to watch out for the calories you're adding into the water.
  • EmmaKarney
    EmmaKarney Posts: 690 Member
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    I only count plain, unadulterated H20.

    I drink other forums of hydrating liquids - but these are included in my "drinks" section not my "water" section.
  • _SABOTEUR_
    _SABOTEUR_ Posts: 6,833 Member
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    wa·ter (wôtr, wtr)
    n.
    5.
    a. Any of the fluids normally secreted from the body, such as urine, perspiration, tears, or saliva.

    So if I have a really long make-out session with someone that's a glass of water?
  • kylTKe
    kylTKe Posts: 146 Member
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    I don't see any problem counting them towards some kind of daily liquid intake goal. Those things are all mostly water with some amount of sugar or flavoring added. Granted things like soda and gatorade might be bad for you in the sense that they have lots of sugar added, but it's still mostly water and perfectly fine for hydration.

    And seriously, whoever said crystal light can't be used for hydration must be high. Before things like gatorade came along (and even after) distance runners used flat soda to hydrate and take up carbs. It's water and sugar. Eating some kind of gel (or whatever) and drinking some water is essentially the same thing as just drinking a soda (minus caffeine?).

    Source: Coke Label
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