..does only water itself count as water consumed?

I personally only count water, unsweetened coffees & teas in my cups-per-day.

The meaning of water seems to be different for everyone. Just do what you think is right for you :happy:

Can it rain coffee? Can it rain tea?

Unless there are clouds made of coffee grounds and tea bags,,,, I think not.

i wouldn't count soda. you want to drink a lot of "water", and if you think soda counts, then that may make you want to drink more soda to reach your "water" goal. then you'd be drinking lots of extra sugar, calories, or other fake, weird, unnatural stuff. if you want to drink a soda, just log it in the food diary.
i'd just stick with counting water. and water is good for you!

Weight Watchers allows pretty much any 0 calorie beverage as water. They're a well-respected organization, so I can't say they're wrong.

a) the only 8 x 8 rule is a complete myth. drink when you're thirsty, don't worry about forcing yourself to drink 64 ounces of water per day unless you're thirsty for 64 ounces of water per day.

b) all liquid that you drink and the liquid content of your food counts. whether it's water or soda or tea or coffee or rice or pasta or soup or whatever. your body takes it in and extracts the water it needs from all of it.

YES!!! THIS!!! If people would look at actual research. And not only go by what they 'hear'
The Water Only Counts' myth would go away.
It was de-bunked almost as soon as it became a 'thing'
A cup of coffee in = a cup of coffee out. As is true for Any ingested liquid.
Or food that is mostly liquid.

amazing

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/912894-can-i-log-this-as-water?hl=water

Sorry, kind of new here...

Do we do this every day?

i wouldn't count soda. you want to drink a lot of "water", and if you think soda counts, then that may make you want to drink more soda to reach your "water" goal. then you'd be drinking lots of extra sugar, calories, or other fake, weird, unnatural stuff. if you want to drink a soda, just log it in the food diary.
i'd just stick with counting water. and water is good for you!

you can drink nothing but soda if you choose and your body will still obtain the water it needs from the soda and any food that you eat that contains water. the human body is well designed to break down everything you ingest into its usable parts. why do you think soda is not mostly water? what do you think constitutes most of the liquid?? :huh:

my point is that, although you may be getting "water" from soda, you're also getting a lot of other stuff that isn't good for you.

...but the thread title was a question about what counts as water, not the nutritional qualities of anything you drink that is not water. i'm not soda-phobic so i don't worry at all about what is or is not inside soda, but i rarely drink soda so it doesn't make a difference to me. but if i were stuck in a raft adrift at sea and all i had with me was a case of 7-UP, the 7-UP would certainly keep my hydrated until i had exhausted it. the simple fact of the matter is that a lot of people completely misunderstand what liquids and foods can be used to keep you hydrated... the answer is simple. all of them. provided you're not making your tea with anti-freeze instead of water, then tea counts. same with soda. same with coffee. for hydration purposes, they all count.

I don't count hot drinks as water, but I do count cordial as water.

i wouldn't count soda. you want to drink a lot of "water", and if you think soda counts, then that may make you want to drink more soda to reach your "water" goal. then you'd be drinking lots of extra sugar, calories, or other fake, weird, unnatural stuff. if you want to drink a soda, just log it in the food diary.
i'd just stick with counting water. and water is good for you!

you can drink nothing but soda if you choose and your body will still obtain the water it needs from the soda and any food that you eat that contains water. the human body is well designed to break down everything you ingest into its usable parts. why do you think soda is not mostly water? what do you think constitutes most of the liquid?? :huh:

my point is that, although you may be getting "water" from soda, you're also getting a lot of other stuff that isn't good for you.

...but the thread title was a question about what counts as water, not the nutritional qualities of anything you drink that is not water. i'm not soda-phobic so i don't worry at all about what is or is not inside soda, but i rarely drink soda so it doesn't make a difference to me. but if i were stuck in a raft adrift at sea and all i had with me was a case of 7-UP, the 7-UP would certainly keep my hydrated until i had exhausted it. the simple fact of the matter is that a lot of people completely misunderstand what liquids and foods can be used to keep you hydrated... the answer is simple. all of them. provided you're not making your tea with anti-freeze instead of water, then tea counts. same with soda. same with coffee. for hydration purposes, they all count.

i didn't realize that we weren't allowed to slightly deviate from the question in the title of the thread by giving a brief explanation of what our reasoning was for our answer to said question. that being said, i never said that your body doesn't get hydration or water from other drinks. my point is that there are other ingredients that are also being absorbed by your body besides the water portion of your drink, whatever it may be. i mean, you don't say, "i need some calcium. i'll eat some ice cream and my body will absorb only the calcium." - YES, your body will get some calcium from the ice cream, but it will also get sugar, fat, etc. i never said you wouldn't get any hydration from soda, coffee, or tea. i also never said people couldn't drink soda, tea, or coffee. i drink tea and coffee both on a daily basis and i love them both. i just don't count them as water. i have a separate beverages heading that i put them under. BUT THAT'S JUST ME. but i guess all of that belongs on a thread with a different title.

Anything with caffeine or alot of sugar can dehydrate you so I wouldn't count those.

I only count water, and include coffee and teas in my daily log. Also noticed that even though I drink my coffee black, it still registers as 2 cal. So even if you think you may be drinking something totally free of calories, it's best to really check the label.

*this* This is what I do anyway. Anything non-water I consider a "treat" including my "wake me up coffee" and my "I need to stay awake all night diet pepsi 20z" (they both have caffeine which is a diuretic anyway so you really cannot count them). I drink 80oz of water a day... at least that's my goal. I drink no less than 8 cups (64oz)

I count water as water. But generally I don't drink anything but water and one coffee in the morning unless I am sick or drinking vodka or hard cider...I am with the guy who said he has to drink alot. If I don't have at least 80 oz of water a day I feel sick and my skin dries out and flakes. Also, a little water trivia for you, chronic dehydration is the number one reason for fatigue in the USA.

Can you get liquid else where? Yes, but I'm a little OCD and take things at face value, so when I am asked how much water, I put how much water. If it was some liquid with calories, I would log it as food whether it has good nutritional value or not.

I drink only water. Period. It's what works for me.

I don't track my intake because I feel that the number is largely arbitrary. I drink when I'm thirsty.

On the diet soda front, to each his own. I feel that diet soda is detrimental to health and weight loss. The artificial sweetener might not contain any calories, but your body still reads it as sweet, thus triggering a hunger response. People who drink diet soda tend to eat more. I'm not saying all people. I'm saying people in general.

I drink tea on occasion for the health benefits. I drink water because there's nothing in it that could negatively effect my lifestyle.