Cup of Water - how much?

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CoulsdonEagle
CoulsdonEagle Posts: 66
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when doing my diary logging, there's an option to add cups of water, how many litres (or part of) is a cup of water? i usually drink from a 1.5litre bottle of water, if i drink half of it i know i've drunk about 750ml, but how many cups does that equate to?

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  • Phrick
    Phrick Posts: 2,765 Member
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    1 liter is 33.8 ounces, and 8oz = 1 cup, if that helps.
  • nwg74
    nwg74 Posts: 360 Member
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    1 cup is 236ml so 6 cups for 1.5l, 3 for 750ml.
  • freelancejouster
    freelancejouster Posts: 478 Member
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    I've always been told not to stick to the 8 cups a day rule because that's so ambiguous. My track coach always asked that we at least drink half as many ounces of water as we weighed.

    So I weigh 148 currently. I would half that: 74. Drink that many ounces, at least, daily and you'll be fine.

    A 200 lb person should drink at least 100 ounces of water.
  • CoulsdonEagle
    CoulsdonEagle Posts: 66
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    great stuff, thanks for your help, at least i know what to enter now x
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
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    I've always been told not to stick to the 8 cups a day rule because that's so ambiguous. My track coach always asked that we at least drink half as many ounces of water as we weighed.

    So I weigh 148 currently. I would half that: 74. Drink that many ounces, at least, daily and you'll be fine.

    A 200 lb person should drink at least 100 ounces of water.

    A cup is a unit of measure...how is 8 cups ambiguous?
  • kkaci5
    kkaci5 Posts: 59 Member
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    1 cup = 250 mL (at least according to my measuring cups!)
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
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    Google is our friend.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
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    1 cup = 250 mL (at least according to my measuring cups!)
    Close enough. That's a metric cup. A US one is ~237 ml.
    Probably because a US gallon is 19/23rds of a real one. :wink:
  • karenhray7
    karenhray7 Posts: 219 Member
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    If your urine is a light straw color, almost clear, then you're properly hydrated. If not, keep drinking. I go through nearly 1 gallon/day.
    Crazy.
  • CLFrancois
    CLFrancois Posts: 472 Member
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    A cup is a unit of measure...how is 8 cups ambiguous?
    I think they mean- 8 cups for someone that is 100 pounds or 8 cups for someone that is 300 pounds? That is a big difference in weight and should be a big difference in water.
  • rockingranny45
    rockingranny45 Posts: 30 Member
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    A cup is a unit of measure...how is 8 cups ambiguous?
    I think they mean- 8 cups for someone that is 100 pounds or 8 cups for someone that is 300 pounds? That is a big difference in weight and should be a big difference in water quote]
    I have never heard this before. But it totally makes sense.
  • Atojiso
    Atojiso Posts: 15
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    Y'know, I'd not really thought about this. I've been drinking 8 glasses (16oz/glass) of water. O_o Oopsies on double water! Oh well, it appears to be working! =D

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