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Do you count your coffee or lemonade as part of your water?

Kevintron2
Kevintron2 Posts: 101 Member
edited January 19 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi, I'm new here so this may have already been asked. I been counting the coffee (black no sweetener or cream) and lemonade (crystal light) I drink as part of my water consumption. Just curious if anyone else does the same and if it should be counted?

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  • LoosingMyLast15
    LoosingMyLast15 Posts: 1,457 Member
    i count the 2 cups of coffee i have in the morning as my 1st water. doesn't matter how many cups i have i only count it as 1. i would count the lemonade as water and also add the crystal light to my food diary because it does have calories.
  • spade117
    spade117 Posts: 2,466 Member
    No. The only thing I count as water is water.
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    Quit counting all of it. There is no truth to the 8 cups of water a day myth. If your urine is pale yellow, you're hydrated. The average person gets more than enough fluids in a day from drinks and food. There is no magic weight loss secret to drinking water all day.
  • The_Transforming_Journey
    The_Transforming_Journey Posts: 91 Member
    I count both coffee & crystal light as water :drinker:
  • SadKitty27
    SadKitty27 Posts: 416 Member
    The only thing I count as water is water. Coffee is a diuretic, so it wouldn't exactly have the same effects as just plain old water.
  • mizzie1980
    mizzie1980 Posts: 379 Member
    I don't track my water at all. I am going to drink the amount I do regardless, so I don't see any point in tracking it myself. But that's just me. ^_^
  • Mokey41
    Mokey41 Posts: 5,769 Member
    The only thing I count as water is water. Coffee is a diuretic, so it wouldn't exactly have the same effects as just plain old water.

    Coffee has such a mild diuretic effect it isn't worth worrying about.
  • bhblake
    bhblake Posts: 1
    Coffee actually depleats you of water so you can only count it if you are counting it as a negative value.
  • ironmonkeystyle
    ironmonkeystyle Posts: 834 Member
    The only thing I count as water is water. Coffee is a diuretic, so it wouldn't exactly have the same effects as just plain old water.

    ^^^ This. I sometimes add a tea bag (decaf herbal) to my water, and count that as "water". I also add a few slices of strawberries, some mint leaves, and a squeeze or two of fresh lime and still call that "water."
  • L_Stradford
    L_Stradford Posts: 156 Member
    I count water and black coffee as water. If I put cream and sugar in it, I do not count the coffee.
  • Kevintron2
    Kevintron2 Posts: 101 Member
    i would count the lemonade as water and also add the crystal light to my food diary because it does have calories.

    I'm glad you mentioned that crystal light has calories. I haven't been counting that part. lol :tongue:
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