Drinking a gallon of water per day

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  • msmandyjo
    msmandyjo Posts: 95 Member
    I find drinking a lot of water makes me feel uncomfortably full. Kinda discouraging.

    I keep a cold bottle in the fridge, and just sip from it through out the day. I've only been drinking water for 3 days now, but each day I've drank 4 20oz bottles w/o even trying. I can't sit there and consciously drink a glass at a time, otherwise I feel the same way. To save on the cost of bottled water, I bought a BRITA bottle with a filter inside. It only cost 8 bucks, the filter refills cost 7 and give you 20 gallons of water.
  • Laniitay1
    Laniitay1 Posts: 1
    Does anybody feel super bloated? I'm doin one gallon a day and I'm beginning to feel really bloated after my 2nd day.
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    I love water I get sloshy if I drink A LOT though I just drink when I am thirsty
  • LauraRose03
    LauraRose03 Posts: 140
    I started getting my 8+ glasses in about a year ago. I honestly can't say I've noticed a change in energy level, but the migraines I used to get completely went away!!!! That, to me, was amazing!!! I was clearly very dehydrated!!!!
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    ive upped water but i still have no energy
  • sittingontopoftheworld
    sittingontopoftheworld Posts: 33
    I've started drinking 24 cups a day. In the past 4 days I've lost 3.5 pounds. Far up from my usual 1lb a week. I'll let you know if it continues.

    24 cups?!? How large are these cups? Be careful that you don't get hyponatremia!
    For the runners or those that are very heavy into exercise, please read this about water intake. It's unlikely, but yes, you can drink too much... And yes, it does happen.

    http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm

    And I post this because I see a lot of people who think, "if this is good, then doing much more is better." And I don't want anyone to get sick.

    If you're a runner and you are out there active you should add a pinch of salt and a tablespoon of apple juice per quart of water. It has a great mix of electrolytes and will help prevent overhydration while working on proper hydration.

    Always good to throw up a caution flag though.

    You can still get hypervolemic hyponatremia, though. That's when sodium is at normal or slightly elevated levels and you also have too much water in your system.
  • WVprankster
    WVprankster Posts: 430 Member
    I've noticed increased alertness, decreased appetite, and a serious increase in flexibility since I made hitting the gallon mark a priority.
  • circles2
    circles2 Posts: 11 Member
    OMG...I guess starting tonite, I have to cave and drink water. I have such a block about this, but reading what everyone else has said, I am fighting against city hall. I just think between tea , flavored water, and diet coke....that would be enough. Ok, ok...I'll be back to report. Thanks
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