Coffee vs. water

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  • ChickEata
    ChickEata Posts: 4 Member
    Found this link in my search to decided my take on the subject. I'm an avid coffee drinker...but I am also an equally enthusiastic water drinker...However, this article definitely gave me a new perspective.

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/caffeinated-drinks/AN01661
  • msarobix
    msarobix Posts: 211 Member
    Howdy, all -

    Rebooting after three weeks of hedonism in the Grand Canyon. Fortunately I only gained a pound out of the deal, so I'm not too far behind.

    Question - do you guys count coffee into your water total? I drink decaf and have a hard time choking down enough water in the day. I've never been a water drinker. I have a SodaStream and make a lot of club soda, which helps a lot with my water total. Counting the coffee would be good, too, if it's fair game.

    TIA.


    I think if it is decaf you are okay to count it as part of your water totals. When I drink decaf tea I always count it. But if it is caffeinated then NO WAY! In fact, if you drink caffeinated coffee or tea you should add an additional 8 oz of water for every 8 oz of caffeinated beverage you drink.

    Tina
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/12853-truly-committed-boot-camp
  • barefootsoul91
    barefootsoul91 Posts: 58
    i dont count my coffe, only bc i add things to it like hazelnut (calorie free mm) and some creamer. I do count my tea tho since i don't add anything to it. maybe some lemon but that's it.
  • aloranger7708
    aloranger7708 Posts: 422 Member
    I don't count coffee, considering it's dehydrating whereas water is a diuretic. They're in two totally different classes.
  • JulesAlloggio
    JulesAlloggio Posts: 480 Member
    Howdy, all -

    Rebooting after three weeks of hedonism in the Grand Canyon. Fortunately I only gained a pound out of the deal, so I'm not too far behind.

    Question - do you guys count coffee into your water total? I drink decaf and have a hard time choking down enough water in the day. I've never been a water drinker. I have a SodaStream and make a lot of club soda, which helps a lot with my water total. Counting the coffee would be good, too, if it's fair game.

    TIA.

    I log my coffee... its not that much, plus I drink it black. I used to log my gallon of water a day, but that was pointless..i just carry my gallon around with me and make sure its gone by the end of the night.
  • cb83580
    cb83580 Posts: 136 Member
    According to my urologist, when counting fluid consumption, *all* liquids count, including those in food. So, if it counts for healthy kidney function, I consider it safe to count as water.

    Clearly everyone has differing opinions, but if my kidney doc says everything counts, I trust that it does. Water, soda, coffee, soup, etc. It's all liquid and your body gets the water it needs out of it.
  • ChrisRS87
    ChrisRS87 Posts: 781 Member
    I don't count coffee, considering it's dehydrating whereas water is a diuretic. They're in two totally different classes.

    You contradict yourself.
  • lallaloolly
    lallaloolly Posts: 228 Member
    if you drank a cup of water to wash down a handful of coffee beans (or, let's say, chocolate, which has caffeine), would you count that drink as water? i'm guessing you would. running the water through the beans (or tea leaves) doesn't change the fact that brewed coffee and teas are 99% water after its brewed.
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    According to my urologist, when counting fluid consumption, *all* liquids count, including those in food. So, if it counts for healthy kidney function, I consider it safe to count as water.

    Clearly everyone has differing opinions, but if my kidney doc says everything counts, I trust that it does. Water, soda, coffee, soup, etc. It's all liquid and your body gets the water it needs out of it.

    I think that is the general consensus of the medical community.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    I count liquids as water. If a liquid has calories I track it as well so my coffee is tracked because it does have a small amount of calories and I add anything that goes into it like creamer or sweetener, but I do count it as water.

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