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I have always understood it to be 8 8 oz. glasses of water per day, or 8 one cup servings. I have also read that herbal teas without caffeine are acceptable in a water count, but it has to be pretty unadulterated to count as actual water. I believe.

I always end up drinking way more than 64 ounces of water a day, especially in the summer, but water is pretty much the only thing I drink aside from my daily coffee.

A glass is 8oz / 250ml with the target intake being about 2 litres per day.

You will get a lot of conflicting opinions as to what should or shouldn't count as water. If you do a little digging on the subject you will find (and avoid the so-called hydration research material - it's funded largely by sports drink makers) that most of us can get most of the fluids we need from other dietary sources - most fruits and vegetable, for example, are 70 to 80% water; even meat contains a high percentage of water.

Drinks that contain caffeine or alcohol tend to have a mild diuretic effect but the reality is that you're still drinking mostly water.

Interestingly in the old days when marathon runners almost uniformly followed deprivation training models we didn't have runners dropping dead from dehydration. Now that we're all so hyper-hydrated there are reported cases (they're few and the real risk is low) of runners dying from hyponatremia.

The 8 glasses of water per day is arbitrary. If you exercise a lot in a hot climate you probably need more (depending on your sweat rate). You'll find more and more credible sources suggesting that you simply trust your thirst.

From my understanding to it is 8 of the 8 oz glasses of H2o. Fruit drinks, milk can be counted as water but I would not count diuretics like alcoholic drinks, coffee as water. Foods also have water in them think about watermelon, and lettuce that can help you hydrate but I personally do not count them as water.

Its a tough issue for me . I think 8,8oz glasses is defininitely whats meant, but for some as myself its a curse more so than a help. I ended up in emerg with water intoxication and have problems with my sodium. I was drinking water excessively. I was taken off of water a year ago and placed on something replenishes the electrolytes so my sodium stays up. Since beginning the program I drink 5 cups a day and hope it causes no problems. As I said maybe like this man said he runs a lot so his body needs it . Not everyone has issues, but I would also take into consideration fruits and veggies have water when I think of my total water intake.

I aim for 2 liters of just plain water a day. I don't count things that have water in them. I'm drinking more because it's been so hot this summer, but I also like to watch my sodium intake, sometimes I need more because just the water isn't putting in other things. The main thing is, I don't count liquid that has a lot of sugar or a sugar substitute in it. So diet/regular soda or sugary juice doesn't count.

But now that I'm fully hydrated, I feel a lot better.

I count things such as tea, coffee, Crystal Light, etc., all as water as they are all still mostly water at their core. Running it through some beans or leaves doesn't magically change that fact. Getting plenty of good old water is definitely important, but in my small and unimportant opinion, you don't need to drink your body weight in it every day on top of all of the other beverages you drink.

I don't want to get into the big water debate.... Just wanted to let you know I think you're gorgeous! :flowerforyou: