Water consumption

stephen4232
stephen4232 Posts: 1,583 Member
Hi everyone,

How much is a cup of water? MFP advises you to drink 8 cups a day, I drink around 1.5 litres a day, is this enough?

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  • jennpaulson
    jennpaulson Posts: 850 Member
    Hi, 1.5 liters is only approx. 6 cups of water. I have two 1 liter bottles that I make sure that I drink in a 24 hour period, then I'm not trying to remember every glass of water I had all day, it's just extra : )
  • stephen4232
    stephen4232 Posts: 1,583 Member
    Thanks....:-)

    Can you drink too much?
  • paulperryman
    paulperryman Posts: 839 Member
    Not really possible to drink too much, you'd have to be drowning to be at that point, but there is a limit that can poison the blood supply by gettind rid of too many vital nutrients, check this out http://voices.yahoo.com/water-intoxication-much-water-too-much-201296.html basically sais 3.7trs for me and 2.7 Ltrs for women is the ideal amount.

    a cup is 250ml and you need 8-12 of them a day which is 2Ltrs minimum but water can come in forms other then just plain water ie there's water in milk there's water in fruit and veggies for instance, so it doesn't have to be strictly glasses of water, glasses of water or with water in it is just easier to track.

    Personally my protein shakes are in my Gym bottle which is a 600ml bottle so right there is just over 2 cups and i drink 2-3 of those a day and if at the gym i drink around 2 cups so then it's just a matter of a couple cups of tea or coffee when at home and thats over 8.

    The more the better within reason, aslong as you arent sculling it down and drinking say 4Ltrs a day when you don't need to be it's all beneficial, flushes the kidneys, hydrates the muscles and organs and gets rid of excess salt.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Thanks....:-)

    Can you drink too much?
    Slowly... not really.

    But people can and do die from drinking ridiculous amounts in short periods of time.
  • stephen4232
    stephen4232 Posts: 1,583 Member
    Thanks, I will up my intake to the 2 litre mark per day.

    Just means that I will pee a lot! :-)
  • stephen4232
    stephen4232 Posts: 1,583 Member
    I was right many trips to the toilet today.........
  • Mischievous_Rascal
    Mischievous_Rascal Posts: 1,791 Member
    I was right many trips to the toilet today.........

    It will get better, promise! LMAO
  • DMicheleC
    DMicheleC Posts: 171 Member
    Lol I know what you mean about the toilet trips, I take 2 litres to work with me and I am up and down the corridor about 15 times a day, but would rather have that than a headache!
  • texaszeke
    texaszeke Posts: 4 Member
    Lol I know what you mean about the toilet trips, I take 2 litres to work with me and I am up and down the corridor about 15 times a day, but would rather have that than a headache!

    Also helps you meet a step goal for the day. I have a fitbit and looking at my step progress has reminded me to drink some water more than once.