Water ...does it have to be 8 glasses ?

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  • Lifelink
    Lifelink Posts: 193 Member
    I started drinking at least a gallon a day. Not only does your body NEED it especially when you are trying to lose weight but ever since I started drinking a gallon a day I find that I don't eat as much or want to snack as often.

    +1 Yup.
  • KatherinesRiver
    KatherinesRiver Posts: 128
    About that, 8 to 10. Depends on what your other fluid intake is and your activity level.:flowerforyou:
  • apieceofenergy
    apieceofenergy Posts: 31
    Honestly I just drink bottles of water through the day, a regular bottle of water is 2 1/2 glasses, so it's not that bad, plus drinking water really helps when I'm starting to get hungry. I've found that if I structure my day around an eating schedule, keeping my calories low is easy. I typically sleep from around noon to eight pm (3rd shift worker here) and drink 80-100 oz of water (every 2 hours=one bottle) at work alone, along with 1-2 bottles I sip on at home.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Lindsay, keep in mind that a half pint glass is equal to TWO of MFP's "glasses." You really only need to drink 4 of them. Don't struggle to get 8. :smile:
  • ihad
    ihad Posts: 7,463 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/ihad/view/mfp-101-water-water-everywhere-609347
  • nightflightdan
    nightflightdan Posts: 7
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24464774

    "There is no evidence that adding the eight cups of water to everything else you drink will do you any good and it could do you harm (American Journal of Physiological - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, November 2002, Drink at least eight glasses of water a day. Really? Is there scientific evidence for "8x8"? Valtin H)."

    And I particularly liked this little nugget of wisdom

    "Saying that you should drink more water than your body asks for is like saying that you should consciously breathe more often than you feel like because if a little oxygen is good for you then more must be better. "
  • ChrisM8971
    ChrisM8971 Posts: 1,067 Member
    Drink enough to stay hydrated. What that is will depend on you, the climate where you are, how much exercise you do (sweat more = drink more)

    As long as your urine is a pale straw colour you are fine.

    What counts as water? any drink that contains mainly water really, such as tea, coffee and even beer
  • Sharonmdenham
    Sharonmdenham Posts: 163 Member
    Here is an article on WebMD that explains why you need to drink more water. Please read it and don't let others tell you drink if you you want to or don't drink if you want to. Be smart about your body and it's needs and you will be healthier all around.

    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/6-reasons-to-drink-water
  • Sharonmdenham
    Sharonmdenham Posts: 163 Member
    Drink enough to stay hydrated. What that is will depend on you, the climate where you are, how much exercise you do (sweat more = drink more)

    As long as your urine is a pale straw colour you are fine.

    What counts as water? any drink that contains mainly water really, such as tea, coffee and even beer


    BEER does not qualify as water, yes it is liquid vut it affects your brain's communication to your kidneys. It is alcohol and it helps to dehydrate not hydrate your organs.
  • nightflightdan
    nightflightdan Posts: 7
    BEER does not qualify as water, yes it is liquid vut it affects your brain's communication to your kidneys. It is alcohol and it helps to dehydrate not hydrate your organs.
    And again, form that BBC article I posted earlier... (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24464774)

    " beer and coffee do not dehydrate you to any noticeable extent (there's a nice paper where some medical students got to drink quite a lot of beer and had their urine studied - British Medical Journal (Clin Res Ed), December 1982, Acute biochemical responses to moderate beer drinking, Gill GV). "

    If you want to read the full journal article referenced above it can be found here, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1500281/
  • AlongCame_Molly
    AlongCame_Molly Posts: 2,835 Member
    No.













    It should be closer to 12.

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