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Do all liquids I swallow count towards hydration?

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  • mommyrunning
    mommyrunning Posts: 495 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    I am going to correct myself. I did some research and it appears my info was outdated and caffeine only dehydrates if you drink it in excess.

    Just for the record I corrected myself. No need to quote me and tell me I'm wrong.

    This was meant in good humor (in case you couldn't tell) please no one think I am crying at my computer.:sad:
  • BusyRaeNOTBusty
    BusyRaeNOTBusty Posts: 7,166 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    I am going to correct myself. I did some research and it appears my info was outdated and caffeine only dehydrates if you drink it in excess.

    This is ridiculous. No one ever learns anything and/or admits when they are wrong on MFP. I'm not buying it. What kind of evil are you weaving, woman?
  • mommyrunning
    mommyrunning Posts: 495 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    I am going to correct myself. I did some research and it appears my info was outdated and caffeine only dehydrates if you drink it in excess.

    This is ridiculous. No one ever learns anything and/or admits when they are wrong on MFP. I'm not buying it. What kind of evil are you weaving, woman?

    :laugh:
  • lasombrs
    lasombrs Posts: 30
    wow. i am surprised at the responses. i was only tracking water and while i logged the other things i drank i did not put them in the water section. I didn't think it would count. pretty cool to know :)
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    I am going to correct myself. I did some research and it appears my info was outdated and caffeine only dehydrates if you drink it in excess.

    This is ridiculous. No one ever learns anything and/or admits when they are wrong on MFP. I'm not buying it. What kind of evil are you weaving, woman?

    :laugh:

    The ability to correct oneself based on new info and a sense of humor?

    You'll do well here.
  • detox_pixie
    detox_pixie Posts: 166
    IDK. Should I deduct a cup of water if I throw up the same amount?
  • Saucy_lil_Minx
    Saucy_lil_Minx Posts: 3,302 Member
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    ++1 Seriously

    :noway: :noway: :noway:

    Mind............

    Gutter...............

    No Stopin It.....................
  • GothJuice
    GothJuice Posts: 66 Member
    -giggle-
  • hnsaunde
    hnsaunde Posts: 757 Member
    Well, that's a loaded question isn't it?
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Well, that's a loaded question isn't it?

    What you did there, I see it.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Dr I. P. Freely recommends not wasting time and effort counting drinks and just use this....

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=urine+colour+charts&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=sVefU6jwCqiJ7AaGt4DACw&sqi=2&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=628

    Thought he was a writer of books and what not. Didn't he write Yellow Streams? Oh well, glad to see his worked toward his doctorate.
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Dr I. P. Freely recommends not wasting time and effort counting drinks and just use this....

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=urine+colour+charts&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=sVefU6jwCqiJ7AaGt4DACw&sqi=2&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1366&bih=628

    Thought he was a writer of books and what not. Didn't he write Yellow Streams? Oh well, glad to see his worked toward his doctorate.

    His follow up book was On Golden Showers.
  • SomeNights246
    SomeNights246 Posts: 807 Member
    Caffeine dehydrates you so you should not count that. In fact you may need to drink more water to compensate

    I am going to correct myself. I did some research and it appears my info was outdated and caffeine only dehydrates if you drink it in excess.

    Yup, yup.

    When I survived off nothing but pop, I was constantly dehydrated. Like, even 'dry skin around the nose' dehydrated. Now, I drink coffee and/or diet soda daily and I'm pretty dang hydrated. I find that a diet Mtn dew will hydrate me now fairly well.

    Everything is bad in excess.

    That said, I don't really count soda myself. But I have noticed a trend. I average 8-10 cups of water a day. If I drink 2 cups of soda, my water will be at 6-8.
  • iPlatano
    iPlatano Posts: 487 Member
    In for swallowing liquids...


















    for hydration.

    Ohai!!!!

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