8 CUPS OF WATER

A cup of water is 8 oz. So in a standard store bought water bottle (16 oz) is two cups. Or there are 4 cups in a Nalgene (32 oz) bottle. Hope this helps!

I think it means 8 measured cups, that's the way I do it anyways. If you use a much larger cup/glass and drink 8 of them you could be getting too much water...

My doctor says cut your weight in half and drink that many ounces a day, (i.e. and 200 lb person would need 100 oz of water). I hate having to pee all the time too, but I just try to visualize that I am peeing all the fat and toxins out!!! Then I don't mind going so much!

pssst that would be 4 (16oz, regular bottles) bottles of water you can get at the store. My favorite is Nestle Water. I pour 4 bottles in a pitcher first thing in the morning, a few slices of my favorite fruit/veggie and pour myself a glass all day. If you've drank it all by afternoon you are good to go.

I like to use either: cucumber, strawberry, orange slices. I have heard some do lemon and lime, I can't stand those two though. Hope this helps. Oh and I"ve also heard drinking cold water burns more calories than regular water.

I think it means 8 8oz glasses of water. I drink about 104 ozs everyday. I believe that it really moves the weight! Good Luck!!

The "8 glasses a day" thing was thrown out there with no research to support it. Only recently have good studies been undertaken to look at the real water needs of healthy adults. Interestingly, our bodies know how much we need, we just need to get them back on line to tell us.

When you haven't been hydrating well for a long time, as most Americans live, your thirst cues get all mixed up. Often thirst cues get interpreted as hunger cues, or we are thirsty, but our bodies tell us we are tired. To get our bodies to start communicating properly, we must over-hydrate for about 3 weeks, long enough to stop getting all of the wrong signals. Over-hydrating would be something along the lines of 1/2 your body weight in ounces per day. After 3 weeks of this, you can start listening to your body and not forcing the water down.

The amount of water each person needs is very individualized, and is going to change with activity level, environmental temperature, health, and other factors. Don't be surprised if some days you drink a gallon, and other days you drink a quart, that's normal. When you are sick, or very active all day, push a little more water than you feel you need, because those are high-need situations.

In an interesting related topic, the idea that caffeine is a diuretic and you have to drink twice as much to make up for it is also erroneous. Caffeine is a mild diuretic, but one our bodies adjust to pretty quickly. If you drink the same 2 cups of coffee every day, your body is used to them and there is no need to "make up" for them. If you don't usually drink caffeine, though, a sudden blast of caffeine is going to have a diuretic effect, so watch out for that.

Now, that all said, it is not a bad idea to drink some water when you are hungry, just to partially fill the stomach and to be sure it isn't a thirst cue you are receiving. But there is no need to drink the excessive amounts of water some diet gurus recommend. Learn to listen to your body and give it what it needs and you will be on your way to lifetime health.

I've been curious about this too!

I drink everything out of pint glasses. I checked online and apparently a UK pint is the same as 19oz US. Is this right?! If so, I'm not flagging on water as much as I thought!

Can we count water even if it is diluted with a little bit of low suagr squash? my tap water is horribly dense and I cant afford a filter at the moment lol
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