Is there such a thing as too much water?

I think your best sources of guidance should come from your doctor/nutritionist/dietitian because many factors (medical history, medication, weight, climate, sodium levels, etc.) affect the amount of water/liquid each person should consume.

Too much water is not going to negatively impact your weight loss. And, for the general public with no underlying medical issues, it's possible but typically quite difficult to drink so much water that it harms your health (water intoxication/electrolyte imbalance). However, since you mention actually HAVING an underlying medical condition, I concur that the best resource for this information would be your doctor and not strangers on the internet.

You can drink too much water, but it would take A LOT more than 9-11 glasses per day (even large sized glasses) to get too much of it. Google hyponatremia.

In short YES.. You can drown your kidneys by drinking too much water and you can kill yourself. My sister was dieting and mistook 8 glasses of water for 8 litres of water a day and she ended up in hospital.

I have an upcoming appt with my doctor and I will be asking him this question. I carry my 750ml Camelback with me throughout the day and I typically drink 3 to 4 of those a day in the span of 6:00 am to 8:00 ish pm, so its not like I'm slamming water down. I will be creating another post about my stagnant weight loss for help with that. I was just curious whether others have had issues with drinking too much water. I think my husband is just trying to be nice and find a way to keep me motivated.

That's very good.

And, yeah, no...sorry, seriously :frown: . Stagnant weight loss sucks a big one. But, like I said, it's definitely not too much water that's causing it - over time (like, not talking about day-to-day fluctuations), as counter-intuitive as it might seem, the more water you drink (of course, up to healthy limits) the LESS you'll retain. Plus, there's some evidence that staying well-hydrated helps your metabolism keep moving (though, of course, there's variation on what "well-hydrated" means for each person). Drinking a good amount of water will actually more likely help you. (Standard disclaimer - this tends to be true for people without any underlying medical issues...check with your doc to make sure it's also true for you.)