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    What, exactly, is a "cup of water" RE: food diary logging?

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    • Posts: 9,377 Member
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      Because I can't have a Pika/Thor hybrid as a profile picture unless I've got a penis?

      Oh, right. Can't have that! :wink:
    • Posts: 22,281 Member
      8 ounces=a cup. in cooking and baking.
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      8 ounces=a cup. in cooking and baking.

      Right, I understand that. Were I reading a recipe, I'd've assumed such. However, unlike "gallon" or "centimeter" or "minute", the word "cup" also has meanings that don't implicitly specify an exact amount, e.g.,

      "1 a small, bowl-shaped container for drinking from, typically having a handle.
      • the contents of a cup: a strong cup of tea.
      • (in church use) a chalice used at the Eucharist.
      • an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup, usually made of gold or silver and having a stem and two handles, awarded as a prize in a contest.
      • (Cup)a contest in which an ornamental trophy in the form of a cup is awarded: playing in the Cup is the best thing ever.
      • (cups) one of the suits in a tarot pack.
      2 a cup-shaped thing.
      • either of the two parts of a bra shaped to contain or support one breast.
      • a jockstrap having a protective reinforcement of rigid plastic or metal.
      • Golf the hole on a putting green or the metal container in it.
      • Canadiana receptacle forming part of a liquidizer.
      3 a mixed drink served at parties, typically flavored with fruit juices and containing wine or cider."

      quoted from the New Oxford American Dictionary.

      Point is, I wasn't sure which accounting method MFP used. I now do understand it's the 8 oz. cup, as in the measuring cup. Will account accordingly! :)

      Thanks!
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      I'm grateful for the feedback provided thusfar.

      @zachbonner - maybe you don't have a Mac. Finding definitions is easier than you might think. ;) How do you guys get the banners showing weight loss progress, e.g., zachbonner?

      Folks, we're all on the same team, right? Be cool. No need for senseless flaming and arguing. If someone states something with which you don't agree, say so without attacking the person. Outrageous POVs are fine. "Address the issue, not the person." Personal attacks just don't serve as anything other than fodder for flame wars which, ultimately, are just distracting.
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      I'm grateful for the feedback provided thusfar.

      @zachbonner - maybe you don't have a Mac. Finding definitions is easier than you might think. ;) How do you guys get the banners showing weight loss progress, e.g., zachbonner?

      Folks, we're all on the same team, right? Be cool. No need for senseless flaming and arguing. If someone states something with which you don't agree, say so without attacking the person. Outrageous POVs are fine. "Address the issue, not the person." Personal attacks just don't serve as anything other than fodder for flame wars which, ultimately, are just distracting.

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      If we're on a team do I get a uniform or something?
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      I'm chastised for being "new here". Wow, really? Hm.
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      Why? If I add crystal light does the water magically disappear and stop being water?

      lol
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      I'm chastised for being "new here". Wow, really? Hm.

      She wasn't chastising you, just pointing out since you have a relatively low number of posts that you don't know how this board works. Everything you mentioned is par for the course on a daily basis :D

      (On ANY bulletin board, fo that matter).
    • Posts: 108 Member
      Lol. I love how someone was arguing that coffee - having water in it - hydrates them. That was funny. And the clown meme. That was funny too.
    • Posts: 96
      Lol. I love how someone was arguing that coffee - having water in it - hydrates them. That was funny. And the clown meme. That was funny too.


      From WebMD, what counts as water:

      "Coffee and tea also count in your tally. Many used to believe that they were dehydrating, but that myth has been debunked. The diuretic effect does not offset hydration."

      http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages
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      From WebMD, what counts as water:

      "Coffee and tea also count in your tally. Many used to believe that they were dehydrating, but that myth has been debunked. The diuretic effect does not offset hydration."

      http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages

      Interesting. I never knew they'd debunked that idea, I think I'll still drink extra water just in case though. I always feel like I lose fluids more when I have extra caffeine in my system, especially coffee.. Could be in my head, could just be an issue of it irritating my body a little.
    • Posts: 563 Member
      What if your water is infused with a slice of lime,a leaf of fresh mint, and a slice of cucumber? Would that count that under water or would you log it separate?

      Sure, log it as water, or don't. Do what you want to do. Live your life under YOUR Rules.
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