Do you log how much water you drink per day?

queen_ana
queen_ana Posts: 35
in Food and Nutrition
I'm wondering bc I don't but I see people who do.
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  • kwantlen2051
    kwantlen2051 Posts: 455 Member
    I find if I log it, I am more mindful of drinking more water. I don't get enough hydration when I don't.
  • jdhcm2006
    jdhcm2006 Posts: 2,254 Member
    I don't. But I only drink water during the day, and at night for dinner I'll have crystal light. I have a water bottle that I go through 3-4 times, so I know I'm getting enough water.
  • alisidewinder06
    alisidewinder06 Posts: 14 Member
    The app recommends 8 glasses a day. During the week I hit maybe 5. 6 if im lucky. On the weekends I have no problem hitting that cuz I'm at the beach and its hot here. So I'm chugging water on the weekends. It really does depend on how much you should consume based on your habits like working out, activity, food, blah blah blah.
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    When I started using MFP, I was not drinking nearly enough water, so I logged it as a way to remind myself to drink more. After a few months, I quit because I was in a great habit of drinking a ton of water. I have not logged it in a year or so. However, I think I may start again because lately I'm really not doing very well about drinking water on weekends. I do well M-F when I am at work, but on weekends I am more likely to just have coffee with breakfast, water at lunch, and wine, beer or soda at dinner...whereas M-F I drink about 10 cups (or more) of water. Might have to do that. If you feel you're sufficiently hydrated I don't think it is a "must".
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    I don't. I just carry around a 1 liter bottle and try to drink 3 of them.
  • Jruzer
    Jruzer Posts: 3,501 Member
    Nope. I drink when I'm thirsty, when I'm exercising, and when I think of it. I pay low-level attention to the color of my urine as a rough guideline.
  • Jonalee1977
    Jonalee1977 Posts: 415 Member
    I do. I make sure I drink half my bodyweight in ounces of water.
  • laurie04427
    laurie04427 Posts: 421 Member
    Yeah I've got a water bottle that holds the equivalent of 4 cups so I aim to fill it up twice. If I don't track it I slack on drinking it.
  • goldmay
    goldmay Posts: 258 Member
    I track using an app on my phone. When I don't, I forget to drink and end up having only 2-3 cups of water in a day.
  • 7seas_sailing
    7seas_sailing Posts: 224 Member
    I've been working with a sports dietician for the last few months, and she's also said the same thing Jonalee1977 says. I drink half my body weight in ounces per day. I can usually do this with no real problem.
  • OnTheGround
    OnTheGround Posts: 78
    I don't log water because its never been an issue for me. I log what I NEED to in order to stay on track. My water intake has never been an issue. If you struggle with it, I'd say log it.
  • rosebette
    rosebette Posts: 1,660 Member
    I forget all the time because it doesn't "count".
  • missjanetleigh
    missjanetleigh Posts: 149 Member
    I always felt like I drank enough until my husband came down with kidney stones and quickly it was yet another reminder of how much one should drink a day.

    Since I have been logging my food I now do and I have a container that I fill every morning that helps remind me.
  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    No. I don't log water at all, why bother? It would be impossible to keep an accurate count. I log coffee only because it does contain calories from the creamer.
  • MindyG150
    MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
    No, who has that kind of time?
  • AdaVanderlyle
    AdaVanderlyle Posts: 113 Member
    I do!
  • Oscarinmiami
    Oscarinmiami Posts: 326 Member
    I do...and I have several reminders during the day so that I do drink water
  • thegilly6
    thegilly6 Posts: 137 Member
    Yes, water, coffee, beer,...
  • BuddhaMom74
    BuddhaMom74 Posts: 147
    I do, only because it reminds me to drink 10 glasses a day. I log to 10 glasses, then I stop 'cause anything more than that is a bonus!!
  • JeralynSh
    JeralynSh Posts: 139 Member
    I do. I make sure I drink half my bodyweight in ounces of water.

    I do, as well. I find I feel better if I drink enough water. And I log it, because it's really easy with MFP, and I like seeing the glass overflow on the app. :drinker:
  • 212ackley
    212ackley Posts: 431 Member
    I don't because I fill a 1/2 gallon pitcher in the morning and have it gone by the end of the work day...so my AM coffee and everything after I get out of work is extra. I KNOW that I drink enough!
    :drinker:
  • DWBalboa
    DWBalboa Posts: 37,259 Member
    I do, it helps me stay mindful of how much I have. I have a 20 oz filtered bottle that I log 2 servings each time I fill it up, this way I stay on track better. Also by logging it, on day’s in which I’m so busy that I forget to drink enough while at work I know I need to drink up at home.
    It’s what works for me, it’s a tool but that’s all it is; just a tool.
    Good luck.
    V/r,
    DW.
  • FaylinaMeir
    FaylinaMeir Posts: 661 Member
    I do just for giggles but I drink 1-2 gallons of water a day regardless so I know I'm hydrated. I've done this ever since I was a little kid. I was the "strange" girl who didn't like soda :laugh:
  • mcsweetly
    mcsweetly Posts: 133 Member
    I find that when I do log my water I drink more and lose more weight that week.
  • alyssareyans
    alyssareyans Posts: 88 Member
    I don't log it but I know I get enough. I have a 1 litre water bottle and I drink 3-5 a day plus milk, iced coffee, and tea so I know I get enough.
  • civilizedworm
    civilizedworm Posts: 796 Member
    Yes. Encourages me to drink it and I need it.
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    No, I drink a minimum of 3 liters a day (usually 4-5...sometimes 6). I sweat a lot...a LOT; but I am also definitely hydrated.
  • 55044TeamJoy
    55044TeamJoy Posts: 134 Member
    96-128 Ounces every day.
  • jrline
    jrline Posts: 2,353 Member
    I usually drink 2-3 gallons per day the app on my phone only lets me log 30 cups


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  • ThinkInOregon
    ThinkInOregon Posts: 283
    If I am logging my food, I am logging my water.

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