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"1 cup of water"

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  • nicsflyingcircus
    nicsflyingcircus Posts: 2,947 Member
    Yeesh - I knew 1 'cup' was 8 fl. oz in baking and stuff, but I have been trying to go by my 'container', figuring it was around 8 anyway, and trying to get 8 a day but forgetting and bumming out. And I just looked, and my container is 16oz, so it's nice to know that even when I 'only' have 4 a day I am still reaching my goal!

    It really is a eureka moment right now lol. My only excuse apart from a brainfart is that I was brought up in England which uses mls and grams etc. (though I always hated that system, and much prefer cups and oz for practical use so it isn't even an excuse lol).

    Check your containers people!

    I'm a Canadian citizen, American resident and miss metric.

    A cup is also 240ml.
  • iheartinsanity
    iheartinsanity Posts: 205 Member
    I personally was not smart or rude towards your question. I answered honestly.

    When I started losing weight I had no idea how much is how much. I'm American but I didn't care about water consumption. I drank nothing but soda, and coffee before coming a healthy lifestyle. Now I drink nearly 1.5 gallons of water a day (not normal, but I do workout A LOT, and I'm an extremely physically active person) and only drink coffee, soda on occassion.

    Sometimes a person really doesn't have a clue.
  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
    I consider a cup 8 oz. so if your glass holds 12 oz drink two and you have completed 4 cups of water. If it's 16, then you have had one glass of water. Also, I count a regular sized bottle of water as 2. Hope this helps.

    ETA when MFP is counting it's going by 8oz cups, for a total of 64oz of water in a day. that's the general rule of thumb. However, it's been suggested that you drink half your body weight in oz

    Huh? if you have a couple that holds 12oz, and you drink two of those that is 24oz, which = 3 cups. If your cup is 16oz then you have had two glasses of water. You just said as your very first statement that a cup of water is 8oz which is true.
  • Escloflowne
    Escloflowne Posts: 2,038 Member
    .. srsly?

    When is a cup not a cup?

    Depends......is it with 2 girls?
  • EvanKeel
    EvanKeel Posts: 1,903 Member
    Given the fact the OP understood that a cup means 8oz, I think the cross-cultural concerns of colloquial units of measure of a "cup" are at best a side conversation.

    The original issue was misunderstanding that "cup" actually meant "glass." I think if the original question was stated as intended, the responses would have been similar to: "I log my water as ounces, and I count a cup/glass as [x] ounces" or ml, as the case may be.
  • ray121467
    ray121467 Posts: 2
    Hey...I just use sports bottles and I happen to re-use the Deer Park ones which holds 23.7 ounces (700 ml)..which I count as 3 cups. Normally after i get my maximum amount (by FitBit) I usually just stop counting as I normally go through at least one more sports bottle when I finally get a chance to relax and watch TV.

    However I will say to one of the other posters, I removed Sodas ( I let myself have a diet coke maybe twice a week, and beer one day week) and most coffee (there are some mornings You just gotta feel human) out of my diet. I supplement my water with flavored water on occassion and I think that move by itself I lost 26 pounds.
  • bb_lose_weight
    bb_lose_weight Posts: 103 Member
    .. srsly?

    When is a cup not a cup?

    Depends......is it with 2 girls?

    Well done!!! Well done!!
  • XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX
    XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX Posts: 274 Member
    I personally was not smart or rude towards your question. I answered honestly.

    When I started losing weight I had no idea how much is how much. I'm American but I didn't care about water consumption. I drank nothing but soda, and coffee before coming a healthy lifestyle. Now I drink nearly 1.5 gallons of water a day (not normal, but I do workout A LOT, and I'm an extremely physically active person) and only drink coffee, soda on occassion.

    Sometimes a person really doesn't have a clue.

    no, you weren't rude at all! You were honest. My question was just worded off I guess.

    I was more flustered by people asking about education and snarky comments about google.
  • sara_j_barnard
    sara_j_barnard Posts: 23
    May I recommend drinking your water from a fine pint glass, then you may imagine that you are enjoying a frosty pint of lager, which I find enhances the experience, especially at work. Cheers!
  • aliakynes
    aliakynes Posts: 352 Member
    In our family, we used the word cup to refer to a drinking container that wasn't glass (paper or plastic), not necessarily as a unit of measurement unless we were cooking. So I can see people not making the connection, especially if they don't cook.
  • Pirate_chick
    Pirate_chick Posts: 1,216 Member
    I consider a cup 8 oz. so if your glass holds 12 oz drink two and you have completed 4 cups of water. If it's 16, then you have had one glass of water. Also, I count a regular sized bottle of water as 2. Hope this helps.

    ETA when MFP is counting it's going by 8oz cups, for a total of 64oz of water in a day. that's the general rule of thumb. However, it's been suggested that you drink half your body weight in oz

    Huh? if you have a couple that holds 12oz, and you drink two of those that is 24oz, which = 3 cups. If your cup is 16oz then you have had two glasses of water. You just said as your very first statement that a cup of water is 8oz which is true.


    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: oops!! I fixed it. Brain fart moment! Thanks.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • SandyBVTN
    SandyBVTN Posts: 367 Member
    Water is the only thing I'm not strictly measuring these days. I drink out of litre jars for the most part, and have two to five of them a day. At the end of the day (or sometimes in the middle), I guess at how many times I filled the jar and record it. I'm probably off by a few cups on either side, but not concerned.
  • iAMDeniseRenee
    iAMDeniseRenee Posts: 1
    Lol at some of these comments...
  • ChildrenCryinNCoffee
    ChildrenCryinNCoffee Posts: 477 Member
    .. srsly?

    When is a cup not a cup?

    This ^ ^ :noway: :laugh: :indifferent:
  • molls10m
    molls10m Posts: 22
    I knew what you meant girl! And I actually have a 1 liter water bottle so I tend to try and just aim for drinking four of those. I never really track my water on here but I might start because of your post! That would give me about 16/17 cups per day!!! :)
  • majigurl
    majigurl Posts: 660 Member
    250ml.

    Now it makes sense!! ty!! I was so confused with this "oz" stuff :/

    :laugh:

    :flowerforyou:
  • Luv2eatSweets
    Luv2eatSweets Posts: 221 Member
    8ozs. My bottle of water is 16.9ozs. I try to drink around 6 a day, not including tea or coffee. Don't always remember to log them though:angry:
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  • trogalicious
    trogalicious Posts: 4,584 Member
    I'm not stupid i understand that a cup is 8 oz. But I didn't know if people actually measured it out or if they counted it as one still when using a normal sized drinking glass which usually holds closer to 12-16oz.

    Thanks for being rude.
    People don't ask questions to be belittled ...
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  • glasshalffull713
    glasshalffull713 Posts: 323 Member
    May I recommend drinking your water from a fine pint glass, then you may imagine that you are enjoying a frosty pint of lager, which I find enhances the experience, especially at work. Cheers!

    Hahaha. Awesome. :drinker:
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