Water intake calcalator

Well Shore, no one really knows who came up with the 8 glasses/day rule, so I wouldn't presume to tell you what's right or wrong about that calculator LOL. :laugh: I would add that it's more important to monitor our electrolyte levels along with hydration rather than just drinking water all day. I found a couple other calculators just by googling. My favorite is still the hydration articles on runnersworld as they offer recommendations for sports drinks based on exercise duration and intensity. You're looking at about 1.5 gallons of water...when in reality it needs to be part water, part sports drink or electrolyte tablets, stuff you already know to take.

Our kidneys really do a good job of maintaining the proper concentration of 'stuff' in our blood, so there's no reason to overhydrate. If we're running to the bathroom every 30 minutes, obviously there's too little solute in our blood, so we can drink less.

Let me tell you, the thought of drinking an ADDITIONAL 50 ounces of water a day, plus with the diuretics I'm on--LOL. Yeah, that ain't happening!

Hahah, yea, I wouldn't bother with that. I think it's easiest to monitor urine frequency and color, and just plain old 'how do I feel?'. I can tell when I'm getting dehydrated, look at my pee randomly during the day, and drink regularly while I work out, supplementing with sports drinks. I don't actually count out my glasses of water, I just keep a big16 ouncer on hand full of water.

So if your pee is clear you have done a good job of drinking water?
If it is still yellow then I need to drink up.

I am a little concerned about this site ... it says that I need to drink 23 cups of water a day ... my concern is that I would look like a water balloon by the end of the day.

Also, I checked out the calorie counter there ... it says that I could consume up to 3569 calories. It was that type of eating, in the first place, that got me to where I was 8 months ago. I will stick my 1930 calorie goal per day.

This site seems a little unreliable .. just my opinion.

thx 4 sharing:flowerforyou:

I'll add in what the doctor told me, after I went last week. If you all remember, I was guzzling 2 gallons a day, and still feeling thirsty. (All the tests came back normal by the way-- I'm low on iron is all--not that that has anything to do with my thirst).

I normally drink about a gallon of water in 24 hours (25% of that is during the night, 30% while working out, and rest is throughout the day). The doctor told me that is way too much, and that I should cut my water intake by half. I struggled with that over the weekend, and admitted to him that I was going over, and drinking about 3/4 of a gallon. Even though all my tests were normal, he still wants me to cut my water back to 1/2 gallon.

I tried G2 today, because he said I should be drinking something with sodium while working out. It's nasty tasting stuff! But then again, I didn't go over my water allotment yet today, so maybe nasty taste is the way to go, lol.

I don't fully get it, SBS will be better able to explain it to you, but it's got something to do with sodium levels and electrolytes. If the levels are off, then your cells can't pass stuff, and they swell and die... at least that was what I was getting from what I read.

I know the doctor ordered an osmatic (sp?) test on me for this (I think it was for this), and it came back normal, so I don't really know why he told me to stay cut back on my water.