How much water is equivalent to a 'cup' ?

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  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,501 Member
    I prefer a B cup or C cup, but I have heard that a lot of people prefer D cup or larger.
  • sheepotato
    sheepotato Posts: 600 Member
    karey1980 wrote: »
    I've been taking it literally: 8 ounces. It's frustrating, though, because my cup at work is 22 ounces. Not quite 3 "cups", but way more than 2. I wish MFP would measure water in ounces like Fitbit does

    Me too, I usually drink out of a 20oz or 16.9oz bottle.

  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    karey1980 wrote: »
    I've been taking it literally: 8 ounces. It's frustrating, though, because my cup at work is 22 ounces. Not quite 3 "cups", but way more than 2. I wish MFP would measure water in ounces like Fitbit does

    As my hydration specialist Deependatha Poole says "you *may* be overthinking it."
  • njitaliana
    njitaliana Posts: 814 Member
    8 ounces.
  • yuuen
    yuuen Posts: 114 Member
    You can fill a DD cup with more water than in an A cup.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,772 Member
    sheepotato wrote: »
    sjohnny wrote: »
    protective_cup.jpg

    You may want to stop drinking water out of that kind of cup.

    Agreed, there's holes in it. That's annoying.
  • T1DCarnivoreRunner
    T1DCarnivoreRunner Posts: 11,501 Member
    yuuen wrote: »
    You can fill a DD cup with more water than in an A cup.

    Yes... usually the A cups don't have much (or any) water, while DD cups are usually filled with saline, I mean water.
  • sjohnny
    sjohnny Posts: 56,142 Member
    yuuen wrote: »
    You can fill a DD cup with more water than in an A cup.

    You're doing it wrong. That's not what those cups are for.
  • La5Vega5Girl
    La5Vega5Girl Posts: 709 Member
    i do 8 oz. as my cups of water to drink. different if measuring for baking, etc. depending on the recipe.
  • SrJoben
    SrJoben Posts: 484 Member
    Which weighs more, a cup of gold or a cup of feathers?
  • sheepotato
    sheepotato Posts: 600 Member
    SrJoben wrote: »
    Which weighs more, a cup of gold or a cup of feathers?

    A cup of gold because cups are a measurement of volume not weight.
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    sheepotato wrote: »
    A cup of water in the US is typically 8oz of water, or 236ml or 0.24 liters.

    The 8 'glass' goal is around 1.9 liters total.
    In the US.... In the metric world, a cup is 250ml......
  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    sheepotato wrote: »
    47Jacqueline wrote: »
    You're kidding, right?

    People outside of the US don't use 'cups' as a form of measurement, this question comes up every now and then.

    I'm in Australia and regularly use cups as measurements

    Yep....the rest of the world do.....it's not an exclusive USA right.....
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,732 Member
    My water cup that I use at work is 22 ounces. I refill it constantly throughout the day. I'm pretty sure I drink around 170-240 ish ounces each day.
  • nz_deevaa
    nz_deevaa Posts: 12,209 Member
    SnuggleSmacks wrote: »
    My water cup that I use at work is 22 ounces. I refill it constantly throughout the day. I'm pretty sure I drink around 170-240 ish ounces each day.

    This is handy to know. I'll make a note.
  • sheepotato
    sheepotato Posts: 600 Member
    astrampe wrote: »
    christinev297 wrote: »
    sheepotato wrote: »
    47Jacqueline wrote: »
    You're kidding, right?

    People outside of the US don't use 'cups' as a form of measurement, this question comes up every now and then.

    I'm in Australia and regularly use cups as measurements

    Yep....the rest of the world do.....it's not an exclusive USA right.....

    I had no idea there was such a thing as an metric cup until today. I didn't say that to be insulting or anything. I said it because MFP is based in the US and uses the customary as a measurement of water, and was explaining why someone who does not use the customary measurement system (IE someone who does not live in the US, Liberia or Myanmar) would ask what it's equivalent would be.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
    the different cups are actually quite an interesting thing.

    If I had more time I'd be motivated to research the history of such things. This is culture that interests me.
  • myfelinepal
    myfelinepal Posts: 13,000 Member
    sjohnny wrote: »
    protective_cup.jpg

    That's not gonna help it has holes in it.

    A nice D cup bra is the right size to hold water.
  • swbenbow
    swbenbow Posts: 87 Member
    The FA Cup?

    Seriously - I had to google how many ml in a cup. I am used to measuring in ML, and was trying to work out how many "glasses" of water I needed to drink at work to make sure I was getting enough to drink. The glasses at work are not cup shaped, so it was a very valid question.

    BTW - I also do not drink Tea or Coffee, so thinking about a "cup" of liquid was also a bit alien to me.
  • Th3Ph03n1x
    Th3Ph03n1x Posts: 275 Member
    Don't let it get to you sometimes people complain or poke fun just to have something to say. That may be where "Silence is golden" came from. :)

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