Daily Water Intake

i drink water all day i usually stay under 70oz

I personally never drink enough water. I have come close a few times, but I went from drinking 1 20oz bottle of pepsi a day to now trying to drink 95 ounces of liquid each day. I do try to at least do 2 32oz bottles every day, but even that doesn't happen a lot of the time. I find myself only meeting even half my goal on days that I work out (I finish an entire bottle during a workout).

I try to set mini goals throughout the day of how much water to drink (i.e., 4 cups before lunch, 4 cups before dinner) to keep me on track. I typically drink 9 or 10 cups a day, and up to 15 or 16 when I'm doing cardio and sweat a lot. I also try to drink more than normal if I've had a lot of sodium, have alcohol, or caffeine.

Edit: I have a Nalgene bottle that sits next to me all day at work, I drink water with lunch and dinner, and always bring a glass to bed with me.

It actually is bad to force down a lot of water at one time. I keep a 32 oz. bottle at my desk and sip constantly throughout the day usually consuming at least 3 liters.

I went to my local WalMart and got a water jug that holds 64oz of water. I fill it every morning when I get to work and I make sure to drink it all before I leave. I only count what water I measure so i keep a 2cup measuring cup in the water dispencer of my fridge. If I drink tea or a soda I drink twice as much water as the other. Just do what you can don't push it to much. To me enough is enough when you start to feel sick.

Here's a pretty decent article on it from The Mayo Clinic. Also keep in mind when you drink excessive amounts of water you put abnormal pressure on vital organs, as well as flush out needed vitamins and minerals and meds that are water soluble.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

I am pretty religeous about driking my water. I think it has really helped in my weight loss. I have a 24 oz bottle I refill and drink from through out the day and on week days, I usually get my 8 cups and then some. On weekends, I may not be quite as good, but I find that I am recognizing thirst much better now then before. It also is a good substitute for snacking. I drink water instead.

To answer your question - yes you can drink too much but it takes a LOT to be at that stage. I've read that we should be drinking 8 x 8oz cups per day (so 64oz - or approx 2 litres).

I have a 1.5L bottle on my desk at work and fill it each morning. I always have a glass of water on the go and am now easily getting through 1.5L during my working hours so I'm finding myself re-filling now. I also drink water at home but slow down lots so I'm not up all night visiting the smallest room!!

At weekends I have a large jug which I keep in the fridge and add fresh lemon or lime slices to it. I get through 2 of those a day without really trying.

For me the trick is to keep a glass with me at all times and just sip from it. It has quickly become a habit.

My final tip is that whenever I'm hungry or want to snack i try and make myself have a glass of water first - often we mistake hunger for thirst so the drink will do the job. Of course it may just be a distraction but it works!

Good luck!

I was having a real hard time getting enough water so a little over a month ago I made the decision to drink only water, green tea with my treat being a Timmy's coffee mocha. I have been cutting down the coffee mocha to 1 a week. I have lost 10lbs since making this change.

I have also started drinking waters that have a higher ph balance. I have been drinking Fiji, Redleaf and Easka water. These waters taste so good that I do not mind giving up juice and pop. I am not crazy about all the bottles but I do recycle them.

I have not really kept track of how much I drink in a day, however I will start that now that I have broken the habit of drinking pop and juice.

I could be wrong , but I am pretty sure there is no such thing as "too much" water. Once your body gets what it needs you just pee out the extra. Which burns calories (specially making so many trips to the bathroom! Haha) and helps purify your system.

I drink half a gallon to two gallons of water a day. I have a 24oz stainless steel water bottle that goes with me every where and a 2 liter jug I use at home. I drink pretty much only water, occasionally I will have some real juice or milk but no soda or sugary crap. I drink when I am thirsty of course but also when I get the urge to eat but am not actually hungry. So instead of snacking a knock back water all day, killing two birds with one stone.

I could be wrong , but I am pretty sure there is no such thing as "too much" water. Once your body gets what it needs you just pee out the extra. Which burns calories (specially making so many trips to the bathroom! Haha) and helps purify your system.

I drink half a gallon to two gallons of water a day. I have a 24oz stainless steel water bottle that goes with me every where and a 2 liter jug I use at home. I drink pretty much only water, occasionally I will have some real juice or milk but no soda or sugary crap. I drink when I am thirsty of course but also when I get the urge to eat but am not actually hungry. So instead of snacking a knock back water all day, killing two birds with one stone.

Would a 12 oz bottle of beer count as water?

That's a good rule, to just divide your weight in half. You definitely will benefit from drinking more than the standard 8 glasses a day, especially if you exercise, since you need to replace water that you sweat out, so anything extra doesn't count toward your minimum.

It would be quite difficult to drink too much water. It's possible, but nearly impossible.

And I disagree that other beverages count as water. Sure, they count as HYDRATION but not toward your water goal. Water flushes toxins like no other beverage, including flavored water.

http://www.build-muscle-and-burn-fat.com/drink-water-to-lose-weight.html