Is it still water?

kyrah702 wrote: »

I don't know how true it is, but I've heard that Coffee and pop/soda don't actually count as water? A friend of mine mentioned in passing that if you drink four glasses of water in a day and then drink a pop, you're only actually drinking three glasses of water(because you subtract 1 glass for every pop/coffee you have)

I haven't looked in to how true this is because I don't drink coffee and I rarely drink pop. That being said, the more plain water vs diet pop she drank, the more the weight came off with little effort, so I'm happy that it works for her!

This is not true. The amount of caffeine in soda/pop or even coffee is not enough to have any real effect on your fluid intake. The diuretic effects only kick in when the caffeine is a large amount.

If you are counting soda or coffee or tea in your fluid intake, then be sure to log any calories, either in the soda or in anything that you add to the coffe or tea (milk, cream, sugar, etc.). They will still count toward your daily fluid goal, though.

*Edited to add a quick source: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/caffeinated-drinks/faq-20057965

Staying hydrated can be done in other ways - watermelon for example; think outside the box if just plain water isn't appetizing. Some good suggestions in this thread for sure.

It is fluids that count (not just water), just discount alcohol. To be hydrated just monitor the colour of your urine.
Dont overcomplicate it.

I don't want to sound rude here but what is wrong with your water supply?

Sure if your water is a bit brown or yellow or smells funny or can be lit on fire I can understand having issues.

But are you guys complaining about the taste of clean fresh water? Unable to drink water with out some flavouring?

This seems very odd to me.

kyrah702 wrote: »

I don't know how true it is, but I've heard that Coffee and pop/soda don't actually count as water?

It is zero true.

Merkavar wrote: »

I don't want to sound rude here but what is wrong with your water supply?

Sure if your water is a bit brown or yellow or smells funny or can be lit on fire I can understand having issues.

But are you guys complaining about the taste of clean fresh water? Unable to drink water with out some flavouring?

This seems very odd to me.

Some places have better tasting water than others. It took me a long, long time to get used to the water after I moved here.

I forgot once, when a friend came to visit, and gave her a glass of ice water. Before she got it to her mouth, she smelled it and was making a face and sniffing. I was like, "Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot!" She was all, "Is it the water? The ice?"

It was both. Our water smells weird and tastes bad. I usually give out-of-town guests the bottled stuff. Even when the water is healthy (which, at one point, it was not), it's something most people really have to get used to.

Even my cat will only drink the tap water as a last resort. She sniffs it and walks away and mews at me. That's not "bottled water silliness" - that's an instinct. The stuff smells bad and tastes bad and even an animal says, "Nope, this stuff isn't any good." Even if I mix half tap and half bottled, when she comes in, she smells it and won't drink it, so she gets the bottled stuff.

Now that I'm used to it, I don't notice it, but water tastes different here, for sure!

jennifer_417 wrote: »

LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »

It's fluid intake that matters - it doesn't have to be all plain water. I wouldn't count soda, and alcohol definitely doesn't count, but any flavored/sparkling water, coffee, tea, juice, etc. counts. Just make sure you account for any added calories.

Also, water tastes like nothing. Not sure how you can dislike something that tastes like nothing.

Actually, water tastes like chlorine where I live.

I use a Brita to filter out the chlorine taste and odor.