How much water do you drink?
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bluefish86 wrote: »doesn't it make more sense to up your electrolytes then? the only thing you do by drinking so much would be to flush them out
I definitely supplement with electrolytes as well. There's no harm in drinking 8-12 cups a day (or more) to ensure you're adequately hydrated though. There is such thing as water intoxication from drinking too much, but it's not easily done.
Ostensibly the whole "8 cups or you have dehydration" has no basis in fact.
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »Why are you all drinking so much?
There are charts for urine color to determine hydration that you can download easily. Here is one:
http://www.sunwarrior.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Bree-Urine-color-chart.jpg
For me, I use the urine color to check my hydration.
Added to this, it is suggested that you need half your body weight in pounds (244 pounds, half of that is 122) in ounces (so 122 oz) daily water intake for optimal organ function and to remove excess toxins and burned fat (via water and CO2) from your body. I'm sure someone will have a link to a study.
Also, for optimal LCHF/Keto, 100 oz of water is suggested quite regularly for similar reasons as above, because the lowering of carbs does not allow our bodies to hold in as much water, so we must regularly replace the fluids and electrolytes. Not all of us eat enough fluid-filled foods to do this without supplementing water.
Is there a basis for this other than the highly suspect sunwarrior site?
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »Why are you all drinking so much?
There are charts for urine color to determine hydration that you can download easily. Here is one:
http://www.sunwarrior.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Bree-Urine-color-chart.jpg
For me, I use the urine color to check my hydration.
Added to this, it is suggested that you need half your body weight in pounds (244 pounds, half of that is 122) in ounces (so 122 oz) daily water intake for optimal organ function and to remove excess toxins and burned fat (via water and CO2) from your body. I'm sure someone will have a link to a study.
Also, for optimal LCHF/Keto, 100 oz of water is suggested quite regularly for similar reasons as above, because the lowering of carbs does not allow our bodies to hold in as much water, so we must regularly replace the fluids and electrolytes. Not all of us eat enough fluid-filled foods to do this without supplementing water.
Is there a basis for this other than the highly suspect sunwarrior site?
I just picked the first image with a copyable url. that chart is used throughout multiple industries such as welding or any physical labor as well as in medical offices. I've been told that this chart is a fully embraced medical standard.0 -
I'm trying to get 100 oz in, but usually 64 oz water, 1 pot black coffee, 1 BPC, & 2 diet cokes per day. I'm definitely counting the steps to & from the loo, lol.0
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I'm sooooo bad. I hate water!!! I try but, not very successful0
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I'm not consistent with water at all. I've been drinking more lately since it's hot as balls lately where I live. And when working out I get thirsty of course. But otherwise I truly don't care about it.0
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Do those who check their pee, urinate into a cup every time they go?0
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80 ounces a day minimum, and 120 when it's hot or if im very active. But I count all liquids. So, 2 12 oz cups of coffee in the morning, 3 more throughout the day, 1-2 16 oz glasses of water(sometimes with crystal light but not often) with lunch if I don't feel like coffee, and then either 8oz milk or 16oz iced tea with dinner, then sometimes 12oz hot tea right before bed.0
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Do those who check their pee, urinate into a cup every time they go?
I just glance before I flush and make a mental note if its completely clear or unusually dark. I probably don't need to, in the last 20+ months on keto I've never had an issue with hydration, but now its kind of a weird habit just to make sure there's nothing strange in there before I flush
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Not as much as I should. Lately been drinking mostly tea and diet soda and coffee in the mornings mon thru Fri. Not dehydrated according to pee color but I do know that when I do drink mostly water I lose more. I just hate it so much lol. I was doing really well with cutting out the soda but it's hard. I love me some diet coke.
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I drink when I'm thirsty. I probably average about 6 cups a day. Some days less. Some days more. I don't overthink it and I don't stress over it.
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