Water

clrug0912
clrug0912 Posts: 43 Member
edited November 28 in Health and Weight Loss
Would you count hot tea as water intake?

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  • Gun4a
    Gun4a Posts: 68 Member
    No. As you use boiled water (or people generally do) for your tea, it no longer has the same qualities.
  • clrug0912
    clrug0912 Posts: 43 Member
    Thank you!
  • MondayJune22nd2015
    MondayJune22nd2015 Posts: 876 Member
    edited January 2016
    Water is water, whether hot, cold, frozen, etc. Even the water in your food, can be counted.
  • JJMorrocco
    JJMorrocco Posts: 43 Member
    Not really sure how boiling water changes its qualities....if anything it purifies its more by killing bacteria.

    The caffeine in tea can be a diuretic and therefore eliminate water from your body. I would not count it is water intake. I am trying to avoid caffeine to avoid the spikes in alertness and help with proper sleeping patterns.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    I do believe Gun4a was being facetious.
  • MondayJune22nd2015
    MondayJune22nd2015 Posts: 876 Member
    edited January 2016
    JJMorrocco wrote: »
    Not really sure how boiling water changes its qualities....if anything it purifies its more by killing bacteria.

    The caffeine in tea can be a diuretic and therefore eliminate water from your body. I would not count it is water intake. I am trying to avoid caffeine to avoid the spikes in alertness and help with proper sleeping patterns.

    However she didn't mention, if her tea is caffeinated; plus it isn't significant.
  • Whitezombiegirl
    Whitezombiegirl Posts: 1,042 Member
    Gun4a wrote: »
    No. As you use boiled water (or people generally do) for your tea, it no longer has the same qualities.

    Whaaaat? If you are talking about boiled water not using calories to heat it intetnally like ice water does - then okay. But the effect is miniscule.
  • clrug0912
    clrug0912 Posts: 43 Member
    Thanks!
    JJMorrocco wrote: »
    Not really sure how boiling water changes its qualities....if anything it purifies its more by killing bacteria.

    The caffeine in tea can be a diuretic and therefore eliminate water from your body. I would not count it is water intake. I am trying to avoid caffeine to avoid the spikes in alertness and help with proper sleeping patterns.

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    Gun4a wrote: »
    No. As you use boiled water (or people generally do) for your tea, it no longer has the same qualities.

    This is a joke, right?
  • clrug0912
    clrug0912 Posts: 43 Member
    Thanks everyone, I'm going to go with not counting it, just to be safe. It is caffeinated and I'm sure another glass of water can't hurt me :)
  • MondayJune22nd2015
    MondayJune22nd2015 Posts: 876 Member
    clrug0912 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone, I'm going to go with not counting it, just to be safe. It is caffeinated and I'm sure another glass of water can't hurt me :)

    I'd count it because to me, accuracy is important & the amount of caffeine, isn't significant enough; to be a diuretic.
  • clrug0912
    clrug0912 Posts: 43 Member
    What if I add a little sugar or honey? Would that take away from it being just water? That's the only reason I was thinking maybe don't count it as water. I always add lemon but occasionally will add honey to it.
    MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »
    clrug0912 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone, I'm going to go with not counting it, just to be safe. It is caffeinated and I'm sure another glass of water can't hurt me :)

    I'd count it because to me, accuracy is important & the amount of caffeine, isn't significant enough; to be a diuretic.

  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    clrug0912 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone, I'm going to go with not counting it, just to be safe. It is caffeinated and I'm sure another glass of water can't hurt me :)

    You are correct that another glass is unlikely to hurt you, but the amount of caffeine in tea does not negate it's hydrating properties. You could be well hydrated drinking nothing but caffeinated tea.
  • Gun4a
    Gun4a Posts: 68 Member
    I can see where everyone's coming from - fair enough. To me tea is still tea and water is water. And as @clrug0912 says - another glass of water won't hurt :-)
  • Asher_Ethan
    Asher_Ethan Posts: 2,430 Member
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Gun4a wrote: »
    No. As you use boiled water (or people generally do) for your tea, it no longer has the same qualities.

    This is a joke, right?

    My thoughts exactly. Count your tea as water. You will be fine.
  • beemerphile1
    beemerphile1 Posts: 1,710 Member
    Water is water regardless of form or temperature. Personally I've never understood the point in logging water intake. If you are hydrated all is good, if dehydrated, drink more.

    You should log calories from the honey, sugar, cream or whatever you may add.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    clrug0912 wrote: »
    What if I add a little sugar or honey? Would that take away from it being just water? That's the only reason I was thinking maybe don't count it as water. I always add lemon but occasionally will add honey to it.
    MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »
    clrug0912 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone, I'm going to go with not counting it, just to be safe. It is caffeinated and I'm sure another glass of water can't hurt me :)

    I'd count it because to me, accuracy is important & the amount of caffeine, isn't significant enough; to be a diuretic.

    Think of it this way. If you drank a glass of plain water and ate a lemon with honey on it, would you still consider the water to be water? Whether they come from separate receptacles or the same, they all end up in your stomach together. And the water is still water.
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    beemerphile1 wrote: »
    Water is water regardless of form or temperature. Personally I've never understood the point in logging water intake. If you are hydrated all is good, if dehydrated, drink more.

    You should log calories from the honey, sugar, cream or whatever you may add.

    This.
  • Blueseraphchaos
    Blueseraphchaos Posts: 843 Member
    I don't even log my water intake since that's almost all i drink. The 8 cups of water recommendation actually includes water from food that you eat.

    If you're thirsty, drink, if not, don't. If you think you're hungry, try drinking a glass of water first.
  • MondayJune22nd2015
    MondayJune22nd2015 Posts: 876 Member
    edited January 2016
    clrug0912 wrote: »
    What if I add a little sugar or honey? Would that take away from it being just water? That's the only reason I was thinking maybe don't count it as water. I always add lemon but occasionally will add honey to it.
    MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »
    clrug0912 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone, I'm going to go with not counting it, just to be safe. It is caffeinated and I'm sure another glass of water can't hurt me :)

    I'd count it because to me, accuracy is important & the amount of caffeine, isn't significant enough; to be a diuretic.

    @clrug0912 It would just enhance the water & add calories, etc., to it but it wouldn't subtract, any of the water itself. Same thing if you made instant mashed potatoes from a box instead of tea, you'd be adding calories, etc., to the water but you could still count the water, as if you drank it plain; without anything added to it. So it doesn't matter if the water is plain, cooked, frozen, etc., I count it.
  • martelr
    martelr Posts: 20 Member
    Asher_Ethan wrote: »
    Need2Exerc1se wrote: »
    Gun4a wrote: »
    No. As you use boiled water (or people generally do) for your tea, it no longer has the same qualities.

    This is a joke, right?

    My thoughts exactly. Count your tea as water. You will be fine.


    Lmao at this thread. Tea 100% counts a water. The quality changing of boiling almost had me on the floor, lol
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    edited January 2016
    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/821181/myths-and-facts-about-hydration-requirements

    It absolutely counts as water. Because science.

    So do sodas, coffee, fruit juice, milk, etc., etc.
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,032 Member
    Blueseraphchaos wrote: »
    I don't even log my water intake since that's almost all i drink. The 8 cups of water recommendation actually includes water from food that you eat.

    If you're thirsty, drink, if not, don't. If you think you're hungry, try drinking a glass of water first.

    I agree, make it a habit and you won't need to log it. I love water so I'm always drinking it. If I drink tea it'd decaf simply because I'm already too energetic for anything caffeine.

    I think ppl over think water... and yes to whomever didn't realize @Gun4a was just goofing around messing with you all... yes it was a joke. Amazing how many ppl didn't catch that. :#
  • HG93022
    HG93022 Posts: 80 Member
    I count water (with or without slice of fruit or veggie for taste) AND decaffeinated tea as water intake.
  • kimny72
    kimny72 Posts: 16,011 Member
    Your body doesn't ignore water just because it has other things in it. Your body extracts water from every beverage you drink other than alcohol. It also extracts water from many foods. If you want to make rules for yourself to try to drink more water, then you can count whatever you want to count, but your body will get the water it needs from all of it. Not to be indelicate, but the best way to tell if you're drinking enough water is from the color of your pee!
  • clrug0912
    clrug0912 Posts: 43 Member
    Didn't realize this would be such a hot topic! lol I generally don't log the water that's in food, only an actual cup of water. The only reason I'm logging it at all is just to make myself accountable for drinking that more instead of sodas. It was more just curiosity because I know there are a lot of different opinions on what is considered water.
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