Drinking a gallon of water per day

I have too. I drink between 8-13 cups of water a day. I am feeling really good.

My nutritionist says you need to drink 1 cup for every 15 pounds of weight you have....when I stick to this, I feel great!

Yes, definitely, I hardly drank any water apart from what I was getting in my few cups of tea. But since I decided MFP about 6 weeks ago I drink about 2 litres a day and I definitely noticed that I have more energy, that my skin looks better and that I am not as hungry. The real proof was this week, my schedule changed significantly, being on hols and I didnt drink my water and I feel awful, just crap overall without being able to pin point what the problem is so i am convinced its not drinking my water for nearly a week as I had been doing, I am back to work tomorrow and my water bottle is ready to go, I will never go without it anywhere again.

I have been doing the same thing for the last month and you are right I have been feeling great! It also helps with weight loss because it helps prevent your body from going into survival/starvation mode. This is when your body starts to retain food and water because you're not getting enough of it. so drinkng more water actually helps you stop retaining water i.e bloating.

I read that too. That if your feeling tired, its probably because your body needs water. Water does give you energy. I read that you are suppose to take your weight and divide it by 2. Then thats how many oz. you are suppose to drink.

I never used to drink any water; always Coca Cola or beer. Since I started this diet, I try to drink a much H2O as I can, but I usually find it hard to get a half gallon downed per day, but I agree: I haven't felt this good in years. I hadn't realized how de-hydrated I actually was every day, but it's painfully obvious now. Kudos to you and keep up the good work!:drinker:

Wow! I'm glad to see that I'm not just going crazy! I've been using the bathroom a lot lately though... Will that go away? haha

I wish I could become a camel and not have to go a ton, but so far I have been doing this for about a week and it hasn't changed.

I don't really know about US measurements, but I've been upping my water intake (from basically coffees and 'sodas' only) to 2 litres a day. I feel much more awake than I did with the caffeine (though I've not completely cut those yet anyway...still need a big kickstart in the morning!).

yep, the more i drink the better i feel! i aim for 10-12 cups a day.

I've noticed a huge surge in my energy since I've started drinking more water. I drink between 8-12 glasses a day. I have a lot more energy. Heck, I've cleaned nearly my entire house since starting more water. I'm sure some of that is just starting MFP and new found motivation, but i also think a lot of it comes from all the water. Someone said the other day that dehydration causes fatigue. I've always been a pretty lazy person, but now I'm totally not. I honestly believe I've lived most of my life dehydrated and therefore, fatigued. I looked into all of this the other day because I was so amazed by the increased energy like you are. I found a pretty interesting article and shared it on my MFP blog here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/kimi131/view/drinking-water-and-weight-loss-113980

For the runners or those that are very heavy into exercise, please read this about water intake. It's unlikely, but yes, you can drink too much... And yes, it does happen.

http://chemistry.about.com/cs/5/f/blwaterintox.htm

And I post this because I see a lot of people who think, "if this is good, then doing much more is better." And I don't want anyone to get sick.

I find drinking a lot of water makes me feel uncomfortably full. Kinda discouraging.

I LOVE WATER )