Water- Half a Gallon or 1 gallon

raven56706
raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
is there any advantages of drinking a full gallon of water instead of half a gallon?

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  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited March 2016
    Opinion: Just look at your urine to see if you are hydrated.
    If it's cloudy, or brownish, or very dark yellow, you need to drink more water.
    You should be able to read a "pretend newspaper" at the bottom of the toilet.
    If it's a bright yellow but see-through, that could just mean you ate a meal with b vitamins.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    raven56706 wrote: »
    is there any advantages of drinking a full gallon of water instead of half a gallon?

    no, unless you're selling the water to the misguided drinker.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Nope, the water bottlers wants you to think this.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    edited March 2016
    no?

    It's recommended for men to drink 3 liters of water a day (80% of a gallon). I personally believe, however, as long as your urine is clear you're all set. no reason to force down a ton of water when you're body is already hydrated.
  • sllm1
    sllm1 Posts: 2,136 Member
    I feel good with a gallon a day. There probably aren't any advantages, per say, except that I am well hydrated for my workouts.
  • mankars
    mankars Posts: 115 Member
    In general, you should try to drink between half an ounce and an ounce of water for each pound you weigh, every day.” E.g., if you weigh 150 pounds, that would be 75 to 150 ounces (128ounces = 1gallon) of water a day. If you’re living in a hot climate and exercising a lot, you’d be on the higher end of that range; if you’re in a cooler climate and mostly sedentary, you’d need less.

    Also, if your urine color should be pale yellow, also if you feel thirsty then you already are dehydrated.

    All the best.
  • djspacecaptain
    djspacecaptain Posts: 366 Member
    I shoot for about 100oz a day but i know i go over a lot. Like yesterday i drank almost a full 100oz bottle plus a liter bottle and had my 40oz hydroflask with ice cold carbonated water; so thats like 160oz which is way more than a gallon. But i dont drink that much every day, maybe once every three days. I also sweat tons like soooo much sweat so a lot of my water intake is to refuel my bodies sweat glands lol.
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