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How much water do you drink?

ktfranke
ktfranke Posts: 217 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
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Just bought myself a jug! Gotta start getting more water in! How much do you drink in a day? I'm aiming for a MINIMUM of 74.4oz! But on workout days, I'd like to get twice that much!
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  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    None, I'm not keen on the stuff.
  • ashcky
    ashcky Posts: 393 Member
    I bought a 48oz jug and I usually drink 3 of those a day
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I don't really know...I carry around a 24 ounce bottle and drink it and fill it up numerous times during the day but I've never really counted. I'm hydrated so I'm good.
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    I go by pee color. I don't keep track, it's a fruitless endeavor for me.
  • ouryve
    ouryve Posts: 572 Member
    I don't measure it. Easily 2-3l of fluids, mostly plain water or chamomile tea. I drink when I'm thirsty, generally. If I feel a bit out of sorts, first thing I do is have a cup of water to see if that helps.
  • robdowns1300
    robdowns1300 Posts: 152 Member
    I drink 8-10 cups a day. That's about one of your jugs.
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    I go by pee color. I don't keep track, it's a fruitless endeavor for me.

    I'm sure I drink a lot. It's hot and very dry where I live and I run every other day outside. On most runs this time of year I lose between 2 and 3 pounds (32 to 48 fluid ounces) of water through sweat and breathing. However, I don't track how much I'm drinking. I drink when I'm thirsty and it's not usually plain water. No ill effects, yet!
  • jvtchong
    jvtchong Posts: 59 Member
    2-3 L a day, mostly water and a few cups of tea. Usually have a 0.5 L water bottle with me all the time as it's always hot here.
  • moochew1972
    moochew1972 Posts: 8 Member
    As water....non.....as coffee as much as my thirst dictates
  • caradack1985
    caradack1985 Posts: 254 Member
    No idea, but I pee regularly and it's light coloured and doesn't smell funky. So I reckon I'm good. I drink quite a lot of liquids as I'm constantly thirsty.
  • angelwowings23
    angelwowings23 Posts: 128 Member
    I have a 16oz water bottle on me from the moment I get up to the moment I go to sleep. I probably refill it a good 8-10 times a day. Hydration is key!
  • sllm1
    sllm1 Posts: 2,130 Member
    120 ounces
  • dperry619
    dperry619 Posts: 9 Member
    10~12 of the 16 oz bottles per day if not more
  • mabearof6
    mabearof6 Posts: 684 Member
    I refill my 30 oz. Yeti about 4 times a day
  • cdncarrie13
    cdncarrie13 Posts: 10 Member
    I try and get in 1 gal a day but doesn't always work that way. I average 88-96oz but also go y urine color mostly. I have a water infusion bottle (24oz) and I do aim for 5 of those a day but won't go below 64oz a day. I don't drink coffee or tea or sodas or anything like that, just water with lemon and something different fruits inside my infusion.
  • Imasay
    Imasay Posts: 1 Member
    Water is good!! You need it to live!! You do get a lot of water from food but you can't go by the color of your pee.. What if you take medication? What if it's one of Those weeks
  • Noelani1503
    Noelani1503 Posts: 378 Member
    I average a gallon a day. I'll drink 76 oz just over the course of a workout and recovery.
  • sandflower81
    sandflower81 Posts: 399 Member
    ktfranke wrote: »
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    Just bought myself a jug! Gotta start getting more water in! How much do you drink in a day? I'm aiming for a MINIMUM of 74.4oz! But on workout days, I'd like to get twice that much!

    I have the same one. I drink two or three of those a day. @ktfranke
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    edited August 2016
    Define "water". As far as I'm concerned, all my zero calorie drinks* count (mostly water and iced tea) because adding a slice of lemon or some extracts from tea leaves don't change the fact that you're consuming water. I tried counting once and got to about 12 cups/day - and it wasn't an unusual day - so I can't be bothered to track every day.

    *Really, all drinks count but the only drink-with-calories I have is milk, and I classify that as food. The whole "8 cups a day" thing is a big marketing ploy by the bottled water companies.
  • jennypapage
    jennypapage Posts: 489 Member
    not much. i look at my pee. if it's too dark by midday, i push myself to drink a bit more until they become clear.
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    I don't even know. I just drink when I'm thirsty. On exercise or hot days I notice the water cooler bottle need to be changed more often.
  • Eviedawson
    Eviedawson Posts: 9 Member
    I atleast drink 2l a day.
  • bpp23
    bpp23 Posts: 170 Member
    :/ Definitely not enough
  • cariduttry
    cariduttry Posts: 210 Member
    i aim for a gallon a day, but usually fall a bit short.
  • dutchandkiwi
    dutchandkiwi Posts: 1,389 Member
    I use 750 ml bottles at work and home. Generally I drink 3-4 of those. On workout days there is an additional 500-1000 ml. But I do admit it is summer. In winter it is less and there is then a lot of tea involved too
  • hmltwin
    hmltwin Posts: 116 Member
    I shoot for the advised 8 glasses a day. When it's hot and humid and I've been out and active in it, then I'll drink more. I think the most I've gotten in a day is a gallon - it was about 100 degrees out and very sticky, so drinking was about the only thing that saved me.

    If I drink something like lemonade or juice or non-cola sodas, I will add that to my count. However, I don't count anything with caffeine in it as "water" since... yeah, caffeine acts counter to water. I also haven't been drinking much besides water since I started working to lose weight. My normal juice is really calorie dense. (I'm looking forward to drinking it again when I move to maintainence.)
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited August 2016
    About 10-12 cups a day plus all the other fluids contained in the protein shakes and drinks, fruit and other things that I consume during the day. So, I'm not worried about hydration.
  • blackaheep4288
    blackaheep4288 Posts: 41 Member
    Until Monday I was averaging 15-18 bottles a day. I decided that I'd help the environment and bought a water purifier and now carry around a milk jug. I've been averaging about 2 gallons per day since Monday. I feel like this is will be pretty regular for me. Yes I pee all day lol.
  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 577 Member
    I've never really known the optimum amount of water per day, but I've bought into both the 'gallon a day' and the 'your body weight divided by 2, and drink that in fl oz. I feel better with the latter. I am in the UK, and don't move around all that much. :)
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