1 gallon of water in a day?

Fact one: Too much water, esp without electrolytes and over long periods of time can be bad for you
Fact two: Obviously, there's no magic no to tell your the right amount of water you should drink in a day. Everybody handles water differently in thousands of ways

To answer the first question: Your weight may be more or less in the morning. If your body loses >1gal (in urine, sweat, breathing, etc) then you might weigh less. In the long run, it doen't matter

Drink generously but don't drown yourself
More importantly, when you drink a lot of water (for any reason - like you will be while hiking), you've got to take some elctrolytes - as food or drinks.

I tried to up my intake of water a few years ago....it was terrible!!! I found that I couldn't go anywhere without a water bottle, even driving to the store I would become thirsty....constantly thirsty! I was always needing a bathroom, and had to plan my shopping around my water intake and "out-take". Now.....if I'm thirsty, I drink! Works great!

research suggest you drink 1/2 your body weight in water. :drinker:

You meant to say "Drink 1/2 an ounce of water per pound of body weight didn't ya?"

Don't know that I could drink 115 pounds of water in a day.

It's quite easy to do if you "ease" into it. Years ago I was on a medication that dehydrated the hell out of me. Terrible headaches, ultra dry skin, cracked & bleeding lips if I forgot my DCT. I averaged 2 gals a day.

i typically drink a gallon a day.

i pee a lot, but thats ok...i like peeing.

Like everything else, avoid extremes and use commons sense. Yes, you can drink too much water but we are talking gallons in a short period of time. Yes, you can sweat and pee out too many electrolytes so if you are sweating a lot it make sense to replace some of them either with food or things like sports drinks.

The vast majority of people can drink a gallon or more without any problems except maybe more trips to the bathroom than you would like.

6 litres (1.5 gallons) in 3 hours is enough to kill you.

I don't follow rules. I just drink when I'm thirsty.

then you should try drinking more :--) once you start to feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated.

I eat a cup of raw asparagus every day and drink enough water not to smell it by the evening.

I eat a cup of raw asparagus every day and drink enough water not to smell it by the evening.

Ahh, the asparagus gene... I'm blessed with it, too.

I have been told by a nutritionist and trainer that in order to burn fat and process your nutrients that a male needs to 55% water and a female 60% water. They said the average person is only 40-50% water, which is okay to prevent dehydration, but won't allow you to process your food for proper digestion and metabolism.

there is no harmful amount of water as long as its not at once.. I used to drink a gallon a day. To flush your toxins out, I shoot for an oz./lb. of body weight so if you weigh 120lbs, id shoot for 120 oz

Wrong........google hyponatremia.....

flush toxins out

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I don't follow rules. I just drink when I'm thirsty.

then you should try drinking more :--) once you start to feel thirsty, you're already dehydrated.

Trust your thirst......much of the so-called research done on hydration is paid for by companies that make sports drinks and sell bottled water etc..

That is the only downside to drinking so much water, the inevitable trips to the bathroom.

I drink half my body weight in ounces. I do it because it helps keep my skin clear and it keeps me feeling full to keep from the mindless snacking.

I drink 4 Litres of water a day, which is just over a Gallon (like 3 3/4 Litres in Gallon roughly) That's when I'm just sitting at a desk most of the day. If I'm out riding bike I'll drink 2 litres in an hour... you'll sweat it out, and it will flush your system. If anything it will help you. If it's hot out and you are really working hard, your body may retain some of that water and ya, you might see the scale reflect that, but that shouldn't make you crazy anyway.