water!

I think Dr. Oz said 3 litters a day. Check his website for the rite answer...

As a bariatric surgery pt I agree you must get as much water as you can! If you are peeing like crazy, your body has enough for that day. If not, keep drinking!! Your body will let you know if you need more if you listen!

I drink at least 8-12 glasses a day. Sometimes I do a little bit of lemon in it to help me drink more.

The Board revisited the question of water consumption in 2004. Its panel on "dietary preference intakes for electrolytes and water" noted that women who appear adequately hydrated consume about 91 ounces (2.7 liters) of water a day and men about 125 ounces (3.7 liters). These seemingly large quantities come from a variety of sources—including coffee, tea, milk, soda, juice, fruits, vegetables and other foods. Instead of recommending how much extra water a person should drink to maintain health, the panel simply concluded that "the vast majority of healthy people adequately meet their daily hydration needs by letting thirst be their guide."

taken from
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=eight-glasses-water-per-day

I can relate...I used to be horrible at drinking water!!! I'd never drink more than 2-3 small glasses / day. Then two things happened. First, I gave up soda all together. Not sure what other drinks you consume during the day, but if you replace even one or two of those with water, that will help. The other thing I started doing was drinking "infused" water. Basically, it's just a fancy name for cutting stuff up and putting it in your water. I use lemons, cucumbers, basil, limes, pretty much whatever you want. Just slice up whatever you like and put it in the water. It gives the water a slight taste so it's less boring that plain water. I've found that since I started doing those two things, I'm consistently around 10-12 cups / day.

You body will get rid of the weight you lose through your urine. If you aren't drinking enough water it can hinder you losing weight.... Get your 8 glasses in. It will make a difference.

Is this true? Does your body really urinate the weight you are losing? I've never heard this before.

I heard on the radio that in order to lose weight you should drink half your weight in ounces. I weigh just under 180 so I would drink at least 90 ounces. Any one else hear this? try this? I have a hard time drinking water. If there is another option, I'll take it. I'm doing my best to drink a cup of coffee in the morning a diet soda in the evening, if I must, and water during the day.

I have a 1L waterbottle at my desk at work. 1L between 8-12, lunch from 12-12:30, 1L between 12:30-4. Bam - 8 cups.

Bonus, they're renovating our bathroom, so I have to walk all the way to another department to flush it all out!