Gallon of Water a Day

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  • bshrom11
    bshrom11 Posts: 25 Member
    I drink over a gallon a day but only because my one medication side effect is extreme thirst. Before taking this med there is no way I could drink even close to a gallon a day lol!
  • amtyrell
    amtyrell Posts: 1,449 Member
    I know I am drinking more water mainly in effort to eat less. I have found that often if i and hungry and drink 8 or so oz of water and then wait 10 min and ask myself and I still hungry and craving junk the urge to eat junk will have gone away.
  • RaphaBianchi
    RaphaBianchi Posts: 51 Member
    For the people drinking several litres/gallons of water a day, how often do you go to the toilet? What goes in must come out. At 2-3 litres a day I feel like I always need the toilet. I don't know how people can manage drinking more.
  • tasha12004
    tasha12004 Posts: 232 Member
    I infuse my water with fruit in a 32 ounce bottle of water. Your supposed to drink half your body weight in ounces. So i fill mine up about 4 -5 times. 4 times= a gallon and i usually drink another 32 ounces after my workout and before bed.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,330 Member
    just stay hydrated...
    RaphaBianchi wrote: »
    For the people drinking several litres/gallons of water a day, how often do you go to the toilet? What goes in must come out. At 2-3 litres a day I feel like I always need the toilet. I don't know how people can manage drinking more.

    Generally every 1.5-2 hours which isn't unusual if you're hydrated. I think people feel like it's a lot because they're accustomed to being chronically dehydrated.
  • j_trea1
    j_trea1 Posts: 20 Member
    I struggle to drink enough water as well. I just get busy and simply forget just like I always forget my glasses.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,177 Member
    I like to have a sippy cup (actually an insulated glass with straw and lid) near me everywhere. If I drink it empty twice, I know I am good for the day because I also have coffee and sometimes tea.

    This is my favorite urine color chart:

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  • sllm1
    sllm1 Posts: 2,145 Member
    Room temperature with a straw
  • gemstoneisland
    gemstoneisland Posts: 32 Member
    edited March 2017
    Infusing with fruits (lemon, lime, berries, orange, apple), veg (cucumber) and herbs (mint, basil) help it from being boring. I also carry my water bottle everywhere.
  • kaizaku
    kaizaku Posts: 1,039 Member
    Buy a 2ltr jug. Fill it up in the morning and aim to finish before you go bed. Every 10mins or so jus have a sip. Even when your not thirsty.
  • jbee27
    jbee27 Posts: 356 Member
    Just having it nearby is enough fo rme to sip on it. Thirst may not always be enough to let you know that you need some water, for me, I'm very cold in my office, so I tend to not drink it if I don't have it on hand, I think the cold must distract my body or something?
  • TheJourneyToFabulous
    TheJourneyToFabulous Posts: 381 Member
    I have a 650ml bottle at work thst ill fill twice throughout the day and a 750ml at home which I fill once or twice. I aim for between 1.5 to 2.5 litres a day but I have no issue drinking water
  • Fuzzipeg
    Fuzzipeg Posts: 2,284 Member
    Please use the urine colour charts mentioned above, water is good but having too much for some is as problematic as not having enough. The body can looses salt and other minerals more quickly if you are one of few who can't cope with higher water/liquid volumes.
  • KCMarie22
    KCMarie22 Posts: 8 Member
    Thank you for all the tips and advice!!! I have found a jug that is a 32oz and I have been able to manage 2 of those a day. I find the smaller the jug the easier it is for me and I have also been using some lemon to flavor it too.

    I really appreciate everyone's input.
  • RavenLibra
    RavenLibra Posts: 1,737 Member
    small steps... I start the morning with breakfast and a 12 ounce glass of water (no ice). have a 24 ounce water bottle with my lunch...then have 2 more 12 ounce glasses of water (one with my evening meal and one before bed... now that ain't 64 ounces... BUT there's water in food, (lettuce, tomatoes etc... ) and IF I am working out I drink another 24 ounce bottle... so...WHEN you eat drink water, every time... no exceptions... when you exercise drink water... once you get into the habit you will wonder how you ever managed to NOT drink as much water as you do...
  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,563 Member
    jbee27 wrote: »
    Just having it nearby is enough fo rme to sip on it. Thirst may not always be enough to let you know that you need some water, for me, I'm very cold in my office, so I tend to not drink it if I don't have it on hand, I think the cold must distract my body or something?

    When I'm cold I like to drink hot, unsweetened herbal tea. Took me a while to get used to the unsweetened part, but now I don't like hot sweet tea - it's overbearingly sweet. I never used to drink hot tea without at least 2 tsp of sugar or honey!
  • girlwithcurls2
    girlwithcurls2 Posts: 2,257 Member
    Water consumption gets really hyped on mfp. You can drink less than a gallon and be fine. And, if you include all the other stuff you're drinking, you really don't need to haul a gallon of water around. Jeez. I'd get fired if I drank that much and had to leave to pee every 20 minutes...
  • ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken
    ThatUserNameIsAllReadyTaken Posts: 1,530 Member
    edited March 2017
    Urine color is NOT always a good indicator of hydration. If you are not very active your urine may always be pale yellow no matter what. I was in the habit of only drinking 2 cups of coffee in the morning and not drinking anything else until maybe after supper. My urine was never dark. I was however tired, sleepy, dizzy a LOT, had a rapid heart rate, muscle cramps. That being said, set a timer. That's what I had to do initially. I never seemed to have a thirst signal. I set the timer to go off every hour and at that time I would have 4-8 oz of water or some other fluid. I also made sure to keep my water nearby. Out of sight is out of mind so putting it nearby so I would see it helped me take more sips between timers.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 27,557 Member
    RaphaBianchi wrote: »
    For the people drinking several litres/gallons of water a day, how often do you go to the toilet? What goes in must come out. At 2-3 litres a day I feel like I always need the toilet. I don't know how people can manage drinking more.

    For some/most people, if you gradually ramp up your consumption, your body will adapt a bit.

    For women (don't know about men; I'm less familiar with the equipment), it will help if you don't immediately yield to the urge to go, but try to hold on for just a bit longer than optimal comfort (assuming facilities are handy so no crises occur!). That can help with tuning up the pelvic floor muscles that are part of improving your body's dealing with more water in the bladder. (I didn't make this up. I was told it by a medical specialist in a lecture that was explicitly about urinary continence for women.)

    That said, I'm also in the "hydrate adequately but no need for a gallon for everyone" camp. But I know that many of us are under-hydrated at the start and may need to adapt.

    Personally, one of my strategies was to get a couple of stainless-steel water bottles (with a sippy top!), and a carrying strap. They're easy to take with me, whether at the office, in my car, even on a hike or the like (though I'd put it in my day pack if I had one there, rather than just using the strap). I take one in the boat with me when I row, and take one to the gym.
  • ShrinkingViolet1982
    ShrinkingViolet1982 Posts: 919 Member
    I was thinking about this "fact" about water the other day. If you think back (as much as we can) to humans back in the day, before communal water, was there a hope in heck that they drank 64oz of water minimum a day? No way. Unless they were to sit by the stream and drink water all day, they'd never find that much just hanging around. I can definitely see try to drink a fair bit, but to have a set "minimum" for health just seems weird when we never would have had access to that much in our "natural" environment.

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