Water!

Lovemehatemebytchez
Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
edited November 19 in Health and Weight Loss
So I know you're supposed to drink half your bodyweight in water and for a couple of years I have been doing that. Now, I'm kind of getting sick of water so I've been using those water enhancer zero calories no sugar one like the Mo and Crystal Light ones. My question is does it still count as getting your water intake if you use those?

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  • Luna3386
    Luna3386 Posts: 888 Member
    Yes
  • Old_Cat_Lady
    Old_Cat_Lady Posts: 1,193 Member
    A better way to test if you are drinking enough water: (you really don't need that much water)
    Look at your urine. If it's pale/light yellow, you are ok. If it's cloudy or brown, you are de-hydrated.
    Note that bright yellow could mean that you just took your multivitamin.
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    girlinahat wrote: »
    Yes.

    But you know the whole drink half your body weight thing is a myth though?

    How is it a myth? Because I've been drinking half my bodyweight in water to lose body fat and so far it has been working because our body is 70% water and it goes out and we need to restore it
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    TheWJordinWJordin wrote: »
    A better way to test if you are drinking enough water: (you really don't need that much water)
    Look at your urine. If it's pale/light yellow, you are ok. If it's cloudy or brown, you are de-hydrated.
    Note that bright yellow could mean that you just took your multivitamin.

    Thank you mines mostly light yellow.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    edited June 2017
    It's still a myth though.

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    Drink what you're thirsty for. That water chugging thing has been debunked.
  • Lovemehatemebytchez
    Lovemehatemebytchez Posts: 119 Member
    Thank you everyone for commenting and I done some more research and talk to my doctor and it is a myth. Lol Thanks
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
    gothchiq wrote: »
    Drink what you're thirsty for. That water chugging thing has been debunked.

    I've never understood why everyone doesn't do this. I'm usually thirsty, except when I'm pretty well hydrated. Drinking makes it go away for a while, then I get thirsty again and drink more water.

    My girlfriend just never experiences thirst. I don't get it. She'll have something to drink with each meal because they go together, but won't drink otherwise unless I remind her. Even if it's hot and we've been sweating.

    I think some people just don't have reliable thirst.
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