I have a question please
amyjstaiewolfe
Posts: 15 Member
Can I count the water for my coffee as water intake for the day, or just plain water?
Thanks
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You can count anything you'd like as water. All the liquids you ingest (including those in food) impact your overall hydration (except for alcohol).3
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Yes, you can count coffee. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/197747541
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Yes. And soda, and juice, and tea, and....2
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There is no consensus. Some do, some do not because of the diuretic effect of the caffeine in coffee. If you drink liquids to the color (concentration) of urine you desire as a reflection of hydration status, you don't have to worry where those liquids are coming from.
One example of the urine color vs. hydration level charts you can find online: https://dripdrop.com/blogs/news/chart-dehydrated1 -
Thank goodness. Thank you so much. I read somewhere that you need half your body weight in ounces. That would mean I need 127.5 oz. Making me so sick to my stomach and without counting other liquids the highest I have gotten is 80 oz.0
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amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »Thank goodness. Thank you so much. I read somewhere that you need half your body weight in ounces. That would mean I need 127.5 oz. Making me so sick to my stomach and without counting other liquids the highest I have gotten is 80 oz.
Unless you have a medical condition that you haven't shared yet, drinking to thirst is usually sufficient. There's no need to force liquid down. The hydration chart @grinning_chick posted above may be a good place to start -- see where you fall there and then make any adjustments you think may be necessary.3 -
I don't have any medical conditions that would me to take in extra fluid. Thank you so much. I am starting out with a goal of 1/2 a pound a week for a goal, so I don't get discouraged. That is proving to be difficult for me to eat that much because I don't eat much usually.0
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Thank you for your help everyone. Please feel free to send me a friend request. I could use all the support I can get. Thank You0
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amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »I don't have any medical conditions that would me to take in extra fluid. Thank you so much. I am starting out with a goal of 1/2 a pound a week for a goal, so I don't get discouraged. That is proving to be difficult for me to eat that much because I don't eat much usually.
You didn't get to be over 200lbs by not eating much...7 -
thank you everyone for the help0
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amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »I don't have any medical conditions that would me to take in extra fluid. Thank you so much. I am starting out with a goal of 1/2 a pound a week for a goal, so I don't get discouraged. That is proving to be difficult for me to eat that much because I don't eat much usually.
If you're in a spot where you have weight to lose (and that's why many of us, including me, came here in the first place), you shouldn't have any issues eating to your goal. Have you eliminated a lot of higher calorie foods from your diet? That's why some people think they have problems eating enough at first.2 -
My dr. had me do a food journal. My calorie intake was around considerably below 1000 calories a day. About 600 actually. I am very seldom hungry.2
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amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »My dr. had me do a food journal. My calorie intake was around considerably below 1000 calories a day. About 600 actually. I am very seldom hungry.
Assuming that your logging is accurate (and for many of us, accurate logging is a challenge at first), an average intake of 600 calories a day and a need to lose weight should have prompted your doctor to do some investigation. Without underlying medical issues, that just doesn't make sense.8 -
amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »My dr. had me do a food journal. My calorie intake was around considerably below 1000 calories a day. About 600 actually. I am very seldom hungry.
Do you weigh everything you eat with scales?3 -
they have run several tests over the years and all is good so they say. I am 4' 11" tall and weigh 2550
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amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »My dr. had me do a food journal. My calorie intake was around considerably below 1000 calories a day. About 600 actually. I am very seldom hungry.
So you've gone to the opposite extreme of eating way too much, to way too little.3 -
yes and I have been like this for several years.0
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FYI Caffeine is a diuretic, so it'll cause you to dehydrate. So although coffee contains water, there's a reason it'll also cause you many trips to the bathroom. Using it as your only source or major source of water intake isn't recommended (at least by me anyway lol). My mother in law drinks nothing but coffee and soda. All caffeinated. She is dehydrated most of the time even though she's never not drinking one or the other. She refuses to drink plain water or anything decaffeinated lol. Food for thought. Coffee counts, but caffeine will cause you to lose hydration.10
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I only drink 1 cup of coffee in the morning and I gave up diet soda 2 years ago.
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amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »they have run several tests over the years and all is good so they say. I am 4' 11" tall and weigh 255
Congratulations on starting your MFP weight loss plan. At that height, your recommended ideal weight is more than 100 lbs down from where you are now, therefore you could aim for 1lb per week rather than 1/2 lb. Are you hoping that your water consumption level would be the major component of your plan? Maybe you need to include regular exercise along with your drinking and calorie counting.1 -
amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »yes and I have been like this for several years.
No, you haven't. Your log is wrong.5 -
Or you can just drink enough to make sure your pee is pale yellow and you’re not thirsty.1
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Spliner1969 wrote: »FYI Caffeine is a diuretic, so it'll cause you to dehydrate. So although coffee contains water, there's a reason it'll also cause you many trips to the bathroom. Using it as your only source or major source of water intake isn't recommended (at least by me anyway lol). My mother in law drinks nothing but coffee and soda. All caffeinated. She is dehydrated most of the time even though she's never not drinking one or the other. She refuses to drink plain water or anything decaffeinated lol. Food for thought. Coffee counts, but caffeine will cause you to lose hydration.
How did you determine that your mother-in-law is dehydrated most of the time?0 -
amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »they have run several tests over the years and all is good so they say. I am 4' 11" tall and weigh 255
But do you weigh your food?0 -
Why don't you put in for 1-2 lbs. a week? People rarely suggest it because it is an agressive goal. However you are short, and 255 is a lot on such a small person. (My starting weight was 237 and I'm 5'4'' so I can only imagine what is it like on you). I am down to 204 and I started with 2 lbs. a week. I'm now eating to lose about 1.1-1.2 lbs. per week. You have over 100 lbs. to lose so it should be fine. I was not bothered at all by the 1000 calorie deficit per day until I reached about 25 lbs. loss, then I had to change it to lose less. But the difference in my physical ability and energy is incredible just losing 30 lbs.!
At least try to get off those first 60 lbs. and get under 200. It will make such a difference for you and you will be able to do more physically and have more energy. If you say that you don't eat much it should not be a problem for you to eat 1300-1400 calories and lose a bit more than .5 lbs. per week. It doesn't make sense to stuff yourself (if you are weighing accurately) when you wouldn't even notice a more agressive goal at first.1 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Spliner1969 wrote: »FYI Caffeine is a diuretic, so it'll cause you to dehydrate. So although coffee contains water, there's a reason it'll also cause you many trips to the bathroom. Using it as your only source or major source of water intake isn't recommended (at least by me anyway lol). My mother in law drinks nothing but coffee and soda. All caffeinated. She is dehydrated most of the time even though she's never not drinking one or the other. She refuses to drink plain water or anything decaffeinated lol. Food for thought. Coffee counts, but caffeine will cause you to lose hydration.
How did you determine that your mother-in-law is dehydrated most of the time?
The vet once tested my cat for dehydration by squeezing a handful of skin and seeing how long it took to regain its original shape - maybe dude is doing that with his mom?
For real though, the water thing is way, way over-hyped. All beverages consist mostly of water, and the only one with a net dehydrating effect is alcohol. Lots of food have water in them too. As others have said, just check your pee color and don't worry about it.6 -
janejellyroll wrote: »Spliner1969 wrote: »FYI Caffeine is a diuretic, so it'll cause you to dehydrate. So although coffee contains water, there's a reason it'll also cause you many trips to the bathroom. Using it as your only source or major source of water intake isn't recommended (at least by me anyway lol). My mother in law drinks nothing but coffee and soda. All caffeinated. She is dehydrated most of the time even though she's never not drinking one or the other. She refuses to drink plain water or anything decaffeinated lol. Food for thought. Coffee counts, but caffeine will cause you to lose hydration.
How did you determine that your mother-in-law is dehydrated most of the time?
Her skin looks like leather most of the time, if you pinch some it stays where it's at and her lips are constantly chapped. She complains about it then drinks more coffee and refuses water. She smokes like a chimney as well so that doesn't help matters. Don't get me wrong, I love caffeine and drink a lot of coffee, soda, and pre-workout drinks. Not putting it down at all. I also drink a lot of plain water as well to compensate somewhere near a gallon a day.0 -
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Spliner1969 wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »Spliner1969 wrote: »FYI Caffeine is a diuretic, so it'll cause you to dehydrate. So although coffee contains water, there's a reason it'll also cause you many trips to the bathroom. Using it as your only source or major source of water intake isn't recommended (at least by me anyway lol). My mother in law drinks nothing but coffee and soda. All caffeinated. She is dehydrated most of the time even though she's never not drinking one or the other. She refuses to drink plain water or anything decaffeinated lol. Food for thought. Coffee counts, but caffeine will cause you to lose hydration.
How did you determine that your mother-in-law is dehydrated most of the time?
Her skin looks like leather most of the time, if you pinch some it stays where it's at and her lips are constantly chapped. She complains about it then drinks more coffee and refuses water. She smokes like a chimney as well so that doesn't help matters. Don't get me wrong, I love caffeine and drink a lot of coffee, soda, and pre-workout drinks. Not putting it down at all. I also drink a lot of plain water as well to compensate somewhere near a gallon a day.
I used to work with a leathery looking woman, but she only drank one can of coke over 8 hours at work.0 -
amyjstaiewolfe wrote: »I don't have any medical conditions that would me to take in extra fluid. Thank you so much. I am starting out with a goal of 1/2 a pound a week for a goal, so I don't get discouraged. That is proving to be difficult for me to eat that much because I don't eat much usually.
This bit of your post is much more critical for your success than how much water you drink. It’s impossible to get to 255lbs by eating 600-1000 calories a day; your perception of how much you eat, or your calorie counting, is way off. If whatever you were eating up to now made you maintain 255, then increasing the amount you eat will make you gain weight.3
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