Logging other liquids as water or no?

You can count the coffee as liquids, the protein drink to about 70-80% (as it has a higher density then a usual liquid).

I wouldn't count alcoholic beverages as these tend to dehydrate.

All in all, the amount you need to drink will depend on the color of your urine. If it's a pale yellow straw color, then you're good. If it's darker, you should probably consider drinking more.

I've always wondered this. I drink decaf coffee but I've never logged it. I drink a good 2 l of water a day more if its an active day

texasredreb wrote: »

I'm early in my journey, but I'm struggling to get in enough water. I'm logging anywhere from 5 to 8 cups daily. This is just plain, filtered water.

I'm drinking coffee everyday (2 cups) along with protein drinks on most days (1-2) and wine (6oz) a couple of times a week. That's a lot of extra liquid in my daily intake that I'm not logging as water. Should I?

Not sure what you mean by "enough water". You're doing 5 to 8 cups (assuming you mean 8oz glasses) per day, and the recommendation used to be 8. Some modern variations on that theme now of course.

I only log water in the Water Consumption section of my MFP Diary page. All other liquids have calories and other nutrients, so I log them in the main Food Diary section to account for their Calories, Carbs, Fat, Protein, Sodium, and Sugar.

sijomial wrote: »

Unless you have problems with being dehydrated why do you feel you need to bother logging your fluid intake at all?

Log drinks with calories of course but why do you think a certain number or formula for fluid intake has any relevance to you?

People counting their glasses or ounces of water, hardly seems any different to people counting steps. But we get caught up in these things as we read all the published opinions and research that keeps on changing and contradicting.

texasredreb wrote: »

I'm early in my journey, but I'm struggling to get in enough water. I'm logging anywhere from 5 to 8 cups daily. This is just plain, filtered water.

I'm drinking coffee everyday (2 cups) along with protein drinks on most days (1-2) and wine (6oz) a couple of times a week. That's a lot of extra liquid in my daily intake that I'm not logging as water. Should I?

Assuming you're not toiling in the hot sun all day, seems like you get plenty of fluid on a regular basis with all the beverages you consume.

I used to log liquids but stopped when I realized that between water and tea I was getting plenty every day.

I’ve started logging water because if I’m not paying attention, I can go half a day or more without drinking, or by bedtime realize all I’ve had is a few Dixie cups. I do five or six hot yoga or Pilates classes a week, plus I’m a “sweater” , right down to night sweats, so it’s a wonder I haven’t dried up like a sponge.
So logging makes me more mindful. It’s a PITA to keep up with. Not the app, but just remembering it at all.
I’ve also found that drinking a lot of water (trying to stay well over 100+ oz) makes me less inclined to snack, less likely to indulge in “when’s the next meal” thoughts, helped almost immediately with painful constipation, seems to help with fresher looking skin, and I think (though it might be all woo in my own head) it has helped any weight loss related wrinkly bits.
On the flip side, since I started being mindful, I bet half my steps come from trips to potties or trips to find one!

Btw, I love to eat ice but I find getting room temperature tap water goes down faster and easier than ice cold. So I usually have a cup of ice going and a big jug of water, too.