How much coffee do you drink and do you count it as part of your water intake?

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  • IronIsMyTherapy
    IronIsMyTherapy Posts: 482 Member
    Yeah, beer is mostly water so I count that towards my water too.
  • Jacq_qui
    Jacq_qui Posts: 443 Member
    The only thing that counts towards my water intake is water. I have a big jug by the sink or a water bottle to help me keep track of how much I'm drinking. Coffee is also a diuretic so I try to drink more decaff than caff.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,848 Member
    edited November 2020
    I drink plenty of water and don't track it, nor would I bother tracking the water in coffee. However, I do have coffee creamer as a staple in my snacks column every day. You have to make sure to count those sort of hidden calories.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited November 2020
    HeidiCooksSupper wrote: »
    Consumption of water contributes to your hydration whether it is plain, in coffee, or in a stick of celery.

    This^

    Or in juice, tea, soda, beer, wine, hard liquor, soup, apples, oranges, peaches, apricots, cherries, berries, bananas, carrots, peas, squash, pumpkins, meat or whatever food and beverages that you eat and drink.

    There are some animals in the desert that get ALL of their water from just eating seeds.

    Ppl can't survive just eating seeds but the point is the same as the one made above - anything that you eat or drink that contains water in it contributes to your level of hydration.
  • gunderw59
    gunderw59 Posts: 45 Member
    I have 3 to 5 cups plain black coffee each day. I do not count it toward my water intake. I only count water on that but I mainly just try to stay hydrated.
  • Courtscan2
    Courtscan2 Posts: 499 Member
    I drink a lot of coffee, and I drink a lot of water - refill a 1ltr bottle I keep at my desk at least 2 times a day. I don't track either, but am definitely well hydrated with the added bonus of getting up from my desk to walk to the toilet every half hour - breaks up the monotony of work and gets me moving, so winning on all sides!
  • GazelleLady
    GazelleLady Posts: 131 Member
    I drink 2 or 3 cups a day. I do not count it as water intake unless it is decaf because caffeine has a diuretic effect
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19774754/
  • GazelleLady
    GazelleLady Posts: 131 Member
    @L1zardQueen Words cannot describe the sheer joy I felt after reading the results of that study
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    GazelleLady wrote: »
    @L1zardQueen Words cannot describe the sheer joy I felt after reading the results of that study

    You are welcome❤️
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    sugaraddict4321 wrote: »
    Enjoy your coffee and don't sweat the small stuff.

    We are kindred spirits...

  • EmpressBarbara
    EmpressBarbara Posts: 18 Member
    Absolutely I count my coffee! It is true that caffeine is a diuretic, but drinking a cup of coffee does not result in a net loss of water - that's a pervasive myth that, as a dietitian, I wish would go away! So, if you drink 250 ml of coffee, you might lose 15 ml as extra urine. But don't sweat it. It's fine. Let's stop fussing over water already, drink when you're thirsty. We didn't evolve this far by dying when our water intake was a bit off, the body is pretty adaptable.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    EmpressBarbara wrote: »
    drinking a cup of coffee does not result in a net loss of water

    100%
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    edited November 2020
    I don't track water intake, I simply drink fluids (including coffee) when I feel thirsty or they sound good. Combined with the liquid that it's the food we eat, it seems to work pretty well for me.

    I typically drink about 16 ounces of coffee per day.
  • J72FIT
    J72FIT Posts: 6,002 Member
    gracegettingittogether wrote: »
    There was absolutely no acknowledgement of coffee causing fluid loss.

    And even if it does it is probably not enough to be of any significance...
  • Oliveciabatta
    Oliveciabatta Posts: 294 Member
    None. I'm seriously allergic to coffee it brings on asthma attacks. I can handle the tiniest amounts if decaf that its just not worth the bother.

    I really struggle drinking plain water though, just bought a soda stream to see if making it fizzy makes it more appealing
  • MsCzar
    MsCzar Posts: 1,071 Member
    I don't count my 3 cups of morning coffee, but I do count my tea. I switch from cold water to hot tea during the winter and drink 3-5 cups of hot herbal/green tea most days.
  • feauxfu
    feauxfu Posts: 2 Member
    I've been drinking two cups of coffee because of the cold, and only count the 40 calories of creamer I use

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