HOw much H2O do you...

I've been trying to drink half my body weight in ounces, which is what lately has been floating around here.

I drink two to three bottles of water at work..its free... they are only 9 oz bottles. but i truly enjoy my brewed unsweet tea. i drink two big 32 oz cups a day. no pop !!

after these posts tho, i need to increase my water intake. it just gets so boring.

A chiropractor once told me that (from research he had read) the old "8 glasses a day" was too low to maintain health. He said 64 oz (8 glasses) is the bare minimum to keep your body from dying. He recommended half your body weight in oz (ie. you weigh 150, you drink 75 oz) as the healthy minimum. If you are exercising, sweating heavily, trying to lose weight, etc. you should be drinking more. According to him, the more you drink the less water weight you will retain.
I've been trying to get at least half of my body weight in oz, plus an extra 32 oz. Some days I am really "swimming", but as long as I don't drink any water after 6pm, I'm not up every few hours visiting the toilet.

But that brings up a question: If I drink a whole 32 oz bottle at once (within 5 minutes) is that any less or more effective than drinking that 32 oz over a 30 or 60 minute period?

Glancees I can drink a large amount in a small amount of time too. I would think liquid is liquid regardless of the time it takes. I am excited to read this post=very informative!

I drink anywhere from 80-90 ounces of water a day. Somedays more, somedays a little less. I don't drink soda but I do have my one cup of coffee every morning - just before I get on the treadmill.

As for drinking water quickly - just be careful that you're not trying to chug your day's worth of water in a short period of time - it can kill you. It's not something most people need to worry about... but it's good to be aware. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication

I would think that your body would respond better to a constant inflow of water vs. a large amount, then a drought. Kind of like eating one large a day - then not eating for the rest...

I forgot where I heard this.... So I'm not saying its true, I just wanna know others opinions.
If you drink ice cold water, your body burns calories trying to warm it up? I've actually heard this a few times. Is it true? I obviously drink cold water, but not "ice" cold. I wonder if it makes a difference??

I saw this on Food Detectives, they had a scientist on and he said your body burns, I think he said about 7 calories a minute to warm the body up after drinking ice water, maybe check it on Food TV to make sure about those numbers.

I do at least 8 mostly 10 8 oz glasses of water each day. I read a formula once that showed how many ounces you should have a day based on body weight and type. I have since forgot it, but I remember mine was supposed to be around 10 glasses.

omg!! i just figured up how many glasses I would have to drink to drink half my weight....I would have to drink 19 glasses of water!! omg!! that is alot!!!

I make sure to get in 64oz at work and then i drink water when i go to the gym.

how did you do your cool walking to paris ticker tape?
katkat:drinker:

monteig,
When I'm sitting around - I find that drinking water out of a straw makes it go down a lot easier and a lot faster. It's sometimes hard for me to get water down so I play stupid games. I'll make myself count to five as I sip from the straw... then I swallow. Or, I'll take 20 sips at a time. Yeah... I know... I'm a dork - but it works for me! LOL! :drinker: