8 cups of water daly? Are they kidding?

delta90017
delta90017 Posts: 63 Member
edited October 4 in Food and Nutrition
Way too much water for me. Makes me never want to look at water agan. Is it supposed to suppress hunger? To me it just makes me feel sick. What do you think?
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  • maddymama
    maddymama Posts: 1,183 Member
    Yup, they aren't kidding. Water is good for you.
    If 8 cups is overwhelming, try to just add one glass of water a day, then two, then three and work yourself up to 8.
    Also, squeeze lemon or lime juice into it.
  • H_Factor
    H_Factor Posts: 1,722 Member
    I usually drink 12 cups or more. as someone who dreaded drinking more than a cup of water (if that much) in March/April, I can tell you that you can acquire a taste for it (as some things I've read suggest that you will).

    just keep chugging away. water is the best thing you can put in your body for several reasons.
  • mamamc03
    mamamc03 Posts: 1,067 Member
    i am drinking over 100oz a day. it is sooo good for you!! it flushes out your system and leaves you cleaner!!
  • LadyNeshoba
    LadyNeshoba Posts: 159 Member
    Sometimes it does that to me too. Specially if the day before I drank a lot more then the recommended 8.

    So what I do is I change it up. Add different flavors to my water. Sometimes I drink crystal light....some times I just add lemon juice to my water. It helps a lot.

    If I want something more soda like I drink carbonated flavored water.
  • elmsallmissile
    elmsallmissile Posts: 86
    Just drink if you are thirsty, it doesn't have to be water either!!
  • drog2323
    drog2323 Posts: 1,343 Member
    not are THEY kidding....are YOU kidding me?

    I try for 3-4 litres a day.

    guzzle up....
  • runnerjenn0708
    runnerjenn0708 Posts: 400 Member
    drink away!! water is fab.. the more you drink, the more you'll learn to love it...
  • dollipop
    dollipop Posts: 379 Member
    You do get used to it after a while. I'm not a big water drinker at all, prefer Coke, lol.
    But I try to drink a bottle (750ml) before lunch, just sip away at it at my desk, one after lunch and one between home time and bed.
    :drinker:
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    I drink a gallon or more daily. And it's supposed to keep you hydrated :) (or at least that's what i've been told about water)
  • thankyou4thevenom
    thankyou4thevenom Posts: 1,581 Member
    I always give people who are struggling to drink water this link

    http://www.urinecolors.com/dehydration.php

    If you are drinking less than 8 glasses of water and your pee is showing you are hydrated there is no reason to drink more just because a random site tells you too.
  • sassylilmama
    sassylilmama Posts: 1,493 Member
    Not kidding at all. I try to get in at least 16 per day myself.
  • rockerbabyy
    rockerbabyy Posts: 2,258 Member
    I usually drink about 16 cups a day.. not including any tea. It does help suppress hunger, but it also helps keep your body running smoothly. There's so many parts of our bodies that are mostly water. I agree you should start slow. Drink a little at a time until you're up to 8 a day
  • ♥_Ellybean_♥
    ♥_Ellybean_♥ Posts: 1,646 Member
    it's ACTUALLY like 90 fluid ounces to hydrate your body, this does not have to come solely from water. However, they say if you are trying to lose weight than water is the best way to go,
  • MaterMama
    MaterMama Posts: 67
    For me. The more water I drink the thirstier I am which makes me drink more. (I do tend to forget to log my water in take).

    I do have to watch when I drink though. If I don't it never fails that I end up needing to pee several times during a workout.
  • maceycarey
    maceycarey Posts: 143 Member
    its because your body is made up of mostley water
  • delta90017
    delta90017 Posts: 63 Member
    Wow. I guess I'm in the minority. Glug glug all day long :)
  • Tobi1013
    Tobi1013 Posts: 732 Member
    It took me a bit to get used to, but now I almost exclusively drink water. I average at least 10 cups per day and can feel a marked difference when I don't get my full 8 for even 2 days in a row.

    If you have trouble drinking plain water, try adding some lemon or cucumber or even the Crystal Light flavor powders. The 8 cups does not have to be plain water, but if you add anything that adds significant calories, you should track it in your food diary to account for those calories.
  • Loko_Ino
    Loko_Ino Posts: 544 Member
    I have a 64oz water bottle that sits on my desk at work, I fill it 3x a day most days. I find myself working and just reaching for the bottle and drinking...I must be imagining it as a bottle of whiskey of something.
  • AmeChops
    AmeChops Posts: 744 Member
    I've got a plastic beaker which holds about 2 cups and I'll usually get through 5 or 6 in a day, where I'm working from home I think I'm lot more conscious of it and I can get more when I want - when I was working in an office I'd struggle to get through 3 or 4.
  • ckdub428
    ckdub428 Posts: 453 Member
    you can build to this. I used to only be able to do a few and then I got a cute 16 oz cup that I liked with a straw and started sipping away. you can do it!
  • lmifflin
    lmifflin Posts: 24
    yup, you do get used to drinking it after awhile. I gave up pop about 2 weeks ago and now all I drink is water, with lemon in it.
  • AriannaTiyen42
    AriannaTiyen42 Posts: 86 Member
    I was having a hard time too. Lately I don't drink anything other than water with my meals. It helps because when eating you get thirsty and if the waters there, you will drink it. I also guzzle down a bottle or two during my workouts.
  • NaomiLyn15
    NaomiLyn15 Posts: 388 Member
    When I first started it was hard... but slowly add in water and you will get there. I am up to 20-24 glasses a day. It helps to keep you from getting hungry and it helps to flush out the crap inyour body. You will lose more weight if you drink more water too. Nice benefit.
  • ChitownFoodie
    ChitownFoodie Posts: 1,562 Member
    I drink anywhere from 8-12, depending on the day or if I am doing cardio that day. I already drink 3 glasses before I leave the house in the morning.
  • KristinaMarie1986
    KristinaMarie1986 Posts: 1
    try sobe life water, its a little pricey at a buck ish a bottle but its flavored and has b vitamins for energy so its less like drinking water and more like drinking juice, makes it so much easier to get the water in annd one bottle is equivalent to 2.5 "serviings" water :)
  • ashleighjoy2007
    ashleighjoy2007 Posts: 150 Member
    I usually drink 12 cups or more. as someone who dreaded drinking more than a cup of water (if that much) in March/April, I can tell you that you can acquire a taste for it (as some things I've read suggest that you will).

    just keep chugging away. water is the best thing you can put in your body for several reasons.

    Agree. I hated water, and still don't particularlly love it. I finally worked it up to 8 cups a day, and now that its a habit I actually drink 10-12 glasses a day =]
  • LisaMariaCallow
    LisaMariaCallow Posts: 170
    I get in my 8 glasses most days,especially in the summer. If it's hard for you, try those Mio drops, or a little Crystal Light. Water suppresses your appetite,makes your skin look glowy, and rids the body of toxins.

    :drinker: (that's me with water!!)
  • jill___
    jill___ Posts: 188 Member
    I drink a bare minimum 12-15 cups a day, somedays up to a gallon. I'm amazed that 8 cups is overwhelming to you!
  • MisterDubs303
    MisterDubs303 Posts: 1,216 Member
    "They" have been saying that forever, long before MFP ever came along. It's just 4 decent sized glasses a day. Drink one before breakfast, and one a little while before bed. That only leaves two glasses of water the rest of the day. Don't know how you can survive on less, especially if you exercise at all.
  • kellzyeah
    kellzyeah Posts: 17
    I've heard that you're supposed to drink half your weight in ounces, for example a 120 lb woman should drink at least 60 oz per day.
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