Exactly how much water to a "glass"?

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  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    This is not the only fitness website there is. MFP does say cup (in small type next to the graphic), but the picture isn't a measuring cup, it's a drinking glass. I never feel like 8 cups is enough. Maybe if there was no coffee, no allergy medicine and I never ever moved...
    The diuretic quality of coffee is NOT enough to dehydrate the water content the actual coffee contains, much less other water you've drank.
  • dippystick
    dippystick Posts: 168 Member

    It's cups, not glasses. Glasses is not a measurement.

    I agree, but they never say 8-10 cups per day. It's always phrased 8-10 glasses per day.
    *sigh*

    Glasses used to be much smaller. I'm old enough to remember when 16 oz glasses came out. We all thought it was cool because the glasses were big enough to fill with ice and a whole bottle of pop. Pop used to come in 8 oz bottles. :smile:
  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
    What I want to know is, why does it matter that much? Just drink 8 of whatever glasses you're using, you'll be good, I promise. Who really measures it out?
  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
    I never feel like 8 cups is enough.

    Uhm...so drink more? I'm not seeing the issue here O.o
  • tschmelzer
    tschmelzer Posts: 120
    Not a huge fan of glasses.
    Agreed. Especially during exercise. But contacts are tough with seasonal allergies and can get expensive.


    Bahahaha agreed!!!!! Glasses are terrible during a workout. Especially cardio!!!!
  • Rain_Howard
    Rain_Howard Posts: 155
    ""So how much fluid does the average, healthy adult living in a temperate climate need? The Institute of Medicine determined that an adequate intake (AI) for men is roughly 3 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day. The AI for women is 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) of total beverages a day. ""

    http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU00283

    I'd classify the mayoclinic as a pretty good source for medical information
    It's only a good source if you don't leave out key pieces of info. Such as where it says that all beverages (including caffeinated ones) count towards that goal, and that you get a lot of your water from food. And this: "Generally if you drink enough fluid so that you rarely feel thirsty and produce 1.5 liters (6.3 cups) or more of colorless or light yellow urine a day, your fluid intake is probably adequate."

    <snarky comment>I'm not here to hold peoples hands and do research for them. I provided the link, If they can't be bothered to read the remainder of the article that is not my problem. </snarky comment>
  • Demwitted
    Demwitted Posts: 163
    There is no issue. I am not concerned for myself. I was just curious what others thought about the cups/glasses thing. Clearly, most others think that curiosity has no place here. I do not understand why you would take the time to make multiple posts (and fact check my initial post... I'm not campaigning for public office or anything) if it's such a stupid question. Why not just ignore it? There are hundreds of other topics here to choose from. Apologies for asking and snarkity snark snark to you too.

    I'm new to this forum, but so far am unimpressed by the message boards.
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