ok I have a question about water intake.

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  • CheleLynn44
    CheleLynn44 Posts: 339 Member
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    I wouldn't count it as water intake. I only count plain old H2O towards my water intake.

    I use my Keurig machine everyday to make my tea. I also use it to make hot cocoa, I don't count any of that.
  • Trallaurrum
    Trallaurrum Posts: 25 Member
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    Your vitaminwater is full of almost as much sugar as a can of Coke, btw. Just something to think about when holding it up as a paragon of water intake...
  • mamagooskie
    mamagooskie Posts: 2,964 Member
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    I have never counted anything but water as water.....except the occasional glass of crystal light.
  • ndonato
    ndonato Posts: 6 Member
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    Personally, I log my pure water intake and water used for my green tea.
    With green tea the only nutritional uptake I'm getting is the 10g of potassium so I make it a point to add it to my diary.

    Would I log a can of coke? Sure. Would I include that as my water intake? Absolutely not. Case by case basis, I suppose.
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
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    Any fluid you take in is fluid. Is water your best choice? Sure. But it's not like adding something to the water suddenly prevents it from hydrating you or doing anything else it's supposed to do. Your body extracts water from foods and it will extract it from beverages as well.
  • erinpj
    erinpj Posts: 12
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    I wouldnt count it as water unless its plain water by itself or with a little lemon for flavour. Things like teas and those crystal light packs you add to water pretty much cancel out the water. i was told they make you retain the water and the water from it cant help out in aiding you with your fibre digestion and all the other great things water itself does. AND crystal light packs ( aspertaine) actually make people crave carbs - its a studied fact.

    But in your example with your apple cider, thats mainly sugar so i wouldnt add it as water. What i do when i want a warm beverage i take hot water with lemon or hot water and cucumber makes the water *fresh* or hot water and any sugar free drink powders.
    But im sure one hot apple cider a day isnt tonnes of sugar alone - so ENJOY it during these cold times!! Just make sure you track it :D
  • micls
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    It doesn't matter if you count it, you're body will count anything with water in it(including your food) take the water and use it. Obviously, some drinks will count as less than a full cup e.g. a diuretic like caffeine will mean your body won't get the full cup of water but there will still be a net water gain.

    The question really, is how much water do you want to drink.
  • micls
    micls Posts: 234
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    AND crystal light packs ( aspertaine) actually make people crave carbs - its a studied fact.

    So you have a link to this 'fact'?
  • EuroReady
    EuroReady Posts: 199 Member
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    In my book, only log water as water otherwise it is a beverage. Once you cross that line you have to start worrying about how caffeine drinks dehydrate, sugars, etc. Do juices count? Tea? Coffee? Watermelon? Lol, obviously that last one was a joke, but really almost EVERYTHING has water in it, so I wouldn't even start trying to redefine that distinction.

    Also, in my opinion, the best thing about tracking water intake isn't so much the hydration (which, as said, can come from many sources) but it kindof forces you to drink yourself full. I notice I eat healthier when I drink plenty of water because I am not as hungry. Also, drinking straight water is a type of refreshing that other beverages just don't give. But this is more about my preferences than your question, so Ill shut up now 8X
  • EuroReady
    EuroReady Posts: 199 Member
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    I have a hard time drinking straight water cause my town water is nasty so I use crystal light to flavor it a bit. I count it as my water but also log my crystal light. I drink a 2qt container daily and log 8glasses of water pluse 40cals for the crystal light. Guess its your personal choice.

    When I was drinking tap water, I never drank straight water. Please seriously consider a filter. It tastes so much better and, if you are like me, it helps with that "WHY does my town water taste so bad" paranoia!
  • teephil
    teephil Posts: 135 Member
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    No I wouldn't count anything that has had anything added other than LifeWater or VitaminWater. Its not water, its Apple Cider. Shoot, coffee, tea, soda,koolaid would all have to be counted by this logic.

    What? You're contradicting yourself. Vitamin/LifeWater is Koolaid with a few synthetic vitamins tossed in...
  • erinpj
    erinpj Posts: 12
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    AND crystal light packs ( aspertaine) actually make people crave carbs - its a studied fact.

    So you have a link to this 'fact'?


    My roomate is a personal trainer and hes mentioned it to me many times - i dont have his quote but if you type in dangers of aspartame on the web many topics describe how it makes you crave carbohydrates, and stores in the fatty tissue. Not going to tell you to not eat drink it because the odd day for me water and lemon just dont cut it but i have cut it out of my intake alot in the last two years but its hard to stay away from it in other ways. Its in a lot of sugar free items - they dont add sugar but they add aspartame. A lady at uweightloss when i went for a consult told me that all those sugar stand ins like splenda all have aspartame in it and the only good sugar substitute is truvia made form stevia - its neat stuff if you look into it
  • EuroReady
    EuroReady Posts: 199 Member
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    AND crystal light packs ( aspertaine) actually make people crave carbs - its a studied fact.

    So you have a link to this 'fact'?


    My roomate is a personal trainer and hes mentioned it to me many times - i dont have his quote but if you type in dangers of aspartame on the web many topics describe how it makes you crave carbohydrates, and stores in the fatty tissue. Not going to tell you to not eat drink it because the odd day for me water and lemon just dont cut it but i have cut it out of my intake alot in the last two years but its hard to stay away from it in other ways. Its in a lot of sugar free items - they dont add sugar but they add aspartame. A lady at uweightloss when i went for a consult told me that all those sugar stand ins like splenda all have aspartame in it and the only good sugar substitute is truvia made form stevia - its neat stuff if you look into it

    You are right. Aspartame does do that, and it also practically kills you (this coming from me, who uses sweet n low all the time, shame on me).

    If anyone wants back up:
    http://www.321recipes.com/aspartame.html
    has info, but if you want to google "does aspartame cause cravings" you'll get plenty of legit sources saying yes, and that it does even more horrible things!
  • maidentl
    maidentl Posts: 3,203 Member
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    I think that when people ask for you to back up your claims that they mean something other than your roommate, the lady at the clinic and sketchy websites.
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
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    Here we go again!

    You need the equivalent of 8 cups of water a day on average, from any source. These sources can be pure water/tea/coffee/juice/soda/milk/fruit/veg etc. It does NOT have to be pure neat water!

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day

    http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html

    http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/


    As for coffee being a diuretic, so many people just spout that word as a reason, without actually understanding what "diuretic" means.

    di·u·ret·ic (d-rtk)
    adj.
    Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
    n.
    A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.

    Neat water is also a diuretic. The diuretic effect of caffeine is far, far outweighed by the actual water in the tea/coffee. Also, regular consumers of caffeinated beverages will build up a tolerance to said effect, eventually reaching the point where caffeinated drinks provide practically the same amount of hydration as a cup of neat water will.


    http://www.divinecaroline.com/22178/46361-coffee-makes-dehydrated-say-what

    http://worldofcaffeine.com/2011/06/14/caffeine-does-not-dehydrate/

    http://advance.uconn.edu/2002/020722/02072207.htm

    http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/04/surprise-caffeinated-tea-does-not-dehydrate-you/

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/health/nutrition/04real.html

    http://www.sharecare.com/question/does-caffeine-dehydrate-not

    http://www.artofdrink.com/2009/12/caffeine-in-coffee-does-not-increase-dehydration-during-hangovers.php

    http://www.caring4cancer.com/go/cancer/nutrition/questions/do-caffeinated-beverages-cause-dehydration.htm

    http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5552790&page=1#.TrQWc0O5_oo
  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
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    Is aspartame safe?

    Yes. Aspartame has been tested for more than three decades, in more than 200 studies, with the same result: Aspartame is safe. In fact, the FDA Commissioner, upon approving aspartame, noted, “Few compounds have withstood such detailed testing and repeated, close scrutiny, and the process through which aspartame has gone should provide the public with additional confidence of its safety.”


    Have other regulatory bodies reviewed aspartame's safety?

    Yes. In addition to FDA, aspartame has been reviewed and determined to be safe by the Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) of the Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization, the Scientific Committee on Food of the European Commission, and the regulatory bodies of over 100 countries.


    Have independent health organizations reviewed the safety of aspartame?

    Yes. The American Medical Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs, the American Diabetes Association, and the American Dietetic Association (ADA) have reviewed research on aspartame and found it to be safe. In fact, the ADA’s 2004 updated position paper states, “A comprehensive review of the safety of aspartame has recently been published. The review covers previous publications as well as new information that support the safety of aspartame as a food additive and negates claims of its association with a range of health problems...” Links to numerous other health organizations, which have confirmed the safety of aspartame, can be found at www.aspartame.org.

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