What exactly is a "cup" of water?
hickory
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On my homepage it says that we are recommended to drink 8 "cups" of water per day. So, is that considering that a "cup" is 8 oz (like a measuring cup) or is it like a full size glass? I fill my regular glasses up to about 16 oz., but I've been counting that as a "cup"...and I can never get to 8 (especially since I hate water) - the most is 3 of my "cups" a day.
So...do I count my full 16 oz. glasses as 1 cup or as 2 cups?
So...do I count my full 16 oz. glasses as 1 cup or as 2 cups?
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different0 -
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
I'll have to ask Marla. She might know. :laugh:0 -
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
LOL, very funny.
I guess I was reading "cup" but thinking "glass". Glad I'm actually closer to the amount of water I need per day than I thought :happy:0 -
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
LOL, very funny.
I guess I was reading "cup" but thinking "glass". Glad I'm actually closer to the amount of water I need per day than I thought :happy:
Hickory, meet Dave. He is always "funny". Just ask him. He'll tell ya.
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
LOL, very funny.
I guess I was reading "cup" but thinking "glass". Glad I'm actually closer to the amount of water I need per day than I thought :happy:
Hickory, meet Dave. He is always "funny". Just ask him. He'll tell ya.
ignore her Hickory
she is mean and has bees in her bonnet0 -
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
LOL, very funny.
I guess I was reading "cup" but thinking "glass". Glad I'm actually closer to the amount of water I need per day than I thought :happy:
Hickory, meet Dave. He is always "funny". Just ask him. He'll tell ya.
ignore her Hickory
she is mean and has bees in her bonnet
I am not mean but I still can't rid of these damn bees. Do you have any Raid?0 -
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
LOL, very funny.
I guess I was reading "cup" but thinking "glass". Glad I'm actually closer to the amount of water I need per day than I thought :happy:
Hickory, meet Dave. He is always "funny". Just ask him. He'll tell ya.
ignore her Hickory
she is mean and has bees in her bonnet
I am not mean but I still can't rid of these damn bees. Do you have any Raid?
see what I mean?
bees make honey
honey is good
she wants to spray raid on bees
that is mean0 -
Well, I guess I'm just a ***** then. :laugh:
Sorry for hijacking your thread, Hickory. :flowerforyou:0 -
in addition to harming innocent honey makers she also hi jacks threads
that my new friend Hickory is just plain mean
drink your water and all will be fine0 -
in addition to harming innocent honey makers she also hi jacks threads
that my new friend Hickory is just plain mean
drink your water and all will be fine
I always seem to bring you into the hijacking, don't I. Hmmm...Interesting, Dave. Interesting indeed. And i don't kill the honey makers! Just the wasps! 
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she is also very argumentative
another clue to meanness0 -
she is also very argumentative
another clue to meanness
:smooched: Oh, wait *looks up argumentative*
Heeeeeyyyyy! 0 -
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I can see this is going to be a fun place to be!
:drinker: :drinker: drinking my water, Dave!0 -
lets all sing Kumbaya.0 -
lets all sing Kumbaya.
:laugh: This belongs on a few other threads, me thinks.0 -
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I can see this is going to be a fun place to be!
:drinker: :drinker: drinking my water, Dave!
Yay! Good job! Chug a lug!0 -
I would ignore that recommendation and start drinking at least 2.7 liters or about 92 ounces a day. That should put you around 11 and a half 8 oz glasses a day, or fill up your liter drinking bottle about three times. This is the normal amount of water for a woman to drink as long as she does not have kidney problems.0
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I would ignore that recommendation and start drinking at least 2.7 liters or about 92 ounces a day. That should put you around 11 and a half 8 oz glasses a day, or fill up your liter drinking bottle about three times. This is the normal amount of water for a woman to drink as long as she does not have kidney problems.
May I ask where you got that stat from? I've never heard of such a high recommendation!0 -
I usually drink around eight cups min to twelve cups a day sometimes more but going above 12 cups is not usually recommended.
8 oz equals to one measuring cup. I measured it once out of curioisty on how many cups can some of my glasses I have hold and it turns out half of my glasses holds 2 cups of water.
I use those glasses mostly because I know I'm getting in my water just by drinking four 16 oz glasses
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I would ignore that recommendation and start drinking at least 2.7 liters or about 92 ounces a day. That should put you around 11 and a half 8 oz glasses a day, or fill up your liter drinking bottle about three times. This is the normal amount of water for a woman to drink as long as she does not have kidney problems.
Oh my gosh-- Sara, can you imagine how big I'd be?0 -
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
lol, yes but it doesn't count cuz they can use straws without opening their mouth so...0 -
i measure it at about 250ml0
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Ahh, the amount of water you should be drinking is very dependent on YOU. It's not some set amount like 8 cups or 92 oz or anything.
Considering some women can be 5' tall and weigh 115 lbs and others can be 6' tall and weigh 170 and still be perfectly healthy, reason would dictate that they need different volumes of water. In fact you should drink (at a minimum) about 6 oz for every 10 lbs of body weight, minimum. There is a maximum, but you would be hard pressed to reach it, so as long as you aren't chugging water 2 gallons at a time, it's pretty tough to go over your water. Course drink a lot of water and you may, in fact, have water weight gains, so remember that when you step on the scale, THIS SHOULD NOT DETER YOU FROM DRINKING ENOUGH.
Bad things happen when we are dehydrated (some very bad things over extended periods), and by the time you are thirsty you are ALREADY moderately dehydrated, so remember, drink water throughout the day, even if you're not particularly thirsty!0 -
I am told that a human trying to lose weight needs to drink half of their weight in water..........
If you weigh 200 lbs, you should be drinking at least 100 oz of water per day. If you weigh 150 lbs, then you should be drinking about 75 oz of water per day.......
You should drink at least 2 liters of water no matter what your weight if you are trying to maintain.0 -
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a cup is 8 oz in most of the world
certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
LMAO! U ALWAYS CRACK ME UP! LOVE IT!0 -
This is from the May Clinic website and may help everyone. The rule of urine being clear is from when I was in basic training.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/water/NU002830
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