What exactly is a "cup" of water?

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hickory
hickory Posts: 42
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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?
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  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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    a cup is 8 oz in most of the world

    certain parts of Alabama and Jersey might be different
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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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:
  • hickory
    hickory Posts: 42
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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. :tongue:

    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:
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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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. :tongue:

    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. :wink:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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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. :tongue:

    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. :wink:

    ignore her Hickory
    she is mean and has bees in her bonnet
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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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. :tongue:

    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. :wink:

    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?
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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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. :tongue:

    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. :wink:

    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 mean
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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    Well, I guess I'm just a ***** then. :laugh:

    Sorry for hijacking your thread, Hickory. :flowerforyou:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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    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
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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    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. :wink: Interesting indeed. And i don't kill the honey makers! Just the wasps! :angry:
  • Dave198lbs
    Dave198lbs Posts: 8,810 Member
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    she is also very argumentative
    another clue to meanness
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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    she is also very argumentative
    another clue to meanness

    :smooched: Oh, wait *looks up argumentative*

    Heeeeeyyyyy! :angry:
  • hickory
    hickory Posts: 42
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    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I can see this is going to be a fun place to be!

    :drinker: :drinker: drinking my water, Dave!
  • arewethereyet
    arewethereyet Posts: 18,702 Member
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    smiley-happy070.gif

    lets all sing Kumbaya.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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    smiley-happy070.gif

    lets all sing Kumbaya.

    :laugh: This belongs on a few other threads, me thinks.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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    :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!
  • rbeglen
    rbeglen Posts: 37
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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.
  • 3babybeans
    3babybeans Posts: 8,268 Member
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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!
  • Falcon
    Falcon Posts: 853 Member
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    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 :D
  • Marla64
    Marla64 Posts: 23,120 Member
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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?

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