Counting coffee as water consumption?

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  • katejenkins1
    katejenkins1 Posts: 210 Member
    I don't count my Coffee, but I do count my tea, I drink both w/o sugar.
    My green tea is just the tea and water (decaf). I don't count Milk or my 4oz of Grape juice in the morning.
  • DawnM62
    DawnM62 Posts: 60 Member
    I only log water as water!

    I log tea in snacks as even with just skimmed milk it has calories
  • kimberly0416
    kimberly0416 Posts: 123 Member
    I only count water as water consumption, anything else just goes under calories.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    I don't track my water at all lol. If they let you track it in oz instead of "glasses" I would.
  • kealambert
    kealambert Posts: 961 Member
    I don't always drink water...but when I do, I prefer diet.

    i don't always drink diet, but when i do, it's store brand

    stay thrifty my friend
  • My1985Freckles
    My1985Freckles Posts: 1,039 Member
    I don't drink coffee but I wouldn't count it because of the sugars, and caffeine. I only log water, crystal light, and other sugar free beverages (besides diet soda) I never had sugar drinks in my house because my dad's a diabetic.

    Coffee doesn't have sugar in it.
  • Shauna641
    Shauna641 Posts: 3
    It's not water, it's coffee.

    It IS water flavoured with coffee!

    If the inner stomach could talk, it would say something like this:
    Hello what is this? Fluid. Brown coloured fluid. Is it a solid food? No. Is it water? Hell I don't know! Is it a fluid? YES
    Is it a liquid? YES

    Does the body need fluids? YES

    Is too much coffee bad for you? Probably

    Is it OK to have coffee in moderation? YES

    Great- then my gin and wine are just flavored water--- LOL!!

    I figure water is the best thing to hydrate because it has NO calories, artificial anything, sugar etc... I believe diet drinks are worse then regular drinks and since I have strarted counting calories I don't want to waste my calories on a drink that has no nutritional value. That is just me. But I am thrilled that in 5 days I have gone from 126 to 124. 1200 calories a day is such a small amount so I don't dare waste it on drinks-- except my CHEAT day---
  • mewaybright
    mewaybright Posts: 240 Member
    I count any liquid as water consumption. If you do the research it is liquid not exactly water that you need to ingest.
  • iwantahealthierme13
    iwantahealthierme13 Posts: 337 Member
    I count decaffeinated tea and hot chocolate (made with water) as well as the actual water I drink.
  • coconutbuNZ
    coconutbuNZ Posts: 578 Member
    It's not water, it's coffee.

    It IS water flavoured with coffee!

    If the inner stomach could talk, it would say something like this:
    Hello what is this? Fluid. Brown coloured fluid. Is it a solid food? No. Is it water? Hell I don't know! Is it a fluid? YES
    Is it a liquid? YES

    Does the body need fluids? YES

    Is too much coffee bad for you? Probably

    Is it OK to have coffee in moderation? YES

    Great- then my gin and wine are just flavored water--- LOL!!

    I figure water is the best thing to hydrate because it has NO calories, artificial anything, sugar etc... I believe diet drinks are worse then regular drinks and since I have strarted counting calories I don't want to waste my calories on a drink that has no nutritional value. That is just me. But I am thrilled that in 5 days I have gone from 126 to 124. 1200 calories a day is such a small amount so I don't dare waste it on drinks-- except my CHEAT day---


    haha very funny - so why don't you try making gin or wine without using any water?!!!!! :wink:
  • coconutbuNZ
    coconutbuNZ Posts: 578 Member
    I count any liquid as water consumption. If you do the research it is liquid not exactly water that you need to ingest.

    I agree and thank you!
  • footballmom12
    footballmom12 Posts: 100 Member
    At the end of the day.....WATER is WATER. Coffee is NOT water. Tea is NOT water. Pop is NOT water. If you truley want to be healthier have your coffee BUT drink more water to compensate for potential losses.
  • kealambert
    kealambert Posts: 961 Member
    so, long story short, everyone does something different
  • Musikelektronik
    Musikelektronik Posts: 739 Member
    At the end of the day.....WATER is WATER. Coffee is NOT water. Tea is NOT water. Pop is NOT water. If you truley want to be healthier have your coffee BUT drink more water to compensate for potential losses.

    Potential losses of what?
  • coconutbuNZ
    coconutbuNZ Posts: 578 Member
    At the end of the day.....WATER is WATER. Coffee is NOT water. Tea is NOT water. Pop is NOT water. If you truley want to be healthier have your coffee BUT drink more water to compensate for potential losses.

    I already do that. I have my glass of water after each coffee and I only have 2 coffees a day. No soda pop. No energy drinks. One glass of milk for calcium.

    This was not a discussion about what is healthier anyway.
  • melbot24
    melbot24 Posts: 347 Member
    I don't always drink water...but when I do, I prefer diet.

    i don't always drink diet, but when i do, it's store brand

    stay thrifty my friend

    Hahaha, you're great.
  • mewaybright
    mewaybright Posts: 240 Member
    I wish I could count coffee as water. But for me, coffee is a total diuretic. I swear I pee out five times as much as I drink. :(

    The idea is consumption of water, not the retention of water... therefore you can still count it as fluid consumption... even if you divest yourself of it. Seeing how as you are suppose to divest yourself of liquid anyways... at some point.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    I count any liquid as water consumption. If you do the research it is liquid not exactly water that you need to ingest.

    Thank you. I wish there was a better wording on the log - as it is not only water. Water 'in stuff' counts, milk counts, juice counts. Sorry folks - alcohol should not though.:grumble:
  • ShanaGore
    ShanaGore Posts: 58 Member
    I LOVE coffee and drink about 3 cups every morning, and maybe once a week I have a cup in the afternoon. I don't count in my water consumption since I can't seem to get a concrete answer on how much it would count for. So I just still get in my 8 glasses of water and consider the water I get from coffee as a bonus. That way I know I am plenty hydrated!
  • Shauna641
    Shauna641 Posts: 3
    It's not water, it's coffee.

    It IS water flavoured with coffee!

    If the inner stomach could talk, it would say something like this:
    Hello what is this? Fluid. Brown coloured fluid. Is it a solid food? No. Is it water? Hell I don't know! Is it a fluid? YES
    Is it a liquid? YES

    Does the body need fluids? YES

    Is too much coffee bad for you? Probably

    Is it OK to have coffee in moderation? YES

    Great- then my gin and wine are just flavored water--- LOL!!

    I figure water is the best thing to hydrate because it has NO calories, artificial anything, sugar etc... I believe diet drinks are worse then regular drinks and since I have strarted counting calories I don't want to waste my calories on a drink that has no nutritional value. That is just me. But I am thrilled that in 5 days I have gone from 126 to 124. 1200 calories a day is such a small amount so I don't dare waste it on drinks-- except my CHEAT day---


    haha very funny - so why don't you try making gin or wine without using any water?!!!!! :wink:

    Ha- I just want to make them with no calories!!! That would be awesome!!!
  • kealambert
    kealambert Posts: 961 Member
    I don't always drink water...but when I do, I prefer diet.

    i don't always drink diet, but when i do, it's store brand

    stay thrifty my friend

    Hahaha, you're great.

    no YOU
  • coconutbuNZ
    coconutbuNZ Posts: 578 Member
    It's not water, it's coffee.

    It IS water flavoured with coffee!

    If the inner stomach could talk, it would say something like this:
    Hello what is this? Fluid. Brown coloured fluid. Is it a solid food? No. Is it water? Hell I don't know! Is it a fluid? YES
    Is it a liquid? YES

    Does the body need fluids? YES

    Is too much coffee bad for you? Probably

    Is it OK to have coffee in moderation? YES

    Great- then my gin and wine are just flavored water--- LOL!!

    I figure water is the best thing to hydrate because it has NO calories, artificial anything, sugar etc... I believe diet drinks are worse then regular drinks and since I have strarted counting calories I don't want to waste my calories on a drink that has no nutritional value. That is just me. But I am thrilled that in 5 days I have gone from 126 to 124. 1200 calories a day is such a small amount so I don't dare waste it on drinks-- except my CHEAT day---


    haha very funny - so why don't you try making gin or wine without using any water?!!!!! :wink:

    Ha- I just want to make them with no calories!!! That would be awesome!!!

    lol yes I agree.
    Wish fat and sugar had zero calories as well.
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    I think MFP is quite right to set a water consumption target. However it would be daft to take it literally - people on this site are all sizes, heights, and activity levels. Water does help curb hunger pangs, some people eat thinking they're actually hungry when they're thirsty, and many people have had their weight gains fuelled by drinking excess quantities of soda, and others have their health damaged by excess sodium. Obesity reduces water content in the human body.

    For all these reasons drink as much water as you're comfortable with in the cause of hydration and habit change - but there's no reason to force it. Coffee's great in moderation, but speaking as one who spent a surprising amount of time and discomfort breaking a coffee habit I don't agree that it is just "flavoured water". I log all fluids separately according to what they are just so I can see patterns of consumption and pay attention to nutrition in general - although in fact I don't log water because I routinely drink over two litres a day anyway, and have done for years.
  • coconutbuNZ
    coconutbuNZ Posts: 578 Member
    At the end of the day.....WATER is WATER. Coffee is NOT water. Tea is NOT water. Pop is NOT water. If you truley want to be healthier have your coffee BUT drink more water to compensate for potential losses.

    Oh by the way, I have to ask you this question. If you were to make a cup of tea - how can you make it WITHOUT the water? Do you like suck on a dry tea bag or ? :laugh:
  • aftergypsies
    aftergypsies Posts: 248 Member
    I don't really count it as water consumption but liquid consumption. It's made from water so....
  • MizSaz
    MizSaz Posts: 445 Member
    Water is water. Coffee is coffee. Beer is mostly liquid, too, but it's still not water. I can't even believe this conversation is happening...
  • kealambert
    kealambert Posts: 961 Member
    At the end of the day.....WATER is WATER. Coffee is NOT water. Tea is NOT water. Pop is NOT water. If you truley want to be healthier have your coffee BUT drink more water to compensate for potential losses.

    Oh by the way, I have to ask you this question. If you were to make a cup of tea - how can you make it WITHOUT the water? Do you like suck on a dry tea bag or ? :laugh:

    well that's a bit dirty
  • kikokateyy
    kikokateyy Posts: 136 Member
    Water is water. Coffee is coffee. Beer is mostly liquid, too, but it's still not water. I can't even believe this conversation is happening...

    Exactly!
  • coconutbuNZ
    coconutbuNZ Posts: 578 Member
    At the end of the day.....WATER is WATER. Coffee is NOT water. Tea is NOT water. Pop is NOT water. If you truley want to be healthier have your coffee BUT drink more water to compensate for potential losses.

    Oh by the way, I have to ask you this question. If you were to make a cup of tea - how can you make it WITHOUT the water? Do you like suck on a dry tea bag or ? :laugh:

    well that's a bit dirty

    OMG it wasn't meant to be! lol
  • Phoenix59
    Phoenix59 Posts: 364 Member
    I log coffee, tea, Diet Coke, milk, and water as water consumption. :drinker:

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