tea/coffee

to me...water is ONLY water, with nothing in it. Tea is tea and coffee is coffee. So no, I wouldn't count them.

I don't count them in my water drinking

I count them in my diary (cause I add a little milk and sugar so its a whopping 22cals LOL) but no, the only thing I count as water is the water I drink from a glass.

My own, personal, strange motto: if you add NOTHING to your tea or coffee, then yes, it goes toward your water. But once you start adding creamer and sugar to those, it takes away from the "water" idea.

I count it, but in a different way. The diuretic effect in a cup of tea or coffee isn't "significant" enough to make you dehydrated. It's still water. But say I drank two 8oz cups of coffee, I'd only count 1 cup of water.

It's really up to you. Some people are strict and say only "pure", calorie-free water counts. I usually put crystal light or some lemon in my water, so if I went along their guidelines, I'd average maybe 2 cups of water per day lol. My method, I average 10 cups of water.

Thanks so much that is how I have been doing it. 1 more question I really don't like water and it takes a lot to get to 8 glasses. My container holds three cups. Do you thin adding crystal light individuals to 2 full bottles is too much aspertame

Thanks again

Any aspartame is too much. you'd do better by eliminating all those artificial sweeteners...

I count them in my diary (cause I add a little milk and sugar so its a whopping 22cals LOL) but no, the only thing I count as water is the water I drink from a glass.

^^^ This.

Well if your tea is caffeine free than I'd consider it to count as water free because caffeinated items can dehydrate you.

I drink coffee (LOVE!) and I do count it as water. However, I also try to drink 8 cups of water on it's own each day anyway. Try being the key word .
Crystal Light is fine, I think, but I would do half of my daily H20 with CL, and half without. You'll eventually get used to water. I did.

Thanks so much that is how I have been doing it. 1 more question I really don't like water and it takes a lot to get to 8 glasses. My container holds three cups. Do you thin adding crystal light individuals to 2 full bottles is too much aspertame

Thanks again

I would suggest trying to add fruit to your water to add some flavor. You can do fresh lemons, limes, or oranges. I cut them up and leave them in the fridge so when I fill my Nalgene water bottle I squeeze the slice then drop it in. You could also add a couple frozen berries...raspberries, blackberries, etc. You could add these fresh too, but they are more expensive than frozen.
Those are some natural ways to add some flavor to your water.

I'm another one that only counts water as water. I'm lucky in that plain water tastes great to me. One trick people use is add a squeeze of lemon or lime to the water. It gives you a little flavor and is aspartame free.

Thanks so much that is how I have been doing it. 1 more question I really don't like water and it takes a lot to get to 8 glasses. My container holds three cups. Do you thin adding crystal light individuals to 2 full bottles is too much aspertame

Thanks again

I prefer a 32oz container. I add ONE crystal light/propel/gatorade to the whole 32oz bottle. Just remember--if your container holds 21oz, you only need to drink 3 for the WHOLE day ( that's why I used 32 oz containers--I only need 4 per day!)

It is really all personal opinion. I only count plain, straight water for water. And I try to avoid aspartame like the plague. Why not try adding lemon or lime juice? Or mint leaves? Or cucumber, lemon/lime, orange slices? Stuff like that to flavour you water. When i think water is too bland I add lemon or lime juice and that gets me by.