Water Intake

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  • ckerrcanchaser
    ckerrcanchaser Posts: 34
    At dinner time or past dinner I will have more than 8 cups of water, I'm usually up to 11!! I try to just drink out of a water bottle I have and refill it. It's measured out so I know how many cups of water that's in it (about 3) and I drink at least 4 bottles of it a day.
  • chachita7
    chachita7 Posts: 996 Member
    Usually hit it by 5 pm... and don't count anything else other than my water...
  • jsidel126
    jsidel126 Posts: 694 Member
    Normally I consume about 0.5 gallon of liquid per day: coffee, diet soda, crystal light. I dilute the soda and crystal light because they are so sweet in normal concentrations. (I consume less when these are diluted.)
  • TriedEverything
    TriedEverything Posts: 188 Member
    I have never yet managed to achieve the recommended 8 glasses a day!! :ohwell: Partly because I just forget, partly because I find it kind of boring (although I enjoy it after exercise, or if I'm really thirsty) and partly because I just enjoy other drinks too much - tea, coffee, and low-cal soft drinks.

    I'm sure I should make more of an effort, as it's obviously very good for you. Although when I was in my 20's (many years ago) I lost weight very successfully drinking mainly diet coke! But I suppose it's not only about weight loss.

    I'm not even sure what crystal light is - will have to google it! :smile:
  • tugers2
    tugers2 Posts: 139
    i only drink water and i hit about 5-7 bottles of poland spring by mindnight everyday
  • leelafit_mtl
    leelafit_mtl Posts: 132 Member
    ahahah, good question, I drink so much water and green tea at work that I meet my daily intake by 4 PM.
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I drink when I'm thirsty. I stop when I'm not. Hitting an arbitrary water amount is silly.
  • moxiecowgirl
    moxiecowgirl Posts: 291 Member
    I used to not drink a lot of water, but when I started watching what I was eating, I decided to start cutting chemical sweeteners and crap out, too, so now it's plain water for me, but it has to be seriously cold, or I can't seem to get it down. I drink about a gallon a day most days, and I've usually gotten almost all of it in before the workday is over.
  • jikkenkekka
    jikkenkekka Posts: 61
    I usually reach my 8 cups by mid afternoon; earlier if I manage to exercise earlier in the day. I keep drinking water throughout the day (a new habit as I've been back at this weight loss endeavor for just a few weeks, but I'm surprised by how quickly this particular habit has stuck, especially since it didn't in the past) and don't add anything to it. It has replaced my main drink, which used to be multiple (really quite a horrifying amount; up to six) cans of diet coke every day. Now I limit myself to one diet soda a day and sip water pretty steadily throughout the day whether I'm working out or wasting time on the computer (like I am now XP). Lately I find myself falling mostly between 12 and 14 cups of water a day (though last night I crashed early and only got in 9).
  • forget01
    forget01 Posts: 3
    My sister-in-law intruduced cucumber water to me and it is great. Just cut up a cucumber and add it to a pitcher full of water, let it sit for about an hour and then drink. It taster very cool and fresh, I love it. But usually I drink my water plain and I drink water all day. My favorite thing at night is to fill up my 320z cup with ice cold water and drink it right before I go to bed.
  • jillbeanschoop
    jillbeanschoop Posts: 61 Member
    I drink when I'm thirsty. I stop when I'm not. Hitting an arbitrary water amount is silly.

    That's always related to a trick question. If you wait until you are thirsty, it's been too long. You should drink before you are thirsty. I personally, also do not believe in water quotas. You should drink enough so that your urine is almost clear when you go. if it is dark, you need to add more water in your diet. Now, if I only listened to my own advice. :-)
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    I drink when I'm thirsty. I stop when I'm not. Hitting an arbitrary water amount is silly.

    That's always related to a trick question. If you wait until you are thirsty, it's been too long. You should drink before you are thirsty. I personally, also do not believe in water quotas. You should drink enough so that your urine is almost clear when you go. if it is dark, you need to add more water in your diet. Now, if I only listened to my own advice. :-)
    That's not true. The human thirst mechanism is a physiological system that recognizes when you need to hydrate. It's instantaneous and very sensitive. The body can recognize any drop in water levels in any part of the body and signal thirst.

    "Drink before you're thirsty" is actually just marketing junk spread by bottled water and sports drink companies to increase sales.
  • GCAsMom
    GCAsMom Posts: 120 Member
    I used to hate water, but when I made up my mind to drink it, it only took two days to become acclimated. I also drink coffee throughout the day; and at supper, my only consolation to cutting pop is a cup of club soda with a shot of generic mio in it, or flavored sparkling water. I try to get all my water down shortly after supper, sometimes though, I'm downing the last 2 cups at bedtime. :-O But I usually can get in at least 8 cups a day.

    I'm very strict about drinking plain water. I don't believe in putting flavor packets in it because then in essence, I'd be drinking "kool-aid" and not water.
  • cmorga02
    cmorga02 Posts: 34 Member
    I have a 32oz Gatorade bottle on my desk and I know if I drink it twice I get the recommended 64oz a day. So I finish mine by the end of work, but I still drink more water at home. I used to hate drinking water until I started my new job. They have this "osmosis" filtration water thing and the water is so light and crisp, best tasting water I've ever had. So my wife and I bought a Brita purifier jug and that's made drinking water easier.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    I drink when I'm thirsty. I stop when I'm not. Hitting an arbitrary water amount is silly.

    It's only silly til your first kidney stone. After that, you want to drink until you puke...anything to keep from getting another one!
  • mjsunshine16
    mjsunshine16 Posts: 251 Member
    I just hit 90oz today :-) Now are you suppose to have 8 cups a day or half your weight in ounces?
  • brentrhodes
    brentrhodes Posts: 139

    The human thirst mechanism is a physiological system that recognizes when you need to hydrate. It's instantaneous and very sensitive. The body can recognize any drop in water levels in any part of the body and signal thirst.

    "Drink before you're thirsty" is actually just marketing junk spread by bottled water and sports drink companies to increase sales.

    It could be true for some, possibly most, but my wife can literally go all day without drinking a thing. There is no way her body is saying "hey you don't need to drink, you're good!" She has no desire to drink anything and doesn't feel the need for it.
  • jillbeanschoop
    jillbeanschoop Posts: 61 Member
    I drink when I'm thirsty. I stop when I'm not. Hitting an arbitrary water amount is silly.

    That's always related to a trick question. If you wait until you are thirsty, it's been too long. You should drink before you are thirsty. I personally, also do not believe in water quotas. You should drink enough so that your urine is almost clear when you go. if it is dark, you need to add more water in your diet. Now, if I only listened to my own advice. :-)
    That's not true. The human thirst mechanism is a physiological system that recognizes when you need to hydrate. It's instantaneous and very sensitive. The body can recognize any drop in water levels in any part of the body and signal thirst.

    "Drink before you're thirsty" is actually just marketing junk spread by bottled water and sports drink companies to increase sales.

    Good point to consider. Thanks. I'm like brentrhodes wife, I am almost never thirsty. I just found this interesting NPR reference titled "Five Myths About Drinking Water." All good things to think about. Needless to say, I still stand by the urine color test :-)

    http://www.npr.org/2008/04/03/89323934/five-myths-about-drinking-water
    Myth No. 1: Drink Eight Glasses Each Day
    Myth No. 2: Drinking Lots of Water Helps Clear Out Toxins
    Myth No. 3: Lots of Water Equals Healthier Skin
    Myth No. 4: Drinking Extra Water Leads to Weight Loss
    Myth No. 5: It's Easy to Get Dehydrated During a Workout
  • airbent
    airbent Posts: 150 Member
    I try to get it 4 cups in before lunch on the weekdays at work, and then I feel like I'm over the hump. Then I try to get the rest in before dinner because the later it gets the less I feel like drinking anything. exercising helps me get more water in though.

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