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Beth
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Posted: 3 February 2008 08:51 pm |
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| Folks, 8 glasses of water is a lot of water! How do you do it? I have to drink all day long and I still have a hard time getting down 8 glasses. Do you really see the heavens part when you drink that much water?
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1seekspie
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Posted: 3 February 2008 11:22 pm |
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I don't think I drink exactly 8 cups because my days always vary and I can only hold so much and go to the bathroom so many times. I'm not a doctor but I strongly oppose drinking as much as 8 glasses/day....that's just a little too much I think.
Try drinking 4-5? It will be tricky at first. Do you exercise? That's a perfect time to drink water because it will be a lot more desirable and will help you keep going. Is water really borring to you? Try spiking it with an inch of fruit juice. I myself buy a drink called FUZE and add a good amount to my water before I bike.
Durring the day I try to have a glass or two before, durring or after meals. That way I'm not tempted to eat more than I should and my meals become more satisfying. I hated this at first but now it's pure habbit, like using a fork---you just do it.
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Tratra
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Posted: 4 February 2008 01:06 am |
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| I have to say, I just can't relate to not being able to get in 8 glasses....I probably drink about 12-15 a day minimum. I'm just always thirsty and nothing quenches that better than a glass of ice cold water! Maybe cause I'm a chugger...I wake up real thirsty and get my first two down in about a minute, before I even think about breakfast...And I must say, I have yet to see the heavens part.....but I bet a burn a lot of calories walking to and from the bathroom all day....
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jonibug
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Posted: 4 February 2008 04:23 pm |
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| I get most of it in early in the morning...... as soon as I wake up, one with breakfast, probalby another while driving to the gym or work, another after working out.....that's 4 right there. Keep water with you at ALL times. I keep a bottle in the car, by my bed, a pitcher ready to go in the fridge, even a tiny one in my purse.
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 4 February 2008 07:33 pm |
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I have a VERY hard time getting it down. There are days when I get two cups (16 oz) tops. Some of the things I try (and that work on my heavier intake days):
Have a 17 oz bottle with breakfast - put my food/fork/whatever down in between each bite, take a sip of water, then take another bite of food. You'd be amazed at how quickly that 17 oz. goes down.
I do the same with lunch and dinner, so that's at least 51 oz right there. On workout days I'm usually good for another 34 oz. but in all honesty I haven't worked out in months.
I carry water around with me everywhere and if I'm not in the mood to drink it, I don't...so that trick doesn't work for me.
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GolfBrew
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Posted: 4 February 2008 08:03 pm |
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| One of the "perks" of my new job is that all beverages are free (water, pop, coffee, milk, juice, etc) so I just make it a habit to drink 5-6 12 oz bottles at work and then I drink at least one 16 oz Nalgene bottle if not two during my workout at night.
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mollymoo24
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Posted: 6 February 2008 01:00 am |
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| I am probably going to get flamed for this, but I truly don't believe anyone needs to force themselves to drink excess water. If your body wants water you get thirsty. When your body wants food, you get hungry. OK flame away everyone.
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Nir
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Posted: 6 February 2008 07:54 am |
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The requirement to drink 8 glasses of water is misdirection. You require the fluid, sure - but if you are eating a large amount of fruits and vegetables and other water-rich foods then it is absolutely fine to get most of your water from them. This certainly applies to me (I typically eat 3 kilos of food so I'm getting almost 3 litres of water this way).
Exercise is a different matter, I forget the guideline but I think it is approximately 750ml of liquid per hour of exercise.
By the time you feel thirsty you are already 1-2% dehydrated and your performance might be 5-10% affected. I take 1 litre bottle for each class I intend to do (so if I have 2 back-to-back classes I take 2 x 1 litre bottles). I don't actually drink water: I drink diulted sugar-free squash (apple and blackcurrant flavour) which is about 10 calories for a litre. I don't always finish all of it but I drink the majority: I just find myself very thirsty as soon as I exercise.
So I do the majority of my drinking whilst exercising, and I exercise almost every day, but on a day I do not exercise I would not drink at all as my food contains all the water I require.
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Javan
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Posted: 6 February 2008 01:16 pm |
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One of the reasons for the direction of drinking so much water, is so that you will not be tempted to drink other "unhealthy" fluids, such as soda, alcohol, etc...
When I meet someone that says they are trying to lose weight with no success, as they sit there and drink their diet soda, that is right where I start. It is no good for you!!
I ge my water daily by keeping a 3-cup coffee cup on my desk and I refill 3-4 times a day with fresh water. Then at home, I always have a 12 oz cup of ice water around, that is refilled 2-3 times in the evening.
Drinking water really does help lose weight, but you do not necessarily have to drink a dedicated X-cups per day. As Nir said, when you feel thirsty, you are already becoming dehydrated. It is sort of like laying out in the sun. When you first see that little bit of pink on your skin, you are already burned!
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abnormalapathy
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Posted: 6 February 2008 02:18 pm |
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Javan wrote: When I meet someone that says they are trying to lose weight with no success, as they sit there and drink their diet soda, that is right where I start. It is no good for you!!
My doctor told me last night that he recently read a study that said there is some quality to cola (in particular) that leaches calcium from the bones, and that this is the case even in diet soda.
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minus25
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Posted: 6 February 2008 04:52 pm |
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A great book on the subject (and probably the definitive source on the subject) is WATER: For Health, for Healing, for Life: You're Not Sick, You're Thirsty! (Paperback)
by F. Batmanghelidj
amazon.com/Water-Health-Healing-Youre-Thirsty/dp/0446690740/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202320763&sr=8-1
He also has another more in depth book called "Your body's many cries for water". But I would not recommend starting out with that one. It is very dry, like a medical journal. very hard science. I'd read that one 2nd.
I have no trouble drinking 8 glasses a day. But it does require frequent trips to the restroom. Every 45 minutes in my case. But I drink like a fish. I don't go when I don't drink. Simple law of physics.
I have given up drinks with corn syrup in them. That's all sodas. And most flavored waters. I love non-dairy smoothies from Jamba Juice. Fruit juices from Jamba or Robek's or similar are always great...
My only beverage vices: Caffeinated drinks at Starbucks or Coffee Bean. grande soy mocha no whip. or ice-blended soy mocha or vanilla with no whip. When you drink caffeinated drinks, it forces water out of your system whether your body wants to or not. You need to drink plenty more extra water if you introduce caffeine into your system.
Different topic, but I do believe water quality differs. Fiji, Evian, Ice Age, etc are definitely better than say Dasani or Aquafina. The latter are just repackaged toilet water whereas the former will include trace levels of minerals that are as important as vitamins. BUT when I have to (lack of money for example) I don't hesitate to drink regular tap water. Your body needs it.
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Scribbler
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Posted: 6 February 2008 07:49 pm |
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I've been hearing in the news recently that eight cups of water a day is more of a guideline than anything else; the amount of water you're actually supposed to drink depends upon your weight. I can't for the life of me remember what you divide your weight by, but I guess it would make sense -- it wouldn't be healthy for a tiny person to drink 8 glasses of water a day!
Also, like Nir said, if you're eating foods with lots of fluid in them, you're actually getting some of your water allotment there.
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rockinrocker
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Posted: 6 February 2008 09:17 pm |
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Thats basically how i get my water
its always with me no matter what
jonibug wrote:
I get most of it in early in the morning...... as soon as I wake up, one with breakfast, probalby another while driving to the gym or work, another after working out.....that's 4 right there. Keep water with you at ALL times. I keep a bottle in the car, by my bed, a pitcher ready to go in the fridge, even a tiny one in my purse.
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DaniMae1
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Posted: 7 February 2008 11:54 am |
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| I find that I drink more when I use a bottle with a sports top...go figure.
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Javan
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Posted: 7 February 2008 12:33 pm |
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yep, it is the best to always have it with you. It sort of goes along with staying away from foods that are bad for you. If you do not buy them, and only have healthy foods at home, then that is what you consume.
years ago, I would buy a case of beer a week, and drink most of it over the weekend. Felt I did not have a problem. The righteous people said I had a problem and could not quit. No problem. I just quit buying it and drank water instead. Out of site, out of mind.
Also like exercise equipment. If you keep it hidden in an out of the way location, it will not get used often. If it is nearby and you see it daily, then you have a better chance of using it. (sadly, I fail this as my equipment is in a room behind a room that I am renovating).
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Oreo
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Posted: 8 February 2008 08:35 am |
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I found this on a calorie tracking website forum..I think it's very interesting!
Why Drinking Water Really is the Key to Weight Loss
by Maia Appleby
Don't roll your eyes! The potion for losing that excess body fat is all around you. It covers two thirds of the planet. If you eat right and exercise at the intensity, frequency and duration proper for you, but still can't get rid of a little paunch here and there, you're probably just not drinking enough water.
No need to get defensive. You're actually quite normal. Most people don't drink enough water. Most people are also carrying around a few more pounds than they would be if they did drink enough water. If you can't seem to get that weight off, try drowning your sorrows in nature's magical weight-loss mineral. It works, and here's why:
"What on Earth is 'metabolism', anyway?" People use the term all the time, but ask them what it means and you'll get all kinds of answers. Merriam Webster defines it as, "The process by which a substance is handled in the body." A little vague, but that's really all it means.
There are many forms of metabolism going on in your body right now, but the one everyone is talking about it the metabolism of fat. This is actually something that the liver does when it converts stored fat to energy. The liver has other functions, but this is one of its main jobs.
Unfortunately, another of the liver's duties is to pick up the slack for the kidneys, which need plenty of water to work properly. If the kidneys are water-deprived, the liver has to do their work along with its own, lowering its total productivity. It then can't metabolize fat as quickly or efficiently as it could when the kidneys were pulling their own weight. If you allow this to happen, not only are you being unfair to your liver, but you're also setting yourself up to store fat.
"I've tried it and I couldn't stand it!" The problem is that, though many decide to increase their water intake, very few stick with it. It's understandable. During the first few days of drinking more water than your body is accustomed to, you're running to the bathroom constantly. This can be very discouraging, and it can certainly interfere with an otherwise normal day at work. It seems that the water is coming out just as fast as it's going in, and many people decide that their new hydration habit is fruitless.
Do take heed , though. What is really happening is that your body is flushing itself of the water it has been storing throughout all those years of "survival mode". It takes a while, but this is a beautiful thing happening to you. As you continue to give your body all the water it could ask for, it gets rid of what it doesn't need. It gets rid of the water it was holding onto in your ankles and your hips and thighs, maybe even around your belly. You are excreting much more than you realize. Your body figures it doesn't need to save these stores anymore; it's trusting that the water will keep coming, and if it does, eventually, the flushing (of both the body and the potty) will cease, allowing the human to return to a normal life. It's true. This is called the "breakthrough point."
One recent finding, as irresponsible as it may be, that caffeine increases the body's fat-burning potential has many people loading up on coffee before going to the gym. This finding may hold some degree of truth in it, but caffeine is, in essence, a diuretic, and diuretics dehydrate. Caffeine may increase the heart rate, causing a few more calories to be burned, but this is at the expense of the muscles, which need water to function properly. This isn't doing your heart any favors, either. It's already working hard enough during your workout. Never mix caffeine and exercise. In fact, your best bet is to stay away from caffeine all together. It's a big bully that pushes your friend water out of your system.
Water is the best beauty treatment. You've heard this since high school, and it's true. Water will do wonders for your looks! It flushes out impurities in your skin, leaving you with a clear, glowing complexion. It also makes your skin look younger. Skin that is becoming saggy, either due to aging or weight loss, plumps up very nicely when the skin cells are hydrated.
In addition, it improves muscle tone. You can lift weights until you're blue in the face, but if your muscles are suffering from a drought, you won't notice a pleasant difference in your appearance. Muscles that have all the water they need contract more easily, making your workout more effective, and you'll look much nicer than if you had flabby muscles under sagging skin.
"Eight glasses a day? Are you kidding?!" It's really not that much. Eight 8-ounce glasses amount to about two quarts of water. This is okay for the average person, but if you're overweight, you should drink another eight ounces for every 25 pounds of excess weight you carry. You should also up this if you live in a hot climate or exercise very intensely.
This water consumption should be spread out throughout the day. It's not healthy at all to drink too much water at one time. Try to pick three or four times a day when you can have a big glass of water, and then sip in between. Don't let yourself get thirsty. If you feel thirsty, you're already becoming dehydrated. Drink when you're not thirsty yet.
Do you think water is yucky? Drinking other fluids will certainly help hydrate your body, but the extra calories, sugar, additives and whatever else aren't what you need. Try a slice of lemon or lime in the glass, or if you really think you hate water, try a flavored water. Just make sure you read the labels. Remember that you're going to be consuming a lot of this fluid.
It's probably a good idea to stop drinking water a good three hours before you go to bed. You know why.
"How cold should it be?" This is debatable. Most experts lean toward cold water, because the stomach absorbs it more quickly. There is also some evidence that cold water might enhance fat burning.
On the other hand, warmer water is easier to drink in large quantities, and you might drink more of it without even realizing it. Do whatever suits you, here. Just drink it!
When you drink all the water you need, you will very quickly notice a decrease in your appetite, possibly even on the first day! If you're serious about becoming leaner and healthier, drinking water is an absolute must. If you're doing everything else right and still not seeing results, this might just what's missing.
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Javan
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Posted: 8 February 2008 12:28 pm |
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One thing to also look at regarding water intake is that you should stick with it, as has been said here, and not change it with something else. I recall watching people in the gym start-off walking in with their water bottles full up, then they start to leave those home and buy the "sports drink" that the gym is selling (or whoever). In other words, they failed. They saw yet another gimic that they thought would get them there quicker. Next time you are at the store, read the list of ingredients on the label of a "sports drink".
Stick with the water. It will not let you down.
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Imaw89
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Posted: 9 February 2008 07:08 pm |
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When my mom became a type 2 diabetic I stopped drinking soda and started drinking water and since then I drink about 5 liters of water a day not counting fruits and veggies. Some days I drink a lot more, some days I only drink a little bit.
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Beth
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Posted: 10 February 2008 01:50 am |
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I started this post on February 3. Well, I've gotten 8 glasses of water a day every day except one. The heavens may have parted. My appetite has decreased and my sciatic nerve problem and spinal stenosis is better (less pain.) I've lost a little more weight. The biggest change I've seen is how much better my hands and face look. My skin looks smoother and my face and hands don't look as puffy.
There seems to be some merit to the water thing. I seem to look better and I'm able to stay on track with my food intake. I am also beginning to crave fruit, veggies, and meat. Seems like my craving for salt is also declining. I think I'll continue on with the water!
Will report again soon! Has anyone else seen a burning bush???
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suenos
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Posted: 10 February 2008 06:50 am |
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Okay, I have ZERO idea if this is true or not...it was something I heard a long time ago that just stuck in my mind and I've never questioned it ......the basic theory was that is a lot healthier if at least half of our water intake comes from a source that our kidneys don't really have to work too hard to "filter"....I've long since forgotten any other details, and it may well be one of five million other random "facts" floating around with no basis in truth - but for years it's my rationale for gulping down (not all at once) at least 32 oz of purified bottled water every day. Of course, living in Florida, it's not really that hard to do ....... I'm content that the rest of the water my body may need comes from the ton of raw fruits & veggies I eat pretty constantly through the day.
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mammamia
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Posted: 17 March 2008 06:47 am |
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| I used to hate drinking that much water. Now I just squeeze some lemon juice into a glass of cold water. I need a slight flavor to be able to drink that much water a day!
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Beth
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Posted: 17 March 2008 01:23 pm |
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| Just a quick note. I started drinking all that water and sometimes more. Each night I filter my 8-glass pitcher of water for the next day and put it in the fridge. When it's gone the next day, I know I've done my duty. I've just made it a habit.
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lastten
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Posted: 18 March 2008 04:43 am |
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| I bought one of those"recommended daily water" jugs you see in the store with the handle and sports top. It holds approx 64-74 ounces. I just sit that by my desk and sip all day and eventually it is gone. That way I can't be lazy and not get up to get a refill. I also enjoy the breaks I get from having to go the bathroom and stretching my legs. I do have to make a lot of bathroom breaks, perhaps 5-6 in a 12hr shift, but I know I am a lot better off than the folks I see around me who drink nothing but soda and go only 1x a day!
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Javan
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Posted: 18 March 2008 03:01 pm |
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I was just looking at my water mug on my desk, next to my coffee mug and thought that I would try and capture roughly how much fluid I consume each day:
24 oz. Coffee (Lots of water there)
06 oz. Orange Juice (not from concentrate)
64 oz. Water
40 oz. at work
10 oz. during a workout
14 oz. at home.
So, to total it all up, I consume 94 oz. of fluid a day. Of that, I consume about 88 oz of water a day, or 11 cups a day; 3 of which are from coffee, the remaining 8 cups are just water and ice.
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Peter
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Posted: 18 March 2008 06:38 pm |
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I have read that you can't count coffee (or any caffeinated drink) as it's a diuretic and causes your body to expel water... that it should actually be a negative in your total.
(Even it that's true, you have to ask yourself the point of drinking the water. It certainly isn't to maintain it all! With coffee you still drink the water and flush out your body. It just leaves you faster.)
On the other hand, I have read that it doesn't cause you to expel as much as you drink. So it wouldn't be a negative anyway.
So there's a bunch of mixed up, useless information!
Drink on!
Peter
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Tratra
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Posted: 19 March 2008 12:22 pm |
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| I've read that for every cup of coffee, you should drink an extra cup of water. Certainly makes sense.
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Javan
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Posted: 19 March 2008 03:02 pm |
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| Well, I know that I drink 3-4 cups a day, and Typically they are consumed within an hour. Then it is water with an occasional OJ the rest of the day. I have found that if I skip the coffee, I am not as thirsty....
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MissPersia
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Posted: 17 April 2008 07:14 am |
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Honestly I have a hard time drinking anything cause usually with my job I forget to even get up from my desk and get water...So what I have been doing is having a bottle of water that I refill on every break...I found that my 750ml bottle wasn't doing the trick cause I would only drink like 2 or 3 of them refilled. I figured I bought a 1 L water from the gas station and now I am using that for water intake, I am aiming for 2 refills a day atleast. By the way so far so good, I drink about 1 and 1/2 L of water but man I never had to go to the bathroom so much! I find it a pain cause it ruins my wrap time at work for the calls I take...oh well healthiness over work any day
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MissPersia
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Posted: 17 April 2008 07:15 am |
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| FYI I was told that for every cup of coffee you drink or tea as of that matter, you ought to drink a cup of water for it as it dehydrates your body.
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Peter
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Posted: 17 April 2008 05:00 pm |
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That's what I had always heard. Because caffeine is a diruretic.
But more recently I have read that when you drink 8 oz of coffee or caffeinated soda it doesn't cause you to lose nearly that much water, so it's not a negative thing.
In other words, if you drink 8 oz of coffee, it will not cause you to lose an equal 8 oz and certainly not more. You will have gained some water in your body, just not a full 8 oz.
But it doesn't hurt to do as suggested... water is good.
(Actually, like vitamins, if you get enough more won't help. But most people don't!)
Peter
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CodeMonkey
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Posted: 17 April 2008 08:01 pm |
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I had read somewhere that you should drink half an ounce of water for every pound you weigh. So if you weigh 200 pounds, you need to drink 100 oz of water, or 12.5 cups (measuring cups, not glasses).
Then again, the half an ounce of water per pound is if you're not doing anything. Here's the factors I found online:
0.5 — Sedentary no sports or training
0.6 — Jogger or light fitness training
0.7 — Sports participation or moderate training 3 times a week
0.8 — Moderate daily weight training or aerobic training
0.9 — Heavy weight training daily
1.0 — Heavy weight training daily plus sports training or “2-a-day” training
cups of water = (weight * factor) / 8
I'm not going to be pulling out the measuring cup though. 
By the way, I found a hydration calculator that might be of some use: nutrition.about.com/library/blwatercalculator.htm
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Peter
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Posted: 17 April 2008 11:02 pm |
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A few weeks ago there was a piece on the CBS or NBC national news (I watch them both so don't remember which) about a study saying that almost all of the reasons people drink lots of water are ill-founded. For example, the study showed that it did nothing to improve your skin... one of the reasons people are told to drink a lot.
I think it's important that we get enough, however. (Just my uneducated logic and common sense.) And I think far too many people don't.
I think of water as keeping our body lubricated, and know what happens to an automobile engine when it runs low on oil. It burns up.
In addition, I think of water as serving the purpose of the exhaust pipe of a car, flushing out a lot of the toxic waste. Especially if we are losing weight and burning off fat.
I think we all have a GREAT way to know if we're getting enough: When we aren't, our urine turns dark.
Just my thoughts,
Peter
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Peter
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Posted: 18 April 2008 04:07 pm |
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P.S.
I wrote:
...a study saying that almost all of the reasons people drink lots of water are ill-founded.
I was reminded by a urology nurse that drinking water helps reduce constipation, kidney stones, and urinary tract infections.
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chaz1964
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Posted: 22 April 2008 05:58 pm |
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Personally, I don't understand how someone can't drink that much water. Myself, I drink between 1.5 and 2 gallons per day. I bring a liter bottle to work and fill it 4 times during the day. I drink about a liter in the morning after my morning workout and about 2 liters after my evening workout. Sometimes more. Water is ambrosia. Nothing is better than ice-cold water after a hard workout (or even during one).
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kalypso
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Posted: 24 April 2008 01:44 am |
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I was reminded by a urology nurse that drinking water helps reduce constipation, kidney stones, and urinary tract infections.
I don't suffer from constipation at all, but I find that when I drink more water and less coffee I actually have a harder time going, if I can even go at all. This has always happened whenever I try to make an effort to drink more water. I'm really confused! Anyone know why this could be?
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paisley
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Posted: 25 April 2008 01:50 am |
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I have no trouble drinking lots of water everyday. I treat it as a game. IE at lunch I will fill up my 500ml bottle just prior to eating. I have to drink half of it before I start my lunch and once I am half way done eating I dont finish my food until I finish the rest of the bottle. I do this with every meal and that makes up 1.5 litres just doing it this way.
Same goes for my snacks. I will eat half of whatever I choose to eat and not allow myself to finish it until my water is done. By the end of the afternoon I am all done my water. It really works.
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slimwish
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Posted: 25 April 2008 03:58 am |
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I think I'm dehydrated or something.
I probably don't drink enough water a day, it's so boring!!
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CrimsonAnimus
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Posted: 5 May 2008 01:13 am |
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Wow, this has been an interesting thread...
I get dehydrated once in a blue moon. It's always been that way for me, even before I started working out. I probably drank about 8-16 fluid ounces per day. I just hardly ever get thirsty.
It's the same way now. I sweat A LOT when I exercise, but I don't get thirsty, even then. I drink 8 fluid ounces every 15 minutes, anyway, but I might be retaining it, because even with 80 fluid ounces on average per day, I still only urinate once or twice per day on average. Maybe I'm just losing a lot through sweat...
Also...an extra eight ounces for every 25 pounds of excess?!? That would mean that I would need to drink at least 112 ounces...that's pretty extreme for me...XP
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darkangel
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Posted: 6 May 2008 02:17 pm |
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I think if you drink water AT ALL you're already ahead of the game. I know lots of people who don't. I have a 1L bottle with me all day long, at work and at home. I don't worry about exactly how much I'm drinking, but I find that if it's with me I tend to drink more often. Who wants to get up and fill a glass? Water just tastes better in a bottle. Water is the only liquid I drink and I'm quite used to it by now. I almost drink on schedule now. The more you have, the easier it is.
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christyandmuddy
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Posted: 6 May 2008 08:38 pm |
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| I drink green tea all morning at work. Probably five or six 8-oz cups. Does that count towards my water for the day?
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Posted: 8 May 2008 04:53 pm |
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First, I must say that I completely agree with Nir's post---the "8 glasses of water a day" myth originally started as the "8- 8oz of fluids," whether those fluids come from water or food.
I'm always stuggling to drink more water to help my body shed extra "toxins" and water weight, and I have found that adding a bit of low-cal flavor helps. This comes in the form of tea (trying ices tea with a few packets of sweet-and-low) or even some crystal-light flavored powder. I typically have a hard time drinking straight water because it lacks flavor, so I add a bit of something that helps to keep me reaching for the glass. I found that when drinking tea or water with crystal-light powder, I can easily drink the "recommended 8-8oz glasses of water"
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4ReaLthisTIME
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Posted: 15 May 2008 02:30 am |
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| i always hated drinking water...but this time i am SO serious about losing weight...and i think the only way to do that is to drink a lot of water. i was drinking coca colas all day long and then i JUST STOPPED! i decided i wanted to lose weight one day...and i made an oath to myself to drink nothing but water..no flavored water...no diet sodas...just plain water. after two weeks of drinking water only...i loved it. i felt thirsty if i didn't have a water. i also had great success with losing weight after two weeks (almost 12 pounds) and i decided to "treat" myself to a coke. i took one sip and it tasted awful to me....and i was a coke addict (beverage that is haha) but anyway, if i could do it...anyone can. it's just a way of life for me now. and i'm sooo glad!
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Makebody
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Posted: 29 May 2008 11:40 am |
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| yuk........i dont like to drink much water but i like juice and cold drinks. but only water! noway. but i know that water is very crucial thing for our body. it is give us power. Last edited on 30 May 2008 07:11 am by
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TraceyOddo
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Posted: 30 May 2008 12:51 am |
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I add lemon juice squeezed from fresh lemons along with a few drops of liquid Stevia (an herbal sweetener) to my water and put it all over ice
I can drink GALLONS of water when it's fixed like that! lol 
Last edited on 30 May 2008 12:52 am by TraceyOddo
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Makebody
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Posted: 30 May 2008 07:08 am |
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| Hey how much GALLONS you drink of water. One gallon is also much...and you drinking much water of gallons. please avoid it ...much water isn't heathy for your body. Last edited on 30 May 2008 07:11 am by
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TraceyOddo
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Posted: 30 May 2008 02:55 pm |
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LOL...Don't worry, I was exaggerating when I said GALLONS....
I usually have a hard time drinking water straight, but when I add lemon juice (fresh squuezed) & liquid Stevia, I have No problem drinking it....
Cheers!
Tracey 
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Imaw89
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Posted: 30 May 2008 03:13 pm |
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Crystal light is deffinitly a plus in this cornor.
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