POLL How much Oz of fluids do you drink a day vs your weight?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Markers for drinking water? What is that? Should we not drink water when we are thirsty? I presume all beverages count as most are actually water with some flavoring? Could you not drink diet soda and have the same result?

Oh wow. Ok.

Diet soda doesn’t hydrate you like water does. Coffee is actually dehydrating.

Trust me — I used to not drink enough water and I was chronically dehydrated.

This is the website for the water bottle I got: https://hydromateusa.com/

To actually hydrate, you need to drink more than just when you’re thirsty.

Really? I thought coffee is a diuretic but not dehydrating per se. Why doesn't diet soda hydrate like water? It is basically water, no? Wouldn't beer and wine also be hydrating unless alcohol content is super high? Didn't people drink beer for centuries instead of water? If I am not thirsty how would I know I am dehydrated?

Nothing hydrates you as well as water. Everything else is diluted somehow. When I was chronically dehydrated, I had headaches and fatigue a lot. Once I started making sure I got enough water, that all went away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Markers for drinking water? What is that? Should we not drink water when we are thirsty? I presume all beverages count as most are actually water with some flavoring? Could you not drink diet soda and have the same result?

Oh wow. Ok.

Diet soda doesn’t hydrate you like water does. Coffee is actually dehydrating.

Trust me — I used to not drink enough water and I was chronically dehydrated.

This is the website for the water bottle I got: https://hydromateusa.com/

To actually hydrate, you need to drink more than just when you’re thirsty.

Really? I thought coffee is a diuretic but not dehydrating per se. Why doesn't diet soda hydrate like water? It is basically water, no? Wouldn't beer and wine also be hydrating unless alcohol content is super high? Didn't people drink beer for centuries instead of water? If I am not thirsty how would I know I am dehydrated?

Nothing hydrates you as well as water. Everything else is diluted somehow. When I was chronically dehydrated, I had headaches and fatigue a lot. Once I started making sure I got enough water, that all went away.

Coffee is dehydrating, not just a diuretic. As is alcohol. Cravings for sugar (like soda) or food can be a sign of dehydration as well. If I'm craving a soda or cookie and drink a large glass of water, I usually lose the craving for whatever it is I wanted.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My goal is half my body weight in oz every day.

I probably meet or exceed it 75% of the time.

So if you are 120lbs you drink 7 gallons of water per day? Really?

OK, math is not your strong suit, lol.

LOL! I still don't know how PP arrived at 7 gallons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My goal is half my body weight in oz every day.

I probably meet or exceed it 75% of the time.

So if you are 120lbs you drink 7 gallons of water per day? Really?

OK, math is not your strong suit, lol.

LOL! I still don't know how PP arrived at 7 gallons.

Easy, if she is 120lbs, half her weight is 60lbs. 60lbs is around 7 gallons of water. She said half her body weight? no?

[Anonymous]

Oh Lordy. Please note there are 128 ounces in a gallon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My goal is half my body weight in oz every day.

I probably meet or exceed it 75% of the time.

So if you are 120lbs you drink 7 gallons of water per day? Really?

OK, math is not your strong suit, lol.

LOL! I still don't know how PP arrived at 7 gallons.

Easy, if she is 120lbs, half her weight is 60lbs. 60lbs is around 7 gallons of water. She said half her body weight? no?

No, half her body weight in ounces. Meaning if she is 120 pounds, half of that is 60, drink 60 ounces. That is the standard recommendation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My goal is half my body weight in oz every day.

I probably meet or exceed it 75% of the time.

So if you are 120lbs you drink 7 gallons of water per day? Really?

OK, math is not your strong suit, lol.

LOL! I still don't know how PP arrived at 7 gallons.

Easy, if she is 120lbs, half her weight is 60lbs. 60lbs is around 7 gallons of water. She said half her body weight? no?

I’m dying here. This is why I make my rising 4th graded read his word problems carefully. Go back and underline the “in ounces” part and ask yourself what it means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do gins and tonics count?

Yes, they do.

[Anonymous]

No idea
I drink when I feel like it.

No reason to over hydrate or drink a certain amount.

[Anonymous]

I'm about 115. I drink around 4-5 liters of straight water per day. Only other things I drink are coffee (2-3 cups every morning, black) and wine/beer (1-2 drinks a few days a week).

[Anonymous]

This post is making me realize my chronic fatigue could be dehydration. I used to drink a ton of water and now just keep forgetting. And drink too much coffee! I need to look into those marked containers.