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How much water do you drink a day?

Scraunchy

Scraunchy

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Jul 27, 2016
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#1
Seriously, everyone is talking about how near impossible it is to drink 8 cups of water a day. And I don't get it, granted, I have a reverse osmosis tap and a well of clean, high quality water at home, so I drink a lot of water. 16-17 cups a days worth, every day. And no, I do not go to the John every third minute. So how much water do you drink? is city water less refreshing after a days worth of hard work? Why is 8 cups a day so crazy?
 
#2
At least a couple quarts, more if it's hotter than 80. But I work outside as a carpenter. A gallon some days, and the problem is replacing electrolytes, since I don't like the crappy sports drinks.

I pretty much only drink coffee, water, and scotch, or some other malted beverage.

If your pee is yellow, you're not drinking enough water.
 
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My wife and I each drink at least a half gallon per day; I'm probably closer to a gallon.

I think a lot of people don't drink enough because they're unwilling to cut back on their coffee and/or soda/energy drink consumption. I have 1-2 sodas a week, my wife has none and neither of us drinks coffee.
 
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Normal 'indoor' sort of day, between 2 - 3 quarts. Throw in a bunch of outdoor activities and I'll throw down another quart. If my pee is just barely off clear, I've done the right thing.

It does take a little work to get there if you're currently not drinking enough. Even at my hydration level, I had to work up to a higher level for a BunBurner Gold I did a couple of years ago. I knew that would be 24 hours of needing to slug liquids non-stop, but I couldn't be peeing all the time. So about two months in advance I seriously upped my fluid intake. For two weeks I was up twice in the night, every night. Then I wasn't, barely, then I wasn't, and slept well. It took most of those two months for my cells to get all nice and plump. (Because everybody wants nice plump cells!) Day of the event, I drank my 3L Camelbak four times. Pee was clear, and I wasn't peeing often. Perfect.
 
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I drink plenty. I don't force myself for the sake of clear urine. People can drink too much water. Something you'll see often in office environments. I drink several cups of black sweetenerless coffee and a good amount of water. Works for me.
 
#14
Pilgrim said:
3 mugs of coffee, soft drink at lunch, most likely a 20 ounce bottle in the afternoon. I spend too much time in the restroom as is, drinking any more would mean I'd need a desk in there. I find the recommendations to be excessive.
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Caffeine is a diuretic. Substitute water for the caffeine and you're probably spending less time in the restroom.
 
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singlemalt said:
At least a couple quarts, more if it's hotter than 80. But I work outside as a carpenter. A gallon some days, and the problem is replacing electrolytes, since I don't like the crappy sports drinks.

I pretty much only drink coffee, water, and scotch, or some other malted beverage.

If your pee is yellow, you're not drinking enough water.
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I'm also a carpenter. i also love a scotch whiskey after work. I feel like we'd have a lot to talk about.
 
#17
2 to 3 bottled waters. On gig days it is a lot more especially if we're outdoors.

PS: Health & Safety Warning: A lot of water can flush sodium out of your body and low sodium is not good for you. I add salt to everything because I get bloodwork about 4 times per year(twice at work, twice at my doc) and my sodium showed up as low a few times when we were doing outdoor gigs and water consumption was normal or max. They're fixed now. My "real doc"(retired Army doc) asked me if I drank a lot of water when the sodium was low the first time. He suggested drinks with sodium instead of just water but those have corn syrup or worse(tons of sugar) so I just started eating crackers as snacks and adding salt to my food.
 
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Scraunchy said:
Yes you will. However as a big time coffee man, I know there's no way, even without the headache, I just can't not have a piping hot cup of coffee in the morn. I bet pilgrim thinks the same
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Right. And since water has no caffeine, there's no point in drinking it in the morning. Regardless, the water recommendations are rather silly. Try them with a 65 year old prostate and you'll have a desk in the bathroom too.
 
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Scraunchy said:
Yes you will. However as a big time coffee man, I know there's no way, even without the headache, I just can't not have a piping hot cup of coffee in the morn. I bet pilgrim thinks the same
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Oh, I didn't say he couldn't have his morning cup of coffee. But he's got more caffeine than water going.


Edit for phone. Yup, I'm blaming the phone.
 
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Unless I'm doing something out in the hot sun, I probably only drink about 16oz a day ... a few sips with meals, and the rest in a glass but my nightstand that I normally reach for at some point in the middle of the overnight. I do however drink about a pot of coffee, an iced tea or soda, or a few beers on the evening
 

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