How much water do you drink?

[Will.]

Since I was told my the doctors I need to drink more I'd say I get through about 1.5L.

[Livia]

I drink a lot of water, at least a couple of litres a day... filtered tap water.

[Jack_]

A lot, I always have a bottle on me and as soon as it's empty I refill it...probably up to ten times a day all in all.

I :love: water

[_Tom_]

I haven't drunk water in about 6 years.

[_Tom_]

/shievonne

Not enough anyway :worry: It's so boring on its own, I'd rather drink tea or squash or fizzy juice :love:

[erinp5]

A lot, I always have a bottle on me and as soon as it's empty I refill it...probably up to ten times a day all in all.

I :love: water

I used to do that but was informed not to as it can be dangerous, something to do with the chemicals in the plastic, so I stopped.

[Crimson Dynamo]

i get all the water i need from tea, coffe and milk. I wake up and have a full glass but after that no more is needed

[bots]

I used to do that but was informed not to as it can be dangerous, something to do with the chemicals in the plastic, so I stopped.

Re-using the same plastic container can be dangerous, its true. There was quite a lot of attention on it a few years ago

[Jack_]

I used to do that but was informed not to as it can be dangerous, something to do with the chemicals in the plastic, so I stopped.

I've heard that too, I tend to only use the same bottle for a day or two before I buy another one though...hopefully that's not too long :worry:

[_Tom_]

Just buy a BPA-free drinks bottle, that you can fill with water. I have this one that has an infuser that you can add fruit to, which does make water more exciting. :love:

http://i.imgur.com/TcrRWhH.png?1

[_Tom_]

I've heard that too, I tend to only use the same bottle for a day or two before I buy another one though...hopefully that's not too long :worry:

:nono: Bottled water is soo wasteful and hurts the environment! There are even reports that it's less safe than tap water. At least get yourself a reusable bottle that you can fill.

[Mokka]

i get all the water i need from tea, coffe and milk. I wake up and have a full glass but after that no more is needed

Well, this isn't entirely true...
Women need about 2 literally of water or beverage a day, and Men 3-3.5 L

Now, sure coffee is liquid, but caffeine is dehydrating as well, so extra water is needed for proper hydration

I drink at minimum, a 1.5 L of water, and then more depending on the day, my tea intake, my coffee intake etc...

[joeysteele]

Probably around 4 pints of water a day,varies as to how warm the day is.

Plain tap water however,I won't touch bottled water.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Well, this isn't entirely true...
Women need about 2 literally of water or beverage a day, and Men 3-3.5 L

Now, sure coffee is liquid, but caffeine is dehydrating as well, so extra water is needed for proper hydration

I drink at minimum, a 1.5 L of water, and then more depending on the day, my tea intake, my coffee intake etc...

well so far i have not dried up and died so how do you work that out ?

:nono:

[Mokka]

well so far i have not dried up and died so how do you work that out ?

:nono:

Yet :suspect:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yet :suspect:

maybe you could recommend a supplement?

:suspect:

[Mokka]

maybe you could recommend a supplement?

:suspect:

A supplement for water?? How about water LT, unless you want to some Hydrogen and Oxygen pills :laugh:

I remember watching this program once where this man was trying to say, as you have, any liquid can substitute for water to survive... But he was in his 50's and had the skin of a 90 year old.

Sure, you will live for awhile with less water then recommended, but there is a quality of health I like to maintain... Skin like mine you got to work for :fan:

[smudgie]

Varies. I am supposed to drink at least two litres a day of water, but tend to put juice in it, struggling with it at the minute so drinking 2 litres a day of cheap diet coke instead.
Normally drink average 3 mugs of coffee a day as well, my doc is quite happy to count that as a fluid intake as well nowadays.
My kidney function gets checked on a very regular basis so well so it would show if I wasn't doing well.

[Crimson Dynamo]

A supplement for water?? How about water LT, unless you want to some Hydrogen and Oxygen pills :laugh:

I remember watching this program once where this man was trying to say, as you have, any liquid can substitute for water to survive... But he was in his 50's and had the skin of a 90 year old.

Sure, you will live for awhile with less water then recommended, but there is a quality of health I like to maintain... Skin like mine you got to work for :fan:

If you drink too much you pee it out. If you drink too little you get thirsty and pee less. It's all exquisitely well-controlled in the same way that your intake of oxygen is well-controlled.

Saying that you should drink more water than your body asks for is like saying that you should consciously breathe more often than you feel like because if a little oxygen is good for you then more must be better.

Like most things in life there's a Goldilocks amount - not too little and not too much. With this in mind, next week I'll deal with the health benefits of porridge and how to avoid being eaten by bears.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24464774

[Mokka]

If you drink too much you pee it out. If you drink too little you get thirsty and pee less. It's all exquisitely well-controlled in the same way that your intake of oxygen is well-controlled.

Saying that you should drink more water than your body asks for is like saying that you should consciously breathe more often than you feel like because if a little oxygen is good for you then more must be better.

Like most things in life there's a Goldilocks amount - not too little and not too much. With this in mind, next week I'll deal with the health benefits of porridge and how to avoid being eaten by bears.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24464774

:laugh2:

I don't think most people know what their bodies are asking for when it comes to water.. Because they reach for substitutes like pop or food thinking they are hungry... Or an acetaminophen for a headache when it's really dehydration...

In a perfect world, you maybe rt LT, but I doubt it :hehe:

[Firewire]

A lot, maybe 2L a day.

[Jordan.]

3/4 bottles a day

[erinp5]

Just buy a BPA-free drinks bottle, that you can fill with water. I have this one that has an infuser that you can add fruit to, which does make water more exciting. :love:

http://i.imgur.com/TcrRWhH.png?1

I have one , I use ice instead of fruit , not a lover of flavoured water .

[LaLaLand]

I drink about 3/4 glasses of tap water a day

[AnnieK]

I drink an awful lot of water....don't find anything else quenches my thirst. Always drink a pint when u first get up and a pint before bed then lots throughout the day.

[_Tom_]

I drink an awful lot of water....don't find anything else quenches my thirst. Always drink a pint when u first get up and a pint before bed then lots throughout the day.

I wouldn't recommend a pint before bed if you want an uninterrupted sleep, I'd be back and forth from the toilet all night :laugh:!

[Jamie89]

Normally 2 litres a day, maybe more

[Xtopher]

I work outside in the heat all day, I have a hydration pack that I fill about 3 times at work. So a lot.

[Redway]

God knows how many litres. I'm actually that close to being a compulsive water drinker.

[Calderyon]

Too small amount.

Between 0-1,0 L (it varies a lot)

[Josy]

I only drink water or tea, so a lot.

On rare occasions though I take a notion for something fizzy and its a can of diet irn bru I get

[hijaxers]

Tap water is a no no here - everything gets covered in limescale bad really quickly - who wants furred up guts and bowels :joker:

[andybigbro]

Probably not enough, but I've started to drink more and more.

[CouchPotato8]

I constantly carry a water bottle and drink it so it's easy to drink maybe a half gallon per day.