Daily water intake
 

Ok i'm new here and I tried doing a search for this but i couldn't get any results. How much water should I be drinking daily. I was a soda junkie now that i've quit it I want to make sure im getting my daily water intake. Thanks in advance.

I personally try to drink as much water as possible, but I love ice water and probably drink between 3 quarts and a gallon a day.

I've heard anything from 6 8-oz glasses a day to taking your body weight in pounds, cutting that number in half, and drinking that many ounces. (Like I weigh about 175 lbs, so I would drink 87-88 ounces a day.

There are places that will warn you about water intoxication, but that's only really a danger for athletes doing extreme workouts (like a triathalon) and drinking too much water and not getting enough electrolytes.

I've heard the same thing as janal14. Anywhere from 64 ounces, to half your wieght in pounds in ounces. I personally drink somewhere between 60 and 100 ounces, depending on how thirsty/hungry I am during the day (or how many diet sodas I've had).

this whole ounces thing is so bizarre.

i try to drink 2 litres a day in FLUIDS, half pure water... the other whatever i fancy...

i try to drink at least a liter of water every day. sometimes 2. i'm dangerous.

I know it might be tmi but what about peeing I drink 2 bottles of poland springs by noon and im running to the bathroom every 5 minutes. Is this going to go away or should i drink less?

Don't forget about people with kidney problems or heart failure. And it's important to also count tea, milk, coffee, fruit juice whatever as fluid intake.

I try to drink 1.5L of fluids a day. Ain't I mediocre? ;) Many sources say to tell by the colour of your pee. We recently had a great topic about this *digs to find it* ... This one!

Thanks I just wanna make sure i'm doing everything right this time. I don't wanna fail again.

I drink 8-10 cups per day of water. I don't drink anything else except an occasional diet root beer. Sometimes I drink tea in the evening if I'm anxious (I'm a very anxious person), but I usually forget. I used to drink 12 cups but that's hard to remember to do. So I go for 10. I'll up to 12 if I feel like I need it. My body tells me when I need extra water. If I don't get 8 cups a day, I'm tired and thirty and feel...dried out. Sounds weird, but that's all I can say to describe the feeling. I like to feel hydrated...like a plant. :D

EDIT: Having to pee every 5 minutes will go away in a week or less or more. Try slowly going up or drinking half a cup every 45 mins or something if you can't get to a bathroom often.