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  • How much water do you drink daily?
  • I drink about 1 gallon a day and boy oh boy, am I headin' for the bathroom towards the end of the day
  • 4-6 liters, every day.
  • I have 24 oz bottle that I carry with me all the time and I try to get through at least 4 a day.
  • I drink anything from 5 - 10 pints a day depending on how thirsty I am. And yep, I practically live in the bathroom

    Hugs,

    Ammi
  • Water is important
    I was amazed, but the more water you drink, the more weight you loose. I guess that's why the experts keep telling us to drink water. I discovered this (luckily) early on, when I had one week of low water consumption and then the following week of enormous water consumption. The 1st week 1 1/2 lbs lost; the 2nd week 7 lbs lost. I find that I always do much better, though 7 lbs is extreme, in the high water consumption weeks. Drink as much as you can ~ (some days you'll feel as though your kidneys are floating, but its soooo worth it).

    Deb
  • I typically drink about 2-3 liters of water a day when I'm doing well. That's not including anything else I drink, as I usually have 1-2 cans diet soda and occasionally some sugar-free Kool Aid, but I don't include those in my water count. When I'm in a nutritional rut (like right now), I drink much less, and I sure feel crappier for it!
  • The line between hydrated and dehydrated for me is a fine one. When I'm dehydrated, I get dizzy. When I'm really dehydrated, I have a pulsing sound in my inner ear when I turn my head plus being dizzy.

    Minimal intake is 60 oz, not including my morning tea or 1-2 caffeine-free sodas in the evening.

    I like to hit 80oz during the day. Makes me wear a path to the little girls' room, but I feel better.

    When I exercise, I drink about 16oz average additional water for every 30minutes (especially if it's outside summer bicycle riding). I've been known to consume over 72oz on a 25mile ride (a little over 2 hour ride), and then drink another 72oz after the ride. I didn't mention that I sweat like a piggie (as the saying goes).

    BTW, I have to make a conscious effort to drink water! If I were only that way with food...... *sigh*

    Luv,
    Ratkitten
  • 100 ounces a day, as recommended by both my nutritionist and surgeon.
  • I'm the rare case of drinking relatively no water -- at the beginning of my change, I drank the default 64 oz, but that only lasted 2 weeks. I'm just not a big water fan. I do drink alot of diet pop though -- and crystal light. Water consumption never seemed to have any effect on my weight loss. I can't imagine myself forcing down X oz of water every day for the rest of my life. I'm not undermining its importance, but everyone has to find what works for them and what they can live with.
  • Hmmmmm. I'm not sure about the liters and pints conversions. I drink 80 - 100 ounces. I guess I could drink more but if I eventually do, it will be a gradual increase.
  • I tend to drink about 64+oz. Depends on the day though. During the summer that number tends to go up as it is hot on the desert in the summer.
  • I TRY to get 64 oz in. Water isn't my thing. I'll drink more if it has lemon in it. I do drink lots and lots of iced tea year round.
  • I am horrible about water... we have well water and I think it tastes nasty. Can't afford bottled water. But have had more than one Doc in the past tell me , I can do crystal light as a replacement, not as good for me but if that is all I will drink then do it. SOOOO Since I seen this post , I been reminded I have not been drinking it as much as I should so this morning I left the soda in the box ( I hate warm soda) and fillled my sports drink bottle with CL. And made a new container of it as well... I've drank about 20 ozs so far this morning and even had breakfast... I plan on drinking at least 2 more of my sports bottles of CL today if not more. I am not a big drinker of anything n general.

    THANKS! for the reminder to drink healthier!
  • Sing together, everybody!

    "The more I pee, the less of me!"

    Susan