How many glasses of water do you drink per day?

[ecstatic]

I for one was relieved to hear the new water intake guidelines:

Americans get enough fluids just by using thirst as their guide. While water is a good choice for staying hydrated, other beverage choices such as juice, milk, coffee, tea and soda also count toward your daily fluid intake.

I figure it must be true since I've gone for years without really drinking much water.

[trof]

1. 5 or 6, but I marinate each one in 2 oz. of Scotch.

[Mutley]

2. I'd say 3-4.

I drink a lot of bottled water because I'm trying to stay away from soda and sugary juices. If it's really hot outside or if I'm doing something strenuous, I'll drink more.

[kedrys]

3. Does lemonade count?

I can't put down the amount of unflavored water I'm supposed to drink, but add a touch of Crystal Light to it, and I can drink it all day long.

[Mutley]

4. I don't see why not.

Crystal Light is just water with flavor and sugar in it. It's still water.

[Reverend_Smitty]

5. thirst is a fine guide to use when not doing strenuous activity

however when playing sports or doing physical things...once you feel thirsty, you are already dehydrated and that sets you up for a whole mess of problems. The most pesky being cramps, thats why I always tell my athletes to drink up because craps are annoying to deal with but heat stroke is another issue entirely. Just a message from your friendly neighborhood athletic trainer. :-)

I always have a drink at my side usually water and I can't honestly say how much I have to drink...it's a lot.

[WildClarySage]

8. Especially important to stay hydrated if you are pregnant, because

dehydration can bring on premature labor.

A friendly reminder from your friendly neighborhood preggo lady. =)

[lateo]

6. What is this "water" that you speak of?

Do you put it in coffee?

[BikeWriter]

7. Uh, water?

[auntAgonist]

9. I have a 20oz

bottle of water that I refill on average 5 times a day, sometimes more.

[ecstatic]

13. I've tried that---it is so hard and inconvenient

to get the basic 8 glasses in. I literally have to sip continuously throughout the day, not to mention bathroom visits. I applaud you. Maybe I'm just not active enough.

[auntAgonist]

16. I sip constantly

I also have a cup of coffee in the morning and some green tea later in the day. I'm quite disciplined since I had surgery in March (WLS). It helps to keep hydrated and flush out the kidneys.

[Democracy White]

10. I don't drink water

just cranberry juice and others, some pop but I am trying to get a way from it cause it is worse than juice.

Dee

[Beware the Beast Man]

11. I have a 1/2 gallon water jug shaped like a water cooler-

usually one of those a day.

[billyskank]

12. I thought tea and coffee were diuretic?

Making them worse than nothing in terms of hydration. :shrug:

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

14. Lately, a lot...

I never thought it was humanly possible to drink a 6 pack of water a day, 20 oz a bottle (although it was a 6 pack of beer a night back in my college days LOL). So what changed? Experiencing the joys of being preggo all summer in Kansas, where it usually hovers in the 90's and 100's for a couple of months straight. Toasty!!!

[sam sarrha]

15. how big is the glass..?? I drink about 2 gallons of water a day, I work

in 90*+ and 80% humidity, with no ventilation or fan and 2 breaks a shift.. yea, i know but this is the South, my last job i had NO breaks and 30 minute lunch in 12 hours.

i probably drink a lot more than 2 gallons.. and don't urinate till after i get home and rehydrate till i do urinate.. just to be safe.

i use A LOT of salt and still have cramps at night.. it is hard to dose the salt.. i can tell when i need it at work because i get confused and my shoulders droop..

I got a job in a mill in a tin building throwing 1"x4 1/2"x12foot Oak boards as hard and fast as i possibly can, it isn't as easy at 56 as it was when i was a teenager.. but at least my wife, my 84 year old blind mother, the cat and 2 dogs dont have to move into the Ford Escort now. we moved here cause our jobs in Texas got outsourced to China and we weren't here 6 months before this one got sent to Mexico.