GAGers, how much is your daily water intake?

[Nexus5]

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Android app which reminds to drink water, very useful.

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Consequences of dehydration.

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[John_Doesnt]

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But I'm 6' and weigh 145 pounds. So how can I be so thin and healthy if I don't drink straight water? Because juice, soda and ginger ale are made up of mostly water. Even beer is roughly 90% water. Drinking straight water everyday is a myth spread by diet fads and moms.

[Nexus5]

Yeah true. The advanced class says, there are also many foods and fruits that have water in it.

But drinking straight water is no sin :p

[Littlett25]

Straight water doesn't have all the added calories, carbs, and sugars.

[John_Doesnt]

@Littlett25 once again another myth spread by fads, celebrities and moms. Not all calories, carbs and sugars are bad. It's perfectly okay to drink your sugars and calories if the rest of your diet is healthy too. All in moderation.

[Littlett25]

Lol believe me, I know. Id rather use up my calories & sugar in a different form but everyone has their preferences!

[KeeperofMee]

I don't know but I usually drink minimum 1 litre of JUST water. But then I drink lots of other stuff such as milk, tea, coffee, juice, coke (sometimes on the weekends) and I eat fruits and a lot of stuff that contains water. so probably around 2-3 litres everyday maybe even more.

[Nexus5]

That's healthier.

[KeeperofMee]

Thanks for MHO!

[godislovee]

fountain of the youth is just plain water. if you drink plain water only, you get super horny and your get smooth skin. if you don't get a lot of stresses then your growing cells open up and growth hormone comes out all neurons opens and you crave more water.

[Nexus5]

*Drinks lots of plain water*.

[godislovee]

you need a good spirits then you will naturally crave it. just think of me

[Nexus5]

Hahaha, i will try :p

[godislovee]

no you guys don't deserve anything good. just die without water. I will send you to hell. bye.

[Nexus5]

*waves*.

I liked your opinion by the way.

[Mocha_Queen]

I literally drink water, all day long, I dont drink anything else, probably about 8 to 10 bottles of water a day, im not sure if that's to much, but it gets hot as hell where I live so I like to stay hydrated

[Mocha_Queen]

*too

[Nexus5]

That's great, as a precautionary measure, to deal with heat stroke especially.

[GirlsLie]

I drink like half of a gallon of water most days, I just drink it with whatever other drink i'm drinking as well, like tea, cranberry juice or a soda even lol

[Nexus5]

Great. Juices, fruits and soda etc are water equivalents, perfect.

[nalaa]

I drink 2 pints in the morning when I get up. The 2 pints after getting home and additionally to that whatever I fee like. Probably like another 1.5 pints tho, without working out

[Nexus5]

2.6 litre. Great work.

[nert73]

Thanks to school, I can't drink as much as I want ad need to. Can't have water bottles and we get very few breaks. Aside from school, I drink at least one and a half 32oz bottles a day.

[Nexus5]

1.5 x 32 x29.5 = 1416 ml = 1.1416 litre, very bad.

Drink more water before you go to school, its easy :p.

[nert73]

No, not really. I'm not going to stuff myself with water before and after school. I prefer to pace myself and drink what I can when I get a chance. When I'm free to drink as much as I like, I drink a lot. I don't care if it's "very bad" that I drink some amount you came up with.

[Nexus5]

Haha, as you wish :)

[nert73]

That equation of yours makes no sense. I drink a lot of water. I know it. You coming up with an equation and getting an answer that doesn't make sense and telling me it's very bad doesn't matter to me.

[Nexus5]

That equation is just a conversion of your stated water intake to ml, based on the info you provided.

So if it doesn't make sense, its your problem :p.

[nert73]

Not my problem if I don't care

[nert73]

I got all As when we did conversions in math, by the way. You're not the smartass you're acting like.

[biracialQT]

Like max a litre a day, yes i know you're supposed to drink like 2 litres a day, but I'm working on it.

[Nexus5]

Good, i installed mobile app, which reminds me to drink water :p.

[biracialQT]

Lol thats a great idea!!

[CHARismatic110]

Right now since I've been not working out as much it's at least 3 16oz bottles. When I work out it's double that.

[Nexus5]

1 oz = 29.5 ml approx

So 16 x 3 x 29.5 =1416 ml = 1.416 litres, less than recommended, very bad.

2 x 1416 = 2832 ml = 2832 litres, Great.

[CHARismatic110]

Thanks for the lesson. I know I don't drink enough water.

[NateInAk]

Pretty good I think.
About 3 times a day I'll just chig like two big glasses, and I'm also taking it in slowly the over the day.

[NateInAk]

"Chig"
Haha
Chug*

[Nexus5]

That's still acceptable.

[TypicalHuman]

I drink a lot of V8. Water is for when V8 it out of reach. (or ginger ale when I'm lazy.)

[Nexus5]

V8. whats that?

[stillagoodgirl]

I don't drink as much as I should but I try to stay hydrated because I use to get fevers from dehydration

[Nexus5]

Dehydration has many other serious consequences too. Don't forget to read the question update.

[stillagoodgirl]

yikes sounds like me a lot!

[spuitkaas]

No idea. Don't care either way. Drinking a lot of water just makes you pee more.

[Nexus5]

Read the updated question.

[spuitkaas]

Yes, but I'm not dehydrated. If I was, I would've known by having a headache. You also receive a lot of water from food. I just ate a paprika, which contains about 90% out of water. Drinking a lot of water (as in 2,5 liters) extra won't help you or anything. Just drink and eat normal and you'll get enough water.

[Nexus5]

They are high water content foods that are equivalent to water. I agree with you on that.

www.health.com/.../0,,20709014,00.html

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[Your_boss960]

I used to drink 8 glasses of water a day, but now I only drink 4 ;(

[Nexus5]

Only 4, are you a robot?

[Your_boss960]

No. Sometimes I get really really thirsty

[Nexus5]

Dehydration is bad. As you feel thirsty, your body is 'already' dehydrated, so drink water before you even feel thirsty.

[SolitaireBond]

I have no idea at all.. Except that I know it will be a whole lot less than I should be drinking.

[Nexus5]

Exactly.

[thewanderingme]

2 litres.
this question comes up pretty often, surprisingly.

[Nexus5]

Good.

I don't explore GAG much :p.

[BellePepper]

Like 2 or 3 brita pitchers? I have no idea how much it adds up to XD

[Nexus5]

Hahaha.

Measure pitcher volume by number of glasses. 1 glass is usually 200 ml. So you need around 13.5 glasses.

[BellePepper]

I'm pretty sure the size cup I drink out of is a liiiiiittle bigger than that XD

[Nexus5]

For this purpose, i purchased a measurable pitcher xD. You should too.

[Bellibooo]

1,5 - 2 Litre per day :) And I just drink water, no soda or juice.

[Nexus5]

Fair enough.

[BelleGirl21]

Probably 2 liters but I really should drink more because I workout so much :/

[Nexus5]

Then you should be drinking double of that :p

[BelleGirl21]

I know :///

[Littlett25]

Probably less than one 16 oz bottle of water. at least during the week. Two on a good day.

[Nexus5]

472 ml only? I think you put it wrong.

[Littlett25]

My bad. 16.9 oz. that's in actual water I drink. I probably get some from food too. Probably not over two water bottles unless on weekend or until the end of the day.

[Nexus5]

Half liter water, when required is approximately 2.5 L. Not acceptable.

Don't forget to read the updated question.

[Littlett25]

I'll make it a goal to drink at least 5 16 oz bottles in a day.

[Nexus5]

Great Goal :).

[douride2]

It really depends on the temperature & what kind of activity I'm doing. Any where from 1-2 litres up to 4-6 or more.

[Nexus5]

That's cool.

[Iron_Man]

I like to drink a gallon or more a day of water depends if I am working outdoors or not and how hot it is

[Nexus5]

Yeah exactly, water intake requirements vary depending upon the working conditions and temperature.

Great.

[Iron_Man]

Thank you

[boomhauerlives]

A lot. At least 10 of those standard-size bottles, and then a lot out of fountains and cafes.

[Nexus5]

That's awesome.

[Maxemeister]

I drink an average about a hundred cups a day
No joke I'm serious is it unhealthy?

[Nexus5]

No idea :p.

[James687]

around 3-5 litres a day, i would drink 9 if i could

[Nexus5]

Are you a sportsman?

[James687]

i'm into fitness yes, but i am supplementing creatine at the moment which requires my water intake to go up to avoid dehydration

[Nexus5]

Yeah, otherwise kidney stones could happen. Good preventative measure.

[mei0313]

About eight cups a day :)

[Nexus5]

Small cup or big cup?

I measured at home and found one to be 150 ml and other one to be 300 ml :p.

[findingdreamland]

I drink between 1.5-2 liters.

[Nexus5]

Not bad.

[DodgersGM]

I drink about a gallon (128 oz) a day.

[Nexus5]

One gallon, awesome.

[coffeprince]

I need to start drinking more ;(

[Nexus5]

Drink one now, as you receive notification :p

[coffeprince]

Lol but I'm drinking big red zero haha excuses ;)

[Nexus5]

Drink one now :p

[ArabianPwincess197]

A glass I think that too if I am thirsty

[Nexus5]

Wow, you broke everyone's record :p.

[ArabianPwincess197]

Lol.

[zombiebabe]

i drink too much water lol its too hot here

[Nexus5]

How much temperature?

[zombiebabe]

sometimes around 35-37 degrees celcius

[Nexus5]

I consider around 45 C to be too hot, in my place :p.

[kangy]

i usually keep it at 2litre

[Nexus5]

Good.

[Chris011]

Around 3-8 cups a day.

[Nexus5]

A little improvement required :p

[Chris011]

Hah. So on average, I would say I drink about 5 cups a day.

[Chris011]

And yes lol.

[SurströmmingLover]

Between 6 to 8 glasses

[Nexus5]

That's a bit less, 1.6 liter.

[Anonymous]

A little under a gallon per day

[Nexus5]

Great.

[Opinion Owner]

Does that please the Water Gods? lol

[Nexus5]

Hahaha, it pleases our organs.

[Anonymous]

About 14 glasses a day (24 ounces each)

[Nexus5]

1 oz = 29.5 ml
24 ounces = 24 x 29.5 = 708 ml, you need a little reprimand on bad maths :p.

708 x 14 = 9912 ml = 9.912 Litre.

Are you a girl or a water tanker?

[Opinion Owner]

The water fills me up so i don't dive into the junk food like i used to do, whenever i'm bored instead of eating chips or chocolate i will drink water 😄 it keeps me hydrated and happy :)

[Nexus5]

Great and healthy approach :).

[MissAnna_B]

around 1.5L - 2L. sometimes less than 1.5L. hahaha

[Nexus5]

Hahaha :p.

[Toad-1]

a whole fucking lot lol

[Nexus5]

One gallon?

[Thrifty]

I am going to drink water now.

[Nexus5]

Drink another one too :p

[Thrifty]

You have modern day app to remind you to drink water but I do things the old fashion and carry a 24 oz water bottle...

[Thrifty]

I'll tell you what, though, because I do appreciate this but the Brita pitcher has been one of the best investments I have made for my health, thus far.

[Nexus5]

I purchased pitcher and bottles too, but even then i seem to forget it. The app reminds aswell as keep track about water intake.
Brita pitchers are great, i have its 'grand' having total 2.5 liters capacity.

[Swimmerdude1994]

On average i drink over a gallon of water a day.

[Nexus5]

That's perfect.

[Swimmerdude1994]

Thanks i work out a lot so i have to, im also cutting because im on a weight gainer.

[Nexus5]

And all gym supplements require increased water intake, to prevent side effects etc

[ThatBritishLad]

Real talk, two glasses.

[Nexus5]

Don't you get headaches or fatigue?

[ThatBritishLad]

Oh all the time. Sore eyes, laboured breathing, insomnia, trouble concentrating...

[Nexus5]

A person can live without food, but not water.

[ThatBritishLad]

I get busy and forget._.

[Nexus5]

I also get busy and forget, use mobile app. Infact, i just received a reminder, writing this comment.

*goes to drink water*

[Cowboy6666]

8 to 15 depending on the day... ;)

[Nexus5]

Great.

[Anonymous]

Probably on average 1L a day

[Nexus5]

That's very less.

[Opinion Owner]

Yea, but I'm quite small. I'm about 5'2"

[Nexus5]

I don't think height has anything to do with water requirements. But weight matters.

[BumbleDeev]

I barley drink water

[Nexus5]

Then how do you manage it? No headaches, fevers, dry lips and dry throat etc?

[BumbleDeev]

Nope, none of that ;o

[springocelot]

around 2 liters

[Nexus5]

Good.

[Account]

Around 6 glasses.

[Nexus5]

Guru drinks less water :p

[Genie23]

2 litres
...

[Nexus5]

Cool.

[QueenJaxy]

3 liters 😊

[Nexus5]

Great.

[SnowHearth]

4 litres (1.056 US gallons).

[Nexus5]

Great. Thanks for the conversion.

[cl_517]

2-3 L a day :)

[Nexus5]

Great.

[blondfrog]

-4 glasses a day.

[Nexus5]

That's very less, drink one now :p

[apexalpha]

around 3 litres

[Nexus5]

Great. Keep it up.

[Anonymous]

About a gallon

[Nexus5]

Great