Do you drink the recommended amount of water a day?

[MementoMori777]

The National academies of science and engineering and medicine say a man should drink around 15 cups of fluids a day and around 11 cups of fluids for a woman, do you drink the recommended amount of fluids? 🤔

[VIVANT]

Well it’s ok you don’t need 15 cups of water purely. Unless restricting Intake or eating heavily processed dehydrated food, majority of our water intake comes from food. If you are eating normal food like fruits vegetables cooked grains soups shakes yogurt/ milk (dairy or vegan) you are consuming food w/ 90% water content.

Plus it’s silly of them to say 15 cups for men & 11 for women. Depends on your size.. Some men are 90 pounds some women are 200 pounds & everywhere in between..

As a general rule of thumb, you should aim for between half an ounce and an ounce of water for each pound you weigh, every day. For example, if you weigh 200 pounds, it is recommended you drink 100 ounces of water if you are performing non-strenuous activities.

1 cup = 8 ounces. 100 ounces = 12 cups of water..

As for myself I probably squeeze in about 1 to 2 liters a day tho that includes tea shakes yogurt blueberries strawberries nectarines etc I may only have a cup or two of straight water. On days where I have higher intensity activity or very hot days, I will drink 2 liters of sugar free sports drinks w/ vitamins and minerals.

[MementoMori777]

Why didn't I see this 😱

I guess that would make sense on why there's a calculator for water consumption, but damn Vivant you know your water math lol

[Levin]

God this is confusing, cups, ounces, pounds. It's like being in the 1960s again.

[VIVANT]

@mementomori777

I get dizzy a lot so I’m careful about my liquid consumption. 🙂

@Levin lol

An 8 ounce “cup” is considered a serving size of water. Or 237 ml if you prefer 😊

[MementoMori777]

Then you keep drinking Vivant 🤣

[VIVANT]

😛😛 will do 🫡

[midnightmoon05]

Yes for years… 3 cups of tea to start my morning. By lunch… 2 cups of water.. by 3pm… 3 more cups of water., dinner 2 more cups of water. 8-10 cups a days… my topical daily drinking routine for years.

[MementoMori777]

That's I think good enough, sounds like a lot of water tho, I can't believe that's the recommended, I gotta drink more than that lol

[midnightmoon05]

It helps if it’s in a bottle.
I make ice water the night before. Morning, kids fill all our water bottles… then we go out… 3 cups in each bottle.
We drink during breakfast. (1-2 cups)
Outside, tea or cappuccino and our water bottles… so that’s 5-6 cups… lunch a cup. Dinner 1-2 cups… adds up fast.
In some countries…they have water in town for refill… so it’s lovely chilled mountain water. We love ❤️.
Water can cure a lot of different illnesses…
My daughter used to tell me her head hurts. I said drink water… done.
My sons lip is crack… I said drink water…done.
Also, you should be peeing average 6 times a day.

[Lliam]

I probably drink at least 5 cups (sometimes 7) of well water per day, plus usually 3 cups of coffee (sometimes 6 cups), 3/4 cups of whole milk, and a few glugs of orange and/or pineapple juice. So between 9 and 17 cups of liquid per day.

[MementoMori777]

No lie getting to 15 seems hard 😂

[Static_In_The_Attic]

As for me I’m mainly a water drinker however I don’t over do it & I mix it up & make smoothies, milkshakes & more. Too much water isn’t good for you.

[ShesRad80]

i drink over that normally, i drink a gallon of water a day, then juice, then one soda. im a heavy non alcoholic drinker, lupus has a lot to do with it

[JackCarter]

Wouldn't that make you hit the washroon like 20 times a day LOL

[ShesRad80]

@JackCarter if im sweating a lot then half that maybe 10 times

[JackCarter]

Cool

[ShesRad80]

@JackCarter 💕👍✌

[NathanDavis]

more than the recommended...

but I live in Hellish, Texas and if you're not drinking water regularly... you're definitely going to feel not so well, lol

[MementoMori777]

Maybe it recommends more in Texas lol

[NathanDavis]

" The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says when you are active in the Texas heat drink 8 ounces of water every 15 to 20 minutes. This translates to drinking 24–32 ounces per hour. Jun 15, 2023 "

[MementoMori777]

That's a lot of water lol

[NathanDavis]

it seems like a lot

but when the temps are consistently around 108°F and humidity above 86% then it does not feel like a lot, you just drink and drink and keep drinking water, lol

[MementoMori777]

Yep y'all live in a giant over, gotta have that handy water every 20 minutes 😂

[Ez-Bri-Z_v2]

Lol not even close. I barely drink as it is, 11 cups is way outside my range.

[MementoMori777]

Bri start drinking them fluids, you are 60% water, it's only healthy to consume that water 😂

[alice55]

I drink almost 6 liters per days which is ways too much

[MementoMori777]

Damn that is a lot, that's twice that's 3 times the amount you should be drinking lol

[alice55]

Yes, I started to force myself to drink 3 / 4 L because they said it was good for having a beautiful skin and look young and then i went over the top now I drink too much but apparently so long as it's not over 8 L it's not dangerous

[MementoMori777]

So you are good drinking 6 liters a day?

[Jesss11]

Yer I love water I drink probably around 15 to 20 cups a day and also a few cups of tea

[MementoMori777]

Then you are very well hydrated Jess, that's good ha 👍

[JackCarter]

I started drinking a gallon a day after seeing the one gallon challenge in social media
Only bad thing was I had to pee too frequently LOL

[PBandJ_Nerd]

I usually drink 1 bottle of water throughout the day.

[exitseven]

yes I drink a lot of water. I sweat like a pig too so I really have to.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

According to the doctors I've heard on TV, males should drink a gallon of water per day, just recently this girl died due to intoxication from drinking too much water.

[Christsdisciple15]

I think I drink more than double that amount

[MementoMori777]

Your hydration must be chillin then

[Christsdisciple15]

:D I hope

[MementoMori777]

😆😆

[Anonymous]

I probably drink that much fluids a day. Problem is most of it is not water.

[BLP11520]

Oh yeah plenty

[MementoMori777]

That's good bro

[Wonderingguyy]

Yep I do