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Are you drinking plenty of water?

rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7

12 years ago

We had a discussion a while back about the need to drink more water. Many of you promised to do a lot better.....have you kept your promises to yourself?

I'm reminded to ask this as I sit down with my second tall glass of ice water....drinking out of habit, not because I'm the least bit thirsty. The older we become, the more important it is to drink lots and lots of water.

So consider this a little prod...a reminder to take good care of ourselves.

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monica_pa Grieves
12 years ago
Except for my morning cup of coffee....I sip water (or homemade unsweetened ice tea) all day.
Have a glass of soda or ice tea with dinner, then back to water.

I buy the small bottles of spring water, and keep them in the freezer - can't stand room temp water.
ellendi
12 years ago
Thanks for this reminder. I have been trying and this we have had warmer weather, I have been drinking more.

I will never get up to the six to eight glasses of water, but hope to get two to three. I do drink coffee and tea and I believe some count it as a half a glass.
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Very little water. I drink Crystal Light or Diet Coke, for the most part. No problem with my bones, never been dehydrated. As I understand it, caffeinated beverages do cause some dehydration in people who don't regularly consume them, though even then, it's not as though you lose all the benefit of the liquid. You just don't get as much benefit as if it had been plain water. I've heard (and I don't remember where, so I have no idea if it's reasonable, but it makes sense to me) that you can count about 75%-80% of a caffeinated beverage as water equivalent. I can't imagine that the body is so fussy about liquids. For centuries, people pretty much only drank alcohol (either by preference or because water wasn't reliably safe) and managed to stay alive.
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Posted by aptosca: "If I drink too much liquids it makes me nauseous. I told that to the Urologist and he looked at me strangely like I was crazy. " You can DIE from drinking too much water. It has happened to people. Too much water throws the electrolyte balance off. Posted by loggerbaby: "i read somewhere you can literally drown yourself by drinking too much water." No. No, you cannot "drown" by drinking too much water. There is no way to consume so much water that your lungs fill up with water. The body does not work that way. If someone dies because their lungs are filled with fluid, it is solely due to a bacterial infection of the lungs, like pneumonia or some other malady - not because they drank a lot of water. ----------- Drinking more water than your body needs won't make your hair shiny like so many people think. Nor will it make your skin look young and your nails grow faster. It won't help you lose weight or get smarter. One should listen to their body's cues. Drink water when you are thirsty. Drink water shortly before any strenuous activity like swimming or Yoga where you know you will be sweating to keep the body cool. That water needs to be replaced. Drinking water that has caffeine added to it (iced tea/coffee) in an attempt to rehydrate, sort of defeats the purpose. Caffeine is a diuretic and causes the body to rid itself of the water and actually can cause dehydration no matter how many gallons of ice tea are drank. This is the same reason that a person can die of thirst on a life raft in the middle of the ocean. People scratch their heads and wonder in amazement how someone could die of thirst in the middle of the ocean. >>Its because the ocean is salty.I can't tell you how many times I've seen people dump salt on their food because in their mind, they think that since the salt causes them to drink more water, that they are "doing the body good". ------------ A guy in my neighborhood died from drinking too much water. Here is a fairly recent news story about the woman who drank too much water in a contest and died immediately afterward. The radio station got sued because the station KNEW that the stunt was dangerous. A woman who identified herself as a nurse called in live, on the show and said the contest should stop because someone could die. The DJ laughed and hung up on her. Woman dies from drinking too much water. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/ Here is a link that might be useful: Wii contest
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Your builder is handing you a lot of BS there. These units are never considered a “necessary” luxury. Do you have the Sub Zero refrigerator? Pro style range? In some locations, those would be considered necessary at a certain level of build. A hot water dispenser? Ah, nope. Having had had one prior, it didn’t make it to the next kitchen. When you find yourself making excuses to use it, and those excuses are few and far between? Plus, to make tea, you want fresh oxygenated water heated to just shy of the boiling point for the best flavor. A freshly filled electric kettle is as rapid as happens for a pot of tea. For a cup, the microwave is the quick solution. Now, I collect tea pots, and have a whole cupboard of different teas, so someone who isn’t as fussy about it could be perfectly fine with an instant hot. I put that instant hot money into a whole house tankless water heater.
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rob333 (zone 7b)
12 years ago
I have been doing better! I actually want water now. It helps that I keep a refillable water bottle in the fridge, all nice and cold, and then a gallon plastic jug with spigot, also really cold, in there too. Loads of cold water. And when I am at work, my new treat is to go get a bottle filled with ice and then fill it with water. Shake it up and it is so cold! Delish! I found that once I made it palatable, I tend to drink it more. Just cause. My sister and I do like it room temperature sometimes, and that's good too, but this is more like a "treat". Still don't drink enough, but changing my attitude is going a long way towards getting better.
chisue
12 years ago
I'm *trying* and hoping it will become a good habit. At least I have started to notice when there is too little 'output'. It's a reminder.
kayjones
12 years ago
I drink at least a quart of unsweetened tea and 3 pint bottles of water every day.
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
12 years ago
I am always drinking water, but especially the past few days. I have pneumonia and the doctor gave me a honking big shot of steroids in my behind plus the nebulizer breathing treatments all of them make my mouth super dry. I don't have a voice again and I am trying to drink extra to lubricate my vocal cords.
sheilajoyce_gw
12 years ago
Not enough.
threejs
12 years ago
For those not liking water try Crystal Lite individual packets in 500ml or your water bottles. It is natural flavours and sweetened with Stevia, like sugar, is natural and comes from a plant. We drink at the least three 18 ltr containers of water every two weeks throughout the winter usually one or two more in the summer between two adults.
oldfixer
12 years ago
Maybe 5 oz/day. On vacation, more Margaritas!
socks
12 years ago
Raven, pneumonia!? That's terrible! So sorry and hope you get better soon.
alisande
12 years ago
Sorry to hear you have pneumonia, Raven!

Thanks for the reminder, Rhizo. I should leave Dr. Batmanghelidj's book out in plain sight. Every time I see it on my shelf I get thirsty.
workoutlady
12 years ago
Yep, I'm doing better. Not sure how much I'm actually drinking but I fill my water bottle up at work at least 8 times a day - with ice. I keep Ice in the freezer at work. I work out after work for two hours so I need the extra water. When I'm at the gym, I drink probably a half a bottle then and then I drink it up on the way home. I can't work out and drink lots of water. It just doesn't work for me.
Alice_sj
12 years ago
We've been terrible! We should just hook the sugar drop right to our veins and skip the middle man. DH has been really stressed with work, and if he's having soda, I usually do to. As soon as the last of it is gone, I am not allowing anymore to be purchased. We've already talked about it, and he agrees.
rob333 (zone 7b)
12 years ago
I did great yesterday, but today... I just sheepishly threw away my soft drink. Unfinished. And now I am going to get cold water.
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
12 years ago
Raven, so sorry to hear that you have pneumonia! I hope you are better soon.

I like my water room temp and right out of the tap. I probably only drink one to two glasses a day. I need to do better!
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
12 years ago
Thanks y'all, I am hanging in there. Meds are helping. The coughing is the worst part, not helping the hernia!
Drinking lots of water, helps flush the system.
ruthieg__tx
12 years ago
I've always been a water drinker so it's not an issue with me.. I love water and actually drink water with my meals...even breakfast...I a having a slice of bread that I just made ..hot our of the oven and a glass of water...as I type this..

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