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Author: Derrick
Date: 07-03-02 07:03
Someone stated that because I was drinking over a gallon a day of water, that it was too much. They suggested that 64 oz or 8 glasses was enough. I have to disagree. Since I have gotten into dieting and excercising, I have not seen anywhere, that the old rule of 64 oz of water a day is sufficient. If you read any health magazine of any kind, you will see that they all say 64 oz a day is not enough. From what I gather, you should actually be drinking, half your body weight in ounces, each day. If you are active, you may require a little more! Now, I drink about 80 oz during work, and the remaining afterwards. When I eat dinner I also drink water. During my workout and afterwards I drink water. Also, if you drink 64 oz of water a day, what else do you drink? Is 64 oz of water the only liquid you should drink in a day. I say not! Those that drink only 64 oz of water a day probably drink things like sodas, fruit juices, and alcohol, in addition to the 64 oz of water. For examle, if you come home and drink 2-3 beers at an average of 12 oz each, that's 36 oz of liquid added to the 64 oz of water which is 100 oz. If you work out and drink at least 20 oz during, and 20 oz after that's a total of 140 oz of liquid you have consumed for the day. There is 128 oz in a gallon, so you have consumed over a gallon in a day. Now which is better for you, more water, or those other beverages!
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Author: Melanie
Date: 07-03-02 07:31
From what I heard, 8 glasses of water a day is enough (even if you don't drink any other drinks). But if your feel like you want to drink more (such as on hot days, or when exercising) then by all means go ahead.
Melanie
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Author: Katie P
Date: 07-03-02 09:02
do not say that drinking water is bad, but they do say that there is no apparent benefit to drinking tons of water a day. The suggestion that almost all doctors and reasonable trainers say is around 64 oz a day - more if you're very active, less if you're inactive.
I drink about 66 oz intentionally a day. Then there's probably another 16 oz that I sip on when I'm not trying to drink water. Water is the only beverage I drink on a regular basis. No sodas, very little juice, no milk, very occasional alcohol.
From a physiological standpoint, drinking too much water can tax your kidneys. SO can drinking too little. You drink too much, and you're losing valuable minerals. If you drink too little, toxins build up and your urine is very concentrated.
My advice is drink water to the point where your urine is light yellow in the bowl. If you're peeing clear, you're drinking too much. If your're peeing dark or bright yellow, you're not drinking enough. Almost no one needs a gallon of water a day though.
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Author: Derrick
Date: 07-03-02 11:36
I guess I need to clarify the reason for drinking more than 64 oz of water per day. It is said that water is used for diet purposes also. In recent studies that I've seen, it states lots of reasons why extra water is good. When losing weight it helps with sagging skin, maintains muscle tone, and when breaking down fat, the body needs even more water to help eliminate the extra waste that is produced. Quote, "As a nutritionist, I recommend to my dieting patients that they drink at least 1/2 ounce of water for each pound of body weight." And from The American College of Sports Medicine, it notes that drinking an extra 1.5 quarts of water per day while dieting will maximize the loss of fat as a percentage of total weight loss. As for washing away vitamins and minerals, that is not true. Your kidneys hold on to what the body needs. Also, any excess water not needed is easily passed out as urine within a few hours. Now for those who aren't dieting, drinking 64 oz a day is sufficient as a minimum intake daily. Last, the only time drinking excessive water is potentialy harmful, is if you drink an excessive amount at one time! In other words, don't go and try to drink 1 gallon at one time. It can cause a very rare event called water intoxication and it can be life threatening if not treated. You need to space your intake throughout the day. I tend to make statements based on facts rather than what I assume, or what my personal opinion is, unless it's necessary!
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Author: Amanda
Date: 07-03-02 12:09
I weigh 230 right now...and drink about 110-130 oz. of water a day...I can tell a difference in my skin...my hair...and my weightloss...I say drink the water...
I posted before, a website that tells you how much water to drink, based on your activity level and your weight...check it out...
http://www.water.com/learn_about_water/swg1340_hydcal.asp
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Author: Michelle
Date: 07-04-02 10:08
There is harm in drinking too much FREE water - with "too much" being a relative term, of course. With "too much" water, the body's sodium concentration drops, leading to symptoms such as severe weakness and sometimes seizures. In the few cases of severe hyponatremia (low sodium) I have seen, it's a sodium regulation defect that is responsible for the drop of sodium concentration, and not drinking too much water (these people need less than normal water intake to maintain a normal soduin level, so for them, even normal is "too much").
Although, there's this thing called psychogenic polydipsia (I have yet to see one myself) where someone drinks so much free water due to an uncontrollable compulsion (you have to shut off the tap/toilet water in their hospital rooms to control them) - we're talking way more than Derrick's two gallons a day - and they do end up with complications.
I've always went by the rule of a cup of free water (count in those from sodas, soups etc.) for every 100 calories burned, with extra for increased ambient or body temperature (e.g. fever)
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