I get headaches if I'm beginning to get dehydrated, and they're pretty friggin uncomfortable. So I drink a lot of water.
On an average day? Close to a gallon, I would think. I have a one litre water bottle that I usually polish off during the nights--frequently I drink two--and that's not counting tea, coffee, or juice. I usually have two or three cups of tea throughout the day, and I generally drink about two cups of juice during my meals. And I usually have a cup of water with each meal. And then I get water between classes, etc.
So... probably close to a gallon of water, and upwards of that when I exercise. Of fluids? I really have no idea. My general rule of thumb is that I want to see very little color in my urine.
Headaches.
I think it's about 8 cups, no?
Oh, yeah, great source of hydration.
Probably, though it depends on your bladder. I don't notice dehydration too much when I wake up. Mostly because I'm focusing on how miserable I am.
1) How much liquid do you drink a day? How much water do you drink a day (I count things like Gatorade and Powerade as they are mostly water)?
On an average day? Close to a gallon, I would think. I have a one litre water bottle that I usually polish off during the nights--frequently I drink two--and that's not counting tea, coffee, or juice. I usually have two or three cups of tea throughout the day, and I generally drink about two cups of juice during my meals. And I usually have a cup of water with each meal. And then I get water between classes, etc.
So... probably close to a gallon of water, and upwards of that when I exercise. Of fluids? I really have no idea. My general rule of thumb is that I want to see very little color in my urine.
2) Do you know when you are dehydrated? If so, how? Do you get headaches, feel tired, etc.? What are your signs that let you know?
Headaches.
3) Do you know how much water a day you should drink?
I think it's about 8 cups, no?
4) Screw water give me alcohol?
Oh, yeah, great source of hydration.
5) Do you think I was dehydrated?
Probably, though it depends on your bladder. I don't notice dehydration too much when I wake up. Mostly because I'm focusing on how miserable I am.
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So, I guess I'm dehydrated??? How much water do you drink daily?
- 07/03/2010 08:34:22 AM
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A lot.
- 07/03/2010 08:50:32 AM
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A quart an hour, a quart and a half if doing work. *NM*
- 07/03/2010 05:54:28 PM
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Isn't that incredibly excessive?
- 08/03/2010 12:51:38 AM
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What I grew up hearing was 8 cups per day. Which is 1/2 gallon. Meaning he's doing... 8 times that. *NM*
- 08/03/2010 05:33:43 AM
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Maybe he meant a liter. I could see that, especially considering he's military.
- 08/03/2010 06:34:07 AM
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A liter is more than a quart by a hair, and his value is fine, depending on circumstances
- 08/03/2010 07:14:57 AM
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Oh yeah. 
I was thinking of a quart as a half gallon. Never mind me. 
- 08/03/2010 06:06:49 PM
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I was thinking of a quart as a half gallon. Never mind me.
- 08/03/2010 06:06:49 PM
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