How many glasses or water you drink in a Day?

@razor123 (979)
India
August 30, 2008 10:55pm CST
How many glasses or litters of water do you drink in a day? Doctors say that we must have a minimum of 8 glasses of water in a day. But do you drink less than that or more than that? If I'm out in the heat or sweating I drink more than 8 glasses of water a day. But if its pretty cool or if I'm just sitting up at home I don't think i drink up to 8 glasses of water in a day. What about the rest of you?
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@MOMMASAM (1004)
• United States
31 Aug 08
i'm awful about it. most days, 6 glasses between water, pop and coffee. and, on very hot days when i am sweating, i sometimes get dehydrated and then get very, very sleepy. a sure sign. a doctor once told me if you wait until you are thirsty, it's too late. you are already beginning to dehydrate. i think i drink too much coffee, which tends to compound the problem, too.
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• United States
31 Aug 08
That is true Mommasam...the caffeine in coffee and the pop will dehydrate. The 6 glasses of water you drink is great, but the caffeine is bad. Try some decaf products like iced herb tea...and take care of your precious health.
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• United States
31 Aug 08
I felt like I wasn't drinking enough water at home so I bought a refrigerator with through the door icemaker and filtered water. Now I drink my required amount when I am home and at night I keep a carafe of water and an ice bucket on the night stand. Mmmm, water, H2O....the elixer of life!!
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@goldeneagle (6745)
• United States
31 Aug 08
I usually drink about a half-gallon per day. I probably need to drink more than that.
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@apples99 (6556)
• United States
31 Aug 08
Well unfortunately i only drink around one or two glasses of water a day i know im supposed to drink more but some times i forget to, plus i like to drink stuff that taste good and is flavorful and water taste a little grose in less im really thirsty but when i go out side in hot weather, or im exercising i usually bring a bottle of water.
• United States
31 Aug 08
honestly I dont drink any water.. unless im completely dehydrated... I know its horrible... but what eva! lol I fill my fluids with tea, gatorade, and soda! it wouldn't surprise me if 80% of my internal fluids were laced with corn syrup lol
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@lilcee (2703)
• United States
31 Aug 08
I know I should drink more water but I don't drink much. I drink mostly ice tea. My husband keeps telling me I should drink more water. Some days I'll drink a couple of bottled water but other days I can't seem to get myself to drink much water. I keep telling myself I'm going to start drinking it more but then I can't seem to get myself to do it.
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@hora_fugit (5862)
• India
31 Aug 08
Usually I drink the least specified but sometimes it gets low unknowingly. And I like to drink more. Once I used to drink around 20 but that was too much! Thank god I have stopped being an elephant.
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• United States
31 Aug 08
I drink 1 to 2 16.9 oz bottles of water a day. When the docs say that you should drink 8 glasses of water a day, it means that you should get the equivalent of 8 8oz glasses, but you need to keep in mind that everything you drink has water in it, so even though you aren't drinking an actual 8 glasses of water, odds are that you are already getting the recommended amount even if you don't drink any water on it's own.
• Philippines
31 Aug 08
Im not so sure how many but not 8 glasses i would say. Im not a water type of person . I drink when im thirsty wherein i seldom be. I guess i should drink more
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@henryjoe (249)
• Malaysia
1 Sep 08
Hi razor,I started my day drinking a glass of water before brushing my teeth.I bring along with me 3 litters of water in my "tupperware" to work. I usually had my breakfast at a shop close to my factory for breakfast.I order another glass of water besides my breakfast.Then I go for work and in between drink water from my "tupperware".At lunch time I order another glass of water to go with my food.In the evening we have a cup of coffee for break. i normally finished my tupperware's water by 5.Dinner, I had another glass of water and just an hour before bed I had another.Come to think of it,my consumption of water exceeded 8 glass.It is believe that drinking water had been found successful by a Japanese medical society to 100% cure headache,body ache,heart ssytem,arthritis,fast heart beat,epilepsy,excess fat,bronchitis asthnma,TB,meningitis,kidney and urine diseases,vomiting,gastritis,diarrhea,piles,diabetes,constipation,all eyes diseases,womb,cancer and menstrual disorders,ear nose and throat diseases.I've tried it and never got sick until now.Believe it or not.:)
@metalhalo (599)
• United States
31 Aug 08
O' I know I don't nearly as much as what I should. I might drink about 2 glasses a day. Unless I've been super busy doing activities outside, then I'll guzzle a lot more than that. Horribly enough my main intake of liquid consists of dr. pepper, iced tea and juice. Water's so bland and only truely tastes good if I'm super hot and it's freezing cold.
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
31 Aug 08
at least 4 glasses of water a day, i also drink other fluids like coffee , tea and softdrinks.
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@nouman80 (60)
• Canada
31 Aug 08
well i drink like 1 cup of milk a day or 1 cup of water a day =/ but i live in canada and its pretty cold at our place so we swear less
• Canada
31 Aug 08
oops i mean sweat less not swear less =O
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• China
1 Sep 08
I am trying to keep fit and always follow doctor's advice to drink 8 glasses of water and eat an apple. BTW, my husband got a nephrolith last year due to his bad habit of drinking less water. He usually drink when he is extremely thirsty.
@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
1 Sep 08
I MIGHT drink a small glass of water a day, it doesn't happen too often to be a frequent thing. Most of my liquid consumption is milk or via juice. Now, if I'm out working, or doing something..then I'll drink more water definitely. But I really can't drink eight glasses a day, there IS such a thing as consuming too much water...and if you do it, it dilutes your insides and your body's ability to filter out toxins and crap you don't need...and I'm just a little thing for goodness sakes, it's probably ridiculously easy for me to drink too much water. All things in moderation.
@oreed8 (77)
• United States
1 Sep 08
i drink at 10 glasses a day..
1 Sep 08
Hi razor123, Well my breakfast consit of tow cups of coffee and a bowl of cornflakes then I drink water all day so I think I drink more then 8 glasses a day and I also have fruits during the day so I don't have proper lunch and then I have my normal dinner and I'm still drinking water. Tamara
@allurejan (197)
• United States
1 Sep 08
Sometimes I just drink about 5-6 glasses of water a day. I have to catch up though.
• China
1 Sep 08
hi,my name is long i like this question.my girl friend always tells me to drink some glasses of water.but i do not make it.because i do not feel adry.so i always forget to drink water.some doctors say drink lots of water is good to our health.but ,if you are not adry,how can you drink so much water.do you think so.
@amyers06 (61)
• United States
1 Sep 08
It depends. I am the kind of person that has to be in the mood to drink water. Too many sodas or too much sweating puts me in the mood for water. I do drink more often than I used to because of frequent bladder infections.