Drinking enough?

Hmmm,maybe I don't usually count the times that I drink water. I only know is that I drink water. I also know the benefits we can get from drinking of water.

When I first started to try to lose weight, what I drank was one of the first things I changed! I was already drinking some water. That was all I drank at work. But I was drinking a lot of soda at home. I started by making sure I got my 8 glasses of water each day. After that, I allowed myself to drink anything I wanted. After a while, I rarely wanted anything besides water! That one change really made a huge difference for me. It made losing weight much, much easier. I feel so much better. In fact, when I dont drink enough water I can definitely tell! I do drink enough water each day. That is about all I drink and I drink it constantly! Start slow and make a switch over to mostly water. You wont regret it! (It helps to lose weight and you wont believe how much money you are saving!)

I drink at least my 8 glasses (2 litres) a day. As you have said, water is essential to our bodies and it is amazing how many people don't drink enough or think that their coffee, tea, cordial, etc, is included in their water intake! Actually, you need to drink 2 extra glasses of water for each cup or tea, coffee, etc, to make up for the dehydration those drinks cause your body - most people don't know this! Also a lot of people seem to have dry or chapped lips and don't realise that this can mean your body is dehydrated and needs more water!

hello imajerseygirl. til almost 3 months back i never used to consume enough water. just like 3 glasses a day or so. but now i have changes it . as soon as i wake up i drink 1/4 th of 600 ml bottle. drinkin water wen you wake up (almost half an hour before breakfast) is really good for the stomach and bowel movements. i always keep a bpttle of water in my room now. i keep drinking it whenever possible. which means i drink almost 2 bottles of water daily. i have seen a lot of change after consuming water like this. it is really good for the skin, helped a lot in my cellulite reducation. have a great day.

My daily goal is 64 oz. but I am averaging 40 oz. a day. That's a lot better than last year, was probably only drinking half that.

Drinking water......... Hey Imajerseygirl, this is a very good post. It's true that there are two things that our bodies absolutely must have in order to function efficiently, one is water and the other one is exercise. Why we are not taught these important basics in school I'm not sure but if we slack up on either of these two things, our body will begin to feel the effects from it. All that you've stated is true about how our kidneys will mess up if we do not get proper amounts of water. So we need to think about water in terms of flushing all the toxins out of our body. Just as an automobile cannot run without fuel, our bodies cannot run without water. Great post. Peace out..... happy mylotting!

Yes we have to drink at least 6-8 glasses of water a day. But my throat dont like water. I dont get thirsty even if I drink only less water. I only have 3 glasses of water a day. I only drink after meal. Then I have milk before I go to slip.

I heard once that if you feel even the little bit thirsty, you are already dehydrated. That's kind of a scary thought. The doctor who said this, said that you should constantly be drinking. That being said, I still don't drink enough water. I know that I'm not doing myself any good. I drink mainly diet soda, which I am hearing is worse for me now than regular soda, and then the caffeine actually dehydrates you more. This is something I have been working on for years. I just have to go ahead and commit myself to doing better with it.

Yes I drink "at least" 2 liters of water a day. Some of it I use a water additive to make my body absorb more. Got a few things in it to really boost the power of water. Anyways, be careful with the Coffee it is a diuretic, makes you urinate more liquid then you consume, and that is not good at all. Water is essential to a healthy balanced lifestyle for sure, just be sure and get the good stuff, use a water filter on your taps or buy it in bottles, or get it right from the source...if you are somewhere where you would feel comfortable drinking from the head waters of a stream. Not like, the part of the stream that goes through a city or something, but like right were the river starts...Very Very tasty water.

I love water!!!! Especially a glass of ice cold water on a hot summer day! But I do drink plenty of it every day. I typically try to drink my 1 liter bottle 3 times. So I tend to get around 3 liters of water a day. There are some days I don't get quite that much in or maybe I get a little more. But that would be my average.

No, I know I don't drink enough water. That has been a problem for me for years. It isn't that I drink sugary drinks, I just don't drink. Period. I am never thirsty. I have probably gone my whole life to date massively dehydrated and not knowing it! Good thing I eat a lot of salads and stuff, because you can get a percentage of your daily water from that. I have to force myself to drink enough water in a day. When I do, I feel really good. Unfortunately, that isn't enough to make me keep doing it!

there are several ways one can look at this issue, medical experts suggests that an individual should drink at least 2 liters of water a day, people who have bigger size bodies will need more because it takes some time before water can circulate the body,likewise people who are physically active deserve to drink more

When i'm at home i think i feel more thirsty and drink sufficient water. But when i'm at work in an completely air conditioned workspace i really don't feel thirsty! Actually drinking plenty of water detoxifies the body and cleanses the skin. But i read it somewhere that drinking excessive water may cause dehydration!

You see - I don't, but I never seem to be dehydrated. I think I take in enough fluids a day just not the "average recommended amount".

Hello imajerseygirl! Drinking water is definitely important for everyone. We can go on for days without food but not without water. Drinking water gives us a lot of benefits. Water is an essential nutrient. All chemical reactions in the body depend upon it. If you’re trying to lose weight, this can’t be ignored. You won’t be able to lose weight without water to flush out the by-products of fat breakdown. When there isn’t enough water to dilute the body’s waste products, kidney stones may form. When the kidneys aren’t working to their full potential, the liver must step in and help. Once this happens the liver can’t optimally perform its other important functions. In many cases, fatigue, headaches and back pain may be caused by dehydration. If you suffer from an afternoon nod off, try drinking more water at lunch. If you or your children complain of frequent headaches, the amount of water you’re drinking could be responsible. And, muscle spasms are also caused by not being adequately hydrated. Experts say that hunger pangs are often misinterpreted cravings for water. Try drinking water before your regular meals and see if it helps you cut down on the amount of food you eat. It really works as an effective appetite suppressant. Avoid counting tea, coffee, sodas and juices in your fluid intake. Coffee and tea contain caffeine which has a diuretic effect and makes you lose water. Sodas and juices are too sweet—because the body must dilute them, they cause more dehydration. When the skin is properly hydrated, it looks plump and more radiant. Water will keep the toxins flushed out and help you to cool off through perspiration. Muscles need to have enough water to make them look full too. Deprive yourself of water and you’ll see the difference in the mirror.

Yes i drink eight glasses of water a day.Last year because i never drank much water.I got a lot of heat in the body and then started getting lot of eat boils.It turned out to be chickenpox.Then the doctor advised me to drink three litres of water a day.There are many health benefits of water.Mainly it is used to remove waste from the body and keep the skin healthy.

I know that I don't still drink enought water. I am trying to drink more water though as I already the benefits. I have never liked the taste of water and didn't like drinking it. I am trying to drink water every day a little bit more. Good discussion.

DRINKING 8 CUP water at a day is right. Sugerly stuff makes you fat. When you eat something it digest really long and if you drink water it will digest fast so you won't be fat

Hi, ya you're right. Water is very important for our body metablism, waster removal and also essential for many more cell functions to go on well. According to studies, we should drink at least 8 glasses or 2.5 litre (about that, not really remember,haha) each day. However, for me i think me myself also do not have enough water in a day. I can estimate that i only drink about 1.8 or 2 litres of water in a day. Not much reason behind it, just that maybe i'm too busy for it until i forgotten to drink, or i can't drink too much because i think it's sometimes troublesome to go to the toilet too often,haha.

I definitely make an effort to drink enough water. It has made a huge difference for my weight loss. But I really just wanted to comment about something you said... In Jersey, the water does have a taste. And it often isnt a good one! I think that is part of the reason that people dont like water, because they always have water that is treated with a bunch of crap and makes it taste awful!