Water

[Mobasser]

A question for the water drinkers here:                                On a daily basis, how many bottles of water do you drink? It's been very hot here this week, and I've been drinking six tall bottles per day.                                                  If you drink bottled water, how many bottles do you drink in a day?

[gim]

I usually drink one "bottled" water here/day, usually on the go or outside. 

 

I have my own plastic refiller one though that's 24 ounces and I fill that at least twice a day from my refrigerator filter water dispenser.

 

Its been nasty hot and humid here for the last couple days and I've avoided going outside as much as possible.  Its better today already, and the high here on Saturday is 78 degrees and partly cloudy.  That's what I'm talking about.

[A-Jay]

How much water should you drink each day?

It's a simple question with no easy answer.

Studies have produced varying recommendations over the years.

But your individual water needs depend on many factors, including your health, how active you are and where you live. 

No single formula fits everyone.

But knowing more about your body's need for fluids

will help you estimate how much water to drink each day.

 

There is a quick way to check if you are dehydrated or not:

If the urine is clear or very light yellow in color and has little odor, you are well-hydrated.

The darker and more aromatic the urine, the more dehydrated you are.

If you do not feel thirsty, you probably are well-hydrated.

 

I never use 'thirst' as the driver on when or what I drink. 

Same as 'hunger' doesn't control my meal portion size'. 

 

Personally, by drinking something close to my body weight in ounces of fluid a day,

I stay topped off all the time. (Usually ends up being more.) I'm not a big 'sweat guy' and certainly don't live in a hot climate.

But exercise is demanding on all my systems and hydration goes with that. I do need to release the waste several times a day,  but it comes with the territory. 

 

Finally I do not drink 'just' water.  At least half of my daily hydration comes with a healthy dose of amino acids and electrolytes.

 

My designated drink "Yeti" is 20 oz and I have 8-9 of them a day.

During and between 4 meals a day.

As well as before during & after a workout.  Always have one on the boat & in the truck.

 

Staying hydrated is one of those life deals that we have complete control over and can really helps ourselves out.

YMMV

A-Jay

 

[gim]

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

Finally I do not drink 'just' water.  At least half of my daily hydration comes with a healthy dose of 

amino acids and electrolytes.

A lot of people don't realize that they can get "water" from other foods and beverages they consume throughout the day too.  Fruits and vegatables are loaded with water.  I eat a pretty good amount of watermelon in the summer time, which has a very high water content.  I've also got a bumper crop of cucumbers from my garden right now that I can't eat fast enough.  They are also very high in water content.

[Will Ketchum]

I just drink according to thirst and don't think about it. The urine color says a lot as mentioned above.

[Bird]

I'm roughly 100 oz of water a day, year around.

[Jig Man]

I don’t like water.  My neurologist says 64 oz daily.  I probably do 16.  I’ll drink about anything else.

[Fishingmickey]

Two to three liters of water per day here.

FM

[Mobasser]

40 minutes ago, A-Jay said:

How much water should you drink each day?

It's a simple question with no easy answer.

Studies have produced varying recommendations over the years.

But your individual water needs depend on many factors, including your health, how active you are and where you live. 

No single formula fits everyone.

But knowing more about your body's need for fluids

will help you estimate how much water to drink each day.

 

There is a quick way to check if you are dehydrated or not:

If the urine is clear or very light yellow in color and has little odor, you are well-hydrated.

The darker and more aromatic the urine, the more dehydrated you are.

If you do not feel thirsty, you probably are well-hydrated.

 

I never use 'thirst' as the driver on when or what I drink. 

Same as 'hunger' doesn't control my meal portion size'. 

 

Personally, by drinking something close to my body weight in ounces of fluid a day,

I stay topped off all the time. (Usually ends up being more.) I'm not a big 'sweat guy' and certainly don't live in a hot climate.

But exercise is demanding on all my systems and hydration goes with that. I do need to release the waste several times a day,  but it comes with the territory. 

 

Finally I do not drink 'just' water.  At least half of my daily hydration comes with a healthy dose of amino acids and electrolytes.

 

My designated drink "Yeti" is 20 oz and I have 8-9 of them a day.

During and between 4 meals a day.

As well as before during & after a workout.  Always have one on the boat & in the truck.

 

Staying hydrated is one of those life deals that we have complete control over and can really helps ourselves out.

YMMV

A-Jay

 

A-Jay, yesterday I had to install a new storm door on a house, as part of my part time job. A roofing crew was roofing a house next door. A five man crew, all from Honduras. One guy was coming down a ladder. He made it to the ground, then fell, and couldn't get up. They had to call an ambulance and take him to the hospital.     His foreman showed me a large cooler full of bottled water that he keeps on hand every day for these guys. But, that guy wasn't drinking it. I felt bad for the guy, but I'm sure he learned a lesson here. And roofing in this heat is brutal work.

[Team9nine]

Never been a fan of water, but I’ve been trying to be better about drinking more, so I start every day with a full 24 oz bottle of mineral water and always try and finish it off before calling it a day. Add in some coffee, milk and soda at various points, and I usually get between 50-60 oz. of liquids per day (6-8 cups), not including food sources. When I was fishing out on the boat heavily during past summers for hours at a time, I’d drink much more, and usually add a bunch of Gatorade to the mix. Just walking the ponds for an hour or two is a lot less exertion and heat exposure.

 

My wife, on the other hand, is much more health conscious than I and usually doubles my intake of liquids daily (80-100 oz), and it’s mostly water.

[TnRiver46]

I drink well over a gallon per day, maybe 2 this time of year. I sweat a whole lot at work . I fill this thing, I believe 40 oz with ice and water. Usually I refill it 3 times before the ice melts and then repeat the whole process after work. I always have a gallon jug or two for backup in the truck. Less plastic is more better, refill the jugs 

 

[gim]

1 hour ago, Mobasser said:

And roofing in this heat is brutal work.

Roofing houses is brutal in any condition lol

 

I did it one summer in college as a part of a construction gig.  Never again.  I feel bad for anyone who does it for a living.  Their bodies will be wrecked in short time.

[Mobasser]

6 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Roofing houses is brutal in any condition lol

 

I did it one summer in college as a part of a construction gig.  Never again.  I feel bad for anyone who does it for a living.  Their bodies will be wrecked in short time.

Yes. It's no job for old men. Even hard for younger guys too.

[GreenPig]

Between my morning 30oz coffee and nightly whiskey I'll drink six to twelve 16.9oz bottles depending on the days activities. 

[813basstard]

Gallon, minimum. 

[Darth-Baiter]

my own feeble attempts wont save the planet, but i dont buy bottled water.  i use a nalgene bottle and i would imagine i drink several of those thru the day.  

[Kirtley Howe]

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

Roofing houses is brutal in any condition lol

 

I did it one summer in college as a part of a construction gig.  Never again.  I feel bad for anyone who does it for a living.  Their bodies will be wrecked in short time.

Shortly after college in St. Pete Fl, I got a job doing roofing. We were putting Spanish Tiles on a house. I learned a couple of things. First was that you HAVE to wear heavy gloves if you are working with those tiles in the Florida sun unless you like burning your hands. Also, heavy boots and knee pads are mandatory for the same reason. Second thing I learned was that you do not do roofing work in the middle of the day in Florida....you start early, knock off at 11am, and come back in the evening to continue the job. Third thing I learned is you do not work at the same pace as you would in New York state (my home state, where I had done several roofing jobs previously) unless you like falling off the roof due to heat stroke and/or dehydration. I didn't last long at that job.

[gim]

21 minutes ago, Kirtley Howe said:

I didn't last long at that job.

Neither did I.  The worst part was ripping and tearing off the old shingles first.

[Catt]

Water?

I drink 2 cups of coffee in the morning.

A glass of milk with breakfast.

A small glass of milk with lunch. 

A glass of milk or sweet tea with supper.

 

Not alot else, maybe 8 ozs of water or Gatorade.

 

Never drank a lot even when working construction. If I drank what y'all do I would drown.

 

And yes my pee is clear ?

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, Catt said:

Not alot else,

I'm with Tommy - pot of coffee through the day, sometimes a 16oz glass of Raspberry Ice Tea, I'll make a smoothie 2-3 times a week with 8oz of milk...and maybe a ginger ale now and then.

 

That's pretty much it - and yes, my pee is just fine, thank you.

[Darth-Baiter]

Not just your pee.  The other plumbing dept that handles solid wastes needs water as well. 

[MN Fisher]

^ No issues there either...entire nutritional extraction system from input hopper to waste management is functioning normally.

[padlin]

I’m in the area of 100oz a day, divide by whatever size bottle you use. My wife goes thru the smaller bottles like they were water, I try to use the Yeti with filtered water. I di carry a small bottle on the canoe but rarely open it, the Yeti of coffee usually 

last for the am., I didn’t add coffee to the 100oz.

[Spankey]

I’m one to get kidney stones. Have not had many issues the last couple of years. But I drink more water these days than ever before. Not sure if it does any good or not but if I drink a coffee or an iced tea I chase it with a water. 
 

I have to stay away from Gatorade, doesn’t agree with my system. If I do drink it I have to cut it 50/50 with water. 

[gim]

50 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

^ No issues there either...entire nutritional extraction system from input hopper to waste management is functioning normally.