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I drink about 4 - 5 litres a day, is this normal?
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Seriously is that just water on it's own or is that taking tea, coffee and other drinks into account?
Plain water, I get trough about 1 litre if I am training later in the day.
cheers
colin
Too much water is dangerous !! Causes imbalance of mineral salts. People have been known to die from it.
DanielB
Like everything else, though, amount of fluid required is not, in my opinion, a 'one size fits all' thing. It must vary depending on your body size, as well as level of activity. On a 'normal' day I probably drink 2.5-3 litres of water, but when the weather's very hot I can easily drink more.
I think the test is, as someone's already mentioned, to drink sufficient to keep your urine very pale/clear. Dark urine is a sure sign you're not taking on enough fluid.
i dont drink ANY water
im lucky to do a litre of fluid a day, and most of that is G+T
Not recommended
Did anyone read recently one opinion that the amount of fluid people need has been exaggerated and in fact we get more than we realise through food?
Should drink more water but this time of year drink at least 6-7 cups of tea a day, maybe 3 glasses of water plus whatever I need after a run.
She is fat, and loves salt(crisps)
And doesnt eat brekkie
and drinks like a fish
And so far has got away with it
GOD, hope nnone if you are patients!
Although being well-hydrated won't guarantee a better sporting performance, being dehydrated will definitely reduce your perfomance.
I guess I drink about 2-3 pints a day on a good day, and on a bad day only a pint or so!
About 1 litre bottled water during the day
5-6 cups of coffee / tea
Glass of water/squash before exercise
Glass of water/squash after exercise
half litre of beer every day
4-5 litres of water sounds excessive.
Worked out that it's easy to constantly sip water when you're sitting at a desk all day and there's a loo just along the corridor - much harder at the weekend when you're out and about and don't always think to take on enough liquid (plus the state of many public toilets is enough to put you off drinking so you don't have to visit them!)
I drink 2 litres of water a day and eat 4 to 5 piece of fruit. I go by my urine colour to see if I'm properly hydrated. But apparently you can also tell if you pinch the skin on the back of your hand and if it stays raised for some time then you're not drinking enough (could be an old wive's tale though). Often 'up' my water intake though when I've guzzled too much wine the night before (had half a bottle of red last night and feel like s***t today.
I did read the article and it did seem to make sense that a lot of water comes from our food. But then I do feel pretty lethargic now if I don't have around the 2 litre mark most days.
I was wondering if I was becoming obsessive about my urine colour, I don't have any charts though, but good to know I am not the only one.
Isn't it the case if you drink a lot of tea or coffee, like alcoholic drinks, they act as diuretics (spelling??) so you think you are fine when not really?
Can you become a waterholic?
~~Jonny~~