Matt brought up a good suggestion in one of his comments. How much water should we all be drinking... not just how much we can get by with, but how much do we actually need. Just like Matt I've read that a good rule of thumb is to divide your weight in half and that's the amount of ounces you should drink. This means that all the men should be reconsidering only drinking 6-8 glasses a day. But there are a few other things to think about.
- The Institute or Medicine advises that Men consume roughly 3.0 liters (about 13 cups) of total beverages a day and women consume 2.2 liters (about 9 cups) of total beverages a day.
- If you exercise you should drink another 8 ounce glass of water for every 20 minutes you are active (some places say an extra 1-2 cups for short bouts of exercise-under an hour-should do it)
- When it's cold or hot outside you are going to need more water.
- When we're dehydrated by just 4.3%, performance drops by 22%.
These are some important facts about water:
- Drinking water may decrease your appetite.
- Drinking water helps body fat burn more efficiently.
- Drinking water is the best treatment for fluid retention.
- The more you weigh, the more water you need to drink.
- Drinking water helps to maintain your energy level and reduce fatigue.
- Drinking water helps to rid the body of waste products.
- Drinking water can help relieve constipation.
- Drinking water can help reduce the amount of dietary fat stored in your body.
P.S. Summer gave me the great idea of adding a water calculator, so make sure to check out the link on the side!
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After reading this I went and drank another five cups of water (yes, it really isn't that hard once you get used to it). That put me at 14 cups of water today.
People think it is hard to drink so much water. It IS hard if you try to do it all at once. However, if you drink 2-3 cups each time you get some water (instead of whatever else you feel like drinking...and shouldn't), you will easily drink enough water each day. Count the cups like counting calories. In my experience, and my opinion, counting cups of water matters more to losing weight than counting calories.
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