how much water?

[jerzeegirl]

I drink about 1.5 gallons of water a day, and everyone tells me that is to much. I feel fine, but now I am worrying, am I over doing it? :confused

[Becky Sue]

Here's the formula!

you drink 8 - 8oz glasses of water per day, plus 8 oz glass additional, for every 25 pounds you need to lose.

Now you will know what amount you need to drink.

Happy Low carbing!

[Laurenfra]

If you feel fine then you are doing fine. Many here drink that much or more.

[Elizellen]

I think that the 'urban myths' that say too much water is bad for you arise from occasions when youngsters (particularly) bet each other they can drink a gallon of water AT ONE TIME and end up being hospitalised or worse.

After all - 1.5 gallons US is 24 cups US of water. Say you drink a cup every half hour throughout the day between 8 am and 8 pm you could easily drink that amount without problems. Though you might get a bit too much exercise with the 'bathroom trips' :yikes

As long as you are pacing your water drinking and spreading it out through the day I don't see how it can harm you (unless you have some medical condition that is worsened by plenty of water)

[jerzeegirl]

Thanks for the info I am going to try to pace myself. :wave

[SugarFreeSheila]

A doctor told me once that an absolute minimum should be roughly half one's weight in ounces. Anything more than that is gravy for me, and I think it's a rather decent standard.

[Finelly]

I drink between 128 and 160 fluid ounces per day. It means a lot of trips to the bathroom, but keeps me moving, lol