How much water do you drink a day?

Camelbak is where its at.

My dad doesn't feel thirsty, which wasn't an issue until they moved to Australia. He has kidney issues because of it so I prefer to err on the side of too much water. Also once I get dehydrated I struggle to catch up again.

I do agree the 8 glasses a day is bs but health authorities use it as a guide because some people need a baby sitter.

D1cko said:

Iced water is a terrible idea to re-hydrate quickly. Room temp is the best way...
I challenge anyone to work on a shutdown on a minesite in the pilbara in summer, and just drink when they're thirsty...

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Holidaying in Vietnam just recently where the temp was 40 every day, chilled and iced water was heaps more satisfying than room temperature which was bath water temp.

here in Melbourne, just the though of drinking chilled water, gives me fuckin goose-bumps.

i think if you're doing real hard yakka in real hot heat, regular breaks would be the go, drinking more and regular is just a given.

I voted 2-3 but thinking about it probably closer to 3-5 after coffee and also about a litre during gym

Silverback said:

Holidaying in Vietnam just recently where the temp was 40 every day, chilled and iced water was heaps more satisfying than room temperature which was bath water temp.

here in Melbourne, just the though of drinking chilled water, gives me fuckin goose-bumps.

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mightbeconsideredbroscience: you're burning calories to heat up that chilled water in your gut (easy enough to calculate temp rise vs volume to find out how many, hey, they all count when you're bulking)

My last girlfriend actually told me she is a 'koala' and has no need to drink any water. Honestly I thought she was taking the piss but it was indeed true as I observed her drink V, coffee/tea, cordial, alcohol, but never a drop of water all day/night. Needless to say, I split up with her soon after that.

that whole 'drink room temp water in the heat' thing is total crap.

I've worked out in 40+ heat and drank 5-8l a day on 40+ days, but working an office job like I do now, I struggle at this time of year to get in more than 1.5L, most of which is had in protein shakes. Not counting water consumed at gym.

Even during summer I struggle to get down more than 2L or so at work - I just feel bloated. I've found when working outside during extreme heat, that Staminade helps. Cramps from electrolyte depletion feel bad.

You ditched her because she doesn't drink water?

White_Lie said:

You ditched her because she doesn't drink water?

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Yeah man, imagine what her skin would look like at 30. Plus the smell of her piss, bodily fluids. I dry retch at the thought of it!

Did her pussy smell?

Shrek said:

Ok to be serious for a moment and this is slightly off topic but recently I've noticed lots of school kids drinking 'V', Red Bull and other caffeinated drinks first thing in the morning. WTF Is up with this?

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Undisciplined kids who 'have' to have something other than 'boring plain water'. Unfortunately most people never grow out of this stage.

I'm sure the parents don't put any effort in either by leading by example.

steveP said:

Undisciplined kids who 'have' to have something other than 'boring plain water'. Unfortunately most people never grow out of this stage.

I'm sure the parents don't put any effort in either by leading by example.

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Yeah, my boy (4.5yo) is pretty awesome, he just drinks water, carries a water bottle with him everywhere he goes, occasionally asks for a glass of milk but never soft drink or cordial or anything else. Gave him some lemonade or solo I think during summer as it was bloody hot and was the only cold drink in the fridge apart from beer, and he didn't like it, said it was too sweet

Bazza20 said:

And carrying a water bottle around everywhere makes you look like a fucking wanker.

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Especially when it's on your hip hanging of your belt.
But than again, anything hanging off a civilians hip looks like a full wanker.

I hate at admit it, but I 100% agree with Bazza20 on this, I work in an extremely hot climate during summer, and seriously I drink when I am thirsty, more in summer and less in winter, today was -1 to 10 degrees all day and I only had two mugs of coffee, no actual water and I never was thirsty, and still not thirsty, might have a herbal tea before bed.

Your body knows when it needs water, no point sipping water all day and running to the toilet every 5 minutes, the kids around here do it, running around with water bottles all day long its a habit they have for some reason developed and I think they think it's cool somehow.

I actually think/believe that drinking too much water and drinking water when not required puts additional stress on your body as it's constantly flushing out of your system taking minerals with it, it can also cause other health issues.

About 2 liters of water is required per day on average FROM ALL SOURCES, most people get about 1 litre from food per day so really you only need to drink one litre. Obviously Activity level and climate will change this drastically, but this is where thirst comes into it, a good indicator to have a drink.

Here is an interesting read on the topic:
Can you drink too much water? - Health Wellbeing