How much water do you drink per day?

[tikitomoka]

i usually drink 5 regular bottles and a half-size bottle per day

[WilyWestbrook0]

I like water, but I don't drink enough - definitely nowhere near the recommended amount. In fact, I don't drink enough liquids, period. I've tried to work on it, but I just don't get thirsty all that often.

[MiniHelmets]

close to a gallon a day

[RenegadeLonghorn]

Probably 40oz a day on average. Not nearly enough.

[Shayne1911]

I don't drink water much at all. It's taken me two days to drink one bottle. I'd much rather have pop.

[Gtbballer20]

I consume about a gallon or so a day...i used to take a gallon jug that i got at Sams to school and drink about half of it during lunch, but then i peed too much...lol...but while im lifting and after that i really hit the water hard...

[andrewcstein]

Spinoff from the "Favorite Drink" thread. :-) Did you know that it's recommended for the average human to drink a minimum of 64 oz of water per day? That's roughly a 2-liter bottle!

How much water would you say you drink?

During the winter, I would estimate I drink 80-100 oz per day, and in the summer, an average day would be 140-160 oz, and on really hot days, I down as much as 200 oz in a day!

Remember, this is for WATER only! :-)

That's a myth. I just read something about that - http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/335/7633/1288

People should drink at least eight glasses of water a day

The advice to drink at least eight glasses of water a day can be found throughout the popular press.w1-w4 One origin may be a 1945 recommendation that stated: A suitable allowance of water for adults is 2.5 litres daily in most instances. An ordinary standard for diverse persons is 1 millilitre for each calorie of food. Most of this quantity is contained in prepared foods.w5 If the last, crucial sentence is ignored, the statement could be interpreted as instruction to drink eight glasses of water a day.w6
Another endorsement may have come from a prominent nutritionist, Frederick Stare, who once recommended, without references, the consumption "around 6 to 8 glasses per 24 hours," which could be "in the form of coffee, tea, milk, soft drinks, beer, etc."w7 The complete lack of evidence supporting the recommendation to drink six to eight glasses of water a day is exhaustively catalogued in an invited review by Heinz Valtin in the American Journal of Physiology.w8 Furthermore, existing studies suggest that adequate fluid intake is usually met through typical daily consumption of juice, milk, and even caffeinated drinks.w9 In contrast, drinking excess amounts of water can be dangerous, resulting in water intoxication, hyponatraemia, and even death.

The article links to a lot of the citations.

In any case, I want to drink more water, but I'm probably around 50 - 60 ounces.

[garnett_21]

Interesting Andrew...thanks for sharing! I know I've heard if you drink too much, it can kill you, but I would imagine that it is far more than I drink, as I am still typing this, and I have to be alive to do that!

[haybierman]

About a gallon.

And as far the BMJ article goes; I am confused...

Caffeine is a diuretic which makes the body dehydrated. How can consuming caffeinated beverages help hydrate your body?

[andrewcstein]

Interesting Andrew...thanks for sharing! I know I've heard if you drink too much, it can kill you, but I would imagine that it is far more than I drink, as I am still typing this, and I have to be alive to do that!

They had a radio contest a couple of years ago where a woman had to see how much water she could drink to win a video game system. She drank too much, and wound up dying from it.