How much water should I drink a day?
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Most sources seem say at least 2L of water/drink/fluid a day.
However, how much is too much? Will I just Urinate more if I drink too much?
In the office I'm drinking upto 3L water a day, and then coffees/drink when I'm at home. I'm mainly drinking water because I'm starving, and drinking water momentarily staves off the hunger sensations. Is this a good plan?
However, how much is too much? Will I just Urinate more if I drink too much?
In the office I'm drinking upto 3L water a day, and then coffees/drink when I'm at home. I'm mainly drinking water because I'm starving, and drinking water momentarily staves off the hunger sensations. Is this a good plan?
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It's definitely clear.
I'm going to urinate roughly every 30mins, it's a good job the toilet is only just down the corridor.
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When at Uni I went through a phase where I was going to the loo every 10mins!! And that was nothing to do with Alcohol!!
Peeing every 30 mins to me suggests you're drinking more than you really need to.
Are you taking the pi$$
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Also, drinking and peeing a lot is often a symptom of diabetes...
Well, I'm doing a PhD, and there's not much going on at the moment, with them having temporarily shut down the equipment I need. So I'm largely just trying to entertain myself, and that's when I get the nibbles normally. When I'm thoroughly engaged doing something, rather than sitting in front of a PC, I generally don't crave eating something.
The reason why I'm drinking the water, is to feed my crave of consuming something, rather than going to the vending machines and get a mars bars or something. I'm not actually that thirsty TBH.
Drinking water is supposed to improve concentration too, but with this leaving the room for a p!ss it's distracting me
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Also, this quote is from the BBC article linked above:
"If you are going to the toilet more than once every two hours or so that might be too much, especially if your urine is clear"
Not true I'm afraid! Everything is toxic, it just depends on how much you have. And rapid consumption of excess water can be very dangerous.
However could you drink too much isotonic fluid?
Interestingly I know a fair few competative athletes who regularly drink 6-7 litres of water a day, and one who was up at 10!!!! :shock:
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You'll be aiming for colourless or near colourless.
If your pee goes from clear (in any colour) to cloudy - then you have serious problems my friend!
And how would i disprove that fact...
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no, red. It's a very bhima'esque post!
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I think not eating when perhaps you need to is not going to aid concentration! How about nibbling on fruit, nuts or other healthy titbits rather than drinking constantly or feeling the urge to buy chocolate from a vending machine? It's actually quite healthy to nibble/snack throughout the day, as long as it's not junk, rather than eat great big meals 3 x per day
The advice is that you should be consuming around 2L of water a day, but not drinking it. Most of the water you need can come from your food.
I'll generally drink around 500ml a day on days when I'm not riding, combined with a healthy diet, and my urine's near colourless all the time, with urination every few hours.
Don't forget some drinks are diuretics as well, like tea/coffee or any drink containing caffeine, so if you drink these as well you might go to the toilet more often.
IIRC, I read this in a newspaper article recently. A scientist or doctor was talking about the 2L amount that is received wisdom these days. He said (as pointed out in the quote above) that the 2L figure is the total liquid from any source, including food. It's seems even a slice of bread will contribute to this.
Call me cynical, but I point the finger at the manufacturers of bottled water for promoting the "2L of water" rule - it's certainly in their interests...
Similarly, the diuretic effect of tea and coffe is often overstated.
At this time of year I often drink nothing but tea, and I don't appear to be shrivelling up or producing pee the colour of Fanta*.
*unless I've been overdoing the beetroot
There are so many myths about nutrition its virtually impossible to eek out the facts without actually gaining a degree in Nutrition..
Too much water = bad... Not enough = bad.
good thing is that the gap between the two is pretty big, so as long as you arent dehydrating or getting visually bloated, you should be ok.
Its like with Lipid intake...
Too much fat = REALLY bad. No fat (over time ofc ) = REALLY bad...
but "experts" trying to sell you low fat margarine fail to tell you that your body gets a sufficient supply of all the lipids it needs to stay healthy from a small portion of dark green vegetables like Broccoli.
Just try only filling up the bottle every other time you go and see what it's like in a few days. I always aim to drink around 3L a day and don't find I go to the toilet too often but I guess its a case for different things for different people!
Could that just be a case of if they are training a lot they need to take more on, sort of like if you're training lots you need to take on more calories?