Do you drink 8 cups a water a day?

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tweakmm

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Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Originally posted by: Wag
I drink 8 cups of water a day but pee 10. Odd.

You pee out 10 cups of liquid a day? but only take in 8?
I dunno, I think it's more odd that he knows the total volume of his daily urine output. Hell, maybe it's just me.
 

Goosemaster

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Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Easily. Infact, i drink more than 100oz a day. And yes, i piss often too.

I don't piss often, but yes, i drink a fvckload of l'eau daily.


EVERYTIME you come to the house you will see me with a 1/2 see-through cup I carry around filled to the brim with Ice cold unalcoholic-crystaal.
 

Looney

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Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Easily. Infact, i drink more than 100oz a day. And yes, i piss often too.

I don't piss often, but yes, i drink a fvckload of l'eau daily.


EVERYTIME you come to the house you will see me with a 1/2 see-through cup I carry around filled to the brim with Ice cold unalcoholic-crystaal.

LOL i ALWAYS have a bottle of water. I mean always, around the house, in my car, at work, walking down the mall, etc. Everywhere. It use to be a joke to those that knew me.
 

kage69

Lifer
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Actually, the '8 glasses' rule isn't quite right. I heard it's body weight /2 = ounces per day. Makes sense when you think about it I guess...would a 120lb. female need the same amount as a 240lb. male?

Anyway. I know I'm under the recommended amount. I need to go the 'only water' route, but damn I need my caffeine.
 

fs5

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I used to drink like less than 16 oz a day because at work the watercooler was so far away. just having it in front of you makes you want to drink it. bad thing is the bathrooms are equally as far :(
 

Rubicante

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Originally posted by: daclayman
<----- always brings at least a 32oz to start his pizza shift

yeah, a big-ass bottle of water is good to have at the start of a pizza shift... especially if its during the summer.

ahhh, the heat... practically cooks me.
 

Chaotic42

Lifer
Jun 15, 2001
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On a normal day I can polish off a gallon a day. I haven't been feeling well lately, so I've cut my water intake back a lot.
 

Atlantean

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Originally posted by: fivespeed5
8 cups of water a day is what you're supposed to drink right?

that's 64 oz, that's a whole lot of water. I got one of those 32oz nalgene bottles and been drinkin' 2 of those a day. been pissin' every half an hour!

You don't hold your fluids very well ;) Yeah I drink way more than 64 oz of fluid anyways, not usually water though I usually have 3 glasses of water a day, probably about 600 ml glasses.
 

EvilYoda

Lifer
Apr 1, 2001
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Just pure water...0 cups a day, maybe one or two a week? :)

No complaints thus far, still looking fine.
 

0roo0roo

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i find i drink way more when i have easy access. keep a filter pitcher around or bottle water close by. laziness keeps me from drinking:)
 

BudAshes

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Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Just pure water...0 cups a day, maybe one or two a week? :)

No complaints thus far, still looking fine.

Im right in your boat, i actually cant remember the last time i had water. I drink juice or soda all the time, and my cavities show for it. But as for health problems you actually dont require much water if you are not sweating much. That whole 8 cups of water thing was just a prank email people sent around a couple years ago that had a bunch of important sounding facts in it.

And 2 whoever drinks 2 gallons, jesus christ i bet you could hurt your self that way. You must be urinating 24-7.
 

jiffylube1024

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Originally posted by: Xafgoat
And 2 whoever drinks 2 gallons, jesus christ i bet you could hurt your self that way. You must be urinating 24-7.

Actually there is a toxicity level for water intake in the human body, but it's very high. Something like 5 litres in a day (which would be 20+ cups).
 

tweakmm

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May 28, 2001
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Originally posted by: Xafgoat
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Just pure water...0 cups a day, maybe one or two a week? :)

No complaints thus far, still looking fine.

Im right in your boat, i actually cant remember the last time i had water. I drink juice or soda all the time, and my cavities show for it. But as for health problems you actually dont require much water if you are not sweating much. That whole 8 cups of water thing was just a prank email people sent around a couple years ago that had a bunch of important sounding facts in it.

And 2 whoever drinks 2 gallons, jesus christ i bet you could hurt your self that way. You must be urinating 24-7.
I bet you are hurting yourself more by not drinking any water than the person who is drinking 2 gallons.
 

ProviaFan

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Mar 17, 2001
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If you count the water that is in milk, soda, etc., then I suppose I do drink 8 cups per day, but if not, then it's closer to 0 or 1. :eek:
 

fs5

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Originally posted by: Xafgoat
Originally posted by: EvilYoda
Just pure water...0 cups a day, maybe one or two a week? :)

No complaints thus far, still looking fine.

Im right in your boat, i actually cant remember the last time i had water. I drink juice or soda all the time, and my cavities show for it. But as for health problems you actually dont require much water if you are not sweating much. That whole 8 cups of water thing was just a prank email people sent around a couple years ago that had a bunch of important sounding facts in it.

And 2 whoever drinks 2 gallons, jesus christ i bet you could hurt your self that way. You must be urinating 24-7.

a prank email? you can't be serious... some people are really naive.