How Much Water Do You Drink A Day?

[old] Matt Newman · Post by **[old] Matt Newman** » January 3rd, 2005, 4:38 pm

"The British Dietetic Association advises that the average adult should consume .... 1.8 litres .... of water per day (directly from beverages). This should be increased during periods of hot weather or during and after periods of physical activity." I reckon I drink 5 - 6 litres of water a day on average. When I mentioned this to my folks the other day they started telling me this was dangerously high and I was flushing importnat nutrients from my body in so doing. Hence my interest in your learned responses Cheers!

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » January 3rd, 2005, 9:18 pm

The water bottle and the toilet are my friends - 4 litres plus per day - George

[old] John Rupp · Post by **[old] John Rupp** » January 3rd, 2005, 10:27 pm

George, I'm doing my very best to not comment on that.

[old] Matt Farr · Post by **[old] Matt Farr** » January 3rd, 2005, 11:52 pm

Here in Singapore, I go through about 3-4 litres of water on a non-training day and about 5-6 when training (i.e. rowing or riding). When I did the Marathon des Sables, they gave us 9 litres a day. Mind you, we were in the Sahara and it was meant to be for drinking, cooking and cleaning. As far as washing away important nutrients, I'm not sure if I buy that or not...

[old] John Rupp · Post by **[old] John Rupp** » January 4th, 2005, 12:42 am

Matt, I'm very impressed that you did the Marathon des Sables. Did you happen to also eat lots of dates on the way? And you had to carry that 9 liters?

[old] Matt Farr · Post by **[old] Matt Farr** » January 4th, 2005, 2:21 am

We rarely had to carry it all at once. Usually, 2L was given out at each checkpoint (13-22 km apart) so you could kind of time your consumption to coincide with replenishment. Still, 2L of water weighs about 2kg, so it was a bit of a drag to carry it plus all the other crap we had to schlep. It was a decent event. I'm 50/50 on doing it again. The 80km stage tells you alot about your physical capabilities...especially since it's followed by...a marathon on the next stage! Getting back to water, the more the better. Be a clear pee person.

[old] GeorgeD · Post by **[old] GeorgeD** » January 4th, 2005, 5:29 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Matt Farr @ Jan 4 2005, 07:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> Getting back to water, the more the better. Be a clear pee person.  </td></tr></table> Gotta say some days after a decent session I am amazed at how long it can take to get to this stage --- put a lot in and lot comes out, but takes a while to get clear it at all. - George ps John you did well

[old] Sir Pirate · Post by **[old] Sir Pirate** » January 4th, 2005, 5:36 am

I used to try and drink around 3 Ltrs a day. These days I will be lucky if I drink 500ml. Sir Pirate

[old] Steve_R · Post by **[old] Steve_R** » January 4th, 2005, 11:47 am

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Matt Newman @ Jan 3 2005, 03:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'>I reckon I drink 5 - 6 litres of water a day on average. When I mentioned this to my folks the other day they started telling me this was dangerously high and I was flushing importnat nutrients from my body in so doing.  </td></tr></table> I drink about 4-5 liters of water per day. Hyponatremia can occure when the body is flushed of sodium due to drinking too much water. This is very rare unless you are doing extended exercise without replenishing electrolytes. The other way to induce this is by drinking water in excessive quantities at once. Normal kidneys can process over 12 liters of water per day so just drink it throughout the day and you will be fine. If you are concerned about this during a marathon row, you can always supplement with Gatorade (or similar electrolyte replenishment products) or with a pinch of salt during a very long exercise session. Water soluble vitamins are more often the issue posed by people who are concerned with drinking too much water but I have never seen any credible evidence of drinking water and increased need for supplementing water soluble vitamins. Steve

[old] Rocket Roy · Post by **[old] Rocket Roy** » January 4th, 2005, 2:02 pm

That slimming camp in California, a real tough one run by Swede's, recommends drinking your own body weight a day in water. seems a bit high to me especially if you weigh 20 stone. 4 plus litres a day for me including tea's and coffee's.

[old] David Speed · Post by **[old] David Speed** » January 5th, 2005, 8:38 am

On weekdays, I'm a good boy and make regular visits to the water fountain at work, probably average about 4 litres. At the weekends, it's not so clever, beer and cola drinks don't count and I quite often can slip into a migraine if I don't manage at least 2 litres

[old] makesureyoudoitright · Post by **[old] makesureyoudoitright** » January 11th, 2005, 5:24 pm

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td class='genmed'>QUOTE (Rocket Roy @ Jan 4 2005, 01:02 PM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quote'> That slimming camp in California, a real tough one run by Swede's, recommends drinking your own body weight a day in water. seems a bit high to me especially if you weigh 20 stone. 4 plus litres a day for me including tea's and coffee's.  </td></tr></table> So for me, theyd want me to be drinking 100litres a day? I doubt thats true somehow..

[old] ghcaz · Post by **[old] ghcaz** » January 11th, 2005, 9:50 pm

I just bought a 1.5 litre nalge that I keep around. The 1.5 size keeps me well hydrated and its odd size prevents people from snagging it on accident because of the plethora of them around nowandays.

[old] ccat113 · Post by **[old] ccat113** » January 14th, 2005, 1:11 pm

"That slimming camp in California, a real tough one run by Swede's, recommends drinking your own body weight a day in water." I don't really think that drinking that much water is to keep you hydrated. (although I'm sure it does an excellent job) I think its more to supress your appetite. Trick your stomach into thinking that it's full when you are really eating less.... Then again, maybe the instructors get a kick out of watching their clients run to the bathroom every five minutes

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