FabSwingers.com forum: Drinking water

By *iamondsmiles. OP Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

Do you all drink lots of water. It was the only thing i wasnt doing diet wise and i started drinking 3 pints a day. Im into my 3rd week. Ive kind of increased it to 4 pints. I couldnt stop weeing to start with but thats got better and im finding im craving water, if im "due" to have some i start getting a bit of a fuzzy head and im convinced i feel better for it, definetly dont feel so bloated. Ive gotten into a routine now, 2 large mugs before each meal and just started having 2 before bed as well. I will up it to 2 in the morning when i get up as well. So that will be 5 pints a day

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By *oantrimcpl2010Couple
over a year ago

Lisburn

I must admit, I dont drink alot of water, but as I want to lose weight and starting a diet from monday I plan to try and start drinking it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to drink allot when I was in the office working, used to buy bottles for the girls I worked with out of habit. Water is soo good for you, but we hardlt drink as much as we should. Once drinking I realised if I stopped I would get headaches because i wasn't having my normal intake. BTW It's very good for your skin as well ladies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do yes as I rarely drink hot drinks don't like tea very rarely coffee and I love council pop

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i drink loads of water .. normally hot with a teabag in it

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

I like mine to have gone through either a teabag ora brewery first.

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By *obbytupperMan
over a year ago

Menston near Ilkley

I like mine to have gone through either a teabag or a brewery first.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

my only resolution im likely to stick to is to drink more water.. ive even bought a jug for the fridge

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By *iamondsmiles. OP Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

What im doing is not substituting it for other drinks, i still drink the same amount of other stuff but seeings as that is mainly black coffee guess thats just water as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Water is just as important as food but as we live in the UK, the mild climate fools you into thinking you can get away with little fluid intake.

Water helps in more ways than you think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I (Bob) drink about 2-3 litres per day. I only drink carbonated water, hate the still stuff.

I drink it for no particular reason other than the fact that I enjoy it.

Mind you, over the past 8 days or so, most of the water has been mixed with hops and barley and fermented for a while, but after tonight the party's over and it's back to the bottles of Lidl's finest mineral water

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By *xscotMan
over a year ago

Kingston

I enjoy water too - as long as it has not been passed - lol gave up all the sweetened ones and I am sure it has helped keep the weight under control

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

actually you can over do it water wise... most diets say aim for about 2 litres a day... which is actually quite easy to do spread across... 1 have 1/2 a litre before i leave for work... 1 litre at work.. and 1/2 litre when i get home....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If your pee isn't clear it means [usually] you are not drinking enough fluids. Drinking to much water can cause issues with salt levels and the like, but usually when you get to 8 litres a day or so!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink bottles of fizzy and still water when i have hot flushes, stops you getting cystitus and thrush, and stops you feeling so hungry.

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By *ugby 123Couple
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over a year ago

O o O oo

Don't forget you can overload with water too....it can be dangerous if you have too much.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

does drinking sugar free squash count or flavoured water?

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By *eorge17Man
over a year ago

Leven

I drink at least 8 pints of water every day and have a mug of tea (400 ml) every hour.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you are drinking "quantities" of water... Sip it, dont neck it...!!

If you are unsure about how important water is to the workings of the human body... Google "Dehydration"...

It'll rock ya world...;-);-);-)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I forget to drink , I dont drink hot drinks alot maybe 2 or 3 a week .. I make myself take a pint of drink to bed .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"does drinking sugar free squash count or flavoured water?"

Yes it does. Drinking lots of water is realy good for you, if you are woried about drinking too much water, take some salt on your food.

Having d*unk lots of water for most of my life I can tell the diference between water in diferent regions. I don't like the taste of the water in London, Bristol water tastes the best..... Strangely, I don't like bottled mineral water as it doesn't have anything in it to make the water taste of anything....

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By *acreadCouple
over a year ago

central scotland

Drinking too much water can affect the kidneys to such an extent they cant cope and the end result can be fatal.

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By *empting Devil.Woman
over a year ago

Sheffield

but not drinking enough can bring on cystitis!

very few people will actually manage to consume enough to do damage, but many are not drinking enough. if you're pee is straw coloured then you're getting it right.

and for all of those drinking bottled water, uk tap water is pretty much the best in the world and is regulated and monitored in a way that bottled isn't. in fact some bottled is just tap water!!

in a few places it tastes a little different, but if you can taste chlorine then put some in a jug and leave to stand - chlorine will pass off as a gas and leave the water untainted.

of course as a yorkshire woman i get to drink the best stuff, filtered through the limestone dales with a better mineral content then most mineral waters!

smug?? bigoted?? moi!

(disclaimer: i do not, nor have i ever worked for the water board. i'm simply a money canny yorkshire woman who sees no point in buying something of a lower standard than we already get piped into our homes!)

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

One of my resolutions is to drink more water for various reasons.

The problem is some people hear that something is good for them and then don't think of the consequences of 'too much'

I can't remember the name for dying through drinking exessive amounts of water - probably hydro sommat...

I do remember a woman dying in American in the Wee for a Wii competition some years ago and other reports of people dying from ridding the body of essential minerals through over doing the water.

Strict rule - do NOT drink water FASTER than your body can get rid of it.

That rule of 8 glasses per day has long been proven wrong.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Found it .....

hyponatremia, Dilution of the blood.

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

Am I the only person in the world who finds if I drink 2 litres a day it actually leaves me very bloated and makes me retain weight rather than lose it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I started drinking sparkling water recently. Its actually very nice, I try to drink 2L per day.

I find it easier to drink when compared to normal water.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Water? No thanks, fish fuck in it.

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By *orthantsblueeyesMan
over a year ago

Northampton

3 litres a day for me, plus about 4 coffees and a can of Pepsi Max. No wonder I go wee wee a lot

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

"Am I the only person in the world who finds if I drink 2 litres a day it actually leaves me very bloated and makes me retain weight rather than lose it

No. I rarely drink water. We get a lot of fluid from our food and from other non caffeinated drinks. Consuming litres of water a day isn't something I've ever done or will ever do unless it's very hot.

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Am I the only person in the world who finds if I drink 2 litres a day it actually leaves me very bloated and makes me retain weight rather than lose it

think of 2 litres as 6 "fizzy can size" drinks a day..... the trick is to spread it out during the entire day, not just at work! (so 1 went you get up... and once when you have a mid morning break, one at lunch and you are already half way there....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have one of those water bottles with the times on it so you know how much to drink a water. I’m achieving it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I go through a 1.5l of water a day, I can’t really do fizzy drinks much now

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I go through a 1.5l of water a day, I can’t really do fizzy drinks much now "

I gave up fizzy drinks when I gave birth and really don’t miss them anymore. But if I’m feeling drained I’ll have a wee sip of irn bru and it perks me back up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I go through a 1.5l of water a day, I can’t really do fizzy drinks much now

I gave up fizzy drinks when I gave birth and really don’t miss them anymore. But if I’m feeling drained I’ll have a wee sip of irn bru and it perks me back up

We walked 5 miles in Miami with only the dregs of a warm doctor pepper and it completely stopped my constant fizzy juice consumption. I do sip a can of monster over the day but that’s because I stopped drinking tea and coffee at work

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

"Water? No thanks, fish fuck in it. "

Best stop breathing air then ..... everything fucks in it.

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"Do you all drink lots of water. It was the only thing i wasnt doing diet wise and i started drinking 3 pints a day. Im into my 3rd week. Ive kind of increased it to 4 pints. I couldnt stop weeing to start with but thats got better and im finding im craving water, if im "due" to have some i start getting a bit of a fuzzy head and im convinced i feel better for it, definetly dont feel so bloated. Ive gotten into a routine now, 2 large mugs before each meal and just started having 2 before bed as well. I will up it to 2 in the morning when i get up as well. So that will be 5 pints a day"

My fluid consumption is usually 2

2.5 to 4 litres daily

However at certain times for certain reasons that increases to 8 to 12 litres for a few days

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

I get through a LOT of sparkling water.

I want to get a soda stream to cut down on the plastic

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By *callycatMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

Urine colour is a good guide to how much to drink....if it's the colour of Sunny Delight, maybe a little more water is needed....if it's as crystal clear and sparkling as a mountain spring you may be overdoing the designer water.

Ideally urine should be urine colour.

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

"Urine colour is a good guide to how much to drink....if it's the colour of Sunny Delight, maybe a little more water is needed....if it's as crystal clear and sparkling as a mountain spring you may be overdoing the designer water.

Ideally urine should be urine colour."

Light straw colour

Mine does indeed sparkle x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My fluid consumption is usually 2

2.5 to 4 litres daily

However at certain times for certain reasons that increases to 8 to 12 litres for a few days

12?! That's more than a bucket!

Mrs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Am I the only person in the world who finds if I drink 2 litres a day it actually leaves me very bloated and makes me retain weight rather than lose it

I'm the same except that I feel swollen instead of bloated.

Mrs

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By *ensualtouch15Man
over a year ago

ashby de la zouch

My fluid consumption is usually 2

2.5 to 4 litres daily

However at certain times for certain reasons that increases to 8 to 12 litres for a few days

12?! That's more than a bucket!

Mrs"

Just under 3 gals

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I go through a 1.5l of water a day, I can’t really do fizzy drinks much now

I gave up fizzy drinks when I gave birth and really don’t miss them anymore. But if I’m feeling drained I’ll have a wee sip of irn bru and it perks me back up

What is it with irn bru and Scottish people?

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

"Am I the only person in the world who finds if I drink 2 litres a day it actually leaves me very bloated and makes me retain weight rather than lose it

I'm the same except that I feel swollen instead of bloated.

Mrs"

My belly resembles a bouncey castle at times lol

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