Water

tiggerblue10 | 20:50 Sat 19th Feb 2011 | Health & Fitness

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It is often reported that you should drink 6 - 8 glasses of water a day, but I can't drink that much. I love water but at the most I can only drink around 3 - 4 glasses. Is there anyone on AB who does drink 6 - 8 per day?

I think the only time I have ever drunk more than 4 glasses is when it has been really hot or if I've had salty food.

slimfast? ANYONE WITH ANY KNOWLEDGE PLZ!

Reddish discolouration about the size of a 1p coin and near its centre what looks like a small blister.

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douglas9401

I suppose you could use a smaller glass to get your figures up. :)

tiggerblue10

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Or a thimble! Lol

karenmac60

Tigger, it doesn't have to be water - any fluid counts.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...n/healthy_water.shtml

Scroll down to the second section 'how much water do we need?'

tiggerblue10

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Thanks Karen, I'll have a look at that.

DTCwordfan

Gin and wine do not count!

douglas9401

If you can chew the bits in wine it counts as one of your five a day though. :)

karenmac60

Even if it's the cork Douglas? ;)

douglas9401

Cork!? A bit posh for my taste. :D

karenmac60

As I was typing I was trying to remember the last time I had wine with a cork - it's screwtops all the way for me.... ;D

sophie_1003

How big are these glasses of water actually meant to be? I usually use pint glasses and think 6-8 pints of water would be a bit OTT!

DTCwordfan

there are some expensive wines now with the screw top.......Plumjack (>$100 US in the States) caused a furore in wine circles over there when they went and screwed themselves.....

douglas9401

Yeeeeeeeeesss, and then there's Aldi. :)

Sqad

Whatever is reported.....6-8 glasses of water a day for someone who lives in the climate of the UK, is nonsense.

You just will pee more.

Most of you fluid intake comes from food.

smudge

I find drinking plain water quite boring, so I drink at least 4-6 glasses or orange barley water a day. Yes it makes me pee more, but that's a small price to pay for keeping hydrated.