Hydration Thougts?

xanderjd

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I constantly drink water, almost a gallon a day, and of course talking to a guy, he tells me a gallon a day is actually too much as its flushing out all your minerals and such and such. He says I should actually only be drinking a gallon a week.

Just wondering if anyone can shed some light on it. I'm on a caloric deficit, so I drink lots of water. I don't drink any sugary drinks, I don't drink orange juice or any other beverages...just water.

Where I am I drink bottled water only, and it takes 8 to equal a gallon and I'm currently drinking 6-8 a day.
 
A gallon per week? Not sure who you were talking to, but that's simply incorrect. When on a deficit I tend to drink more than when in a surplus, which usually amounts to 1-2 gallons per day. Hydration is very important, so you can't really over-do it with water. I wouldn't take any more advice from this guy either, he sounds very unintelligent
 
When you stay hydrated your organs work more efficiently and metabolism works faster. When dehydrated you can develop kidney stones but I think that's more extreme than being just a little dehydrated. If you work a labor intensive job you need at least a gallon a day.. my company is required to have 2 gallons of water per employee every day. If your piss is clear usually hydrated well when it starts to turn yellow you need more water, but sometimes can be misleading because if I drink a monster or red Bull I usually have bright yellow piss even if I'm pretty hydrated. T bone if you pee that often at night might want to get checked out think that can be prostate issues
 
Drink when thirsty. If your active, drink more. /thread
 
T-Bone said:
I can't drink a gallon a day. It would be debilitating. I already piss way too much and I have to get up at night to piss at least 4 times a night.
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Same here. I do drink about a gallon and a half per day though.
 
T-Bone said:
No I mean I'd have to just stay home all day. Whenever I try and drink that much I literally have to piss every 5 minutes. Last time I tried it I had to go out for a little bit and almost pissed myself. It's just not worth it.
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I'm not trying to one up you or anything, just saying that I understand. I have pissed on myself a couple of times. Once was during student teaching about an hour before I had to do an evaluation. I think it was mainly because my bf levels were so low. But yeah, it was like I had absolutely no in between. I was either fine or I had to go RIGHT NOW and there was no holding it.
 
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