How Much Water Do You Drink?

[Springer80]

I'm on hot Vimto!

Hi, I'm a hot cordial fan too! It all started in the winters of my childhood with Ribena or Wam-bina as we used to ask for, Wam-Vim all good too though!

 

[ms spock]

My goodness I have never heard of warm or hot cordial before. Everyday you learn a new thing.

I have been drinking a lot of cold water today as I have been having a very hot day here because of the climate conditions.

 

[CraftyCath]

What is this CrafyCath?

As Springer said Ms Spock, it is hot cordial. Vimto is a brand name for a mixed fruit cordial and I add hot water to it. It is so warming and comforting and just makes a change from tea or plain water in the cold UK winter.

It all started in the winters of my childhood with Ribena

Me too Springer! :D We used to use orange cordial, orange and pineapple, Ribena or just about anything we could get our hands on just to stay warm. Might just go and get a 'Wam-vim now!:D

 

[ms spock]

*shakes head*

Well I never CraftyCath!

 

[intothelight]

I drink about two (2) liters a day. If I am more active or the weather is warmer, I will drink more. I use to never drink water and put this as a goal for self care. One of the things that I have managed to make a good habit.

 

[Britt.f7]

Still working on getting that water into me. Considering I use to drink that stuff constantly, this lack of doing so is definitely strange.

 

[Loloma]

I think the poor lady that is addicted to water, should see a hypnotist. He might be able to help her get over her addiction.

Perhaps as Nicolette said it is a form of OCD? She's still young, and who knows how long her body will be able to put up with it. :eek:

 

[Tanishq]

I use to never drink water

Me,too. It used to make my body feel irritation.

 

[ms spock]

I drank quite a bit today. I didn't want to get dehydrated today.

 

[StarChild]

Because of a metabolic disease (NOT diabetes) I have to drink between 5 - 7 litres of water or tea within 24 hours. And during hot summers my consumption increases up to 9 - 12 liter within 24 hours. But it doesn't bother my. Because I really am and ever was a heavy "drinker".

Of course I have to take potassium and magnesium every day do balance the loss of it. And a strong bouillon also replaces the loss of electrolyte.

By the way; Coffee doesn't count as a "fluid", because it's drying-out the body.:eek:

Drinking a good average of 2-3 liters a day helps keeping the blood thin. Because when you are starting feeling thirsty the blood already has begun to thicken! A typical symptom of drinking to little is feeling (very) thirsty AND getting an increasing headache.

 

[Indigo333]

I try to drink at least 2-4 liters a day and I am at 220 lbs

 

[ms spock]

I drank the water required - 800 mls and went to have my ultra sound test. I asked if they could see me five minutes early as I could barely hold it together. The woman doing my ultra sound was impressed she said that I had just over a litre of water in my bladder and that they majority of people couldn't have managed that situation. So I did that. I was pleased to have it over.

She said most people wouldn't fill up like that in the morning. I said I was a regular drinker of water and she said I must be and that she was shocking. I talked about how using a timer helped me get in the habit. She chatted to me to take my mind off my bursting bladder, which was most kind.

She said she was surprised that I got a UTI and that with the blood that she could see the concern. But she said everything looked pretty good. That I was good at holding and voiding my bladder! LOL