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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / January 2004Water intake question
I remember reading somewhere that for every X pounds you are overweight, you should drink an extra X oz of water. Does anyone on this group know a good ratio to use for this? Also, is there any guidelines regarding the amount of sodium you intake? I heard that you should divide your weight by 2 and then drink that number of ounces of water per day MINIMUM Placid I went to the store and read a sign that said "Pet Supplies" ... so I did! > I remember reading somewhere that for every X pounds you are > overweight, you should drink an extra X oz of water. Does anyone on > this group know a good ratio to use for this? Also, is there any > guidelines regarding the amount of sodium you intake? > I heard that you should divide your weight by 2 and then drink that number > of ounces of water per day MINIMUM I currently weigh 3808 ounces. I'm thinking 1904oz of water per day is going to be tough ... - >> I heard that you should divide your weight by 2 and then drink that >> number of ounces of water per day MINIMUM [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > - Nope,,, if you weight 246lbs / 2 = 123oz Very do-able! > > I heard that you should divide your weight by 2 and then drink that number > > of ounces of water per day MINIMUM > > I currently weigh 3808 ounces. I'm thinking 1904oz of water per day is > going to be tough ... No, silly. It's weight in pounds divided by two. So if you're 200 pounds, you drink 100 ounces. -- Jen in ND > > I currently weigh 3808 ounces. I'm thinking 1904oz of water per day is > > going to be tough ... > No, silly. It's weight in pounds divided by two. So if you're 200 > pounds, you drink 100 ounces. Never!? Really??? ;-) (Now, who says American's don't get sarcasm...) slr >I remember reading somewhere that for every X pounds you are >overweight, you should drink an extra X oz of water. Does anyone on >this group know a good ratio to use for this? Also, is there any >guidelines regarding the amount of sodium you intake? For every 25 pounds overweight you are you should drink 8 ounces of water. This is ON TOP of drinking the mandatory 64 ounces per day. > >I remember reading somewhere that for every X pounds you are > >overweight, you should drink an extra X oz of water. Does anyone on [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > For every 25 pounds overweight you are you should drink 8 ounces of > water. This is ON TOP of drinking the mandatory 64 ounces per day. There is no mandatory 64 oz per day. This is a long lived misreading of the original finding that humans need approximately that much total water per day. But that found that most of it can come from other sources, such as vegetables. And there's no good research that documents that normal people need significantly more than that in normal circumstances. It's an urban legend.* And the next person I hear promulgating it, well, it will go hard for you. YHBW. Martha *Note to Alice, Vicki and TdN - ok, not according to AFU, but as the term is ordinarily misused, it's close enough.  SignatureBegin where you are - but don't end there. |
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