Blonde will make thin ....Here we go again !

[arbboy]

i appreciate that but a lot of people don't realise how much sugar/calories they are consuming daily just in their drinks.

[tikay]

i appreciate that but a lot of people don't realise how much sugar/calories they are consuming daily just in their drinks.

Yes, & I appreciate the steer.

It's just that I keep hearing "drink lots of water, it's the elixir of life", & I'm just looking for some substance to that.

I almost never accept things at face value, I always challenge stuff like that. I am pretty sure it's a good thing - water - but I just need something to help me understand why.

I'm genuinely keen to know more about it. For instance, if I drink water with added Lemon & Lime (allegedly "Sugar Free") to give it a bit of zip & make it drinkable, is that almost as good as pure but boring water? Does it have to be bottled water, or is tap water as good, or worse?

I am THAT close to trying it, but water tastes so damn dull. And drinking nice stuff is one of life's great pleasures, right?   

[arbboy]

Bottled/tap water is fine for health reasons.  Makes no difference which you choose.  There are numerous articles on the benefits of water.  You should give it a go for a couple of weeks and see if you notice a difference.  I have never drunk tea/coffee in my life so i am used to just drinking water/fruit juice mainly on a day to day basis but since the diet commenced i have just reduced it to water only around 5/6 litres a day (with the occasional beer to keep things balanced at the weekend!).  I would imagine someone like yourself might notice a relative big difference as your water intake seems relatively low and your body may have adjusted to this over time.

[tikay]

Bottled/tap water is fine for health reasons.  Makes no difference which you choose.  There are numerous articles on the benefits of water.  You should give it a go for a couple of weeks and see if you notice a difference.  I have never drunk tea/coffee in my life so i am used to just drinking water/fruit juice mainly on a day to day basis but since the diet commenced i have just reduced it to water only around 5/6 litres a day (with the occasional beer to keep things balanced at the weekend!).  I would imagine someone like yourself might notice a relative big difference as your water intake seems relatively low and your body may have adjusted to this over time.

5 LITRES A DAY?

That's like a gallon, right?

Are you serious?

I'd be up all night.

[arbboy]

Bottled/tap water is fine for health reasons.  Makes no difference which you choose.  There are numerous articles on the benefits of water.  You should give it a go for a couple of weeks and see if you notice a difference.  I have never drunk tea/coffee in my life so i am used to just drinking water/fruit juice mainly on a day to day basis but since the diet commenced i have just reduced it to water only around 5/6 litres a day (with the occasional beer to keep things balanced at the weekend!).  I would imagine someone like yourself might notice a relative big difference as your water intake seems relatively low and your body may have adjusted to this over time.

5 LITRES A DAY?

That's like a gallon, right?

Are you serious?

I'd be up all night.

Yes deadly serious.  I have a 2 litre water bottle which i sip from all day at home whilst i work and refill it twice a day.  A lot of people think it's odd but ever since my serious training days when you are forced to consume large amounts of water i have always kept up this volume.  I assume it's not bad for me.  The only problem i see is that it means when i go out boozing i have the ability to consume large volumes of beer because of my practice with water on a daily basis.  If for whatever reason i am out of the house doing stuff during the day and find it hard to consume water i do feel sluggish and can feel the difference.

[tikay]

Bottled/tap water is fine for health reasons.  Makes no difference which you choose.  There are numerous articles on the benefits of water.  You should give it a go for a couple of weeks and see if you notice a difference.  I have never drunk tea/coffee in my life so i am used to just drinking water/fruit juice mainly on a day to day basis but since the diet commenced i have just reduced it to water only around 5/6 litres a day (with the occasional beer to keep things balanced at the weekend!).  I would imagine someone like yourself might notice a relative big difference as your water intake seems relatively low and your body may have adjusted to this over time.

5 LITRES A DAY?

That's like a gallon, right?

Are you serious?

I'd be up all night.

Yes deadly serious.  I have a 2 litre water bottle which i sip from all day at home whilst i work and refill it twice a day.  A lot of people think it's odd but ever since my serious training days when you are forced to consume large amounts of water i have always kept up this volume.  I assume it's not bad for me.  The only problem i see is that it means when i go out boozing i have the ability to consume large volumes of beer because of my practice with water on a daily basis.  If for whatever reason i am out of the house doing stuff during the day and find it hard to consume water i do feel sluggish and can feel the difference.

See, there's the thing, I DO feel sluggish & lethargic, so thats why I'm looking at this water lark.

Having said that, I could just never manage 5 litres a day of anything, never mind water.

[arbboy]

i appreciate my consumption is excessive however start with 1.5 litres a day and sip rather than try and drink in big gulps during the course of the day.  If you get into the habit of doing this daily during work/at your desk etc i would be amazed if you don't feel better after a couple of weeks.

[Longines]

5 litres? I'd need to relocate my office to the gents.

I don't do tea or coffee so get through 1 to 2 litres of fizzy drinks a day - always zero sugar versions.

[tikay]

5 litres? I'd need to relocate my office to the gents.

I don't do tea or coffee so get through 1 to 2 litres of fizzy drinks a day - always zero sugar versions.

Same here, I could never manage that much.

To be fair, it's all relative, & arbboy is quite a big chap, rather like Red-Dog I suppose, so to people like them it is not much, & is just like 2 or 3 litres to me, as we are far more petite.

[arbboy]

That's the advantage of working from home i suppose.  The disadvantage is the Fridge is also only 4 steps away from my desk hence why i am on this thread in the first place!

Drinking 7-14 litres of fizzy drinks would worry me slightly even if it's sugar free because there is still excessive amounts of artificial sweeteners/colours etc in those drinks.

[RED-DOG]

Bottled/tap water is fine for health reasons.  Makes no difference which you choose.  There are numerous articles on the benefits of water.  You should give it a go for a couple of weeks and see if you notice a difference.  I have never drunk tea/coffee in my life so i am used to just drinking water/fruit juice mainly on a day to day basis but since the diet commenced i have just reduced it to water only around 5/6 litres a day (with the occasional beer to keep things balanced at the weekend!).  I would imagine someone like yourself might notice a relative big difference as your water intake seems relatively low and your body may have adjusted to this over time.

5 LITRES A DAY?

That's like a gallon, right?

Are you serious?

I'd be up all night.

Yes deadly serious.  I have a 2 litre water bottle which i sip from all day at home whilst i work and refill it twice a day.  A lot of people think it's odd but ever since my serious training days when you are forced to consume large amounts of water i have always kept up this volume.  I assume it's not bad for me.  The only problem i see is that it means when i go out boozing i have the ability to consume large volumes of beer because of my practice with water on a daily basis.  If for whatever reason i am out of the house doing stuff during the day and find it hard to consume water i do feel sluggish and can feel the difference.

See, there's the thing, I DO feel sluggish & lethargic, so thats why I'm looking at this water lark.

Having said that, I could just never manage 5 litres a day of anything, never mind water.

You could try stopping smoking, or moving on to one of those lectric fags. I bet that would liven you up more than drinking 5 gallons of water.

[tikay]

Bottled/tap water is fine for health reasons.  Makes no difference which you choose.  There are numerous articles on the benefits of water.  You should give it a go for a couple of weeks and see if you notice a difference.  I have never drunk tea/coffee in my life so i am used to just drinking water/fruit juice mainly on a day to day basis but since the diet commenced i have just reduced it to water only around 5/6 litres a day (with the occasional beer to keep things balanced at the weekend!).  I would imagine someone like yourself might notice a relative big difference as your water intake seems relatively low and your body may have adjusted to this over time.

5 LITRES A DAY?

That's like a gallon, right?

Are you serious?

I'd be up all night.

Yes deadly serious.  I have a 2 litre water bottle which i sip from all day at home whilst i work and refill it twice a day.  A lot of people think it's odd but ever since my serious training days when you are forced to consume large amounts of water i have always kept up this volume.  I assume it's not bad for me.  The only problem i see is that it means when i go out boozing i have the ability to consume large volumes of beer because of my practice with water on a daily basis.  If for whatever reason i am out of the house doing stuff during the day and find it hard to consume water i do feel sluggish and can feel the difference.

See, there's the thing, I DO feel sluggish & lethargic, so thats why I'm looking at this water lark.

Having said that, I could just never manage 5 litres a day of anything, never mind water.

You could try stopping smoking, or moving on to one of those lectric fags. I bet that would liven you up more than drinking 5 gallons of water.

How do you know I still smoke?

I may have packed up smoking before I went to Vegas.

[arbboy]

I think this is probably another reason why you feel sluggish.  I have never smoked in my life but getting you to stop smoking is probably as likely as stopping me having another beer!

[tikay]

I think this is probably another reason why you feel sluggish.  I have never smoked in my life but getting you to stop smoking is probably as likely as stopping me having another beer!

Did you not see my previous Post?

Tom is already composing his apology.

[leethefish]

Stoping smoking is defiantly the way to go Tikay
Well done & keep it up ........

Although you will put on more weight !