Water!

[LNA1422]

I found this link stating the benefits of drinking only water for 30 days there is some cool reasons on here. I think I may have to give it a go

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Laura

[Diana]

Sounds too extreme for me, black coffee, herbal tea and water for me, never had the fuzzy crap anyway

[greeny4]

I am trying to drink more water and cut down on caffeine.  If you do it let us know how you got on

[LNA1422 in reply to greeny4]

Will do...I think I might give this a go. I would to infuse fruit in the water though or I would get bored  

[elliebath Maintainer]

Really wish I could manage 30 days.  I do enjoy water but unfortunately I  like tea and wine as well ! 

My daughter often drinks just water for a week and her complexion is wonderful. She's nearly 30 and gets asked for age I.D  all the time!! 

(Unfortunately I now have a senior bus pass but no bus driver has rejected me for looking too young 😢)

[VickyDLM 2 stone]

I usually drink water and herbal tea.  I can see drinking water has benefits, but not sure I'm willing to give up  a hot drink to warm me up!  I really feel the cold so need something to combat the a/c in the office.  It seems to be blowing cold air no matter the time of year!

[Penel]

Perhaps a good idea to do some more research?  It is possible to drink too much water. 

[LNA1422 in reply to Penel]

Is it??? My only concern is water retention....that would make me bloat I think? I will look into it further 

[Cooper27 in reply to LNA1422]

It is possible to drink too much water, but you'd really have to push yourself. We're talking 4+ litres a day, every day for someone not physically active. Also drinking a few litres in a short period of time is very bad for you. If you're just talking 2-3L a day, you'd have no problems.

Just drinking water is actually not that bad. If you drink a lot of tea/coffee, you will feel pretty rubbish for the first few days, and you probably will miss them long term. I don't drink tea/coffee, and I've easily gone 30 days on nothing but water (unless you count soup!) and not missed it.

[VickyDLM 2 stone in reply to Cooper27]

One of my uncles over-hydrated once.  He was running a race in a very humid area and thought he would be losing more water than he actually had.  I believe it was that he'd drunk too much, too fast.  He said he was quite sick, but I don't remember how long.  He told me the story quite a few years ago!

[Cooper27 in reply to VickyDLM]

Yeah, it's about how much you drink within a certain period. It floods the liver/kidneys (I forget which), and flushes out all the salts, and it can be fatal. Salt is really important in our diets, and it sweats out too, which will have made it worse for him too! We're talking 2-3L  in less than an hour though. if you're drinking a normal amount (2L over a full day), there is nothing to worry about.

[Penel in reply to LNA1422]

Bloating can be caused by foods, but lots of water will just make you use the toilet a lot. Best not to drink too much in the evening! 

[determination25]

I only drink water, hate to think what I would look like without it 😂.

I drink a lot in 1 day don't know how you could drink 2 ltrs an hour.

[Penel]

Cutting out fizzy drinks etc is always a good idea. How much water you need is down to the individual. The colour of urine is a good guide: pale straw shows that you are hydrated enough.

I don't drink as much as 2 litres a day. Foods  also contain water which count towards keeping you hydrated.