Thoughts on drinking water

[eve_prime]

Some people say it's fine to follow the body's own wisdom when drinking water - you only need to drink when you're thirsty. If I tried that, I wouldn't be very happy, because I'm pretty much only thirsty if I eat something salty or exert myself in warm weather. So I have to keep track of how much water I drink all day long, to make sure I'm drinking enough. I also keep a water bottle handy, to help remind myself. When I was younger, I'd often get dizzy when getting up, and I bet that was from the dehydration, since I hadn't started sensibly tracking it all yet.

J is very much my opposite in this. He drinks milk all day and evening from a great glass dragon mug, and when he goes out for a meal he has to stop eating if he runs out of liquid to drink with it. I normally don't drink anything with meals at all. When we were all out at the Bier Stein tonight, I had about 12 ounces of water because that's the amount that was in the glass in front of me; J had to fill up his water glass four times to get through his food, and he also had a cider.

Comments

[kaishin108]

Wow, J. is great at drinking liquids. How odd he needs it to eat. I am like you, I prefer not to drink very much while I eat.

"As per Ayurveda, it's best to have water sip by sip during meals. This helps to break down the food and aids digestion. It is recommended to always drink warm water with meals for better metabolism and digestion."

I cannot drink ice-water and eat, unless it is really really hot with no a/c going on.

Also I just read, drinking a lot of water at a time can cause insulin to surge.

That is good you are tracking as from what I understand and experienced it is easier to get dehydrated as we get older.

I am thirsty a lot more now as I eat so much salt as 'they' as in medical professionals say I need it. Lately I am liking a certain herb tea after a meal. One of those Tazo brand ones, Passion, as in Passion Flower. Yum!! :)

[eve_prime]

I like Tazo orange. :) I haven't been drinking much herbal tea lately, though. My water totals are mostly water, broth, and a daily cup of frozen grape juice.