Don't get me started on this. The amount of water required by every
person is completely individual because everyone's energy levels,
exercise levels, and transpiration and perspiration rates are
different. There is no magic number like 64 oz plus any amount for
pounds overweight. A person may need 128 oz or even more per day if
hiking in the Mojave Desert in July. Another person that is
basically sedentary working or just living in a climate controlled
environment may only require as little as 16 or 20 oz of water per
day to be hydrated. Completely individual, no question about it. It
is a myth that the majority of people are dehydrated because they
don't drink enough water, chronic dehydration would very shortly lead
to death. Should a person drink water instead of other drinks? Yes,
probably a good idea simply because of the crap that is added to the
other drinks, caffeine, sweeteners, dyes, sodium, etc. That said,
drinking more fluids while in ketosis is also a good idea to help
with the bad breath, dilutes the ketones.

Warren in Oklahoma


--- In Atkins_Diet_Support@yahoogroups.com, "Nancy" <Nmoersch@a...>
wrote:
> Thank you all for your support. I had my chicken and salad for
> dinner and drank more water last night, and was pleased to find
> this morning that the scale shifted down 1 pound!
>
> I have a question about water. I've always heard and read about
> the 8 - 8 oz a day. I try but know I don't always make it --
close
> I'm sure! But this morning I was reading another message
> board that had a huge discussion about water intake. Many
> were suggesting that the 64 oz was not enough. And that you
> should gage it by your weight --- 1/2 your weight in pounds in
> water ounce intake. Have you heard of this?
>
> I've got my glass of water on my desk here -- 16 oz glass marked
> with 5 rubber bands. I read this idea somewhere. I'll move
> down a rubber band with each completion of 16 oz of water. This
> will take me to 80 ounces of water for the day. Not 1/2 my weight
> but I'll need to work up to that. I'm sure I'll be in the bathroom
all
> night anyway at this level. But I promise to report my results on
> the extra water intate in a couple of days.
>
> It will be 86 degrees today -- Perfect walking weather after work!
>
> Count your carbs!
> Nancy in Nebraska