30 day water challenge

investment

I have a pale complexion and will be going to a warm country soon. So I need to get my body in de tox mode. I feel worn out and cant get up early. So I have started the 30 day water challenge.Will aim for 6 pints of water per day



Day1 3 pints of water

Day2 4 pints of water

Day3 5 pints of water

SunnyDub1

and your question is ?

frag420

Are you a fish??

What is the purpose of this? Im sure just drinking water will do loads for your lethargy and motivation. Try some fresh air too.

Sorry I have nothing else to add but..................................confused!!

UnknownSpecies

I would call this the 365 day all-my-life water challenge. Thought this would be normal enough.

ConorSTF

dorgasm wrote: »

I would call this the 365 day all-my-life water challenge. Thought this would be normal enough.

It's definitely not normal for most people to drink 6 litres of water a day. I would say the majority would drink less than 3 litres daily, easily.

UnknownSpecies

ConorSTF wrote: »

It's definitely not normal for most people to drink 6 litres of water a day. I would say the majority would drink less than 3 litres daily, easily.

6pints = ~3 litres, read the OP again....

ConorSTF

dorgasm wrote: »

6pints = ~3 litres, read the OP again....

Sorry. Thought he said litres.

UnknownSpecies

I doubted myself for a sec too though when I read your post

banquet

I'l be following this water log with a keen interest.

investment

Fourth day of my water log. Feeling really good. Got up a 12 today instead of 2. Have loads of energy

Day 4 6 pints ( 2 before 1pm) (3 before 7pm) ( 1 before end of night)

rocky

investment wrote: »

I have a pale complexion and will be going to a warm country soon. So I need to get my body in de tox mode.

Is it ok to be toxing up in Ireland?

El_Dangeroso

No need at all for that much water.

Three litres is likely to leave you constipated as it flushes minerals like potassium out of your system.

Drink when thirsty, the whole drink as much water as you can thing has been entirely bunked and may in fact be harmful.

Sangre

I could really use a cheeky volvic right now.

UnknownSpecies

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

No need at all for that much water.

Three litres is likely to leave you constipated as it flushes minerals like potassium out of your system.

Drink when thirsty, the whole drink as much water as you can thing has been entirely bunked and may in fact be harmful.

I would naturally drink 3 litres a day, I've a 700ml bottle that I'd drain in one go regularly I'm a big guy though, will it be doing me damage?

El_Dangeroso

dorgasm wrote: »

I would naturally drink 3 litres a day, I've a 700ml bottle that I'd drain in one go regularly I'm a big guy though, will it be doing me damage?

Depends, are you drinking it cos you're thirsty or want it? Then fine.

I drink about 2.5 litres myself helps me stay alert cos I don't drink coffee or tea.

But it's just the 4, 5, 6 litre madness I was referring to. No advantage to it at all.

meijin

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Three litres is likely to leave you constipated as it flushes minerals like potassium out of your system.

I usually drink about 4 litres (not counting training time), and never experience problems you describe. It might matter more what you eat.

But you need to find what's the right amount for you, not just trying to hit some particular number.

UL_heart_throb

tap and mineral water in ireland is full of sodium and potassium, you'd be very un likely to cause hyponatremia or hypokalemia from drinking 3 litres a day. Recommend values for a 75kg male is 2.5 litre which includes water from food, tea, milk etc..

If you're not sweating a lot or exercising, drinking too much water potentially can cause water poisoning.

galwaymusic

Actually, you should not exceed 3L of water. More than that would put strain on your liver and particularly your kidneys.

FizzleSticks

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Mellor

galwaymusic wrote: »

Actually, you should not exceed 3L of water. More than that would put strain on your liver and particularly your kidneys.

That would really depend in size and activity. Over the course of a tough workout you could lose a litre or two had you increase the ideal amount that day.

Tayla

I've been trying for the last week to get into the habit of drinking water and have been doing quite well, 4 glasses a day which is a lot for me.

Got up this morning and the waters off!:mad:

investment

Tayla wrote: »

I've been trying for the last week to get into the habit of drinking water and have been doing quite well, 4 glasses a day which is a lot for me.

Got up this morning and the waters off!:mad:

Well done babes

I'm on day 6 and there have been some side effect i.e bedroom related

I feel good, but I've been urinating alot. I'm on a diet too and I have began running 4 laps of a football field per day along with military training program as I'm going to dubai to work private security for a wealth shake

also I want to fit in with the locals over there

UL_heart_throb

galwaymusic wrote: »

Actually, you should not exceed 3L of water. More than that would put strain on your liver and particularly your kidneys.

proof?

Jesus Shaves

investment wrote: »

I'm on day 6 and there have been some side effect i.e bedroom related

You're pissing the bed?

meijin

UL_heart_throb wrote: »

tap and mineral water in ireland is full of sodium and potassium, you'd be very un likely to cause hyponatremia or hypokalemia from drinking 3 litres a day. Recommend values for a 75kg male is 2.5 litre which includes water from food, tea, milk etc..

is that for sedentary or active people? and whose recommendation is it?

If you're not sweating a lot or exercising, drinking too much water potentially can cause water poisoning.

:rolleyes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication wrote:

Any activity or situation that promotes heavy sweating can lead to water intoxication when water is consumed to replace lost fluids.

UL_heart_throb

There is no official daily recommended allowance of water. However,

Based on:
typical body fat composition
typical weight
typical %/mass water
typical intracellular volume
typical extracellular volume
typical GFR
typical losses of water in urine
typical losses of water in faeces
typical losses of water in respiration
typical losses of water in sweating
typical insensible losses across the skin

The volume of water needed to maintain normal osmolality and replace loss fluids on a daily basis for the average person is around 2.5 l.

The institute of medicine in the USA which does a lot of work on RDA says the most typical water intake (median) was 3.7l for a man and 2.7l for a woman. These were for 'normal' levels of physical activity living in temperate climate. Values did range from less than 2l to over 8l.

Water intoxication is caused by consuming too much water, especially if you are not excreting enough. I.e. dilution hyponatreamia due to over drinking water. In the case of the the endurance athlete, they are over drinking because they are not sweating off sufficient water. They get thirsty, increase their ADH, and do not urinate. They are not pissing out enough, unlike the sedentary person. So they will dilute their sodium levels too by ingesting too much hypotonic fluids.

I am not wrong.

Susie_Q

investment wrote: »

I'm going to dubai to work private security for a wealth shake

WTF? A rich milkshake is your new boss?

frag420

so how is this going so far OP?

I think this should be renamed the Camel Diet as it seems you are stocking up on water for your trip to Dubai? Have you grown a hump yet for storage?:D

investment

day 7

skin is clear and I feel good. A lot of haters on here but that does not faze me

meijin

UL_heart_throb wrote: »

Water intoxication is caused by consuming too much water, especially if you are not excreting enough. I.e. dilution hyponatreamia due to over drinking water. In the case of the the endurance athlete, they are over drinking because they are not sweating off sufficient water. They get thirsty, increase their ADH, and do not urinate. They are not pissing out enough, unlike the sedentary person. So they will dilute their sodium levels too by ingesting too much hypotonic fluids.

This is all mixed up. You don't seem to really understand it.

I am not wrong.

:pac:

UL_heart_throb

meijin wrote: »

This is all mixed up. You don't seem to really understand it.


:pac:

explain it back to me so i can learn pls

investment

Day 8

Feel great. skin is ok today. Lost 7 pounds since I started my water challenge.

Side effects include crying, piss horn, weight loss


will try and up my water intake by 1 more pint this week

bpb101

investment wrote: »

Day 7

Feel great. skin is ok today. Lost 7 pounds since I started my water challenge.

Side effects include crying, piss horn, weight loss


will try and up my water intake by 1 more pint this week

you were on day 7 yesterday!

Hanley

bpb101 wrote: »

you were on day 7 yesterday!

They're still within the 24 hour period since yesterday's day 7. Jesus cut the guy some slack. Must take plenty of bottle posting this. I hope all the slagging is considered water under the bridge.

Jesus Shaves

investment wrote: »

day 7
A lot of haters on here but that does not faze me

Cry me a river

Hanley

darokane wrote: »

Cry me a river

The puns are flowing now. It's aboat time.

meijin

investment wrote: »

Lost 7 pounds since I started my water challenge.

do you eat anything, or just drink water?

Side effects include crying

:eek:
too much water - it's trying to find new ways to leave the body

investment

meijin wrote: »

do you eat anything, or just drink water?


:eek:
too much water - it's trying to find new ways to leave the body

Typical irsh women...never wet:rolleyes:

Day 9

Got burnt in the sun :mad:...down to my last 2 liters of kerry spring (4L for fiver)

Water is expensive...and I'm on the dole...**** country killing its own people
I had to start drink tap water...tastes like babes piss:mad:

Jesus Shaves

investment wrote: »

Typical irsh women...never wet:rolleyes:

Day 9

Got burnt in the sun :mad:...down to my last 2 liters of kerry spring (4L for fiver)

Water is expensive...and I'm on the dole...**** country killing its own people
I had to start drink tap water...tastes like babes piss:mad:

How's the energy levels?

frag420

Water you going to do if you cant afford more Kerry spring??

UnknownSpecies

Tap water where I live tastes better than the bottled stuff.

meijin

dorgasm wrote: »

Tap water where I live tastes better than the bottled stuff.

it doesn't taste too great in Dublin, but a water filter helps a lot

PrincessLola

Is detoxing a real thing? Is there scientific evidence in favour of it? And what is a 'toxin'?

Not trying to be a 'hater', I'm just sceptical :cool:

metamorphosis

your liver does that job

investment

Its 4am and I can't sleep pre half throw my 30 days and I'm suffering serious diarrhea...and embrassing piss horns when I'm out shopping with my girlfriend... My missy has the hump with my behaviour of late and now that i'm off to dubai for work soon ..i'll probaly find myself a hot babe in dubai and ride the hairy box off her!!

This mental test...is where many fall...for those who rise will see it all!!

Cookie_Monster

Jesus Wept

PrincessLola wrote: »

Is detoxing a real thing? Is there scientific evidence in favour of it? And what is a 'toxin'?

Not trying to be a 'hater', I'm just sceptical :cool:

No, it's a load of bollox.

investment wrote: »

Its 4am and I can't sleep pre half throw my 30 days and I'm suffering serious diarrhea...and embrassing piss horns when I'm out shopping with my girlfriend... My missy has the hump with my behaviour of late and now that i'm off to dubai for work soon ..i'll probaly find myself a hot babe in dubai and ride the hairy box off her!!

This mental test...is where many fall...for those who rise will see it all!!

I presume the whole thread is a level.

Oryx

investment wrote: »

Its 4am and I can't sleep pre half throw my 30 days and I'm suffering serious diarrhea...and embrassing piss horns when I'm out shopping with my girlfriend... My missy has the hump with my behaviour of late and now that i'm off to dubai for work soon ..i'll probaly find myself a hot babe in dubai and ride the hairy box off her!!

This mental test...is where many fall...for those who rise will see it all!!

Seriously. T.M.I.

If you want to catalogue your nocturnal ramblings like this, get a blog. This thread was a train wreck to start with and now its just, well, pointless.

Have a lovely time in Dubai, enjoy your water.

If you want this thread reopened, pm me with a REALLY good reason.