Water question

Hi,

In counting the oz's of water that you drink, do things like protein drinks, decaf tea or coffee count? I know they're no****er but they hydrate, right?  Or am I just counting pure unadulterated water to make my total oz required?

My surgeon doesnt count protein drinks or regular coffee.  But any other caffiene free liquid I can count. I drink propell zero, fruit 2O, water and decaf hot tea.  I wish he let me count protein drinks it would add up much faster LOL

You will probably get many different answers.  You may want to ask your surgeon his opinion on this.

My group counts everything.  I quess everyone is different.

IF coffee/tea has always been a part of your life, then yes it counts. HOWEVER, I make sure I get enough that the coffee I drink is extra. http://answers.webmd.com/answers/1166858/is-caffeine-a-diure tic

I count everything that is liquid, but I go way over the 64 ozs everyday.  I make my protein drinks with 20 ozs bottles of water.  I very rarely drink just plain water with nothing in it.

Linda

I was told that not only couldn't I count caffeinated beverages but I would have to drink extra to make up for it, as they can be diuretics.  Other then coffee I count any liquid I intake.

I constantly get dehydrated because I count tea as liquid and forget to drink real WATER ...basically almost everything I drink is a diuretic. 

How can you tell you're dehydrated ?  Lack of focus , lack of energy .... physically feeling kind of nauseous and out of it .  NOT a good look lol ! 

This thread made me realize how little plain water I drink.  I am making it a priority to drink a minimum of 2 bottles of plain water a day now.  I dont need all the artificial sweetener I am having!  I use splenda in my coffee and tea and my protein drinks are artificially sweet and so is all my flavored waters :(

Thanks everyone. I'll ask my surgeon when I see her next week.