Im drinking 4.74 liters of water the same amount of oil in my 4.0 v6 sohc :)

[rusty ol ranger]

It's so terrible lol.

I start my morning with like 30 ounces of coffee.. sweet & light of course.. then after that a 20oz A&W will usually last me until I punch out... then go home and have at least another can or two before I fall asleep.

I have been trying to drink more water though. Big motivator lately into drinking more water is that everything else costs so damn much money .. it's ridiculous. Especially when it's hot out... bring a big jug of water to work for free, or spend 5 bucks a day (at least) on a couple sodas/teas/lemonades..

Ive turned into a water snob. Ill drink my tap water for conveience sake but if i stop i buy a bottle of smartwater or evian or whatever that costs as much as a damn pop.

Athough yesterday i stopped in a gas station up by the dairy, its middle of no where and they have decent food. Anyways, 4 chicken strips, a no bake cookie, bottle of tea and a can of cope came to 18.56. I about shit.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I used to drink a ton of Mountain Dew, Pepsi and sweet tea. Now it’s a very rare treat and if I do drink Dew or Pepsi it’s usually the Throwback stuff with real sugar since it’s better for you. Your body processes real sugar better than high fructose corn syrup. I didn’t really like water and would only tolerate it ice cold. 10-ish years working concrete construction cured me of that. Along with having asthma. Now I typically drink 2-3 gallons of water a day. Much healthier and I don’t even care if it’s warm water.

Of course I also have a big glass of orange/pineapple/mango juice in the morning (it varies), my usual 4 cups of coffee, and beer in the evening.

 

[Blmpkn]

Way healthier.

Lotta disease apparently cannot exist in a body that's alkaline.. if your body leans more towards the acidic side your much more likely to develop cancer and whatever else.

Sugar makes you acidic. So does dairy and some meat I guess.

But certain acidic things like lemon juice actually make your body more alkaline as they get broke down.. it's wierd.

 

[Gary DuBois]

I drink that much beer.

How much time does it take to drink that much beer

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Way healthier.

Lotta disease apparently cannot exist in a body that's alkaline.. if your body leans more towards the acidic side your much more likely to develop cancer and whatever else.

Sugar makes you acidic. So does dairy and some meat I guess.

But certain acidic things like lemon juice actually make your body more alkaline as they get broke down.. it's wierd.

Dairy is also bad for asthmatics and people with respiratory issues. I’ve found that I can tolerate it as long as I’m careful about the intake. Go easy on the dairy products and if I’m having trouble (like being sick), I have to cut the dairy back to about nothing. Highly processed foods are also a bad idea. That includes most “fast food”, frozen and otherwise prepared stuff like the Dinty Moore trays that don’t need refrigerated and such. I can tolerate it to a degree, but I can’t do it all the time.

There are plenty of “work-around” solutions though if you put your mind to the problem. Even a can of chunk chicken in spring water and pouch of Uncle Ben’s ready rice or a pouch of pre-cooked noodles and a jar of sauce can make a quick meal that’s less processed than a frozen meal. When I drove for Autozone, I got phone numbers for restaurants and worked out a plan. Instead of stopping at Burger King or something, I’d call ahead for take out and get a wrap or salad or something from a regular restaurant for a healthier option. Takes about the same time if you plan it right to stop and run in to pick up your take-out as it does to stop for fast food.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

How much time does it take to drink that much beer

Depends on how thirsty you are for beer and what the alcohol content is, lol

 

[cbxer55]

My right kidney has a terrible habit of making large stones. Almost lost it in 2016, due to a 9 mm stone. Took three attempts with Lithotripsy to break it up so I could pass the pieces. One of two things you can do to hopefully eliminate them is drink large amounts of fluid every day, and count your salt intake, keep it below 2300 mgs. So yeah, I drink around a gallon every day. All fluid counts, except those that cause stones, such as iced tea. With the exception of iced tea, anything with lemon or lime in it is a YUGE plus. The citrides in lemon and lime juice, help stop the teeny molecules that form stones, from clinging to one another.

 

[JoshT]

All fluid counts, except those that cause stones, such as iced tea. With the exception of iced tea, anything with lemon or lime in it is a YUGE plus.

What's wrong with iced tea?

 

[cbxer55]

Some kidney stones are calcium oxalate. Iced tea is high in oxalates. So are carrots, celery, tomatoes and broccoli. Milk is high in calcium. It's not that I can't drink either, I just have to keep it's use moderate. Maybe one glass of each per day. I've doing good so far, haven't had another episode since the doctor pulled out the stent he had placed in my right side In July 2016, to bypass that Yuge stone and allow my kidney to drain, in November 2016. Man, you don't want to know what it feels like when a doctor pulls out a long plastic tube, that runs from your bladder up into your kidney. For all the "surgeries" they perform, you're out of it. When they pull that tube out, your wide awake. There is a string that runs from your pee hole into your bladder, attached to that tube. The ends of the tube a re curled on each end, in your bladder and in your kidney. Doc just grabs the string and pulls that whole damn thing out. OUCH!! Hopefully never a gain.

There's actually a pretty long list of things you should not eat or drink. And a lot of people say you should eat nothing but Kale and drink nothing but water. I'd rather be dead. I pretty much eat and drink what I want, in moderation. Drink a lot of fluids daily and watch how muc hsalt I injest. S ofar it seems to be working.

 

[RonD]

I don't think always eating and drinking the "right things" will make you live longer, but it would certainly make it feel longer

 

[superj]

I drink a few liters of water everyday. And go pee about 20 times a day, too.

I pretty much gave up sodas about 12 years ago. I have them on special occasions at work or Thanksgiving, but that's it. Sweet tea was tearing me up though. That replaced the sodas, which is basically as bad. Now that I was in the hospital so long, getting over the tea was easy and I just pass on it every time I go eat anywhere and just get water.

The other things I drink are powerade, if the water tastes weird, Gatorade, or lemonade.

 

[cbxer55]

What's interesting, is that I'm going to be 62 soon. And one of the main ways you know if your prostate is b ad is having to get up pee a little bit, many times. I sleep 7 to 8 hours a night, wake up and have to pee like a race horse. Guess my prostate is still good to go.

 

[JoshT]

Some kidney stones are calcium oxalate. Iced tea is high in oxalates.

Thank you for the explination.

Among many other things, I gave up all sodas and almost all sweet tea for about a year after finding out I am diabetic back in November 2022. For that year I drank about 95% straight water. Occasionally tea made with alternative sweeteners when at family or firends house, but hardly enough to count. Primarily water and Minutemaid Sugar Free Lemonade on the occasions I ate at Zaxbys with the fancy pop despenser. I know, probably shouldn't have been eating the Zaxbys either, but can't give up everything. Ive read about studys going both ways on the alternative sweeteners, my choice is they aren;t huting my blood sugar so I'll take my chances.

It's getting better though. Sugar is down, not as down as it should be thanks in part to the holidays and in part to new job, but much better than it was a year earlier. I'm starting to loosen up more on my self imposed food restrictions and finding more things that are diabetic friendly, namely low or no sugar.

I was fortunate to find that Lipton makes a pretty good pre sweetened sweet tea bags, it's made with mostly artificial sweetener (can't recall which at the moment) and a very minute amount of cane sugar. I'd tried it once and didn't like it, too weak when made per directions. Found that where the recipie calls for 2 bags per half gallon, if I use three the strength is nearly perfect. I still don't drink it like I used to (that half gallon would be gone in a meal), but atleast I can enjoy a good glass of tea with dinner and it won't spike my blood sugar.

My go-to sodas before were Coca-Cola Original and Sunkist Orange. Still don't care for Coke Zero, but I have found recently that I don't mind the flavor of Zero Sugar Sunkist Orange. It's nice having a bottle of something that I can carry into work for lunch on occasion. Also starting to find more and more zero sugar candies. I discovered last week that Werther's makes zero sugar caramels, both chewy and hard. I'm in heaven! Now if Reeces can just make their zero sugar peanut butter cups taste like the regular version.

 

[gaz]

My daughter was a phlebotomist, she would get a +$50 kicker Everytime she had a patient donate platelets instead of blood; a prerequisite was 1oz of water per lb of body mass over the previous 72 hrs. It was great to see her get the bonus and I became occustomed to that volume.

I take an analgesic that dries my body, so my thirst is great, drinking the 1oz/pound of body mass keeps my body feeling nearly unbroken.

 

[Eddo Rogue]

How much time does it take to drink that much beer

Depends on the day/occasion.