Newbie here. I am 152cm or around 5ft. Really trying to lose weight using IF. doing 16:8 with low carb diet. But I just can’t figure out how much water I should be drinking every day. I really don’t get thirsty often. Sometimes I go whole day without drinking water and drink a few sips at night and I am good to go. According to Google, I should be atleast drinking 1 lt to 2 lt water every day. But if I force myself to drink water then I have to pee like every 5 minutes which is so annoying. I have heard some say you shouldn’t drink water unless you’re thirsty and many say a lot of water a day is necessary. I am just confused as to how much I should drink and if drinking less water is affecting my weight loss or drinking more water will accelerate it even though it makes me pee every 5 minutes.
It really depends. If you live in a hot and/or dry climate, you need more. If you’re very active to the point of sweating and breathing hard, you need to replace those lost fluids. It varies by location and lifestyle.
A liter of water is really not that much. It may be annoying but have you tried spacing it out? And if that doesn’t work, have you tried downing it aggressively? I feel like in the latter case you would definitely need to pee… But hopefully only once.
I used to drink VERY little water. It took me years to build up to the point where I can drink four or more litres a day: but I’m sooo much healthier for it. I really think you should try to drink more, but increase slowly. Water toxicity is dangerous. maybe build up to 1L a day over two or three weeks, then slowly increase from there. Also, salts can help you retain more water, thereby meaning less trips to the toilet. I don’t know how much salt is the right amount so you would have to speak to a health professional about that.
I have noticed in the past that, once you are accustomed to drinking little water, when you start increasing intake, you’ll feel the urge to pee often.
But don’t let that stop you. Keep drinking often and sooner or later your bladder will adjust too.
You should really aim for 2L a day. I drink a gallon everyday, which is 3.7L. In addition to hurting weight loss, not drinking enough water has a lot of other negative health consequences. I feel you on the bladder thing, I have that issue but I’d rather be healthy and inconvenienced than unhealthy.
Idk about fasting, but I drink juice like a fish. Like pints and pints a day. I’ve noticed it definitely staves off hunger a bit as it gives you a full feeling (not why I do it I’m just thirsty a lot) . Alas, toilet trips abound.