I've been reading lots of these quotes, and it got me thinking. Usually, I'll have a quart of water in class, probably a coke in the afternoon, maybe a coke or glass of milk with dinner. In other words, probably close to 3-4 quarts/day.

For all of you drinking gallons (literally) of water daily, have you been checked for diabetes? One of the first symptoms IS polyuria and polydipsia: peeing and drinking too much. It's probably more of a concern if you find yourself drinking several normal sodas daily: that's a LOT of sugar you're pouring in.

Just something to think about.
http://diabetes.webmd.com/guide/understanding-diabetes-symptoms

Checked every year- when I get the boredom munchies or the nervous munchies, I drink water or tea. I've done about 20 pounds in a year, and turned into a camel.

You need to take into account that we sometimes use our drinks like a comfort food, and tend to drink more than we really need when it is easily available. Watch when your occupied even when it's fairly strenuous you tend to drink less than when sitting around watching TV or working at less strenuous jobs. Watch construction workers in the summer (or your buddies if your a construction worker) they drink as much as you would in the field and for the most part they drink less than a lot of the folk who made these entries talk about.

Hey all, it's been a long time since I've posted on here. Been busy with work and family. It's good to be back.

I'm in Canada's Army and Canada being Canada, we do a lot of our work in winter and cold temperatures. One thing I've found is that I actually get more dehydrated in winter and in cold temperatures than summer temperatures. I've come to believe, without reading a whole lot of research to back this up, that the reason for this is that during the summer and in hot temperatures (yes we do get hot temperatures here in Canada's summer, almost hot enought to melt our igloos!). I'm more conscious of dehydration and take steps to prevent it. During the winter, I'm less conscious and find myself getting dehydrated really quickly. I find the results of winter dehydration at about 3 or 4 in the morning when I'm snug in my sleeping bag and my guts start to churn with diarrhea and I have to conduct my personal "Operation White-Light, No-Duff" dash for the nearest commode, generally a poor unsuspecting birch or poplar. I don't know if anyone else suffers dehydration like this, but it seems linked for me. Of course, checking dehydration here in Canada's winter is dirt simple...Does the snow turn yellow?

Iron