does black coffee count as water drank

[ragdolls]

I have a hard time drinking my 64 ounces of water. Does black coffee count ?  Also drinks sweetened with splenda. Thanks for helping , Bonnie

[SunsetRunner · Accepted solution]

Personally I count all drinks as water (coffee, milk, orange juice,..).

[jsplive]

Does coffee count towards my daily fluid needs?  Yes.  All fluids count -- plain water, juice, soup, watermelon -- and even coffee. The rumor that coffee dehydrates people lacks any scientific support what-so-ever.  Yes, coffee can make you urinate more in two hours, but not in 24 hours.  Even during exercise in the heat, athletes can consume coffee and not be concerned about dehydration.

You should still drink plenty of water ragdolls.

[Odyssey13 · Accepted solution]

@ragdolls  Welcome to the forums.

I count anything I drink, which has helped me increase my daily intake. Many people will say you should only count water, but it's entirely up to you.

If you're counting calories, be sure to add any creamer to the food log.

[slysam]

It depends on you. I don't count regular coffee or drinks containing alcohol, but I count other liquids. If it has calories and I am food logging, I also log it as food. I periodically log my black coffee as food but only because I like to monitor how much I drink to make sure my habit isn't increasing (I use to drink more coffee and cut back). 

[modelmalina]

Hi,

I think that black coffee does count as water. I drink it also.

I also drink a lot of regular water too. Sometimes ice tea also.

Hope these help.

[bcalvanese]

Any liquid counts toward hydration.

There are also many hidden sources such as: fruit, vegitables, oatmeal, yogart, or anything that is prepared with water.

http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/healthy-beverages#1

[_Lilac_]

I drink hot brewed tea daily (Canadian). Sometimes coffee too. I haven't been tracking them as my water because they come up in the food tracker separately. But maybe I'll treat them as water after reading this posting. Here's me, drinking my 64 oz of water, two or three teas and sometimes a coffee each day. I guess I'm hydrated.

[rachlsilver]

Spoiler

from webMD lol
"Juices and sports drinks are also hydrating -- you can lower the sugar content by diluting them with water. Coffee and tea also count in your tally. Many used to believe that they were dehydrating, but that myth has been debunked. The diuretic effect does not offset hydration."

[sae4680]

When I drink coffee or tea I count that as part of my water.

[scubatim84]

Hard to believe the statement that coffee doesn't dehydrate you given that it's a diuretic and your mouth feels pretty dry after a cup of coffee. I mean don't get me wrong, I'm going to drink coffee until the day I die and you pry that coffee mug from my cold dead fingers, but I have no illusion about it dehydrating me. I just drink a glass of water afterwards and all is well.

I personally don't even count the water I put in my green smoothies...the only thing I count towards my water goal is purely a glass of water. I guess I could count the water in the smoothies but I'm just too lazy to remember to do it and I hit 2L every day anyhow.

[MarilynL]

Sorry to say that black coffe sure does not help. Coffee is a dehydrater and you would need to drink 2 glasses of water to rebalance yourself.

[LanuzaFitbit]

@rachlsilver That's a great find! Very interesting to read that coffee doesn't cause dehydration in the slightest. 

[I-train-hard]

Nope, doesn’t count.

Water is water.

Coffee is coffee.

[HelenaFitbit]

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@I-train-hard wrote:

Nope, doesn’t count.

Water is water.

Coffee is coffee.

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Yeah, I have to agree on that one. We need plain water in our system in addition to whichever other drinks you may be having. 

[Komick]

Hi There!

I don't know about what Fitbit would accept for as "water".  I know that anything more than two cups of coffee isn't the best for you.  I would count two cups towards my water intake.  Anything more than that I wouldn't count personally.  

As for people who count soup as water... I don't know about that.  That's a bit of a stretch.  There's a lot of salt in soup.  I think they would call it "liquid" rather than water if they wanted you to drink things other than water, don't you think?

[USAF-Larry]

The Authority Nutrition site has an interesting article on the benefits of coffee, which more and more doctors are agreeing with these days...

Why is Coffee Good For You? Here Are 7 Reasons