Drinking a lot at lunch

Hi,

I normally find myself VERY thirsty at lunch, and while eating I drink
many glasses of water (between half and one liter).

I normally drink also a lot during the day.

Would you say I'd better try to change my drinking habits? Someone
told me that drinking too much during lunch would dilute my acids
making digestion harder & longer, is that true?

thanks,
G

On May 19, 6:25 pm, Giulio <dongiu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I normally find myself VERY thirsty at lunch, and while eating I drink
> many glasses of water (between half and one liter).
>
> I normally drink also a lot during the day.
>
> Would you say I'd better try to change my drinking habits? Someone
> told me that drinking too much during lunch would dilute my acids
> making digestion harder & longer, is that true?
>
> thanks,
> G

I've heard recommendations for water intake from 2 quarts (an
'average' person) all the way to a full gallon a day (my coach's
minimum when I used to run long distance).

A liter is about a quart, so you're not drinking a ridiculous amount.
I've never heard much fuss about drinking making digestion difficult,
but the body can produce reasonable amounts of acid more or less on
command, and a lot of digestion is going to come from the actual
churning of the stomach as well.


If you're not actually feeling negative effects of drinking lots of
water, don't change your habits. It's VERY healthy for you,
especially if you're on a diet, when you're going to have toxins from
catabolism of fat floating around in your blood. It also helps to
prevent the un-pleasant issue of irregularity.


Bottom line, don't give much (read: any) credence to anybody who is
not a medical professional when it comes to YOUR body. Trust your
habits and the signals your body gives you. Water is a good thing!

James G;411337 Wrote:
> On May 19, 6:25 pm, Giulio dongiu...@gmail.com wrote:-
> Hi,
>
> I normally find myself VERY thirsty at lunch, and while eating I
> drink
> many glasses of water (between half and one liter).
>
> I normally drink also a lot during the day.
>
> Would you say I'd better try to change my drinking habits? Someone
> told me that drinking too much during lunch would dilute my acids
> making digestion harder & longer, is that true?
>
> thanks,
> G-
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Some say that we don’t need glass after glass but only need to drink
> when we are thirsty.
>
> Water helps to hydrate the skin, get rid of toxins, helps with weight
> loss and even help to avoid headaches.
>
> I do believe that you should be drinking half your weight in ounces
> each day. And if you live in a dry climate or sweat a lot from physical
> exertion you should drink more.You don’t feel as energetic and your skin
> surely shows dryness if you haven't had enough water.
>
> Forest Gump




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ForestGump

Giulio <dongiu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I normally find myself VERY thirsty at lunch, and while eating I drink
> many glasses of water (between half and one liter).

A matter of perspective - Drinking a half liter of water
at a meal should be considered standard not a lot.
It's smaller than the small diet cola served by most
places these days.

> Would you say I'd better try to change my drinking habits?

Nah, just your perspective on what's a standard amount
and what's a lot at a single setting. You're doing fine.

On May 20, 7:05*pm, Doug Freyburger <dfrey...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Giulio <dongiu...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I normally find myself VERY thirsty at lunch, and while eating I drink
> > many glasses of water (between half and one liter).
>
> A matter of perspective - Drinking a half liter of water
> at a meal should be considered standard not a lot.
> It's smaller than the small diet cola served by most
> places these days.
>
> > Would you say I'd better try to change my drinking habits?
>
> Nah, just your perspective on what's a standard amount
> and what's a lot at a single setting. *You're doing fine.

thank you all... I think my colleagues were envy because of my habit..
indeed I sweat quite much during the morning when I go to work on
bike.. (I even need to change my Tshirt)..

thanks,
Giulio