this feels very over the top, i don’t think it’s a good idea to force yourself to drink a bunch of water just because your pee is dark…
Just use the colour as a general indicator, if you routinely have dark urine that means you should keep easier access to water during the day, and if it’s ever amber just go chug a glass right away (not an entire bottle, what the fuck).
How the hell do people think this should work? It’s really easy to notice if you are thirsty and then drink water. Not thirsty, no drinky. I don’t need a diagram for this
some people, for example people who have adhd can have a hard time keeping track, you can just kinda stop noticing your bodily needs for water, food or even needing to use the bathroom
Dumb question: is this referencing the color in the toilet bowl, when diluted with water? If so, how much water, because different kind of bowls can have very different amounts of water. Or pure?
Fairly dumb answer, it doesn’t really matter. If it’s dark you should try to drink more water. It should be light enough that it doesn’t really effect the water in the toilet bowl much at all.
I guess if it’s a huge amount of water you could not notice the color. If it’s clear then it’s clear though. If it’s not, you’ll probably notice either place unless it’s a something crazy. I guess just look at the stream if that’s your position.
I can honestly say I never have (and still never will) put any more thought into this other than “yellow or clear.” The day I pull this chart out and hold it against my toilet bowl, please send me to the home.
It’s really hard to be over hydrated. My urine is almost always clear because I always have water handy and drink it whenever I feel like it, which is frequently. I’m not over hydrated. Sure, 3 liters is a bit excessive, but ideally your urine will be clear, unless you’re doing things like drinking a bunch of soda or things that will darken your urine because your kidneys are filtering things out.
Just have water easily accessible and drink it whenever you have the desire and you’ll probably be good.
While true “hyper hydration” is indeed pretty difficult to get to if your urine is always clear you could probably stand to take in a bit less water throughout the day, and make sure you’re taking in enough salts to keep your electrolyte levels balanced.
Maybe I could drink less. I only drink when I want to though. It’s not like I’m over-hydrating, just I naturally want to drink a good amount of water. I add extra salts if I feel the need, which I think my body does a pretty good job of making me crave when I’m low. I just listen to what my body wants and I seem to be pretty healthy for it.
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