The Cold Weather Makes Me Drink Less Water

By rebel_woman06

@SIMPLYD (90721)

Philippines

February 16, 2016 2:04am CST

Since the Siberian wind made the weather cold here , I noticed that I drink lesser water . I can always drink a glassful each time I drink , but now it’s only half of the glass . I know , that’s because I don’t sweat in the cold weather . But I do pee a lot though . I am trying to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day , so I just drink half a glass every now and then . What about you guys , does the cold weather makes you drink less water ?

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@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

16 Feb 16

yes ma'am..but eat more :))

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

16 Feb 16

That's the problem of this cold weather - it makes us eat more , but drink less.

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@Lucky15 (37374)

• Philippines

16 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD the appetite is just crazy, hahaha

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

16 Feb 16

@Lucky15 Correct !

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Richard L. Meister Jr.

@RichardMeister (5328)

• Otis Orchards, Washington

16 Feb 16

I just found myself wondering how cold you are talking?

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

Cold as in , it will make you wear cardigans to combat the coldness .

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

18 Feb 16

@RichardMeister Indeed , 15.5 degrees C , is already very cold for us .

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Richard L. Meister Jr.

@RichardMeister (5328)

• Otis Orchards, Washington

17 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD I once asked the Filipino woman I worked with how cold it got in the Philippines. She told me around 60º F (15.5 º C). I guess if you are use to 32º C most of the time 15.5º C would feel cold.

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61101)

• United States

17 Feb 16

I have to admit that I don't normally drink very much water but I do drink coffee and green tea.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

Yes me too . But i think , it's water that we are required to drink at least 8 glasses everyday , right ? But if all fluid intakes will be counted i know we will be very into it .

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

18 Feb 16

@BelleStarr Oh , now i know .

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Belle Starr (Iz)

@BelleStarr (61101)

• United States

18 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD No they have changed that I read recently and they count the coffee and tea as well.

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@else34 (13515)

• New Delhi, India

16 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD,I drink water whenever I get thirsty.And every time I get thirsty, I never drink less than two glassfuls.This habit has helped me keep my digestive system in a very good shape.I never compromise with the quantity of water I drink no matter what season it is.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

16 Feb 16

I only drink more than two glassfuls , in the morning upon waking up. That will really make me go to the comfort room in little while .

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

@else34 That's too much for me to take . Just more than two is enough to make me run to the comfort room after a few minutes of drinking the water upon waking up.

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@else34 (13515)

• New Delhi, India

16 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD I,for one,drink as many as four glasses of water after getting up in the morning.A friend of mine who is a doctor says that's one of the reasons behind my healthy digestive system.

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@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

17 Feb 16

Good that your place there is cold but our place is so hot and I used to take a bath 2 to 3 times a day and also drinks a glassful of water every now and then.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

Hi there ! It's nice that you are already here too . I missed you .

I can see that you are in the hottest place here in the Philippines . You mean the Siberian wind doesn't reach your place to make it cold at least ? Indeed , when the weather is hot , you can really get to bathe two or 3 times a day .

@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

@ida123 Thank you for saying that . I am flattered . Someday , i would like to go there - Cagayan de Oro , with my hubby and daughter . Does it not get cold there even for a day ?

@ida123 (6206)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

17 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD I'm here in Northern Mindanao and have the hottest weather today according to PAG-ASA, I miss you too friend and this is the reason why I'm here.

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@Shiva49 (26774)

• Singapore

16 Feb 16

I think it is natural. I drink water only when I am thirsty as I feel our body should give the indication. Good that you are enjoying cold and windy weather than the hot and humid we get normally in Asia near the equator - siva

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

I seldom get thirsty when it's cold so that' why my water intake is lesser when it's cold. This cold weather is a big welcome to us in tropical climate . How i wish it's always this was , which is so impossible , since we are near the Equator indeed .

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

@Shiva49 That's why i am happy of that . How i wish it could extend until March - the cold weather .

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@Shiva49 (26774)

• Singapore

17 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD The cold weather, due to wind blowing from north, is usually from November to February. So we can expect it to last for another two weeks - siva

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@youless (112586)

• Guangzhou, China

17 Feb 16

I feel the same. When it is cold winter here, I don't want to drink a lot of water because I have to go to the toilet more often and sometimes I will feel colder after that. I know water is important for us. So I have a trick. I will use a big mug so that it can make sure everytime I will drink a lot of water.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

And that's natural that when it's cold we tend to drink less . That's because we don't sweat when it's cold . And just like you , i also have a big glass that i fill , and try to drink up always .

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@Pose123 (21635)

• Canada

19 Feb 16

I think everyone drinks more water when the weather is warm because we tend to sweat more. It is a good idea to drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.Blessings.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

19 Feb 16

Yes, that is true . And in cold weather since we don't sweat , we drink less and we also bathe sometimes only .

@zebra2222 (5268)

• United States

17 Feb 16

I want to drink just as much, but I also want to eat more.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

Drink less and eat more , i think that's the natural reaction of our bodies when it's cold.

And it's bad to eat more , because we gain weight .

@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

16 Feb 16

Yes, because I don't sweat as much and so I lose my water slower. Might that be a valid reason?

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@1hopefulman (45120)

• Canada

17 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD Honestly, I find that eat more in the winter than in the summer. I would think that the body needs more energy to keep warm.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

@1hopefulman Precisely plus the cold weather whets our appetite . By the way , i thought you are a Filipino ?

@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

And that's the most valid reason why we eat lesser when it's cold .

That' why we should be mindful of our water intake when it's cold.

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@sofssu (23662)

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17 Feb 16

Lucky you here it is so hot that we have to drink at least ten glasses of water everyday. I usually drink the same amount of water in winter but only warm water.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

18 Feb 16

That is so good of you - drinkingat least 10 glasses of water even if it's winter .

@LadyDuck (472114)

• Switzerland

16 Feb 16

I always drink more in summer, because we lose water while sweating, I drink less in winter, but I try to drink at least 6 glasses of water every day.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

If you drink only 6 glasses a day , won't it make you constipated ? It has that effect on me .

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

@LadyDuck I think yes because i drink at least 2 small mugs a day . So, i really have to drink lots of water . That's actually what i am thinking so it's what i try to do always .

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@LadyDuck (472114)

• Switzerland

17 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD Not at all, this is very strange, I think that it's not the water, because it should help not to get constipated. It mus be something different. Do you drink a lot of tea? This surely causes constipation.

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@brokenbee (11090)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

Yes, I noticed that too. When I stayed in Baguio City, I only had about three glasses of water/juice a day.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

That's why during the cold weather we should see to it that we drink the required number of glasses of water . But i think 6 is already enough , since we don't sweat a lot .

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@brokenbee (11090)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD yes, maybe that is already enough.

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Soumya Bhansali

• New Delhi, India

17 Feb 16

Yes it is quite natural. It even lets you bath less :p Time to save some water everyone!

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

yes, we also bath less indeed .

But it doesn't mean though that we don't wash our face and body anymore .

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Soumya Bhansali

• New Delhi, India

17 Feb 16

@SIMPLYD Yes, it kind of consumes less amount of water than bathing :p

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@maezee (41988)

• United States

16 Feb 16

Yes! Me too. In the summer I usually drink water as a way to cool down, and I drink a lot of it. I find myself drinking more hot drinks now - like coffee and tea - just because it's so chilly out!

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

That's what is not good with being in a cold climate - you drink less , but eat more though .

@Letranknight2015 (52079)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

The cold has actually pissed me off every morning

because I needed to sweat to the point that i had to wear winter jacket to start sweating for my exercise. however it doesn't affect much on my eating habits since I am focused on diet for loosing weight.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

Yes, just wear jackets and jogging pants so it can battle the cold and will make you sweat . No , sweat , no, glory .

Patience and determination is the key . You might also want the before 6 p.m diet .

@jstory07 (139976)

• Roseburg, Oregon

16 Feb 16

Yes it does but I still drink water when I think about it.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

That's the most thing that we can do - think of drinking water at least a glass every hour to complete the required water intake .

@jillybean1222 (6407)

•

16 Feb 16

I tend to drink a lot of water all the time (the healthiest thing I do!), but yeah, i will drink more when it is hot.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

Good for you that even when it's cold you still can drink a lot of water . Though , when it's hot , naturally we will keep drinking water , because we sweat a lot .

• Nyeri, Kenya

16 Feb 16

i guess you drink less water since you sweat less but water is very important and though you may not manage the 8 glasses a day its important to aleast make 6

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

I am just wondering if it is really indeed all water not combination of other liquids too ?

@dhoyreg23 (39)

• Philippines

16 Feb 16

same here, in cold weather i drink less of water. That's why less oxygen coming to my brain then i feel sleepy. No food and water, just good sleep.

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@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

17 Feb 16

Indeed this cold weather also makes me sleepy . So that's the reason indeed . Oh , i must drink more water .