Drinking water is an essential activity in our daily lives, as water is one of the most necessary requirements for survival. In short, you will die if you go without water for a length of time. But how can you tell how much water you need? In this short article I’m going to answer that exact question.
In order to calculate how much water you need to be drinking daily, divide your weight in lbs by 2, and that is how much water in fl oz you need to drink. So a 180 lb person would need to drink 90 fl oz of water, and since 8 fl oz is equal to one cup, than that would be 11 1/4 cups of water. One way to tell if you are getting enough water is the color of your urine. If it is clear, you are getting enough water. If it is yellow, than you have mild dehydration. If it is orange or brown, you have severe dehydration and need to drink a lot more water.