You should drink half your body weight (in ounces) of water a day. By your estimation, following that rule, you weigh over 500 lbs. Hope not. Otherwise, too much water. 200 lb man = 100 oz water or over three quarts. That's a lot, too. But 2 gallons, or 256 ounces times 2 = 512 lbs. Whoa!! There is such a thing as too much water.
This could very well be related: Sweating makes you lose electrolytes. Replenishing lost water without replenishing electrolytes can be detrimental to your health. The most important electrolytes to be replenished are sodium, potassium and magnesium.
You could very well be right however, it is surprising how much electrolytes we lose trough sweating/exertion. That and the fact that drinking water by itself will leach out those precious minerals. Combine that with the relatively high amount of water you drink in order to replace what you lose working outside in the heat tells me it is a distinct possibility. Still, admittedly, doing a diagnosis by comment replying is not a exact science to say the least. Best of luck, and health, to you.
One beer (not 12) after working out/heavy sweating in the hot sun will replenish electrolytes. (Watermelon is pretty good at it too.) then back to filtered water.
You should drink half your body weight (in ounces) of water a day. By your estimation, following that rule, you weigh over 500 lbs. Hope not. Otherwise, too much water. 200 lb man = 100 oz water or over three quarts. That's a lot, too. But 2 gallons, or 256 ounces times 2 = 512 lbs. Whoa!! There is such a thing as too much water.
This could very well be related: Sweating makes you lose electrolytes. Replenishing lost water without replenishing electrolytes can be detrimental to your health. The most important electrolytes to be replenished are sodium, potassium and magnesium.
You could very well be right however, it is surprising how much electrolytes we lose trough sweating/exertion. That and the fact that drinking water by itself will leach out those precious minerals. Combine that with the relatively high amount of water you drink in order to replace what you lose working outside in the heat tells me it is a distinct possibility. Still, admittedly, doing a diagnosis by comment replying is not a exact science to say the least. Best of luck, and health, to you.
One beer (not 12) after working out/heavy sweating in the hot sun will replenish electrolytes. (Watermelon is pretty good at it too.) then back to filtered water.
Agreed, I’d sprinkle some Himalayan salt in my water if I was him to replace sodium