Here’s your takeaway: Drink when you’re thirsty. If you want a number, aim for 64-90 fluid ounces of total fluids a day (including food). Check your pee. Don’t stress over the last 4 ounces. Your body isn’t a chemistry lab; it’s a 70-year-old station wagon that gets you places. Keep the radiator topped off, and you’re golden.
So go ahead, take that bottle off its pedestal. You don’t need to chug it by 2 PM. And if you’re reading this while sipping a Diet Coke? That counts too. You’re fine. Now go live your life—just maybe keep a cup of water nearby. Your kidneys will thank you. Or they won’t, because kidneys don’t talk. But you get the point.
