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Originally Posted by angryjonny
I searched around and couldn't find these things covered or just a "general" question thread.
I have been drinking a lot of water daily. I usually drink at least a gallon a day. I was wondering if you can have too much? Is a gallon a day good? Or should I have more or less?
Also I was wondering if there are any former smokers out there with some tips that actually work besides "cold turkey" because that just isn't happening. Do patches actually work? And I'm not a gum chewer.
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If you're working out hard every day, then no, a gallon isn't too much. But, if you're not it might be a little on the high end. I stick to around 80-90 ounces a day. A gallon's somewhere in the neighborhood of around 128 ounces. That's nearly a 2 1/2 pound difference in consumption. Too much water can flush everything like electrolytes, vitamins, minerals, etc, right out of you and be potentially very harmful. I used to smoke anywheres from 3/4 to a 1 1/2 packs of Camel Filters everyday. I did the cold turkey thing most recently and I've also weaned myself off of them. The first 2 to 4 weeks are the toughest. Personally, I think it's more of breaking the habit than addiction, but different things affect different people in different ways...so, maybe you should try the patch or something similar.