I haven't read all of the posts yet, but I'd like to chime in as to why I drink a lot of water. I get kidney stones. Very unpleasant, trust me. If you've ever had one, you know what I'm talking about. I'm supposed to drink more water to try to decrease my amount of kidney stones and help them pass. I also get UTI's because of kidney stones. In 2005/2006, when I was pregnant, I basically had a non-stop UTI that didn't go away until fall 2006 when I had a procedure called an lithotripsy to shatter a big stone that was causing problems. Not incredibly pleasant, and I hated waking up from anesthesia.
Anyway, I'm sure a lot of people drink tons of water because it's a fad, just not me. I don't like fads, they annoy me.
Tara
