question concerning dehydration

[Chips Ahoy!]

A little about me.
27y/o male
5'11"
190lbs at the moment

i live a pretty active lifestyle as im a construction worker.
i eat lots of fruits, protein and carbs throughout the day and drink about 1 gallon of water while at work.

my question is why do i feel so dehydrated at work when i eat healthy and drink nothing but water. my cloths seem to be wet from sweating all day long when everyone else looks dry.

[::xander::]

if you're sweating, then you have fluids to sweat out, meaning you are hydrated.
also, you might just sweat more than other people

[G-rocco]

If you're still thirsty after drinking all that water you may need to replace some electrolytes.

I like nuun tablets. A better blend of stuff than gatorade, cheaper, no sugar, only 6 calories per serving.

http://www.nuun.com/

Drop it in a bottle of water and wait 2 minutes.

Also great for hangovers.

I find them to be very thirst quenching. One bottle of nuun water is as satisfying as 2 or 3 regular glasses of water.

[Clean PG]

^^ you sound like a salesman but i really think i may have to try those

[Chips Ahoy!]

thanks, ill look for those at vitamin world.

btw, someone told me there is a certain ratio of water your supposed to mix with gatorade to dilute it. any truth to this?

[::xander::]

re-hydrating with water is more than efficient for your activity level.

the notion that we need Gatorade to replace electrolytes after every time we sweat or go for a job is marketing propaganda and it works WELL! these products are unnecessary and overpriced.

if you are sweating a lot, you are not dehydrated, you are plenty hydrated. When you stop sweating, then you should worry

[lona.muller]

You might want to check your blood sugars...