I've normally drank about 1.5 - 2 liters of water a day, but a couple weeks ago I decided to up it to close to 4 liters. I have noticed that I'm not dying of thirst during workout, especially in-between rolls at bjj, but throughout the day I am thirstier. I feel like I get dry mouth a lot quicker.

I didn't start drinking more because I was thirstier, know it's a possible sign of diabetes, I just made a decision to drink more to be better hydrated as well as curb appetite (trying to get to 12% bf).

Have any of y'all experienced this? I take magnesium and potassium supplements as well as salt my food, but maybe an electrolyte imbalance?

a bunch of water without electrolytes is not going to hydrate you.

get some Celtic sea salt and drink 20 oz of water with a table spoon of it to start your day.

what about sugar free liquid IV?

Your metabolism probably increased a bit and is tripping off cravings.

gigemJTH12 said:

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a bunch of water without electrolytes is not going to hydrate you.

get some Celtic sea salt and drink 20 oz of water with a table spoon of it to start your day.

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The density of sodium chloride is around 2.1 g/ml. Of that, around 39% is actual sodium, or 826 mg. There are 15 ml in a tbsp. So...you just told this guy to consume 12,400 mg of sodium first thing in the morning, versus a USRDA of 2500 mg? Dude, I sell an electrolyte supplement with 1000mg/serving, which is 3x the new high electrolyte Gatorade formula...and you're telling him to go 12x that?