decaf coffee

I just started drinking decaf coffee last week. I LOVE coffee but had a real aversion to it early on. I'm wondering if the water in it can be counted toward the days water consumption since there isnt' caffeine in it?

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I know in weight watchers is counts as half the amount of water that is in it.

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my understanding is that anything decaf still has some trace amounts of caffeine...

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Yup, there is some caffeine. I forgot who did a study on this recently, but there was a piece in the news about this. Believe it or not, Starbucks decaf had less caffeine than Dunkin Donuts 21 mg. at Starbucks. I forget how much was in DD, but almost double.

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There is caffeine in decaf, so while its a small enough amount that its safe to drink, it still has that "dehydration" element to it. My doctor said I need an additional glass of water for each decaf cup I drink.

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I am now drinking decaf as well. I started drinking it again a couple months ago. I have 1 cup a day (sometimes half, depending on my morning). The water counts as half and there is a small amount of caffine in it depending on where you get it from. I do the singles so there is less in them. If you get it from Dunkin Doughnuts or Starbucks than it has more caffine in it.