I get that our body needs water. But why does the thirst response almost always overestimates the amount of water our body actually needs, thereby leaving excess water that comes out as urine? How come our body doesn’t tell us to drink just the right amount of water that it needs? Why does yellow pee mean dehydration when the fact that there was enough excess water to produce urine means that you’re probably not dehydrated anymore?
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All the most relevant parts have already been mentioned, but don’t listen to the people who tell you it needs to be completely clear or you’re dehydrated. It shouldn’t be dark, but medium to light yellow is perfectly fine.
Only caveat being that if you know you’re going to sweat buckets, it’s a lot easier to get well hydrated before you start whatever activity it is, than to fall behind and try to catch up. So it would be better to start out pissing clear and keep drinking water from there.
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