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Is it okay to drink 8 tall glasses of water a day and 2-3 big meals a day?

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MORE RULES: How big are you to start with? If you're a small person, probably not. If you're a very big person maybe. If you're real skinny maybe you need big meals. If you're alreadyobese you don't. Being sensible is probably better than the rules, you know.
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