Water, Water, No where!!
hareraising
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Does anyone else have this problem!! Before the surgery, I would drink tons of water....literally! But now I find it hard to get 8 glasses in a day. What are some of the things that you are doing to get your water in? I’m almost to the point that I should set and alarm on my phone to drink my water!
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Yes I struggle with it daily...I generally have a cup on my desk at all time, but most days I only get about 40 ounces - and thats a good day - when I was able to drink from a straw again really helped!...even though its a no no, but I don't have trouble with the air.0
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Just discovered Mio (also there is Crystal Light etc). Never thought I would need to use something like this, but it adds a touch of flavor to the water (depending how much you add of course). I try not to add too much because of the artificial sweetener component. Really makes drinking more pleasurable for me! Lemonade, Mango Peach etc!!0
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Any kind of flavoring helps. I have a couple of 20 ounce Powerade Zeros every day too. And if you really need help, try some sugar free Jello, or sugar free popsicles. I'm pretty sure they put crack in those posicles, they are addictive. But if you are seriously short on water intake, all those extra ounces are a boost.0
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I try to eat a lot of "water" through my fruit. such as watermelon. I am usually so thirsty right after I eat but no other time.0
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I try to eat a lot of "water" through my fruit. such as watermelon. I am usually so thirsty right after I eat but no other time.
And this is part of the problem, because we can't drink right after we eat. Or at least, we really shouldn't.0 -
I think the hard part is that I have to wait 30min before and after i eat to drink anything. and by that time...im out the notidon tion drink anything.0
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I think the hard part is that I have to wait 30min before and after i eat to drink anything. and by that time...im out the notidon tion drink anything.
Exactly. Part of this is just habits and retraining ourselves. It's actually been the hardest thing for me to resist so far.0 -
I only struggled with water for the first few months post surgery. I have a 32oz jug I fill first thing in the AM then make my protein shake from the jug and drink the rest throughout the work day. I drink my second jug in the evening, admittedly most of it after running. I've had a couple of days when I just wasn't thirsty and so I only drank as much as my body seemed to want and since it happens infrequently I don't sweat it.0
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I was just two months out the other day, and drinking is already easier, so it's nice to know it will continue to get better.
You mix your protein drink with water? I tried that a couple of times, and it was pretty yucky. I use fat free milk, and it's very good with that.
When you aren't thirsty, you don't sweat it. Very clever.0 -
Yeah i'm lucky if I get in 2 cups. I've been told to have the cup in front of me at work. Well I do that, and then I see that the damn cup is in my way so i move it. every time. The MIO things do help though0
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It is finally getting easier. It was very hard in the beginning because I could only sip it. If I tried to drink it faster I found it made me sick. One thing that did help....I started drinking water at room temperature instead of cold. For some reason, I was able to tolerate it better. No worries...just get through this stage. It really does get better!0
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I haven't had any problems getting in my 64 oz a day. sometimes I can get more in and some times it is just 60.
our support leader said to do it this way and it would be easier............
20 oz in the AM
30 oz in the afternoon
10 at night
this way you also do get up a lot during the night0 -
A few years ago I read that people trying to limit caffeine could simply drink HOT water as it seemed to be almost as satisfying as tea or coffee. I tried that, and it is very true for me. I keep a hot pot near my desk and sip hot water all day long, and it's been relatively easy to keep up the water consumption.0
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I haven't had any problems getting in my 64 oz a day. sometimes I can get more in and some times it is just 60.
our support leader said to do it this way and it would be easier............
20 oz in the AM
30 oz in the afternoon
10 at night
this way you also do get up a lot during the night
Thanks I like this idea of "Timed" water. maybe this will help!0 -
I haven't had any problems getting in my 64 oz a day. sometimes I can get more in and some times it is just 60.
our support leader said to do it this way and it would be easier............
20 oz in the AM
30 oz in the afternoon
10 at night
this way you also do get up a lot during the night
Thanks I like this idea of "Timed" water. maybe this will help!
well this was the easiest way to get water in. even if you take a 20 oz pop bottle and fill it with water 3 of those is 60 oz and that doesn't seem like a lot of water that way. lol0 -
Just discovered Mio (also there is Crystal Light etc). Never thought I would need to use something like this, but it adds a touch of flavor to the water (depending how much you add of course). I try not to add too much because of the artificial sweetener component. Really makes drinking more pleasurable for me! Lemonade, Mango Peach etc!!
Ok....Somebody has been holding back on the Mio!!! I love it i got the blueberry, orange, and lemonade from a local discount store for $1.50 and thought I would try it. It gives the water a more full body taste. I think I will keep these in my purse.
Thanks for the tip!0 -
Just out of curiosity, those of you who are getting in your 60 plus ounces of water a day, how many calories and grams of protein are you able to consume as well? I'm finding there are not enough hours in the day to get in everything they want me to... working on it though.0
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Just discovered Mio (also there is Crystal Light etc). Never thought I would need to use something like this, but it adds a touch of flavor to the water (depending how much you add of course). I try not to add too much because of the artificial sweetener component. Really makes drinking more pleasurable for me! Lemonade, Mango Peach etc!!
Ok....Somebody has been holding back on the Mio!!! I love it i got the blueberry, orange, and lemonade from a local discount store for $1.50 and thought I would try it. It gives the water a more full body taste. I think I will keep these in my purse.
Thanks for the tip!
that and sugar free anything is good. where I live the store has their own version of MIO and it is cheaper.0 -
I find this topic interesting as I was going to post a related question. I saw my PCP today and I'm trying to do anything I can to get ready for surgery even though I haven't figured out how to pay for it yet. One of the things my doc said was to cut out all soft drinks, diet and regular, as well as all artificial sweeteners. New research is showing that consumers are putting on weight with these products and they don't know why. Particularly since they are supposed to do the opposite. I'm not big on water but my family and I decided to cut these items cold turkey, but what's left? I'm trying Celestial Seasonings Herbal caffeine free flavored teas without sweetener but not much better than water. Anyone have ideas?0
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I have/am wondered about this! I too drink tons and tons of water ALWAYS have even if I wasn't dieting it's my ONLY drink...LOVE water....My surgery is Nov. 5th and I am wondering how to get 8 glasses in!!0
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My bariatric program requies us to get 80 oz of liquids in before surgery and after surgery too. In the hospital I had to drink 8 oz of water an hour and track it daily. Since I had a hital hernia repair when they went into to do my sleeve it did slow down my progress of liquids and even drinking the protein shake in the hospital and they feared if they released me on the usually third day Wed I would end up dehydrated so they kept me till Fri the fifth day to release me to go home after sleeve surgery. It was tough to get 80 oz in right after surgery. I am now 4 months 2 weeks post op and drink 80 oz or more a day. I do count my skim milk I drink with my protein shake in the morning for breakfast as 8 oz. Here is usually what I drink:
8 oz skim milk w protein shake for breakfast
16 oz of decaf hot peppermint tea for breakfast
24 oz of decaf hot peppermint tea at work in morning
24 oz of hot water mixed with swiss mix diet 25 cal hot chocolate mix ( 2 packets) at work in afternoon
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10 oz of water mixed with 10oz of Raspberry Acia Sobe 0 calorie at work in afternoon
Once I get home from work I either drink another 16 oz of water or hot decaf tea.
So I get in 80 to 88 oz of liquids daily
On the weekend I take bottled water with me in a little cooler and take my water bottle into the stores I am shopping in.
I have to say before I started the WLS process I didn't drink any water...yep 0 water. I would drink reg coffee with my breakfast and then have diet pepsi for lunch and one for dinner. Once I started with my bariatric program and was told I needed to quit all carbonated beverages I weaned myself off diet pepsi gradually and went from reg coffee to decaf coffee gradually. I then started drinking 80 oz of water a day. In order to meet team approval with my program I had to be off caffine, no soda and drink 80 oz of liquids daily so this did motivate me so I could get approved for surgery by my program and them to send my insurance paperwork in. I started the process in Feb 2012 and was team approved in April 2012 and insurance approved in May 2012 and could have had the surgery in May but I waited till June to work commitments.
I do get more water in on the weekdays it seems than on the weekends. I get busy on the weekends around the house and before it 2 hours have passed and I haven't drank any water. At least at work on the weekdays I always have a cup of hot tea or water on my desk for me to grab.
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I find this topic interesting as I was going to post a related question. I saw my PCP today and I'm trying to do anything I can to get ready for surgery even though I haven't figured out how to pay for it yet. One of the things my doc said was to cut out all soft drinks, diet and regular, as well as all artificial sweeteners. New research is showing that consumers are putting on weight with these products and they don't know why. Particularly since they are supposed to do the opposite. I'm not big on water but my family and I decided to cut these items cold turkey, but what's left? I'm trying Celestial Seasonings Herbal caffeine free flavored teas without sweetener but not much better than water. Anyone have ideas?
I'm 19 months out from a sleeve gastrectomy. I still struggle with getting in the amount of fluids, but I think it's because i don't think about it. I love tea. I do better having enough fluid when I have tea but want to work on just more plain ol' water. Haven't had soft drinks in several years now other than occasionally when people make punch or the like. After not having it for so long tried a sip and ewww tasted like I was drinking from the syrup bottle. I don't know how they measure up nutritionally because they still have artificial sweetner in them but I love Crystal Light; my surgeon didn't seem to feel this was a bad trade off. The carbonation from soft drinks is bad for a WLS person.
It will just take some time for you to get used to it and pretty soon you won't want it. My son drinks Powerade Zero--he cut out soft drinks when he was wrestling in school. As Onaughmae said unless I'm really roasting from doing yardwork or something I find if the water isn't icy cold I do better with it, too. Try adding a little mint, lemon, or lime to your water or tea. One of my favorites is Celestial Seasonings Mint Medley made as ice tea. Ocean spray 50 Cran Grape and Trop 50 is really good. Ocean Spray also has a diet cran grape and the diet V-8 Fruit Drinks are really good. There is a Berry Medley and Tropical in the diet ones. The V-8 Diet fruit fusion is good, too. If you do any fast food kind of places Lipton Diet Brisk Green Tea Peach Mango is really good--Arby's and Speedway often have it in their fountain drinks. Subway's Unsweet Fusion Green Tea is another I like. Most places will have unsweet tea of some sort so this is always an option when you are out and about and don't want just water--problem is most places are not going to have decaf--I usually just have the tea when I want it.0 -
Thanks for the tips! I'm fine with tea and no soft drinks but it's the artificial sweeteners I'm struggling with. I've always needed some sort of sweetener but my doc is adamant that I need to cut them out. So I'm trying and may need to use fruit to sweeten naturally.0
