8 glasses a day= 8 trips to the bathroom

skinimin
skinimin Posts: 252 Member
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
I know this a bit of an odd topic but I've really been working hard to get my 8 glasses a day and the benefits are fantastic and endless but it is so inconvenient to always need to go to the bathroom!! I went 6 times before lunch today. Ahhh anyone else find this as annoying as me?? Haha
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  • MarybethAltizer
    MarybethAltizer Posts: 226 Member
    I am right there with ya! :P
  • D_elCoop1216
    D_elCoop1216 Posts: 26
    I take about 6 or 7 trips to the bathroom at work as well. I drink a ton of water all the time! It's annoying but also very healthy!
  • foxxybrown
    foxxybrown Posts: 838 Member
    You're body will adjust after doing it awhile.
  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    it's only like that in the beginning. Your body will adapt and you will have to take less frequent trips. Don't be discouraged. It may take about a week or so for the adjustment, but it is well worth it. I drink about 12 cups of water a day and my skin looks great! Hang in there!
  • kkwellness
    kkwellness Posts: 55 Member
    Yes i agree your body adjusts- your bladder accomodates for the increase
  • acquiescent
    acquiescent Posts: 18
    I hope I adjust. Now that I've been drink 6+ glasses a day for 2 weeks, I always feel thirsty, and all the bathroom trips are driving me nuts.
  • Scncartist
    Scncartist Posts: 173
    I SO hope my body adjusts! I keep joking that I'll be making us broke with how much TP I've been using...I go ALL THE TIME!
  • PenguinPrincess
    PenguinPrincess Posts: 101
    Oh my goodness yes! I feel like I am running to the bathroom ALL DAY!
  • binsylad
    binsylad Posts: 99
    And the best thing, You would never believe that this is one of the places that the excess fat goes when you are burning......
  • HilaryB1982
    HilaryB1982 Posts: 2
    I can't live without my water and have been drinking it for years - somedays all i feel like I have done all day go to the bathroom! I don't know if my body will ever adjust!!!! I notice the difference though if I haven't drunk enough.
  • eillamarie
    eillamarie Posts: 862 Member
    I know this a bit of an odd topic but I've really been working hard to get my 8 glasses a day and the benefits are fantastic and endless but it is so inconvenient to always need to go to the bathroom!! I went 6 times before lunch today. Ahhh anyone else find this as annoying as me?? Haha

    Trust me, it'll slow down lol Your body & your bladder will adjust.
  • AHealthierRhonda
    AHealthierRhonda Posts: 881 Member
    I don't mind the trips during the day taht much, its waking up at 2 a.m. having to go! LOL Oh well, the price I pay for exercising at night I guess. That and drinking 96 oz of water in a day! UGH!
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    The bladder adjustment has helped me. I try and get 60-80oz per day. Sometimes I'm going twice an hour. I can't even get through a workout without having to stop and pee. But I don't mind. I think it's well worth it.

    I could possibly just have a weak bladder like my mom.
  • humpalc
    humpalc Posts: 140
    Your body definitely adjusts - it was EXTREMELY difficult at first (I teach, and have a few specific times a day I can leave my room for a potty break) but it was worth it - my skin looks better, I feel better - keep it up!!
  • dtwrybhpy
    dtwrybhpy Posts: 25
    Personally, I wasn't a water drinker at all (pre-MFP). For the first couple of weeks, I had to go really often too but it has evened out. I don't go nearly as much, but have maintained the 8/day. Just think, it's "free" :) It will get easier.
  • Lyadeia
    Lyadeia Posts: 4,603 Member
    You're body will adjust after doing it awhile.

    Very true. I normally drink 9-11 glasses per day. When I first started doing this, I was going to the bathroom every hour and half or so. But now, I only go once or twice the whole 8-hour period at work.

    Just give it time and your body will adjust.
  • PeachyKeene
    PeachyKeene Posts: 1,645 Member
    I SO hope my body adjusts! I keep joking that I'll be making us broke with how much TP I've been using...I go ALL THE TIME!

    I am the only person in my office and I am afraid my boss is going to think I am taking TP home. It is crazy how much I go.
  • Alysgrma
    Alysgrma Posts: 365 Member
    Not everyone is the same. I have always (last 15 years anyway) drank around 120-200 oz's of water a day and my body still has
    not adjusted to that much water. I have 3 cups of coffee in the am and then the rest is just pure water....no soda's.... I get up anywhere between 4-6 times a night!!! I have gone to the doctor to see if anything is wrong with my bladder but it is ok...
    So I hope your body does adjust... :smile:

    Mary
  • ladydelicia
    ladydelicia Posts: 3 Member
    This would be the worst part for me as well. I go, what feels like 100 times a day. I don't even want to wear heels to work anymore because i am constantly having to walk to the bathroom. What makes it worse is lemon water, pushes it through you faster!!!!

    Is it just me or drinking your 8 glasses a day, though you pee alot, make you feel heavy? i have noticed that i feel fat cause of all the water!!!
  • kryzdominikan
    kryzdominikan Posts: 4 Member
    i HAVE to go to the bathroom every hour, when i dont i feel as if my bladder is going to EXPLODE! i absolutely LOVE water. and dont mind taking those trips to bathroom. I drink over 20 cups of water daily. I actually utilize that time to throw in 10 push ups each bathroom visit. sounds pretty silly but it keeps me motivated to working out since i sit in an office all day.
  • Lisa__Michelle
    Lisa__Michelle Posts: 845 Member
    I know this a bit of an odd topic but I've really been working hard to get my 8 glasses a day and the benefits are fantastic and endless but it is so inconvenient to always need to go to the bathroom!! I went 6 times before lunch today. Ahhh anyone else find this as annoying as me?? Haha

    Wait.. are you drinking 8 glasses a day or 8 cups a day?? The recommendation is 8 CUPS a day (1cup= 8 ounces). That could be why you are peeing so much!! There are about 2 cups in a typical glass. If you are drinking 8 glasses a day, you are probably trying to drink 16 cups a day. WOW. lol
  • dawnkitchen
    dawnkitchen Posts: 161
    I pee something like 6 times a day during my work shifts and probably 4 or 5 more times at home. I drink more water while I am at work moving around than at home, relaxing a bit.

    I'll have 6-8 cups of water during my work shift, 10 oz green tea, and a 12 oz can of soda. But I eat every couple of hours, too, so I get thirst-ay!

    Supposedly, your body gets used to it... but I'm not buying it yet, as I've been drinking this much for two months and I still pee around 10 times a day.

    I also wake up twice a night (about 2 hours into sleep and 2-3 hours after that) for a pee break, too. Which is the worst part, so I've tried to not drink anything an hour before bed, but no help so far.
  • skinimin
    skinimin Posts: 252 Member
    I know this a bit of an odd topic but I've really been working hard to get my 8 glasses a day and the benefits are fantastic and endless but it is so inconvenient to always need to go to the bathroom!! I went 6 times before lunch today. Ahhh anyone else find this as annoying as me?? Haha

    Wait.. are you drinking 8 glasses a day or 8 cups a day?? The recommendation is 8 CUPS a day (1cup= 8 ounces). That could be why you are peeing so much!! There are about 2 cups in a typical glass. If you are drinking 8 glasses a day, you are probably trying to drink 16 cups a day. WOW. lol

    No I mean 8 cups. My glasses at home are standard cup size (250ml) but I have a 750ml water bottle and I try to drink 3 of those a day.
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    Ha! Ha! That's funny!

    Really though, "8 glasses a day" is total bunk. Before you go and water logg yourself, think about the water content of your foods. Especially if you eat a lot of fresh veggies. A large percentage of your water intake comes from solid foods.

    And, check your sodium intake. It can be too low.
  • skinimin
    skinimin Posts: 252 Member
    Ha! Ha! That's funny!

    Really though, "8 glasses a day" is total bunk. Before you go and water logg yourself, think about the water content of your foods. Especially if you eat a lot of fresh veggies. A large percentage of your water intake comes from solid foods.

    And, check your sodium intake. It can be too low.

    Thanks, my sodium was 2500mg but I lowered it to the health professional recommended 1500mg because I wanted to combat water retention. Sure is working :\ haha. Ahhhh I hate that I wake up in the middle of the night to go, it's sooooooo annoying!!!
  • eellis2000
    eellis2000 Posts: 465 Member
    me too. it's ridiculous. !!!!!!!!!!!!11
  • eellis2000
    eellis2000 Posts: 465 Member
    Ha! Ha! That's funny!

    Really though, "8 glasses a day" is total bunk. Before you go and water logg yourself, think about the water content of your foods. Especially if you eat a lot of fresh veggies. A large percentage of your water intake comes from solid foods.

    And, check your sodium intake. It can be too low.

    I never count the water in food. i only count the plain water and the ice in a soda if i get to the bottom of the cup which i usually don't . lol
  • skinnyme125
    skinnyme125 Posts: 396 Member
    I hope I adjust. Now that I've been drink 6+ glasses a day for 2 weeks, I always feel thirsty, and all the bathroom trips are driving me nuts.

    I agree the more I drink water throughout the day the thirstier I get. I feel like I can not go for long without a drink of water. I still pee all day long. The night pees are the most annoying. I just want to sleep.
  • TeamLeela
    TeamLeela Posts: 3,302
    for all those that make frequent trips to the bathroom. Trap on an inexpensive pedometer and count those steps...lol...j/k...no really :indifferent:
  • koosdel
    koosdel Posts: 3,317 Member
    http://sportsmedicine.about.com/od/hydrationandfluid/a/060704.htm
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