Teachers and Drinking Water

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  • ajff
    ajff Posts: 986 Member
    I drink all weekend long (water, not wine!). And at night. And during the summer. During the school year, it gets crazy busy and there have been days I have neither drank nor peed for 8 hours. Luckily, my kidneys have not retaliated, but several of my colleagues have had kidney stones; I wonder if there is a correlation?
  • valerie_neuharth
    valerie_neuharth Posts: 18 Member
    jacqueline0821 wrote: »
    Are there any teachers out here? How do you manage to drink your daily recommended amount of water? I struggle with this because I can't just run to the bathroom whenever I need. Any advice on how you are getting your water in would be great!!!

    I drink 20oz before lunch, 20 during lunch (then pee), then 10 the rest of the day. When I go home I drink another 20.

    I have become very good at holding my bladder....and when I go to the bathroom, it's FABULOUS!

    Hahaha.
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    I teach preschool. And I live in the desert. Walking around with a water bottle is just a way of life here.

    I generally leave the classroom with my assistant so I can go to the restroom while the children are seated at the table eating snack. And again when we're with another class on the playground. Then at the start of my lunch break. And at the end of my lunch break. And again when we're combined with other classes on the playground again. If necessary, I'll call the office to send someone in to hang out with my class so I can go.

    I usually space out my water slowly throughout the day, and drink a good portion of it in the evening at home.
  • NaomiJFoster
    NaomiJFoster Posts: 1,450 Member
    Also, much of my fluid intake comes from food sources. Fruits are loaded with fluids, and don't fill your bladder as quickly. The milk in my cereal, soup, etc.
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