This is ridiculous!

Woodmangler
Woodmangler Posts: 96 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have never drank water.... other than a quick sip at a drinking fountain or whatever...

Now I am drinking water... because I want to "follow the program" ... and I know me; If I skip something or cut a corner I risk screwing up the whole thing...

What was I talking about??

Oh yeah... ridiculous.

I have to pee about every 10 minutes... I am getting more exercise walking to the bathroom than I get... uhh... exercising!

Does the body get used to this and the urge to go subside later or??
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  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    I pee so much now... =X
  • hlp423
    hlp423 Posts: 41 Member
    LOL! I think you will get more used to it haha! I drink tons of water mostly because I sweat alot both at work and during workout times. Good for you for increasing your water intake!
  • thebzax
    thebzax Posts: 55 Member
    I'm in the same boat! Recently increased my water intake a LOT (gone from drinking soda all day to purely water) and I'm constantly needing to pee! Hopefully it'll get a bit better, but if not, it's a side effect I can cope with, seeing as it's so good for me :)
  • emmaprocopiou
    emmaprocopiou Posts: 246 Member
    i am always running for the loo, dont think it gets easier but i am also on some water tablets to aid by BP meds, which is even worse.
    just think of all that extra exercise :) especially if you have to run upstairs , could count as cardio? :happy:
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    I've noticed it does get better, although I still have to visit the bathroom more than I'd like to! But it does burn a few extra calories, all that walking to and fro!
  • mchristians
    mchristians Posts: 8
    I am pretty sure your body will adjust. You are doing a good thing by flushing your system. Keep up the good work!
  • KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON
    KIMBAILEYWILLIAMSON Posts: 258 Member
    LOL, I go to the bathroom REAL often too!
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    For lack of a better term, I p-ss like a race-horse anymore. I have always drank a lot of water, definitely upped it with this whole lifestyle/diet thing, but I pee constantly. Annoying ... lol
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    One other thing, for the ladies, especially those who have had kids: since I stopped drinking soda and started drinking water and lost some weight, that womanly problem of springing a leak when I laugh has gone completely away, even though I still drink coffee like it's going out of style.
  • Acidique
    Acidique Posts: 119 Member
    Oh yes. Lots of urinating. :D But, if you drink a lot of water and DON'T have to urinate you were probably a little dehydrated to begin with.
  • acstansell
    acstansell Posts: 567 Member
    You'll get used to it. I drink about a 1/2 gallon a day and I usually have to pee about every hour or so. The first week I started, I ultra-hydrated to flush my system and drank 2 gallons a day. That was an every 20 minutes thing.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    You will get used to it somewhat, so you won't have to go quite as often. But if you drink a lot of water, you'll need to pee frequently. Common sense.
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    Bright side of getting so much water... I pretty much do not want to drink anything else... its like "MORE fluids?!"
  • Wonderwoman2677
    Wonderwoman2677 Posts: 428 Member
    I can drink one cup or 3 cups and still have to pee every hour. So, I drink about 2 cups an hour while I'm at work. Not as much while I'm at home.
  • buzzcogs
    buzzcogs Posts: 296 Member
    You will pee more just generally when you drink more water but that is a good thing! peeing often = much more healthy!!!
    However generally your bladder calms down and you pee less often than when you first start.
    Ain't no tax on peeing so pee away! It's a free country! ;-0
  • MountainDont351LBS
    MountainDont351LBS Posts: 29
    I have a gerbil bladder as well. One water in, one water out.
  • Jackieonappy
    Jackieonappy Posts: 92 Member
    LOL Your body gets used to it and you'll pee less often after a while. Trust me, I understand, I drank a gallon of water yesterday...
  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
    I've been peeing for three years straight.
  • TheLessOfMe
    TheLessOfMe Posts: 71 Member
    i'm sure the people at work think there's something wrong with me the amount I pee! I get strange looks from my dad and he knows that i'm dieting!!
  • staceface519
    staceface519 Posts: 167
    your body WILL subside once it gets used to how much more water your putting in your body. . . i was always dehydrated so i started drinking more water and peed every 20 minutes for a week. . . the second week it was once every hour. . . now i drink almost half my body weight and pee a lot less but my bladder and body got used to it. . stick with it and it WILL get better :)
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I've been peeing for three years straight.
    You should probably see a doctor about that.
  • Telugammayi87
    Telugammayi87 Posts: 170 Member
    I drink nearly 1.5-2 gallons per day... I pee A LOT.
  • Crochetluvr
    Crochetluvr Posts: 3,326 Member
    One of the symptoms of my diabetes was always being thirsty and running to the bathroom every half hour. After a year of THAT, I am happy to NOT drink so much and NOT have to run to the bathroom all the time. I drink when I am thirsty now...which isn't nearly as often, thank goodness. :)
  • sun33082
    sun33082 Posts: 416 Member
    Your body (or at least you) eventually gets used to it. You need to pee. It's a good thing. Be happy your body isn't holding onto those toxins and storing the excess fluid :)
  • yaymeforlife
    yaymeforlife Posts: 36
    when you first up your water intake I feel like you lose a. the water that you are drinking and b. the water weight that your body has been holding on to for fear there is a drought.

    This happens to me when I go from dehydrated to rehydrated and it evens out. and not all people fit into the 64 oz of water a day category. so if it keeps up you might find you don't even need as much water as you are drinking. Especially if you eat a lot of veggies and fruits.

    my friend went to the dr complaining of dizziness etc and her dr told her she needed to cut her water intake to 40 oz of day.
  • Lissa947
    Lissa947 Posts: 12
    I have a big cup that I drink out of all day long. I just keep re-filling it with water. But just like clock work, once the last sip is gone, I have to pee. I can't tell you how many times I have to go a day! LOL :laugh:
  • erinlea75
    erinlea75 Posts: 47 Member
    Ramped up my water intake today. Was at work 1 hour and I had to pee twice.

    Haven't peed this much since I was pregnant.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    One of the symptoms of my diabetes was always being thirsty and running to the bathroom every half hour. After a year of THAT, I am happy to NOT drink so much and NOT have to run to the bathroom all the time. I drink when I am thirsty now...which isn't nearly as often, thank goodness. :)
    Question that I'm too lazy to research for myself: is frequent urination actually a symptom of diabetes, or is it just the result of frequent thirst?
  • big_cowboy74
    big_cowboy74 Posts: 27 Member
    I have never met a bathroom that I didn't like. I drink about 24 - 30 cups of water a day so I feel you pain so to speak. I actually wrote a blog about this the first week I joined MFP. So just enjoy the extra exercise.
  • _Mimi_
    _Mimi_ Posts: 233
    lol @ the pee exercise...I think MFP should allow us to log that! :tongue:

    Woody, please work REALLY hard on getting over that all or nothing thinking. That is the one thing I am working on harder than anything...and it is REALLY paying off! This is FOREVER! NOT a diet. If you have a little slip, or better yet a planned treat, make it just that...a small bump, or a small treat. Seriously. If there were ONE piece of advice I would give to anyone who has battled weight for years and years, that would be it. Well, that and try to cut as much added sugars and artificial sweeteners...oh, and sodium - lol...from your diet as possible. But seriously, the #1 thing would be to think lifestyle, not diet....and to NOT try to be 100%,100% of the time. Nobody can live their entire life "perfect". :flowerforyou:

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