How much water do you drink

[dcprincess 0]

I would like to say hello to all. I was banded on February 17,2005. I weighed in at 268lbs. I now weigh 145lbs today. Thank God!!! I have had my ups and downs with drinking Water but I have learned that when my band wasnt as tight and I had less restriction I drank considerably more. Drinking more water gives me more energy and my skin looks better and I feel better, so try really hard to drink up it makes a huge difference.

[*susan* 1,709]

I have the same problem with anything I drink since getting my band too. It has to be room temperature, absolutely no ice, or it just plain hurts going down. I wonder why?

[Chickie 15]

I *try* to get in 2.5 ltrs (4 600ml bottles) But usually only get in three.

I also drink 3 or 4 mugs of lemon and lime herb tea.

[shackdog 1]

I drink at least 64oz of Water and the doctor just told me that I need to drink more. So more it is. I think I will by stock in bathrooms because I am always in them

[Kathy473 1]

Not enough...I know that! I need to start back on increasing my Water intake. Kind of hard though...I always forget!

[gentlespirit 1]

I bought a 2 1/2 quart Water bottle like people keep in their refrigerators and fill it each evening before I leave work (I like it at room temp). Then I fill the glass on my desk and try to drink a glass every hour or whenever I think about it. I don't usually have trouble getting it all in during the day, and then I drink in the evening some, too. My skin looks better than it ever has and I have gotten accustomed to the Water intake so that I no longer have to run to the bathroom every 15 minutes.

Emily

[JMO 0]

I have found a way to make sure I get in more than enough Water. I have five water bottles (walmart .97) I fill them half way with water at night and put them in a freezer. Then the next day when I am thursty I get one out a fill it with water. This way I always have ice cold water. I will not drink any other drink (except coffee 1st thing) until I drink all my water, then I will have Decaf unsweet tea or crystal light. My kids also have there own water bottles and they have done great I fill their's and out in the fridge, so now I'm not making 20 glasses a day for them. They never complain and alway drink water now!!!

Jmoe

[Wheetsin 714]

Pre-band I drank 180+ ounces per day. A lot of that was because I was a "chugger" and could down a 36 oz glass w/o thinking twice (or stopping!).

Now I drink about 80 oz. That's just plain old ice Water. I do drink more fluids overall though. Every morning when I get to work I brew either a cup of Citron tea w/ a cinnamon stick, or plain old lipton Decaf that I ice down.

I still have a Protein drink most days, not because I need it for the Protein levels but because I enjoy them and they're not hurting me. I make them with fat free Carb Countdown milk, which is the closest to "milk" I've had to drink since I was about 14 and swore the stuff off.

Also most nights I enjoy a cup or two of low carb apple juice (6g per 8 oz) on ice... depending on what my carb count is for the day. Since most of my protein preferences are at 0 gm and I try to stay right at 20 per day, I use the juice to help get my count up.

Occasionally I will have a few drinks of crystal light, but that's few and far between - kinda lost my taste for it post-op.

[nolagirl2 0]

I drink 100+ oz. of Water a day. I drink at least 48 oz. before I eat lunch, then at least 24 between lunch & workout, at least 24 between workout and dinner. Plus some after dinner. I occasionally drink crystal light, but it's very rare. I just prefer the taste of water. CL doesnt seem to quench my thirst. I basically drink only water all day long, except I have 1 cup of coffee 3-5 times a week.

[puddin 7]

I didn't really drink Water pre-band, but since then I do and find that I crave water a LOT more than I did before I started drinking it. Go figure.

[carlacollins 0]

I drink about 40 oz a day or so....sometimes a little more sometimes a little less.....still have that coffee every morning though..........ummmm love that coffee

[Dena 2]

I don't drink much of anything at all. You could add everything I drink all week and if it came to 80 ozs I'd be surprised. I know this is not healthy for me at all. I have tried everything under the sun that I can think of, but nothing works. I just don't get thirsty. I know this is hard on all parts of my body. I normally go to the bathroom when I get up in the morning and when I get home from work.....unless I have a cup of coffee, then I'll go around lunch time. As far as BM's, well if I could go once a week I'd have a party, but usually its once every couple of weeks. I am on daily medication for that, and I know that drinking more Water will help. Oh did I mention that I can't get enough salt? You'd think with the salt that I add to my food, I'd be extemely thirsty all the time. I have another dr's appt next month for some more tests, and I'm really trying to make myself drink more water, or more anything!!!!

[FunnyDuddies 6]

I drink between a gallon to a gallon and a half a day. It has cleared my skin, and my weight loss is steady. When I stop drinking Water, my weight loss stalls.

[Kathi 0]

I drink so much that I float.

[Lin12/20/07 0]

does anyone drink from "sports" bottles (water)? When I had my orientation before the surgery the nurse told me that you get too much air when you drink from Water bottles with spouts- she said only drink from the ones with open mouths. I kinda miss the sport top so I wondered if anyone else has had good or bad experiences with this?

And, how do you post a new question? I had to post this on another thread because I don't know how to create a new one.... Thanks!

Lin

banded 12/20/07

3-1-08- lost 53 pounds