Fluid intake

[makingbetterchoices 0]

Hello everyone! My name is makingbetter choices. Does anyone have suggestions in getting the amount of fluids needed each day? I struggle each day in trying to get the amount of fluids needed each day. I think I might be getting an infection. I have not cheated since I started my liver shrinking diet. But sometimes its a struggle to eat and drink. Sometimes when I eat my stomach rumbles when I eat. I get very little in and other times i eat well. I feel I am not losing anymore weight. I walk Monday - Friday and I try to make sure I get my 10,000 steps in each day. I have been successful most days. On the weekends i try to relax. I have a severe case of phantarfasciatis, and I mean severe. So I try to let my feet relax on weekends. But I feel like my weight loss has stops any suggestions in other types of exercise to cause the weight loss to start back up. Any suggestions in how much food I should be eating? Am i eating to much. What amount of food should I be eating? I am two days from seven weeks post op. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I want this to work. Help.

[Sassygirl06 962]

for the fluid; get a medicine cup, and a gallon jug of Water. have them with you everywhere you go. fill up the medicine cup with water. sip on that for 10 minutes. if you fill it up and sip on one every 10 minutes for a normal 12 hour day you will have drank a gallon of water in the day.

as for exercise, there are plenty of things you can do from a chair. if you have a exercise band you can sit in the chair and put one end under your foot and hold the other end with one arm at a time, raising and lowering it for about 10-15 reps each time-do it to music or while you watch tv. you can also do leg lifts in the chair or laying down in the bed. i do sit ups in bed so that my back doesnt hurt. you can make up tons of exercises of your own. sometimes it is fun

as for food, you shouldnt be eating more then a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of food per meal. try to avoid grazing as well, as this adds in a lot of uncounted calories.

dont forget there are plenty of stalls in weight loss as well. you can raise and lower your calories to kick start weight loss up again. sometimes that is all it takes. dont be discouraged, as long as the scale continues to move down and not up...rejoice in the fact that it is going down and dont worry so much about the number amount. youll get there....

good luck to you. keep smiling

[lsereno 2,525]

Sassygirl has given you rock solid advice.

If you are worried about your rate of weight loss, I suggest tracking your food intake, including calories, Protein, and carbs. At 7 weeks on my program, I needed 600-800 calories per day, 65 grams of Protein, and I tried to keep carbs low (not really an issue because I really only had room for protein).

For Water, track all day so you can step it up earlier in the day when you are falling short on your goal. Mix it up and have Water, soy milk (7-8 grams of protein per cup!), diet drinks, and tea.

I put a dry-erase board on my fridge and I use it to track my protein and Fluid intake throughout the day.

For exercise, switch it up. Try an exercise class, exercise videos, exercise program for a game console if you have one, or joining the gym and meeting with a trainer to get a personalized workout (many gyms will give you one free session with a trainer when you join).

Lynda

[Forensikchic 528]

for the fluid; get a medicine cup, and a gallon jug of Water. have them with you everywhere you go. fill up the medicine cup with Water. sip on that for 10 minutes. if you fill it up and sip on one every 10 minutes for a normal 12 hour day you will have drank a gallon of water in the day.

as for exercise, there are plenty of things you can do from a chair. if you have a exercise band you can sit in the chair and put one end under your foot and hold the other end with one arm at a time, raising and lowering it for about 10-15 reps each time-do it to music or while you watch tv. you can also do leg lifts in the chair or laying down in the bed. i do sit ups in bed so that my back doesnt hurt. you can make up tons of exercises of your own. sometimes it is fun

as for food, you shouldnt be eating more then a 1/4 to 1/2 cup of food per meal. try to avoid grazing as well, as this adds in a lot of uncounted calories.

dont forget there are plenty of stalls in weight loss as well. you can raise and lower your calories to kick start weight loss up again. sometimes that is all it takes. dont be discouraged, as long as the scale continues to move down and not up...rejoice in the fact that it is going down and dont worry so much about the number amount. youll get there....

good luck to you. keep smiling

How big is a medicine cup and where do you get one? A pharmacy? I need help getting my fluids in too.

[Sassygirl06 962]

yes i got mine from the pharmacy, but you can use one from a nyquil bottle, or liquid medicine cup. a 2 tbs one is the best. just sip on that. another good one for the person on the go that doesnt have time to carry that around with them is taking a 2 liter bottle and fill it up almost to the top (get a couple to work with) then freeze it the night before. carry that around with you, as it melts drink it. once it is gone get out the other one and do the same. 2 of those is all you need for the day. i like this way because you can drink to fast because it takes a while for the ice to melt, and it is cold Water. i love cold water 10 times more then warm. good luck ladies, and just keep sipping...

How big is a medicine cup and where do you get one? A pharmacy? I need help getting my fluids in too.

[Forensikchic 528]

yes i got mine from the pharmacy, but you can use one from a nyquil bottle, or liquid medicine cup. a 2 tbs one is the best. just sip on that. another good one for the person on the go that doesnt have time to carry that around with them is taking a 2 liter bottle and fill it up almost to the top (get a couple to work with) then freeze it the night before. carry that around with you, as it melts drink it. once it is gone get out the other one and do the same. 2 of those is all you need for the day. i like this way because you can drink to fast because it takes a while for the ice to melt, and it is cold Water. i love cold Water 10 times more then warm. good luck ladies, and just keep sipping...

Thats a really good idea! I think I will try that!

[Sassygirl06 962]

that is great. keep up the good work!

Thats a really good idea! I think I will try that!

[longer-life 139]

This is Kaisers step by step eating plan :

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/topic/15469-diet-after-bariatricsurgery/page__p__131147__hl__%2Bbowel+%2Bsyndrome__fromsearch__1#entry131147

[tjharmon 11]

I ordered some 2 oz cups with lids from tupperware--i think they are gonna be great!!!