March sleevers challenge

[@RealScoobyDoo 94]

One of my greatest fears is getting dehydrated after surgery. We are supposed to drink 64 oz/day, but I don't come close even now.

I challenge everyone to start drinking 64 oz of Water a day BEFORE surgery And no, Protein drinks don't count towards the total.

Good luck!

[gelen's_change 157]

Ok im in! So plain Water right?

[keystone28 18]

One of my greatest fears is getting dehydrated after surgery. We are supposed to drink 64 oz/day, but I don't come close even now.

I challenge everyone to start drinking 64 oz of Water a day BEFORE surgery And no, Protein drinks don't count towards the total.

Good luck!

Im lucky in that aspect; I've always been a heavy Water drinker I probably drink (no kidding here) close to 160 ounces in a day at work..I use those flavor packets, but still...

[KickRocks 163]

Omg same here so count me in!

[beautiful_roxy 8]

Sounds like a plan!..count me in i get sleeved march 6th!!!

[nikigarvey 1]

Count me in too. Surgery on the 6th.....

[MissFae 19]

Ha! Piece of cake, I probably drink twice that now.

.........damn, I said cake........

[blueskies50 3]

I'm in, surgery date is

March 8 yh

[PaperBullets 53]

Oh I'm totally in! I used to think that I drank a lot of Water to begin with but the idea of the Protein shakes/poweders PLUS the water? I have no idea how on earth to get it in without feeling like a hummingbird. But awesome idea to start now! ~eyes the neglected bottle of water on my desk~ Well, maybe in a minute. lol

[NicholeRain 1]

I share your fear. I never drank Water pre op. I drank tea while out to eat, and almond milk with dinner on regular days. One of my past doctors said one of the reasons I never was thirsty was because I was dehydrated all the time, that the state I was in was chronic and made me lose my thirst. Well I am very worried now, because the 2 glasses of ice tea I would of drank pre op, once or twice a week, now seems impossible. Never mind 64 ounces of Water daily. The IV fluids they gave my after surgery alone made me gain 4 pounds in water weight in 2 days! I had not even had approval to have ice chips or low sodium broth yet, and I was 4 pounds heavier then my weight before being wheeled to the OR. I had to urinate every 20 minutes for days. So I am counting Protein shakes as part of my Fluid intake, because it is made of water. I am working hard to reach the goal, but I know it will take a long long time to get there, for as you said, even pre op I could not deliberately force myself to consume that amount.

Sleeved on the 4th

[MissFae 19]

I drank 64 oz of Water before I was even up for four hours, got almost half that again already. Water is not my problem. I absolutely can't get my Protein in. I have several cases of Pure Protein Ready To Drink shakes that I now cannot stand to drink, no matter how I mix it up. Two spoonfuls of thinned creamy chicken Soup (no chicken) and I have to stop. I'm not getting more than a couple of hundred calories a day and am just a little worried. I have tried everything from SF puddings, SF Jello and everything else allowed for the first week post op (sleeved March 5th) Tomorrow I start puréed foods. I dunno, maybe that will be better? First thing I'm gonna try is some refried Beans. I sit home alone, healing. My day consists of trying to get a good night's sleep (still not easy), and I watch TV all day and walk my dogs three times a day for 15 minutes each. My husband is away skiing until Saturday. I mean, I'm just not hungry, it doesn't feel like I've basically only had water all day. But when I leave the house tomorrow (I have to do some shopping), I still think my head hunger is going to take over.

[ashley18 8]

How many grams of Protein are we supposed to have a day?