Getting Water In

[Fox-E 27]

1 week post. Getting Protein in with Premiere shakes. Water is another story. Nut wants 3 water bottles. I can get about 1.5 water bottles. I'm also eating SF Popsicles. Water is the first ingredient in my Protein Shake. Do the Popsicles and shakes count towards my water intake?

[pjpanda 129]

My surgeon said I can count anything that didn't have caffeine as Water. The important part is hydration.

[dabberdoo 6]

Water, Vitamin Water ZERO. If unit doesn't say Zero than it's got 39 grams of carbs. Where the other one I think is 4 or 5. Those water flavorings you squirt in your water are good. 0 calories and 0 carbs. Good luck to you.

[mike4235506 4]

Try crystal light made it go down easy and got more in that way to this day or Gatorade or propel

[macman 603]

Something that helped me early on was to break up the fluids and shakes into manageable amounts. My NUT suggested that I drink 4 ounces of Water on the even hours of the day and 4 ounces of Protein Shakes on odd hours of the day. At day's end you have 32 ounces of Protein Shake and 32 ounces of fluids.

[BitterSweet* 835]

@@macman, I like that tip! Thanks!