dehydration

[roxy79 3]

How do you guys stay hydrated in beginning? I am worried I will get depredated. Im only 3 days post op. Im drinking , yesterday I had like 12 oz Water and 2 popsicles and some yogurt. this was spread out throughout day.

Edited July 18, 2015 by roxy79

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

I sipped Water all day. I had several water bottles that I kept in the fridge. When I wasn't eating or in the beginning drinking Protein Shakes, I was sipping. Every day I filled a bottle and sat it next to me. If I went out, I took one with me.

[glitter eyes 1,398]

It is very hard in the beginning to stay hydrated. Just make sure that you are constantly sipping all day long. It is a challenge. Also, you can try different temperatures for your fluids or different types of Water or flavored water. I have read that a lot of people find room temperature fluids easier to drink. I do best with very cold liquids. It is a lot of trial and error in the early stages. It gets easier.

Good luck to you- you can do it!!

[ShrinkingPeach 1,291]

For the first week it was a struggle for me to get to the 48 ounces my NUT asked for. I drank as much as I could and sipped all day. Every day got better and by the end of the first week I was there and then she asked for 64...lol

You will get there, just always have something to drink by your side, especially if you go somewhere.

Good luck!

[marmello 77]

Popsicles lol but sugar free ones. I had got to a point where I hated Water and sick of crystal light. But I loved Popsicles.

[maggie409 765]

I was dehydrated by the end of my second week. I had to force myself to get more liquids. I felt better immediately. This may sound odd, and it is purely psychological, but I now buy the small 8 oz bottles of Water. Trying to finish the small bottle is just not as daunting a task. When you have finished 8 in a day, you get your 64 oz. it works great for me.