getting frustrated with water intake

[aclark27 4]

I'm hoping someone can shed a little light for me here. My surgeon that performed my sleeve was not the surgeon that discharged me, but rather a partner surgeon within the same facility. He stressed that I need to be getting 64 Oz of Water in each day. I'm getting frustrated because I'm only able to get about 20 Oz in on a good day. Since I'm supposed to wait 30 minutes after drinking to eat, and 60 minutes after eating to drink, but I'm only supposed to sip water....how do I fit this all in a day? I will have my 2 week post op in 2 weeks, but that's a week behind because the surgeon is so booked. I just really really don't want to get dehydrated. I've had that problem while I was pregnant and couldn't even keep water down.

[Daisee68 2,493]

​Ok, don't beat yourself up. It takes time to get there and figure it all out. Your stomach is still swollen, so it takes a while to be able to drink. Regardless of what the dr told you, most dr and NUT's don't expect you to hit all your Protein and Fluid goals in the first couple of weeks. You definitely don't want to dehydrate, so make that your number one goal. Having said that, my NUT counts my Protein drinks as "fluid", so I count that towards my goal. I am 3 months out and don't always get there (but don't use me as an example!) My best suggestion is to sit down tonight after dinner and after the kids are in bed and use a 1 oz. medicine cup and set a timer for every 5 minutes an sip 1/3 to 1/2 of the cup every time your timer goes off. At the end of an hour, you will have 4 oz in. (You may be able to do more than that by now. if you can, do so, but likely no more than 8 oz an hour). If you can do that a couple of times a day, it will help. Be patient with yourself. It will come in time and this 1st week memories will be far behind you.

Now that I said that, I am going to take my own advice and get some Water....

[LillyWSL 3]

I have the same problem. It feels like all I am doing is eating and drinking. Having to eat 7 meals a day and fit the drinking inbetween is taking up so much time, and I was told to only drink 4 oz each time I drink. So I am not able to get the adviced ammount of fluids in during a day.

Edited September 13, 2015 by LillyWSL

[Daisee68 2,493]

@@LillyWSL - Curious why 7 meals a day. That seems a bit excessive. Most of us are told 3 meals and 2 Snacks and within that I consider Protein 1 or 2 of those. Also, when they say only 4 oz of Fluid at a time, I think that is really in the very beginning. The Fluid will move through your stomach and most of us here can drink 16 oz an hour by 3 or 4 weeks out. You cannot chug 4 oz by any means (regardless of how far out you are), but I cannot think of any reasons why you would be restricted to only 4 oz at each fluid "sitting"

[aclark27 4]

I was told 3 small meals & 3 Snacks as well, they gave me an estimated "schedule" that goes as follows:

8am Breakfast

10am snack

12pm lunch

3pm snack

6pm supper

8pm snack

At this time I cannot bring myself to drink another shake, however I ordered unflavored powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury powder so I'm waiting for that to arrive. I was never told no more than 4oz at a time, would've been good to know lol. Not that I'm getting that down anyway. The surgeon also said I could progress to soft foods before being discharged. So at least I've been getting an average of 40 grams of Protein in each day. I will try to sit down & set aside time each hour to drink, I like that idea. Makes it seem a little more manageable.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

That's your goal. You do your best each day to get as close to that as possible. It won't happen overnight and it may not happen within the first month, but eventually you'll get there. Things that helped me:

• Starting my day off with a glass of Water.Even if it's just 4 ounce Put it by the bed and have it first thing.
• Adding ice to my Protein drinks. Good for at least a quarter cup of Water.
• Carrying a water bottle with me everywhere.

Most people work up to 64 ounce by month 2, some sooner. Give yourself time. Just remember the goal is to get in your Protein and stay hydrated.

Did the doctor said 64 ounce of water or fluids? For most of us, it's fluids. That pretty much includes anything liquid so your Fluid intake would be a combination of Protein Drinks and water intake.

[OutsideMatchInside 10,166]

It takes a while to work up to that 64oz. @@BLERDgirl Nailed it.

[tssiemer 85]

So after surgery am I supposed to set an alarm to wake me up to eat and drink. Because I gotta tell you, I'm a sleeper after I get sick/have surgery.

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[BLERDgirl 6,417]

So after surgery am I supposed to set an alarm to wake me up to eat and drink. Because I gotta tell you, I'm a sleeper after I get sick/have surgery.

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No your body needs rest just as much as it needs physical nourishment. Start your day when you wake.