Can't stand water!

[81Kellogram 101]

I was the same, but I figured there's no way around it - Water is essential and I'm not going to work around it. So I set a timer on my phone and forced myself to take a sip every three minutes. My sips got bigger and now I can pretty much gulp. I get 64oz on the dot because it's still hard. However, I had a really hard workout this morning and 20oz. went down very well. Oh and here's a tip: Take a few gasX strips, wait a few minutes and try drinking. It's goes down much more smoothly.

[QueenOfTheTamazons 634]

I force myself to drink Water as much as I can but unfortunately I probably get only 30oz a day since I can't drink during or right after I eat I wait 30 minutes then by the time I do drink it feels and tastes awful. But I can drink juice, tea, or even coffee easily.

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Plain Water actively hurts my stomach. I know it sounds weird but my surgeon said it's not uncommon side effect. I use a lot of mios and Crystal Light. I drink a lot iced tea. I also like the 5 calorie diet cranberry juice cocktails.

I also like to add ice to my Protein drinks and put it in the Ninja blender. It up my liquid and give a better texture to the drinks. Makes it feel more like a frappuccino then a Protein Drink. This works really well with my Fairlife chocolate Milk genpro shakes. Turns 12 ounces into 20 without much loss of taste

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[C&C 6]

I use Crystal lite lemonade in my room temperature Water, but it's better with ice. I also drink blue Powerade zero. Those are my two go to drinks right now. But I miss tea. (Decaf is not the same)

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[sunsetsue 67]

Omg thank you for recommending the Powerade zero blue!!! It's so yummy and much easier to drink then Water.

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[Jazzzyjay 222]

Omg thank you for recommending the Powerade zero blue!!! It's so yummy and much easier to drink then Water.

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Yes you are so welcome. It makes having to get in 64 oz so much easier! I'm so glad it helped you ????

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[BigViffer 3,544]

Just be aware that Powerade and those sports drinks are filled with electrolytes (sodium). So if you're BP has been low or dizzy spells coming that weren't before surgery, they will help with those effects.

However if you are fighting high BP, they are a bad idea. Also, by design they make your body hold on to Water.

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[sunsetsue 67]

Just be aware that Powerade and those sports drinks are filled with electrolytes (sodium). So if you're BP has been low or dizzy spells coming that weren't before surgery, they will help with those effects.

However if you are fighting high BP, they are a bad idea. Also, by design they make your body hold on to Water.

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Thank you for the advice. Unfortunately I'm on the up and down of b/p usually it's too low...I do get dizzy spells once in a while

I pay close attention to my body, if I feel my heart racing I definitely won't drink it.

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[BigViffer 3,544]

Also, don't freak out if you gain a pound or two. It's just your body retaining Water from the increased sodium.

[sunsetsue 67]

Yeah I don't get too upset over a pound but when I see anything over three pounds I get annoyed lol ...I know I shouldn't but after the "chop" I wasn't expecting that to be a possibility so soon

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