nataliemarie23 10 Posted September 17, 2019 Hi everyone! I do have another question so soon, hoping someone can share what they did. I am 4 days post-op & I am having difficulty reaching the required ounces of liquids per day.. I have just been sipping a water bottle & clear Protein drink bottle throughout the day & can’t seem to finish either one. Is it okay to sip from the bottle or do I need to drink/sip from those little 1 ounce cups throughout the day until the drinks are finished? Another question I have.. I keep getting a bad taste in my mouth. It’s not metallically but I don’t know how to describe it. Anyone else experience this? Thanks so much ahead of time! 1 ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ARMoma45 353 Posted September 17, 2019 I"m 8 weeks post op and am just now able to get close to my Water goals and then only sometimes. I didn't use those cups, I just sipped from the bottle. Gatorade Zero was my best friend in the first few weeks to keep from getting dehydrated. I haven't had the odd taste in my mouth. 1 nataliemarie23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elcee 3,342 Posted September 17, 2019 I also had an odd taste. Apparently it can be a sign of ketosis 1 1 nataliemarie23 and ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
S@ssen@ch 745 Posted September 17, 2019 I never used those cups. If they're cumbersome, or a hindrance, I'd say ditch them for whatever works for you. Yes, bad taste (and bad breath) can be a sign of ketosis. 1 1 nataliemarie23 and ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bianca S. 195 Posted September 17, 2019 You can drink from a water bottle but make sure your still sipping (that’s why they have you using 1 ounce cups). You don’t want to drink too fast so early. No i didn’t have a bad taste. 1 1 ARMoma45 and nataliemarie23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RickM 1,752 Posted September 17, 2019 The cups are merely a convenience - if you can sip one of those every five minutes, that's 12 oz in an hour, or 64 in a little over 5 hours during the day. If it is more convenient to sip from a 12 oz or other sized bottle, go for it. I think that some programs prefer the small cups as it may reduce the temptation to guzzle more too soon, though from what I have seen, most who attempt that won't do it again! The main problem that I have seen is that most programs don't tell you how long you need to do that sip, sip, sip thing until you can drink more normally (as it is a big variable between people,) but in time - anywhere between a couple of weeks and a couple of months - you should be able to drink more or less normally. 1 1 ARMoma45 and nataliemarie23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PEGGO 107 Posted September 17, 2019 12 hours ago, nataliemarie23 said: Hi everyone! I do have another question so soon, hoping someone can share what they did. I am 4 days post-op & I am having difficulty reaching the required ounces of liquids per day.. I have just been sipping a water bottle & clear Protein Drink bottle throughout the day & can’t seem to finish either one. Is it okay to sip from the bottle or do I need to drink/sip from those little 1 ounce cups throughout the day until the drinks are finished? Another question I have.. I keep getting a bad taste in my mouth. It’s not metallically but I don’t know how to describe it. Anyone else experience this? Thanks so much ahead of time! Hi Natalie. Yes I’ve been experiencing the bad taste . I was told it’s Ketosis caused by fat leaving the body quickly .I started using mouthwash which does help , except I can’t stand Peppermint, and most of then seem to be Peppermint ! They have different coloured bottles , but don’t say what they are They did have one that was Cloves , but couldn’t stand that either )No pleasing some people is there!!)😄 2 Flo-grown and ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandra Nuelken 419 Posted September 17, 2019 12 hours ago, nataliemarie23 said: Hi everyone! I do have another question so soon, hoping someone can share what they did. I am 4 days post-op & I am having difficulty reaching the required ounces of liquids per day.. I have just been sipping a water bottle & clear Protein Drink bottle throughout the day & can’t seem to finish either one. Is it okay to sip from the bottle or do I need to drink/sip from those little 1 ounce cups throughout the day until the drinks are finished? Another question I have.. I keep getting a bad taste in my mouth. It’s not metallically but I don’t know how to describe it. Anyone else experience this? Thanks so much ahead of time! I was told that the first few weeks are about recovery. Sip Protein through the day, it is a Fluid, and learn to love the bad taste, it is a side effect of Ketosis and will go away. I put my Protein Drink on ice to help with the taste. I used Ensure Max as it is 30 g of protein per carton so I "only" had to drink 2 per day. It wasn't until the 3-4 week that I was ready for something else. I am now almost 2 months out and still on my diet I got for week 4 as it fills me up. I carried some "tea" on ice in my Tervis to sip all day. It is decaffeinated and without sugar. Occasionally I use a clear protein drink to add a flavor to it. 1 1 ARMoma45 and nataliemarie23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nataliemarie23 10 Posted September 18, 2019 13 hours ago, ARMoma45 said: I"m 8 weeks post op and am just now able to get close to my Water goals and then only sometimes. I didn't use those cups, I just sipped from the bottle. Gatorade Zero was my best friend in the first few weeks to keep from getting dehydrated. I haven't had the odd taste in my mouth. I actually just purchased some Gatorade zero! I’m glad to know it’ll help. Thanks so much ☺️ 1 ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nataliemarie23 10 Posted September 18, 2019 2 hours ago, PEGGO said: Hi Natalie. Yes I’ve been experiencing the bad taste . I was told it’s Ketosis caused by fat leaving the body quickly .I started using mouthwash which does help , except I can’t stand Peppermint, and most of then seem to be Peppermint ! They have different coloured bottles , but don’t say what they are They did have one that was Cloves , but couldn’t stand that either )No pleasing some people is there!!)😄 Lol! Peppermint can be a very strong taste. I don’t care for it much either but anything to help the taste & bad breath! Lol Thank you! 1 ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nataliemarie23 10 Posted September 18, 2019 7 hours ago, RickM said: The cups are merely a convenience - if you can sip one of those every five minutes, that's 12 oz in an hour, or 64 in a little over 5 hours during the day. If it is more convenient to sip from a 12 oz or other sized bottle, go for it. I think that some programs prefer the small cups as it may reduce the temptation to guzzle more too soon, though from what I have seen, most who attempt that won't do it again! The main problem that I have seen is that most programs don't tell you how long you need to do that sip, sip, sip thing until you can drink more normally (as it is a big variable between people,) but in time - anywhere between a couple of weeks and a couple of months - you should be able to drink more or less normally. I was thinking I was doing it completely wrong by drinking out the bottle & not the cups. Good to know it’s a convenience! I’m so use to taking big gulps too, definitely don’t want to cause anymore discomfort. Lol thanks so much for replying! 🙂 1 ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PEGGO 107 Posted September 18, 2019 9 hours ago, nataliemarie23 said: Lol! Peppermint can be a very strong taste. I don’t care for it much either but anything to help the taste & bad breath! Lol Thank you! Good luck 😊I’m still looking for one that isn’t strong peppermint . Lysterine do a mild mint , so Im trying that but don’t hold out much hope ! I’ll end up with dozens of bottles of different mouthwash ! 1 ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frustr8 7,886 Posted September 18, 2019 How about Cepacol- I seem to remember it as Cinnamon although I haven't tried any recently. 1 1 ARMoma45 and nataliemarie23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PEGGO 107 Posted September 18, 2019 38 minutes ago, Frustr8 said: How about Cepacol- I seem to remember it as Cinnamon although I haven't tried any recently. Sounds good ! I’ll try and look for it . Thanks 😊 Question, should soft cheese garlic & herb flavour be ok ? 1 ARMoma45 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blocke 5 Posted September 23, 2019 I"m 8 weeks post op and am just now able to get close to my Water goals and then only sometimes. I didn't use those cups, I just sipped from the bottle. Gatorade Zero was my best friend in the first few weeks to keep from getting dehydrated. I haven't had the odd taste in my mouth.I had a really bad taste to the point that I would get out of bed and brush my teeth again during the night. Not so bad since I started the puree food .Sent from my Lenovo TAB 2 A8-50F using BariatricPal mobile app Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
