I have always known that I was supposed to drink water. I have always chugged it. I have always had to go to the bathroom every 30 minutes when I am chugging water. I can no longer chug water (it hurts!). As a result, my relationship with water has changed significantly.
Since VSG, it is physically painful for me to do anything other than sip liquids. So, these days I pretty much have a glass of water near me at all times and I take sips every couple of minutes. When I do this properly, I wind up drinking around 72oz of water a day. Sometimes, I sip on hot tea instead of water--and I count this toward my total liquid consumption for the day.
***WARNING--BATHROOM TALK AHEAD***
When I drink water slowly and consistently, I find that I don't have to go to the bathroom (for #1) quite as often. I also find that I have fewer problems with #2 (i.e. less constipation). Most importantly, I rarely have to get up in the middle of the night to go--something that almost always happened previously. Is it possible that my body is absorbing the water more effectively when I go the slow & steady route?
***END BATHROOM TALK***
I also have discovered that I can tell a marked difference in my ability to eat based on how much water I have (or haven't) consumed. It is very difficult for me to eat as I should on the days that I don't drink water as I should. In fact, the majority of the time that I find myself experiencing difficulty in the eating department, it turns out to be on a day when I haven't (or couldn't) sipped on my water all day. Hmm...
Cheers!
2 comments:
YES! that is exactly what I've noticed. I used to just pound back a litre of water and be done with it. Now, I can't do that at all.
But, when I make the effort, the benefits of water drinking are amazing. regualar... painless movements... and I do just feel better and can eat better.
magic!!
Way to go on correlating your water drinking to your hunger levels. This is SO smart. I think analyzing that type of thing is critical to our success. I will admit I'm not the best water drinker and I need to be. You have just motivated me to get more serious about it!
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