Hello everyone! I am here to ask if its normal to feel this way. I was home all day yesterday since it was raining so much i had the heater going all day n i managed to get 70 plus oz of water n about 53 grams of protein....with that said by the end of the night my eyes were burning the seemed so dry and that made me worry. My wonderful mom came to pick up all my 4 kiddos this morning since she helps me with them and i told her, that my eyes were feeling dry and she said are you drinking enough water i told her yes i did yesterday i know it was hard the past days but i made sure i got it in and i was happy i accomplished it yesterday. So how would i know if im dehydrated? im home alone until like 4 pm and it's just 8:30 in the morning and i already had my prilosec with some apple sauce and im now trying to drink my 8 oz protein drink....i feel so sad thanks for listening to me. patty

sounds like allergies to me (dry eyes) if your dehydrated, you'd feel like you have no spit and really dry in your mouth as well as needing lots of lotion for extra dry skin. . . your sadness is hormonal. . you say your home alone for several hours. . . get out and do stuff, gardening, shopping, go to the GYM, go for a WALK, go to the park. . . enjoy yourself. . . not just stay at home staring at the 4 walls. . . alot of folks apparently go through this. . . if you notice it gets worse you may want to talk to someone about it more . . . good luck!

Thank you for telling me that. I was scared because i just tell my self so many things like, your not eating and you need food, you need more water and protein and your still not doing good enough. I asked a friend for a ride to the store because my mom took my car this way i can go get some thing to eat like cheese, lunch meat and tuna. I do get sad n this sucks! I will be going back to work next week....since that will be my 4 week after surgery, The doctor kept me off so long because i work with severly handicapped young adults. and this is hard work.I hope that once i get back to work i will start feeling a bit better. Im still trying to get used to the fact that i actually accomplished something huge for my self. I always put everyone else first instead of me.I know this is going to make me feel much better about my self as soon as i get over this hump. I just love coming on this site and have people that can somewhat relate to this. Thank you for your time

Another quick clue to see if you are not getting enough water is look at the colour of your pee. If its dark you need more water if it is clear to really really pale yellow you are doing fine with the water.

Thank you for telling me that. I was scared because i just tell my self so many things like, your not eating and you need food, you need more Water and Protein and your still not doing good enough. I asked a friend for a ride to the store because my mom took my car this way i can go get some thing to eat like cheese, lunch meat and tuna. I do get sad n this sucks! I will be going back to work next week....since that will be my 4 week after surgery, The doctor kept me off so long because i work with severly handicapped young adults. and this is hard work.I hope that once i get back to work i will start feeling a bit better. Im still trying to get used to the fact that i actually accomplished something huge for my self. I always put everyone else first instead of me.I know this is going to make me feel much better about my self as soon as i get over this hump. I just love coming on this site and have people that can somewhat relate to this. Thank you for your time

I work with adults with disabilities. I had to stay home for 6 weeks, and to tell you the truth, that made me a little stir crazy. It feels great to be back at work and have a schedule again... hope it feels better for you too. I think being alone all the time gives our brains too much time to think..., its good to be doing for others and eating on a regular schedule and such... hope you feel better soon!