I am barely three weeks post op and can't swallow another drop of water. I have always hated water anyway, now this is torture! I am about ready to just quit drinking all together. I would rather be hooked up to an iv than to drink more nasty water. I really wish I had not had this surgery now knowing that I can't drink anything good for the rest of my life!!!! I have tried all kinds of water flavorings, sugar free powdered drinks and adding fruit to the water. nothing helps. Beware: if you hate drinking water, this surgery may not be for you. Ready to be fat and happy again!!

I am barely three weeks post op and can't swallow another drop of Water. I have always hated water anyway' date=' now this is torture! I am about ready to just quit drinking all together. I would rather be hooked up to an iv than to drink more nasty water. I really wish I had not had this surgery now knowing that I can't drink anything good for the rest of my life!!!! I have tried all kinds of water flavorings, sugar free powdered drinks and adding fruit to the water. nothing helps. Beware: if you hate drinking water, this surgery may not be for you. Ready to be fat and happy again!![/quote']

Try drinking soda then.. I guarantee you'll love water after you try that. Seriously change is hard being FAT isn't being happy otherwise you wouldn't have gotten this surgery.. Try doing tea herbal teas are yummay and have water in them.. I get a lot more water down when it's hot I.e tea coffee

AMEN SISTA!!!!!!!!!! The water is a killer ,, today was bad I think i only got 4 cups in,, i swear theres not enough time in the day . I hate it tooo. I am 4wks post op today. I sometimes feel like its a job doing all of this but hopefully the payoff will be great.. I have trouble with the protein as well. We only can do what we can do ... just keep trying...Good Luck... keep me posted.

I also have problems getting all the water in. I've never been a water drinking or a soda drinker. I was always drinking coffee or juice. I gave up coffee for tea so that I could have something hot with a flavor to it that I enjoyed. I just bought some of those liquid water flavors today. I hope those don't have a bad after taste to them like the powder stuff does.

I hate Water too. But I hate being fat even more.

Do you like lemonade? I buy the Real Lemon lemon juice from costco. That and some Splenda is easy and pretty yummy.

Try chicken broth...it counts as water but is warm and tastes good!

I know you said you tried water enhancers, but this one looks interesting, I personally haven't tried it yet but was told it tastes just like crush soda without the carbonation. http://www.amazon.com/Crush-Orange-Liquid-Water-Enhancer/dp/B00AZZW2BK

I have a problem with water as well. I get maybe 32 ounces and HAVE to drink something else. I found I can handle G2(Gatorade) Not overly sweet!! I don't do well with the protein either. I can get Nectar protein down--but it can't be the fruity flavors. I do ok with the chocolate, vanilla and mango only. Starting the soft phase and love CHEESE and eggs- working toward the meat. Hopefully I can get enough food protein instead of drinking it. A day at a time.....

Have you tried different filtered waters? I love water... LOVE LOVE LOVE water... I drink 80-90-100 ounces everyday without blinking an eye, but I am picky when it comes to my water. I don't even like all bottled water.... Dasani, good, Aquafina, fine, Smart Water, my favorite. I fill my bottles at a purified water fill station, and sometimes that isn't good enough. My point is, nothing is worse than being hooked up to an IV lol... maybe maybe maybe there is a water out there with your name on it. What about adding fresh fruit to it? The only one I don't like is grape. Watermelon, Lemons, Berries, they are amazing! Good Luck!

I dont understand how people hate water but then again I dont understand how people drink soda. Mix it up and add flavors.

I used to hate it too. Then I started working at a hospital with filtered Water machines everywhere and I'm always sucking water down now. I did end up getting used to it but I'm thinking I have it easier because I never drank much soda. juice, now that's my weakness.

Crystal lite is good, or even just some lemon lime and cucumber.

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I used I drink g2's a lot (the clear ones, they are milder) post op. I HTED Water too becaise in the last I I got thirsty I'd slam water and be over it. Hyphen I'd go back to sipping tea all day until I got super thirsty, I'd slam it again.

For me, I associated supping with flavored drinks and chugging with water. (Get hot and sweaty, water. Sitting around, sipping flavors) so it was torture to me too.

I'm 6 1/2 weeks now and it's not so bad. I prefer it from a bottle, HATE smart water, mountain spring and great value actually taste better to me. But I still wanna drink my decaf tea woth stevia over water. I make myself do ittho.

I struggle to get all my water in. Pre sleeve I got much of my hydration from food as opposed to beverages. Changing the temp and flavor of water has helped but I also drink steamed milk (my fav is adding SF cinnamon flavor to it), unsweetened vanilla almond milk and really watered down apple juice. I try to keep a schedule for drinking: 1 cup Crystal light when I wake up, 1-2 cups of tea/ hot milk after breakfast, 2-4 cups after lunch, 1-2 cups after dinner. I'm not a nutritionist but I think overall hydration is more important since most beverages are mostly water anyway. Drink as much as you can of whatever low sugar drinks will keep you hydrated. Good luck.

I am barely three weeks post op and can't swallow another drop of Water. I have always hated water anyway' date=' now this is torture! I am about ready to just quit drinking all together. I would rather be hooked up to an iv than to drink more nasty water. I really wish I had not had this surgery now knowing that I can't drink anything good for the rest of my life!!!! I have tried all kinds of water flavorings, sugar free powdered drinks and adding fruit to the water. nothing helps. Beware: if you hate drinking water, this surgery may not be for you. Ready to be fat and happy again!![/quote']

I agree. I am 3 weeks out and can't get 24oz a day in my. I feel like hell. So weak. I just poured a glass of orange juice but haven't sipped it yet since it is all sugar.

Looking for suggestions.

I dont understand how people hate Water but then again I dont understand how people drink soda. Mix it up and add flavors.

It's a texture/viscosity thing. I don't particularly care for soda, either - it's not like those are the only two options. And it's not so much about flavors, either. Some people just don't particularly care for liquids, or only certain types. Personally, I prefer icy/blended drinks, but my new sleeve isn't very accepting of them right now. That makes it exceedingly difficult to get the required quantity of liquids in,

Not a lot different then a thin person not liking food, and struggling to get in enough calories, really...