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At one month post op, I've been doing pretty well. I'm meeting my Fluid and Protein goals most days. However, today did not go so well. We drove to Denver for a short family vacation - one night in a hotel, the zoo, and the museum. To prepare for the zoo today, I brought a cooler with plenty of food and beverages to meet my specific needs: cheese, hummus, tuna salad, etc. Now I'm looking back on my day and realizing how little I've actually eaten. It was over 90 degrees and we were hot and sweating in the sun all day. I didn't want to eat anything, because I knew I would have to stop drinking for 30 minutes after. I only wanted to drink, and I wanted to take huge refreshing gulps. I drank plenty, but there's no way I'll meet my Protein goal today.

So, how do you beat the heat? Any tips or tricks on how to get enough food and drink on super hot summer days?

It's so weird to me that I actually didn't want to eat.

On the plus side, this will be my first day since surgery to accomplish 10,000 steps!

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well/ to be honest, I stay indoors in July and August unless I go north and hit the beach! not a hot weather fan here. I'm counting down to football season

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I don't go outside. Seriously. I'm waaaaay too Irish to survive direct sunlight anyhow, and I prefer to stay tucked away in air-conditioned spaces. When I go to day-long events though, I simply plan for rest and rehydration every four hours.

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At one month post op, I've been doing pretty well. I'm meeting my Fluid and Protein goals most days. However, today did not go so well. We drove to Denver for a short family vacation - one night in a hotel, the zoo, and the museum. To prepare for the zoo today, I brought a cooler with plenty of food and beverages to meet my specific needs: cheese, hummus, tuna salad, etc. Now I'm looking back on my day and realizing how little I've actually eaten. It was over 90 degrees and we were hot and sweating in the sun all day. I didn't want to eat anything, because I knew I would have to stop drinking for 30 minutes after. I only wanted to drink, and I wanted to take huge refreshing gulps. I drank plenty, but there's no way I'll meet my Protein goal today.

So, how do you beat the heat? Any tips or tricks on how to get enough food and drink on super hot summer days?

It's so weird to me that I actually didn't want to eat.

On the plus side, this will be my first day since surgery to accomplish 10,000 steps!

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You could add protein to your Water. Try the ProtiDiet liquid beverage concentrates or Syntrax nectar. Those both have light and fruity flavors.

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Thanks for the suggestions! I'd rather stay indoors too, but my kids are always begging to go hiking, or camping, or to the zoo, or whatever. Some of it I'll agree to, but I draw the line at camping!

I don't know why I didn't think about Protein Water. It's just not something I've tried at all yet. I'll definitely look into it.

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if I go hiking in the summer it is either early in the day or else I go someplace with Water falls, where you hike down into a ravine, where it is cooler, and hopefully some wading is allowed.

we do most of our hiking in the spring and autumn.

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Yeah, and I should say that my hiking now is kind of pathetic. More like short easy strolls. Hopefully I'll be under 200 pounds by autumn and better able to take on some of the more impressive hikes. Living in Colorado, we definitely have some good ones.

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I am always cold since being sleeved (low Iron issue that the dr is still trying to fix). It's almost 100 here and I think it feels great. My family is like "seriously lady". It's so weird because I was always the person sweating and the AC was never cold enough. Now I go outside on hot days just to be comfortable.

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I turn my Protein Shakes into milkshakes by blending them with ice. Put them in a thermos so they stay cold and slushy for hours. Alternately drink them and cold Water or Lifewater or unsweetened iced tea, etc. I think I had 120oz fluids today and at least 80g Protein, with 48 oz and 40g protein coming from my protein milkshakes.

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