Sleeved in March 2017. Doing well --lost 34 lbs so far and now on soft foods. Trying to keep bites small and slowwwwing down when eating. So hard for me to get my water in....I try and try and get about 48 oz in before I just cannot drink anymore. I know pure water is the best but at night, I just like a cup of hot tea. Relaxing. Tips for water??

On 25/04/2017 at 3:29 PM, teacupnosaucer said:

I was sleeved in March too! Down just about twenty pounds since my surgery.

A hot cup of tea totally counts as a fluid! So does a glass of milk, or a Protein Water, or an iced herbal tea! Give yourself a break and expand your definition of Fluid LOL! As long as you're not guzzling frappucinos or big gulp slushies, count it! I really like iced herbal tea and fruit infusions. Helps add a little bit of flavour to my water. But I do like plain ice cold water, too.

If I limited myself to just pure water though, I'd definitely be struggling lol!

My main struggle is I'm a gulper. I would drink lots of water pre-surgery, but not throughout the day, more like whole bottles at a time! Now I can't do that it's harder to get it all in. Or I forget I'm post surgery like an idiot and chug water and get that terrible forboding pain of doom reminding me I am no longer a person with a normal sized stomach capable of chugging a litre of water in the span of ten minutes LOL.

Remember that fluid leaves your stomach in around 5 minutes so you can have a few small mouthfuls of fluid every couple of minutes. It takes me about 20 mins to drink a cup of tea and I feel fine. If you are a gulper try using a straw, even for hot drinks, it really helps to slow you down. Don't forget to drink no less than half an hour before or after eating. If you drink too close to eating the fluid kind of dilutes the food in your stomach and causes it to leave the stomach too soon meaning you will not stay satisfied for as long as you should and your stomach won't have enough time to break it down for proper nutrient absorption. Good luck☕️??

On 2017-04-30 at 7:19 PM, Brit in Oz said:

Remember that Fluid leaves your stomach in around 5 minutes so you can have a few small mouthfuls of fluid every couple of minutes. It takes me about 20 mins to drink a cup of tea and I feel fine. If you are a gulper try using a straw, even for Hot Drinks, it really helps to slow you down. Don't forget to drink no less than half an hour before or after eating. If you drink too close to eating the fluid kind of dilutes the food in your stomach and causes it to leave the stomach too soon meaning you will not stay satisfied for as long as you should and your stomach won't have enough time to break it down for proper nutrient absorption. Good luck☕️??

oh I know to sip throughout the day... in theory. in practice it is harder to remember. I have been working on it by bringing a water bottle with me wherever I go and I also bought an ULLA hydration reminder to go on it so it blinks if I haven't picked up the bottle in awhile. Not perfect, but better than nothing!