Bought this from a fellow sleeve sister

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I've seen similar items for sale on Amazon and Ebay. They are great reminders, but you must be disciplined yourself to continue your drinking throughout the day.

Do the thing.

Nice! I love the "REFILL", how large is that? looks like it *might* be 24-32 oz. If so, that's a good start, but to maximize your fat loss, you REALLY want to try to hit 128+ a day if you can.

On 10/17/2018 at 12:18, Matt Z said:

Nice! I love the "REFILL", how large is that? looks like it *might* be 24-32 oz. If so, that's a good start, but to maximize your fat loss, you REALLY want to try to hit 128+ a day if you can.

Just out of curiosity...did your nutritionist recommend 128 oz of water/day or was that a number you came up with? That just seems like SO much water to me, way more then I could ever drink.

its double 64 oz,? that's where it came from, I would guess.?

7 hours ago, NYJenn said:

Just out of curiosity...did your nutritionist recommend 128 oz of water/day or was that a number you came up with? That just seems like SO much Water to me, way more then I could ever drink.

It's actually from "more current" research based on required amounts of water that the body actually needs. Even the older "3 liters of water" requirement is 101.442 oz of water a day. It seems like a lot, until you reach it.. then it's not really that much.

"The report did not specify exact requirements for water, but set general recommendations for women at approximately 2.7 liters (91 ounces) of total water -- from all beverages and foods -- each day, and men an average of approximately 3.7 liters (125 ounces daily) of total water."

http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2004/Dietary-Reference-Intakes-Water-Potassium-Sodium-Chloride-and-Sulfate.aspx

These totals are for healthy, non-WLS patient, humans. I stress trying to hit 128 oz because of the added water requirements WLS patients need in order to properly process fat. There is such thing as "too much" water, however, 128 oz is quite far from that "too much" level.

"Prolonged physical activity and heat exposure will increase water losses and therefore may raise daily fluid needs, although it is important to note that excessive amounts can be life-threatening."

Water intoxication (hypronatremia) occurs when one consumes more than 27-33 oz in 1 hour, this is due to the kidneys max elimination rate. The kidneys can eliminate about 5-7 gallons of water a day (20-28 liters). So as you can see, 128 oz is very far from too much water.

The science supports 128 oz a day as a smart goal for proper hydration AND fat loss.

WLS patients need more water to support fat loss, if you aren't meeting your bodies daily minimum to meet hydration levels, fat loss will not occur or will suffer greatly.

There is evidence that simply consuming 1 gallon of water a day, without making any other changes to exercise, diet, or any other habits (in an intact human *aka non-WLS) for 30 days will results in weight loss due to increased hydration and fat processing.

https://www.mydomaine.com/drinking-a-gallon-of-water-a-day

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/voices/i-drank-a-gallon-of-water-every-day-for-a-month-and-this-is-what-happened/ar-BBLp5ZO

https://www.ksl.com/?sid=39748294

My data and advice typically always comes from factual, scientific evidence, research or confirmed sources. I'm not typically in the habit of providing information based on hearsay, rumor or things that have been made up with no basis in fact or with no scientific evidence to support them.

My advice to try to hit 128+ oz a day, is factually sound based on current scientific research and evidence. I must point out that I'm not saying you *HAVE* to meet that daily, only that you should be trying to meet that daily. it really does help, not only to keep hunger in check, but to ensure proper toxin flushing, which WLS patients really need with all the fat loss as well, AND it ensures that your body has the best environment for fat removal, processing and elimination.

Edited October 23, 20187 yr by Matt Z

Thank you! I’m going to check out those articles on my lunch hour. I was just interested because 128 just seem like such a random number I just had to ask : )

21 minutes ago, NYJenn said:

Thank you! I’m going to check out those articles on my lunch hour. I was just interested because 128 just seem like such a random number I just had to ask : )

128 oz is 1 gallon of water. Very un-random LOL.

? Thanks for the math lesson. You almost gave advice without sounding pretentious....almost

Thanks Matt. You are rocking this and loved your latest picture with the jeans.

2 hours ago, NYJenn said:

? Thanks for the math lesson. You almost gave advice without sounding pretentious....almost

If it sounds pretentious, you are reading too much into it. I don't generally type with any inflection or emotion, just facts as they are. No need to go looking for something to be offended by here. Just the text on the screen and that's it. I'm on the spectrum, so, anything you are reading into my words are not my intention or purpose. I don't typically type with hidden meaning.

Edited October 23, 20187 yr by Matt Z

I never have thought you pretentious, but then I am a Spectrum sister, so your statements and research always ring true. I value you on Bariatric Pal.

Id love to get to 128oz. Before surgery I drank a lot of water. I’m 11 days post surgery and have gotten to 72. @matt z How long did it take you to build to that and did you have a strategy you used to get there? Appreciate any tips.
Thanks!

Dumb question but I’m new here and looking down the gastric bypass barrel. How in the world can you guzzle so much water when your stomach is the size of an egg, if that? Does the pouch immediately empty or something? If so, are you constantly having diarrhea? ?

Dumb question but I’m new here and looking down the gastric bypass barrel. How in the world can you guzzle so much Water when your stomach is the size of an egg, if that? Does the pouch immediately empty or something? If so, are you constantly having diarrhea? [emoji27]

Just seems to go straight through me and I'm a month out after revision to mini gastric bypass. I suspect my hole between my stoma and my intestine is large because I don't have any problems drinking just like I used to.

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