Boiled water
on 1/24/18 6:25 am
I am sharing this for anyone who is struggling with water intake.
I am 7 weeks post op and I was struggling getting my 6 to 8 cups of water in. I was lucky if I got in 3 or 4. Just enough to stay hydrated. With every sip it felt like I had a air bubble fighting the water in my esophagus. I tried all types of bottles and flavors but nothing made a difference. I tried it all desperately.
Then a wonderfully amazing lady here on the forums told me she heard about boiling water before you drink it. It works! I boil 4 bottles of water every night and them chill in the refrig over night. It has made a huge difference in my fluid intake. Maybe because when you boil water it removes the minerals and makes it sof****er from hard.
The outcome is amazing. I am now drinking 6 to 8 cups a day. Thank you lady!
so interesting. I'm going to try this
thanks
Surgery Jun.2/17 at TWH ----- HW 215 - SW 197.2 - GW 125 CW 124.6
Pre-Op=8.8lbs --- Optifast= 8.4 (was on it for 9 days due to cancellation)
M1 - 20.6... M2 -10.2... M3 -8.0... M4 -5.8... M5 -9.0... M6 -5.2... M7 -7.0... M8 -2.2... M9 -0.9... M10 -2.6... M11-0.6... M12-2.0
I wonder if that's similar to having a newborn sort of thing. For newborn's we boil the water to sterilize it before making their formula or use distilled water. I would imagine it's somewhat the same sort of idea for our "new" stomachs (easier to digest). I wonder if distilled water would do the same?
Referral ~ early November 2017, Orientation ~ January 10th, 2018, Social Worker ~ February 13th, 2018, Dietitian ~ February 13, 2018, Registered Nurse ~ February 14th, 2018, OTN with Dr. Lindsay ~ February 22nd, 2018, Pre-Op and Gastroscopy ~ February 26th, 2018, Liquid Diet ~ March 8th, 2018, Surgery ~ March 29th, 2018 not completed due to complications, Surgery ~ May 30th, 2018!
Thanks. I'll have to try that. i'm struggling with water lately too.
Barb
Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti
Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141
PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs
on 1/26/18 4:33 pm
Hehehehe just sent you a text girl!
referred Jan 2016 intake May 2016 left programme returned June 2017 final pre-sx class Oct 2017 surgeon appt Oct 2017
Opti Wt Nov 4/17 226 lbs BMI 45 Sx Wt 212 lbs RNY surgery Nov 23/17 M1 -18 M2-9 M3-10 M4-8 M5-6 M6-7 M7-6 M8-3 M9-1(so far) Down to within one pound of my goal and 99 lbs down from my highest weight. I was not a fast loser but who cares as long as you get there! I know the newbies check the trackers and the signatures so although I kind of lost track of how the rest of the weight came off, you should know that it was not fast and furious but it was slow and steady!
current BMI 24.7 that, my friends, is NORMAL!!! Strong is the new pretty!
