Drinking and eating-

m1ckeymouse
on 11/11/06 4:38 pm - Dale City, VA
Is anybody out there eating and then drinking? Some days I can go through a meal and not drink. Other times, I have to have at least a sip. However, when I eat and drink at the sametime, some foods remind me that there is only room for one or the other. I try to drink a lot between meals but sometimes I am very thirsty no matter how much I drink.
Margo M.
on 11/11/06 4:56 pm - Elyria, OH
i am trying very diligently to keep myself from slipping back...there are times that i will take one sip of something after a bite-specially if something dry/hard to swallow! i am not waiting a full 30 mins anymore for my after dinner coffee-more like maybe 15.....
pammy157
on 11/11/06 8:07 pm - colchester, CT
RNY on 03/30/04 with
I too have only a sip now and then and rarely when eating usually because something is dry and just won't go down! i figure its better to sip then to choak! i try to wait the 30 minutes. i do drink about 15 minutes before my meals. that does work it helps to full me and makes things last longer. why I wonder is it that if we drink 15 minutes before its good and it lasts but we're suppose to wait 30 minutes after?
Virginia H
on 11/12/06 5:31 am - Oklahoma City, OK
Sharon, I definitely drink right up to the point of starting to eat, then I usually will not drin****il 20 to 30 minutes after I finish eating. Although if something is dry, especially problematic with some meats, I'll have a sip or two. As you said, I've found that there's only room for one or the other. I too seem to have a problem with an insatiable thirst. I drink about a gallon of liquid a day and believe me my kidney's work fine, but it seems my mouth is always dry. Thus you'd would rarely ever see me without a bottle in my hand. I don't know that there is an answer out there for this, just something else to which to adapt post-op. Va
Marilyn C.
on 11/12/06 2:51 pm - Bullhead City, AZ
HI Sharon I don't recognize your name but welcome to the board anyway. I am one of those folks that drink with meals. Probably why I am having so much trouble losing the weight that I have gained. I am trying to get back to not doing it, but it's very hard to stop. Marilyn, the Bearlady
JoyCook
on 11/14/06 1:37 am - Little Rock, AR
I must confess that I am with Marilyn on this one. I have such a hard time remembering to drink between meals that I end up coming to the table thirsty. For years I believed that the more I drank, the less I would eat, and that habitual mindset is probably still driving my behavior when I do not actively modify it. Dr. Phil would ask "So, How's that working for you?" I'd have to admit that it is probably not working so well! So why do I do it?? Joy
MikeyLikesIt
on 11/15/06 2:04 pm - Guilford, CT
Hi Sharon, Let me start off by saying that I break lots of "the rules" regularly and don't always make the best food choices, but I have been quite good about this one. I find that drinking with meals makes me uncomfortable, so I try to "Load up" before. Mike
Jellybean265
on 11/16/06 3:10 pm - Ashburn, VA
I come to this board all the time. I just don't post very often. I try so hard not to break the rules but I find myself breaking them all time. I have found that I can no longer tolerate anything sweet. That is a very good thing for me. I am still trying to move the scale 30pounds down from where I am. I just found out last month that I have Hashimoto Disease. Which is basically a under active thyroid. I am on the medicine Synthroid. I am hoping that I will see a change in my weight here soon. I never knew I had this. This was found by accident. My other big complaint is -the constant constipation. I have tried eveything and nothing helps. Now, I think it is time to call the doctor for help. I cant believe that the surgery will be 4 years later in March.
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