Fluid Intake...do other sources count besides water? Yes they do.

From http://www.nubella.com/content/view/5717/67/

Water recommendations may better be called fluid recommendations, and these include fluids from all sources, including soda, coffee, tea—as well as from food sources.  Many of the foods we eat contain 80 to 95 percen****er. Remember, caffeine-containing beverages, including some sodas, coffee, tea, and energy drinks have a slight diuretic effect whi*****reases fluid losses if ingested in large quantities.

Fluid needs vary depending on your weight, age, sex, calorie needs, level of fitness, activity level, health, and the environmental temperature and humidity.  The Adequate Intake (AI) for total water set by the Dietary Reference Intake Committee of the National Academy Sciences is 125 ounces (about15 cups) per day for men and 91 ounces (about 11 cups) per day for women.  Their report states that about 80 percent of the estimated total water intake is met by consuming water and beverages, while the other 20 percent is derived from foods.

The American College of Sports Medicine’s Roundtable on Hydration and Physical Activity states, “For an inactive person in temperate conditions, a daily intake of 33 to 67 ounces should be sufficient. For most moderately active people, daily water requirements usually range between 100 and 170 ounces.

According to Nancy Clark, MS, RD, author of Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, the simplest way to tell if you are getting enough water is to check the color and quantity of your urine. If your urine is dark and scanty, it is concentrated metabolic wastes and you need to drink more fluids.  Urine should be pale yellow. Some vitamin supplements can color the urine, though, so this is not always a reliable indicator. 

A very active person may want to weigh themselves before and after exercise.  For every pound lost, they should drink 16 ounces of water to replace fluids lost. Signs of dehydration include thirst, fatigue, headache, weakness, vague discomfort, loss of appetite, dry mouth, reduction in urine and difficulty concentrating. 

Dear Kim:

Thank you for this information, but for ME, I make sure to have AT LEAST 90 oz. of pure water each day on top of other beverages (decaf coffee, crystal light).  I figure as long as my kidneys do not have to "sort through" the fluid to find the water they will not have to work so hard and I can avoid kidney stones.

This article may be true for "normies", but for most WLS patients, pure water is non-negotiable due to the risk of dehydration and kidney stones.

Thank you again!

That is true.However my doctor told me the day after surgery to go ahead and try normal foods just as I consumed before surgery.WhichI wish she hadn`t done because this just gave me the excuse to eat.I wish she would have scared the crap out of me & made me afraid to eat as I was at the time of my surgery.Then maybe I would be having beter weight loss.But I should have also posted that I have been taking the info I posted and making a lot of the drinks listed sugar free.Sorry bout that.Thanks for the comment

Have you tried going "back to basics"?  Starting over, maybe with the usual protocol of liquids for a couple of days, pureed for a couple of days, soft proteins, then normal foods?  Many people call this the "5 Day Pouch Test" and there is a whole web site about it.  I try to stay away from any "diet", but going back to what works for most can't hurt.

Remember to always eat your protein first, then green veggies then a WHOLE GRAIN carbs if there is room.  Stay away from all "white" foods like sugar, rice, pasta and white potatoes.  Don't drink while eating and wait 30 minutes before eating and an hour afterwards. 

I agree that it IS unfortunate that your doctor's advice was kind of different from the usual, but YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
I don't follow my nutritionist's advice to the letter because I see her giving some very conflicting advice.  I study and learn on my own and the articles that you site in your other post are a great place to begin.

Nicole was kind enough to guide me to this link when I had questions about post-op eating:

http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/rny/nutritional-guidelines -after-roux-en-y-gastric-bypass-surgery.html

and there is sound advice there.

Godd luck to you and come here to the Illinois board more often!  Support from others is one of the best things that you can do for yourself on this journey.

No so far I havn't.The main problem I have been having is boredom & stress & not enough excersize but I'm about to get REAL busy with getting this apt.emptied out getting ready for our move and I will stay busy for a while.Which with that & the good changes to come will inspire me to STAY busy.Once we get to South Carolina I am starting all over,will be busy  getting our checking accts.& my SSI switched & all the usual moving stuff.I am VERY excited & optimistic that this move will be the best thing for me in a very long time.Everything new! A new beginning to a happy & exciting healthy life.Thanks for the advice info & incouragement.

Moving is always an adventure for sure!!!!

I wish you tons of luck and hope you love it there, but I'm sure you will, I hear it is beautiful!

Congrats and keep in touch with us!

Dawn, this was some excellent advice. I will try this for myself. I have been wondering who Dawn was...LOL...I read your posts a lot but never paid attention to your signature, I just knew you as berts4.

Many have pointed me in your direction for recipies or nutritional advice. Now I see why...

Thanks so much for posting this and please....any any other info you have on ways i can cut back or do better in my eating is very much appreciated.

Thanks Dawn

Mari

By the way, LOVE the new avatar.....you are looking fabulous!

Well, I am with Dawn on the amount of pure water first and try my hardest to get a minimum of 80 oz of water first. As a PO WLS patient it is important to get that in for proper hydration. There has been several NUTs at my doc's office that has said this same thing - PURE WATER first then you can have liquids in the form of protein drinks or Crystal Light types of drinks, in other words drinks with out calories first then other drinks. The water hydrates the organs and body tissues better then other liquids do. This is also recommended by my surgeon.