Water/Liquid Question

I realize that I need to drink 64 oz (or more) liquids a day.  (Not a problem).  I am just wondering why non-surgery people aren't required to drink this amount or more?  (Or maybe they should be?)  None of the non-surgery people that I know are drinking this amount (and pre-surgery I didn't either) and they aren't getting dehydrated.  (I am not complaining about the amount I now have to drink. I am just curious, and I would also like to know because my husband is losing weight on his own and we would like to know if he should be drinking the same amount as me?) Thank you!  

Non- surgery folks get  lots of fluid from food they eat.  We can't eat two bowls of soup or a huge slice of watermelon.  Our portion size is so small that we don't get the "fluids benefit" from eating.  We also can't drink with our meals so it seems like we are drinking more than non-ops do. 

Everyone should be drinking 64 ounces of fluid.  You've heard for years to drink 8 glasses of water per day... well that is 64 ounces.

That makes perfect sense!  Thank you for responding!

also,you don't really know whether they are dehydrated or not. Dehydration causes hunger so. Maybe they eat when they should be drinking.

dehydration causes weakness, maybe when they feel weak,they eat. Dehydration causes nausea,maybe if the feel queasy,they eat instead of drink.

I think pre wls, I may have been dehydrated but ate instead. Thank you for pointing this out.

This is a standard recommendation for all humans. 

WLS patients in recovery, however, are easily prone to dehydration much faster than non wls people.

Thats true! You don't really hear much about non wls people having dehydration problems.  Thanks for your reply!

Because we eat such a high protein diet, we need more water than normal people to flush out our kidneys to prevent stones.  Or so it was explained to me by my surgeon's office.

That really makes sense as well!  I am learning more and more every day, thanks to this forum and the helpful people that reply.  

One of the byproducts our body produces from burning fat is urea. Urea can be harmful if too much builds up in our system. The only way to get rid of it is by urinating, and it takes extra water to get rid of it.