Daily Post--5/22/08

Do you drink water for your fluid intake? If not, what do you drink? Hot or cold?

I can't drink anything cold. Hot or warm does me best. Also, I can't stand water, which is weird because I was a big water drinker post op. I drink herbal teas, at least 64 oz a day. I like chamomile, but lately I've been doing fruit flavored teas. Celestial Seasonings sells a sampler box that tastes great.

My water intake is mostly crystal light, well the walmart version anyways. I also do decaf coffee & tea depending on the day and my mood could be hot or could be iced. Right now Dunkin Donuts is giving out a lot of iced coupons and I usually hit them daily on my way home. I've also been adding protein shots to jello and having a 1/2 cup for a morning or afternoon snack so those count too.

I drink water.....mostly ProPel. Cyrstal Light seems too sweet for me but ProPel is just a slightly sweet taste.

I drink plain water, has to be ice cold or I can't drink it. I also will mix in some Wal-Mart Crystal Light stuff to a couple bottles of water daily, again, ice cold. I get in one protein drink daily and a glass of Lactaid daily - all ice cold. I can't drink anything if it's warm or room temp...well, I can, but it'll upset my tummy or make me gag sometimes.

I have a protein shake at breakfast made with 8 oz. skim milk - don't know if that counts toward my fluid intake or not. For the rest of the day, I drink water or herb tea. I drink it hot or cold, depending on how I'm feeling. I can't seem to get 64 oz. in ever, but I keep trying.

I have a 32 oz water bottle that I fill with ice and Propel. I drink 32 oz before lunch and 32 oz before I go home - then any additional water at night is a bonus.

I can drin**** cold water - sometimes but most often mix crystal light half or quarter strength and drink that. I'm also a coffee drinker and have 3-4 cups through the day. I also dug out my icee maker and have been enjoying SF blue raspberry slushies in the afternoon. Lori

Pre-op I LOVED water..drank a ton of it a day..now..I hate it..makes me feel gross. I tend to drink 1/2-caff coffee in the a.m. or 1/2-caff iced tea (brewed by me)...during the day I continue to drink my 1/2-caff iced tea or lite minute maid lemonade...I have also lost my taste for anything crystal light or the like...but because I have to "drink" I will sip on one of those as well..I struggle with my fluid intake every day.

I have a protein shake each morning. I have a hot sf cocoa mid morning, which I make with two cups of ho****er, because it's too sweet otherwise. The other four cups of fluid is usually water with Crystal Light diluted down. I use about a 1/4 of the powder to make up the drink, otherwise it's too sweet. Sometimes I'll make a hot cidar, one packet to two cups ho****er. Since my surgery, sweet stuff is so much more stronger than before. Jules