Question:
who does water loading

hi ...someone asked a question about a week ago and someone recommended a site called pouch rules for dummies i went there .what a great site..anyway there was a piece on water loading and i did this for 1 week and my weightloss went from 1.4kg p/wk to 2.5kg p/wk incredible i am now 82kg i have diffuculty trying to convert this..anyhow is it safe to water load on a regular basisor is it supposed to be just every now and then or when you hit a plateu as i havent hit one yet....thank goodness...lol    — Rachel F. (posted on March 12, 2002)


March 12, 2002
PLEASE, PLEASE give me the site for the rules. I did a search, but couldn't find it. Thanks!
   — Paula Prichard

March 12, 2002
Here is the link http://www.shelby.net/wizards/larger.htm
   — Ms Rach B.

March 12, 2002
I'm still pre-op, but surgeon and his nutritionist encourage water loading...it was the first I'd heard of it!
   — Jacque P.

March 12, 2002
www.oregoncenter.com and read about it in the blue booklet link. I hope that is the right link, I am going from memory. I always water load. I drink at least 10 oz. of water prior to eating (about ten minutes before the meal)and then I drink nothing for 1 1/2 hours. Of course, I hydrate all day long. My 60 oz. are in by noon and I try for 120 oz or so. My weight loss is -140 lbs. I was openRNY 6-20-01.
   — Barbara B.

March 12, 2002
b.j. i beg to differ with u on the comment u made about not feeling hunger at 3 months out. i am 3 months post op open rny/silastic ring & i have experienced hunger since week 2. no, it is not head hunger! it is my tummy growling & getting an ache just like it did before surgery. if i wait to eat i hiccup. once i eat, i feel much better & my tummy is very content. there r other people in my support group who say the same thing. 54 lbs & 48 3/4 inches gone forever!!!
   — sheryl titone

March 12, 2002
Hi All, just wanted to add my opinion in this...I went to the doctors the other day, and he told me NOT to drink a large amount of water (10oz for example) really fast (now I know what water loading is) anyways he said it will stretch the pouch. This makes sense since you are over filling your pouch up (please dont say water runs right through becuz if it did, then people wouldnt be using it as a source to fill up on), although water loading may be a good way to satify hunger its only for a small amount of time, if this stretches the pouch its forever..so i ask which is better, water loading or satifying the hunger by eating a small protien based meal? I say eat the small meal. Drink lots of water through out the day. and exercise!!
   — Deanna Wise

March 12, 2002
I would also have to disagree with BJ, or the article. I became really hungry at 2 months post-op. And it wasn't just a slight hunger, hunger came back with a vengeance!! I feel hungrier now than as a pre-op. And it comes more often during the day. It is actually very annoying and I feel like I am always having to think of what I am going to eat next. However, after starting my protein supplements I have found more satiety, thank goodness. Personally I don't waterload. I don't want to stretch my pouch and my intake is still very limited. Maybe when I am further out, and able to eat a higher volume of food, then I will consider loading up before I eat. 4.5 months out.
   — Cheri M.

March 13, 2002
I want to clarify my 10 oz. of water prior to eating comment below...I hydrate all day long with "sipping." About a half hour prior to my meal, I drink a weak decaf hot tea. Wait about ten minutes and start sipping water. About ten oz. of water. It may take up to 20 min. to get it all in. But my LAST SIP ends ten minutes prior to my meal. I do not drink with my meals, nor do I drink for 1 1/2 - 2 hours after a meal. It helps me to eat a lot less at my meal. I am pleased with -140 lbs. since June 20th. Dr. Flanagan is my Doctor and he also published the articles. By the way, I have experienced hunger (that is not head hunger) as early as one month out! It is unusual, but it can happen. It happened to me. That is one reason I am dilligent about my protein, vitamins and water :-)
   — Barbara B.

March 13, 2002
i am so glad to see other posties have experienced very real hunger so soon after surgery as i have. i received a nasty email after my post showed up that was totally inappropriate in its tone. just because a dr writes an article about something doesnt mean its written in stone. we r all individuals & nothing is going to apply to 100% of us.
   — sheryl titone




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