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Today is the beginning of Week 3. I'm still on liquids.
Drink more water! Drink more WATER!! That is the new focus. I HAVE to get ALL of my water in EVERY day! At least 64 ounces.
It is hard to do. I have to get back in the habit and rhythm of the eating and drinking dance.
I think I am making it hard on myself. I did really well when I first had the surgery. I KNOW I did. I was successful. And I think I am causing myself problems because I want to go back there. But I can't remember how I did it. With this memory problem that I have. I keep trying to visualize how I ate, how I drank, what kind of exercise I did. All the elements that made it successful. So by trying to go back and think about that I keep putting extra pressure on myself. I think so anyway.
What I think I need to do is look at NOW. Get the rules. Look at the rules. Understand the rules. Follow the rules. Do all of those things NOW. How things are now. Not look back at how they were done before. Feel what I feel now. Instead of trying to see and understand how I felt then. Listen to what my body and circumstances are saying to me now.
Trying to get the water is has to be a step by step process. I can't drink it down really fast because it causes pain. So I have to sip. Well, that's what I did with my coffee. So follow the same habit. I've eliminated coffee completely. Good deal since I liked Splenda and lots of cream. Just replace that cup of coffee time with a glass of water. I can't drink 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after a meal. Sometimes that is hard to do because I get thirsty. But then I have a habit of ignoring my thirst. HUH! Why is that I wonder??
I am adding a little bit of cranberry juice no sugar added to my water everyday. To encourage bladder health. I hope.
Water, Water, Water. Focus on reaching my water goal.
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What a great outlook on focusing on the now. We are never the same person 10 years ago, 10 months ago, 10 days ago, even 10 minutes ago! All we have to do is focus on the now and focus on what we can do today.
It's funny you mention the water problem because one of my friends just asked me about it because she had the similar problem. I had the same issue a year ago, until I started putting a tumblr of water, straw and all, on my desk (at work) at all times. It's always filled, and when it's just there in front of me, I keep drinking. The straw helps because next thing I know, it's empty and I have to refill it again. I probably refill it at least 5x a day. I've recently added fresh lemon and orange slices, and it's delicious. I precut about 4 oranges and lemons, put it on a tupperware so come morning I just grab a few slices, put it in the tumbler and fill it with water at work. And the fruit still has flavor at the end of the day. Hope that helps! :)
19 Jan 15 by member: ronnae15
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Thank you! Yes, that does help. I have my water all measured out in a container. So all I have to do is put ice in my glass and fill it with the water. The water also has the cranberry juice in it. I think the oranges and lemons is a great idea too. It helped me to be successful before. So I think I need to add that in. There is just something about having a flavor instead of just plain water. Thank you again for your encouragement.
19 Jan 15 by member: ohiogirl63
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OMG I used to keep water bottles everywhere in my house after I first had surgery. On the bathtub next to the toilet, kitchen counter, bedroom (not old ones) and every time I would sit down I would take a SIP
20 Jan 15 by member: etkfxrwife
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