Guest guest Posted July 9, 2006 Report Posted July 9, 2006 I have heard that many people lose their taste for plain water after surgery. Has anyone here experienced this? I spent a long time developing a taste for plain water and now I love it (very cold). I have a cup of coffee in the morning, a 2nd only if I'm desperate for it, and then drink water. Tea is my biggest comfort food though, when sick or sad or anxious. Funny - about water - about this time 2 summers ago, I began to drink much more water than usual. This was the beginning of my diabetes, but I didn't suspect that...or, maybe, I refused to suspect it...I Hate diabetes...but the symptoms I was getting, I searched online and found connected to menopause. I thought I was too young to start that, but knew it wasn't impossible, so I saw the gyn. It all led to a diagnosis of diabetes. The funny part, though, was the size of the cup I was drinking water from at my desk at work. The bottles had to be refilled too often...I must have bought three increasingly larger plastic cups till I found one that I usually have to use two hands to drink from! After I got past the shock of the diagnosis, I looked at the cup one day and began to laugh...how did I not suspect diabetes!?! Now...I can't wait to say farewell to that monster :-) Mike wrote: and Racheal (so many of them), I wanted to tangent off on your addictive personality thing. I was seriously addicted to diet mountain dew at work (I was never a big bread eater but could take in a lot of pasta when presented with it). I would drink 2-3 20oz bottles of Diet Dew or, if I thought I was being smart and saving money, I'd buy 2 liters and kill one of those in a day (that's 70oz). Now I'm " addicted " to Aquifina Flavorsplash water. It doesn't help that it's still $1.25 in the machines near my cube just like the soda but if you can get into the grove with your addictions and substitute healthy addictions then they're really not as BAD addictions. I guess and argument could be made that anything taken to the level of addiction could be unhealthy, even too much water. But hey this is at least a bit better right? I seem to be fixated on having something in my cube with me to bring to my mouth and eat/drink so the water handles that. I alternate it with regular tap water bottle fulls too. I just found out that Meijer has Aquifina Flavorsplash on sale this week for " only " 55 cents a bottle. I'm probably going to buy many cases of the stuff and keep it under my desk to save money. Maybe I'm addicted to being cheap too? Ugh. Mike > > , > I have read about others trying fried foods, and lots of other > things that seem like they should be " off limits " . I think that the > choice to delve into that area is going to be a personal decison. > > I know for me personally I am going to try and cut out starches- > potatoes, bread, potatoes and diet cokes. I have an addictive > personality and feel like it will probably have to be an all or > nothing prospect in my case. > > We call our surgery dates our rebirthdays and I am going to take > that to heart the best that I can. I am putting my self, my family > and my friends through quite a journey. So far we are all fine. I > think that the least I can do is try to stick to the ideal diet and > exercise program. I may have setbacks, but I refuse to fail. > > This will not be easy. I realize that in my head, but my heart is so > filled with joy at the prospect of the better things to come. > > This is just my humble opinion, sorry if I sound preachy. > > > WLS 7/19 > 264/xxx/130 > > PS > one week left before preop and surgery!!! I hope this week goes > quickly. > We are a very active support group. If the email becomes overwhelming, please change your setting to NO EMAIL! Please contact Group Creator Robyn@... Quote
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2006 Report Posted July 10, 2006 Mike, I too am an Aquafina Flavorsplash addict. It's the citrus for me! I just love the stuff.. We have great well water here in Northern Indiana, but I still prefer the Flavorsplash. I will stop at Meijer today and check out the sale. Thanks for the tip! " Now I'm " addicted " to Aquifina Flavorsplash water. It doesn't help that it's still $1.25 in the machines near my cube just like the soda but if you can get into the grove with your addictions and substitute healthy addictions then they're really not as BAD addictions. I guess and argument could be made that anything taken to the level of addiction could be unhealthy, even too much water. But hey this is at least a bit better right? I seem to be fixated on having something in my cube with me to bring to my mouth and eat/drink so the water handles that. I alternate it with regular tap water bottle fulls too. I just found out that Meijer has Aquifina Flavorsplash on sale this week for " only " 55 cents a bottle. I'm probably going to buy many cases of the stuff and keep it under my desk to save money. Maybe I'm addicted to being cheap too? Ugh. " Mike in Bristol, Indiana http://www.myspace.com/womanhead Quote
Guest guest Posted July 11, 2006 Report Posted July 11, 2006 Well, at first I got SICK of it. So I switched to crystal light and ice tea. Now, all I drink is water. It is going to be great when you can say bye to diabeties. WOOHOO! Shauna isa wrote: I have heard that many people lose their taste for plain water after surgery. Has anyone here experienced this? I spent a long time developing a taste for plain water and now I love it (very cold). I have a cup of coffee in the morning, a 2nd only if I'm desperate for it, and then drink water. Tea is my biggest comfort food though, when sick or sad or anxious. Funny - about water - about this time 2 summers ago, I began to drink much more water than usual. This was the beginning of my diabetes, but I didn't suspect that...or, maybe, I refused to suspect it...I Hate diabetes...but the symptoms I was getting, I searched online and found connected to menopause. I thought I was too young to start that, but knew it wasn't impossible, so I saw the gyn. It all led to a diagnosis of diabetes. The funny part, though, was the size of the cup I was drinking water from at my desk at work. The bottles had to be refilled too often...I must have bought three increasingly larger plastic cups till I found one that I usually have to use two hands to drink from! After I got past the shock of the diagnosis, I looked at the cup one day and began to laugh...how did I not suspect diabetes!?! Now...I can't wait to say farewell to that monster :-) Mike wrote: and Racheal (so many of them), I wanted to tangent off on your addictive personality thing. I was seriously addicted to diet mountain dew at work (I was never a big bread eater but could take in a lot of pasta when presented with it). I would drink 2-3 20oz bottles of Diet Dew or, if I thought I was being smart and saving money, I'd buy 2 liters and kill one of those in a day (that's 70oz). Now I'm " addicted " to Aquifina Flavorsplash water. It doesn't help that it's still $1.25 in the machines near my cube just like the soda but if you can get into the grove with your addictions and substitute healthy addictions then they're really not as BAD addictions. I guess and argument could be made that anything taken to the level of addiction could be unhealthy, even too much water. But hey this is at least a bit better right? I seem to be fixated on having something in my cube with me to bring to my mouth and eat/drink so the water handles that. I alternate it with regular tap water bottle fulls too. I just found out that Meijer has Aquifina Flavorsplash on sale this week for " only " 55 cents a bottle. I'm probably going to buy many cases of the stuff and keep it under my desk to save money. Maybe I'm addicted to being cheap too? Ugh. Mike > > , > I have read about others trying fried foods, and lots of other > things that seem like they should be " off limits " . I think that the > choice to delve into that area is going to be a personal decison. > > I know for me personally I am going to try and cut out starches- > potatoes, bread, potatoes and diet cokes. I have an addictive > personality and feel like it will probably have to be an all or > nothing prospect in my case. > > We call our surgery dates our rebirthdays and I am going to take > that to heart the best that I can. I am putting my self, my family > and my friends through quite a journey. So far we are all fine. I > think that the least I can do is try to stick to the ideal diet and > exercise program. I may have setbacks, but I refuse to fail. > > This will not be easy. I realize that in my head, but my heart is so > filled with joy at the prospect of the better things to come. > > This is just my humble opinion, sorry if I sound preachy. > > > WLS 7/19 > 264/xxx/130 > > PS > one week left before preop and surgery!!! I hope this week goes > quickly. > We are a very active support group. If the email becomes overwhelming, please change your setting to NO EMAIL! Please contact Group Creator Robyn@... Quote
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