Water?

how big is your glass?

Sam said:

I have started drinking more water, by having a full glass every 2 hours.

I have heard that after a while your system gets used to it and doesn't keep
running it out. But now, two months later, I am still having to go almost
every hour (as opposed to two or three times a day before).

It's very inconvienent, should I drink less?

It has to go somewhere, you could try wearing warmer clothes so you would
sweat more of it out.

In news:[email hidden],
Sam <[email hidden]> stated
| I have started drinking more water, by having a full glass every 2
| hours.
|
| I have heard that after a while your system gets used to it and
| doesn't keep running it out. But now, two months later, I am still
| having to go almost every hour (as opposed to two or three times a
| day before).
|
| It's very inconvienent, should I drink less?
|
| --
| Sam-I-Am
| If you're going through hell, keep going. - Sir Winston Churchill

Ada Ma intoned :

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how big is your glass?

12oz

According to the charts, I need over 100 oz a day.

--
Sam-I-Am
'May you live all the days of your life.' - Swift

Have you had tests for kidney function? The high protein diet can affect
kidney function. I find I have to go more often regardless of how much
water I drink.

Sam said:

I have started drinking more water, by having a full glass every 2 hours.

I have heard that after a while your system gets used to it and doesn't keep
running it out. But now, two months later, I am still having to go almost
every hour (as opposed to two or three times a day before).

It's very inconvienent, should I drink less?

It sounds like a lot of water if you are sitting around all day doing no
exercise. If you are peeing clear all the time, I would think you can drink
less. Maybe cut back 1/4 and see how it goes. If you are exercising, that
changes everything.

JMHO,
Curt

"Sam" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have started drinking more water, by having a full glass every 2 hours.

I have heard that after a while your system gets used to it and doesn't

keep

Quoted message said:

running it out. But now, two months later, I am still having to go almost
every hour (as opposed to two or three times a day before).

It's very inconvienent, should I drink less?

--
Sam-I-Am
If you're going through hell, keep going. - Sir Winston Churchill

Water is not low-car......

wait, never mind.....

JC(labberHead)

"Sam" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have started drinking more water, by having a full glass every 2 hours.

I have heard that after a while your system gets used to it and doesn't

keep

Quoted message said:

running it out. But now, two months later, I am still having to go almost
every hour (as opposed to two or three times a day before).

It's very inconvienent, should I drink less?

--
Sam-I-Am
If you're going through hell, keep going. - Sir Winston Churchill

Sam said:

I have started drinking more water, by having a full glass every 2 hours.

I have heard that after a while your system gets used to it and doesn't keep
running it out. But now, two months later, I am still having to go almost
every hour (as opposed to two or three times a day before).

It's very inconvienent, should I drink less?

How active are you? Do you live in a warm or cold environment? Is it a
humid environment? These all have a bearing on how much water you need.

I need 4 or 5 litres a day - but then I cycle at least 30km a day, and
it's summer, so I sweat buckets when I'm out cycling. Even when cycling
all day (>100Km), I make sure I need to pee at least once every couple
of hours - my idea being, if I'm peeing, then I'm not dehydrated.

Dehydration is a Very Bad Thing - peeing a lot should be looked upon as
a Good Thing - a reward for a lifestyle choice well executed 😉

--
Succorso

ClabberHead 4.01 said:

Water is not low-car......

wait, never mind.....

JC(labberHead)

LOL!
--
LCing since 7/10/04 - 6'3" 230/227/190

"I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish!
Not like going down to the pond and chasing bluegills and tommycocks.
This shark, swallow you whole. No shakin', no tenderizin', down you go."

Now playing: the radio

I drink about 48 ounces in the morning. I'm done peeing by 4PM. (mostly)

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Quoted message said:

I have started drinking more water, by having a full glass every 2 hours.

I have heard that after a while your system gets used to it and doesn't

keep

Quoted message said:

running it out. But now, two months later, I am still having to go almost
every hour (as opposed to two or three times a day before).

It's very inconvienent, should I drink less?

--
Sam-I-Am
If you're going through hell, keep going. - Sir Winston Churchill

"Sam" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I have started drinking more water, by having a full glass every 2 hours.

I have heard that after a while your system gets used to it and doesn't

keep

Quoted message said:

running it out. But now, two months later, I am still having to go almost
every hour (as opposed to two or three times a day before).

It's very inconvienent, should I drink less?

My system got used to increased water intake...At work, I have an insulated
52oz water jug that I empty at least twice a day, sometimes three times a
day... that isn't counting what I drink when I'm not at work. I love
water. 🙂
Maybe you should try "holding it" to allow your bladder to expand? When you
need to go, make yourself wait 15 to 30 minutes first. Try that for a week
and see if it helps expand your bladder. Bladder size can really change,
and the sensation of your bladder being full is what makes you need to go...
so if your bladder is larger, you won't need to empty it as frequently.

--
Spring
LC since 1/1/04
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wolf said:

Have you had tests for kidney function? The high protein diet can affect
kidney function.

[censored]. Complete and utter horsepuckey.

People who *already* have severe kidney disease have to limit protein,
Eating a lot of protein is not known to cause kidney impairment.

While often billed as "protein" diets, because high-fat diet doesn't
sound marketable, low-carb diets like Atkins and Protein Power get
the majority of calories from fats, not protein, and usually don't
have much more protein than the average not-dieting American.

--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

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so if your bladder is larger, you won't need to empty it as frequently.

Exactly. Bladders vary. When I first started low carbing, I was up most
every night several times, and Queen Elizabeth knighted me "Sir Peesalot."

And I have a formidable bladder. One that people in the bars used to envy.
I could sit and drink all night and never move from my chair, while others
were going frequently.

In time, the increased water intake will find its own way out. Just takes
patience.

Sprgtime said:

Maybe you should try "holding it" to allow your bladder to expand? When you
need to go, make yourself wait 15 to 30 minutes first. Try that for a week
and see if it helps expand your bladder.

I am not sure if this is a good idea - we need a doctor / doctor to be (Carmen!)
to say something on this! I know people who for some medical reason cannot go
to toilet very often have to have the bladder expanded by surgery. Else the
kidneys will get flood and they'll be damaged in the long run.

--
I am the mean, the median, and the mode.
I am NORMAL.

may be reduce it to 10 oz every 2 hours and see if you can reduce your pee
frequency to once every 2 hours?

100 oz is almost 3 litre a day (talking to myself obviously as I have to use
convert-me.com to find out what is a 100 oz), from what I heard people usually
recommend 2 litre a day (depending on the volume of your body). So if you can
cut it down to may be 70-80 oz and see what happens?

Sam said:

Ada Ma intoned :

Quoted message said:

how big is your glass?

12oz

According to the charts, I need over 100 oz a day.

Ada Ma said:

may be reduce it to 10 oz every 2 hours and see if you can reduce your
pee frequency to once every 2 hours?

100 oz is almost 3 litre a day (talking to myself obviously as I have to
use convert-me.com to find out what is a 100 oz), from what I heard
people usually recommend 2 litre a day (depending on the volume of your
body). So if you can cut it down to may be 70-80 oz and see what happens?

But wouldn't recommendations vary a lot based on how hot it is out and
how much exercise you are doing? Could it also be wise to look at
reducing the intake of any kind of diuretics (like caffeine) and to
think about any side effects that medications/supplements may be having?

--
jmk in NC

Ada Ma said:

may be reduce it to 10 oz every 2 hours and see if you can reduce your pee
frequency to once every 2 hours?

Sorry for bopping in the middle of the thread. I've recently discovered
that if you bend forward while urinating, your bladder will empty more
completely. I don't have to go nearly as often as I used to since starting
this strange, but effective, practice.

Carol
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Fasting BG: 123
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001

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Ada Ma said:

may be reduce it to 10 oz every 2 hours and see if you can reduce your

pee

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frequency to once every 2 hours?

Sorry for bopping in the middle of the thread. I've recently discovered
that if you bend forward while urinating, your bladder will empty more
completely. I don't have to go nearly as often as I used to since

starting

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this strange, but effective, practice.

How did you come up with this idea? It certainly can't hurt anything. 🙂

Regards,
Gunn

Gunnloth said:

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Ada Ma said:

may be reduce it to 10 oz every 2 hours and see if you can reduce your

pee frequency to once every 2 hours?

Sorry for bopping in the middle of the thread. I've recently discovered
that if you bend forward while urinating, your bladder will empty more
completely. I don't have to go nearly as often as I used to since
starting this strange, but effective, practice.

How did you come up with this idea? It certainly can't hurt anything. 🙂

Purely by chance. I told Crash about it, and he said he's known about it
for years. Since starting this, I don't even have to go right before going
to bed, and I have no worries about having to get up in the middle of the
night.

Sounds silly, but next time, go until you're finished, then bend forward.
You'll be surprised at how much is still lurking in there!

Carol
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Fasting BG: 123
Bernstein Diabetes Solution 5/25/2004
Diabetes Dx 5/15/2001

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On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:30:51 +0100, Ada Ma
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>may be reduce it to 10 oz every 2 hours and see if you can reduce your
pee frequency to once every 2 hours?

Sorry for bopping in the middle of the thread. I've recently

discovered

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

that if you bend forward while urinating, your bladder will empty more
completely. I don't have to go nearly as often as I used to since
starting this strange, but effective, practice.

How did you come up with this idea? It certainly can't hurt anything.

🙂

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Purely by chance. I told Crash about it, and he said he's known about it
for years. Since starting this, I don't even have to go right before

going

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to bed, and I have no worries about having to get up in the middle of the
night.

Crash squats to [censored] like a [censored]?