Water Intake?
 

Anybody find they don't need to drink as much water with NK? When I was just regular LCing (lots of protein, upwards of 120g), I could NOT get enough water all day long. Sometimes I'd drink upwards of 4L a day.

When I starting eating 75-85% fat, I had a day where I was thirstier than normal, but I am no longer thirsty at all. I mean, I GAG sometimes when I take a sip of water.

I'm really not drinking much water at all, but I don't feel thirsty or dehydrated.

Anybody else go through the same thing?

I'm also not thirsty but today I was feeling a little dizzy/wierd so I made myself drink a ton....

Yes!! Buffy and I were talking about that in October's thread (I think).

I'd remarked at how strange it was that I could leave the house without a bottle of water in hand - because I'd done it that day by accident and was so surprised. I never would have forgotten pre-LC. In fact, I used to keep a case of water in the truck at all times just to make sure I always had some on hand.

I intentionally reduced my water intake to see how little I could drink without being thirsty. The results were astounding to me. I could get away with very little water!

I got low enough that I started getting calf and foot cramps so I pushed it up again but still it was pretty amazing. I think one day I only had one bottle of water all day.

Now, I do drink a lot of diet soda pop but that has been a constant ever since I started LC (not so much before LC). I mean, I don't think I increased the soda to make up for the decrease in water when I did that.

Very strange!

:)

Dash some salt on your palm and eat it tablis! Then make a mug of broth and drink that.

Dizzy weird is usually sodium (and other minerals) deficiency.

Take care to stay hydrated. You are an active person aside from what just living requires in the way of hydration.

thanks!

does this mean i don't *have* to force myself to drink a certain amount each day?? how i hate water sometimes. :o

I hope not dazygyrl, because I am only drinking when I feel thirsty now!

I used to drink 12-14 glasses a day on the nonfat/body for life weight lifting plan. I was 20# lighter then than now, but I was not healthy.

Now I drink 8 glasses or more a day. I have non BPA bottles that I fill with filtered mineral water (well, correct that...my DH does it for me every night) and I make sure they are empty after dinnertime. I have my BPC with 3 cups, make a wonderful herbal tea with 4 cups, so I only have 1 "required" cup left and use that with dinner to take PM vitamins.

Before I cared about anything with weight (since I was underweight), I never had water. I never had tea or coffee. I never had soft drinks. I consumed NO liquids at all. I still find that hard to imagine, but it's true.

Perhaps, like a koala bear, you were getting water from vegetable sources--in your case, fruits and vegetables rather than eucalyptus leaves. :D

i've definitely found that since i've reduced protein and increased fat i am craving less water. I believe i may have even upped the salt. With higher protein before tho i was always thirsty, worried i had the BEETUSS (diabetes) but now i am not really thirsty much!