Always dehydrated but never thirsty.

[shadowtippy]

The real battle is against your habits. Make it a thing to get up in the morning, or before bed, or both, and have a tall glass of water.

How do you know you're dehydrated?

My urine is like toothpaste.

 

[Murdoc_420]

Chew on a salt tablet

 

[two fingers]

Just drink more water? Seems like an obvious solution. Not too hard to "make" yourself do it: take a glass of water and pour it down your throat.

Be more active?

Consulting a physician is probably a good idea as well.

This. It's not like eating a live frog. It's a glass of water. If it helps, set several alarms in your phone to remind you every day. When the alarm goes off, dump a glass of water into your face.

Oh, and, yeah.....go see a doctor. 300 pounds is asking a lot of your heart to move blood around. Consult a doc and drop some of that weight. Knock 100 pounds off and you'll feel 20 years younger and probably live 20 years longer.

Best of luck with it.

 

[twinjet]

There's an incredible amount of salt in regular consumer foods. You'd probably be very surprised how much you use compared to what's recommend by health professionals..

You are right on point, sir. 2,300mg is the recommended daily intake. The average American diet sees almost 1,000mg more per day.

My source.

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@5StringBlues , just reach for a glass of water if you feel hungry. Thirst and hunger are easily confused, I have found this out first hand.

Need to make drinking fun.
Do this.

Damn it, S, I thought some guy was pissing in the cat's mouth.

 

[Fleebag]

My urine is like toothpaste.

Your urine is minty fresh?

 

[shadowtippy]

Your urine is minty fresh?

And it helps fight gingivitis.

 

[Funky Ghost]

This wont help much Larry, but just get into a habit of drinking a set amount a day. I can't stand water, but drinking enough for your mass ( I required 3.5 liters at first ) does pay off. You will naturally loose a bit of weight doing that and not going nuts with the diet. In fact I did nothing else and dropped 12 lbs a few years ago. Now I drink the water habitually. Still don't care for it, but it's a routine. I started around 250ish and am now in the 200 range. Water was a big step.

 

[bolophonic]

I have always been a little erratic about my hydration, because I too, rarely feel thirsty. Due to a confluence of other situations, I am currently trying to schedule the removal of a giant kidney stone. You definitely don't want to risk this.

 

[blastoff99]

I have always been a little erratic about my hydration, because I too, rarely feel thirsty. Due to a confluence of other situations, I am currently trying to schedule the removal of a giant kidney stone. You definitely don't want to risk this.

I hope they're scheduling that as soon as possible. I had a non-giant one and it was far and away the worst pain I've ever had - for a week. When I captured the critter half of it was smooth like the moon and the other half looked like one of those spiked medieval flail weapon thingies.

Thank you for the reminder to go drink some water this instant.

 

[bolophonic]

I hope they're scheduling that as soon as possible. I had a non-giant one and it was far and away the worst pain I've ever had - for a week. When I captured the critter half of it was smooth like the moon and the other half looked like one of those spiked medieval flail weapon thingies.

Thank you for the reminder to go drink some water this instant.

This one was roughly the size of a chickpea. They reduced it with lithotripsy, but half of it is still there.

 

[blastoff99]

This one was roughly the size of a chickpea. They reduced it with lithotripsy, but half of it is still there.

Wow. Do you make these often?

Public Service Announcement to all within earshot: Drink more water.

 

[bolophonic]

Wow. Do you make these often?

Public Service Announcement to all within earshot: Drink more water.

I had a little one a couple of years ago and a little one about 25 years before that. I'm clearly prone to these things, but the sheer scale of this one surprised me. I have talked to people who deal with this on a yearly basis, so I am pretty confident that I can avoid this in the future. After talking to the doctor, I suspect that a sudden dietary change contributed to this.

 

[ZenG]

If you're not into downing copious amounts of water...then try "sipping".

Just have pitcher and a small glass handy at home (or a carry-bottle elsewhere)and take a little sip or mouthful every now and then.....

Clear good water is your friend.

I like water .....but the idea you have to drink 8 glasses daily on top of everything else is an old wive's tale promoted by the bottled water industry.

The original finding was that you need the EQUIVALENT of 8 glasses water from EVERYTHING that you ingest that day (since most food sources contain water).

If your urine is like toothpaste you have issues.

See a doctor.

And this may sound crazy.....but find a tap in your house that has the nicest water.

In my house the absolute best tasting tap water comes from the bathroom sink tap for some inexplicable reason. It tastes awesome from that tap, whereas the kitchen sink tap water is just "not bad".

We filter all our water anyway... but the bathroom sink tap is still the winner...

 

[DiabolusInMusic]

I have always been a little erratic about my hydration, because I too, rarely feel thirsty. Due to a confluence of other situations, I am currently trying to schedule the removal of a giant kidney stone. You definitely don't want to risk this.

Ouch, sympathies your way brother. I, thankfully, have never had one but I did have to sit with a girlfriend at the hospital while she passed one. Apparently, they're worse than childbirth.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Can't say I'm the same. I easily down 144+ ounces a day.

I hope you're talking water and not tequila.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

have you tried cold fizzy water? i like water or herb tea, but when i'm not in the mood for either, cold sparkling water does the trick for me. in fact, it seems to go down effortlessly.

you could also try slices of cucumber and lemon in a pitcher. or oddly i like parsley in cold water.

drinking enough water can help rid your system of sodium, which can help your bp. it can also protect you from getting UTIs. and it can give you more endurance.

Be sure about the herb tea you are using. Some are diuretic, just like real tea or coffee.

 

[Gorn]

Be sure about the herb tea you are using. Some are diuretic, just like real tea or coffee.

Isn't that a good thing? More liquid intake and more liquid excretion.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Isn't that a good thing? More liquid intake and more liquid excretion.

If you are not drinking enough water, then it is a bad thing. At least according to my doctor who is always on my case for too much coffee and not enough water.

 

[Gorn]

If you are not drinking enough water, then it is a bad thing. At least according to my doctor who is always on my case for too much coffee and not enough water.

Oooh, didn't think about it that way. I drink a whole lot of coffee and a decent amount of water but probably not enough. I tell myself I can have all the coffee I want cuz I drink it black with no sugar. I should drink more water.

 

[Gravedigger Dav]

Oooh, didn't think about it that way. I drink a whole lot of coffee and a decent amount of water but probably not enough. I tell myself I can have all the coffee I want cuz I drink it black with no sugar. I should drink more water.

My issue, exactly. Now here is the weird part. As someone said in this thread, you get enough salt in commercial food. I bought into that and quit putting salt on anything. Last year at my physical, my doctor said I was low on sodium.