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Vim&Vigour · 02-13-2008, 03:45 PM

Hej Carl,
Nice talking "live"
1. what happens if you DO eat/drink at the same time
if you are eating a "main meal", you will flush away any possible nutrients with the liquid and also not retain the feeling of satisfaction from being "full" after your meal. The fullness gives you the contentment your body (and you) need to keep fuelled for the next few hours.
However, if you are having ONE biscuit with a cup of tea/coffee, neither the drink nor the biscuit are "nutritional" and that's fairly ok. The odd times are ok, but not as a habit.

2. Why cant you down a chug water like a parched camel ..... why only a sip or two?
If you are drinking say half an hour after food, your pouch is still somewhat "full" from the meal and therefore there is very little space for the drink to sit and stay. It takes times to send the pouch content down the line and drinks are no exception. Your body needs the time to absorb the water coming down the tube and traffic jams happen when there is a red light at the end.

I find that one day I am "starving" and cannot drink (makes it all floaty in there) bu ton the other hand, the next day I may be "living" on various thicknesses of liquid, e.g. yoghurt, broth/soup, fruit juices/smoothies and water... Seems to suit my temperament and lavatory motions!

The process happens naturally, without you having to do too much about it. A little like a new sexual partner. You get the hang of what you need to do, what you want to do and then what your partner has to say about it. It gets better through experience and time...

Fire away - questions ALWAYS welcome!
Go and drink a small glass of water NOW!
Cheers!
Vim