Drinking a litre of water (esp. cold) with meal is not a good idea anyway.I
prefer to drink little and often.
You can easily drink more than 2 l a day this way and it does not disturb
digestion.
Bloating may be due to weak digestion which is disrupted further by a lot of
water.

If I'm thirsty I can drink more than 1 l at once and it doesnot affect my
stomach shape.


Paul Sand
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>From: Cairo Tyler <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Paleolithic Eating Support List <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: [P-F] Where am I going wrong?
>Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 05:10:19 -0500
>
>I have been living the paleo way for nearly four weeks now and have not had
>any weight loss. This doesn't really bother me as I no longer feel sick
>when
>I eat. My problem is my stomach. It seems fine in the mornings and looks
>fairly flat but by the time I've had breakfast and about a litre of water
>it
>bloats to make me look about 6 months pregnant. This has been happening for
>ages now and I can't figure out why. I used to think it was because of all
>the starches and carbs (bread, pasta etc) I was eating but I have now cut
>them out and still get bloating. This may sound strange but is there a way
>to drink water? I never used to drink more than a glass or two until I
>started paleo and now I am trying to consume a minimum of two litres a day.
>I'm wondering if this is perhaps too much for my body. Should I be slowly
>increasing my water intake till I can comfortably reach two litres or
>should
>I continue the way I am? I am 150lbs, 5'6", medium frame and would like to
>lose around 30lbs. Is the problem my lack of stomach muscles? I haven't
>gotten round to starting an exercise routine yet. I'd like to have an idea
>how to fix this as the trousers that are comfortable for me when I put them
>on in the morning, are totally tight and constricting by lunchtime.
>
>Any help you could give would be greatly appreciated
>
>Cairo
>X


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