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Anyone else forget to eat and drink?

Marsi

Hey, so I've recently learnt thar I'm chronically severly dehydrated. I just forget to drink. also forgetting to eat. Best way to describe it is I forget that drinking and eating exist. I also forget going to the bathroom exists as well until it's bad. What should I do to try and fix this? I'm alone most days of the week. My partner comes home in the evening. and even if I have drink near me I still forget. I've also tried setting alarms and I just tick them of then forget to actually drink. Any advice is great. 

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  • I had this habit of only eating one meal a day (evenings) and found I wasn't particularly thirsty the rest of it anyway.   Other than taking meds & such (which I normally remembered), I'd go hours with no liquids even until I actually connected the feelings of light-headedness I'd been getting with the lack of fluids.

    I mean it does sound stupid now, more so writing it down...  but it didn't occur THEN.  I likely googled the light-headedness and convinced myself I had various other things before realising there was a simple solution.

    Eat another meal - you tend to be more thirsty I find, then not so dehydrated.  Food & drink go hand in hand I guess.   I now try to eat twice a day instead.  It isn't perfect.  I eat randomly & consume too much junk, but its a work in progress I guess. 

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  • I had this habit of only eating one meal a day (evenings) and found I wasn't particularly thirsty the rest of it anyway.   Other than taking meds & such (which I normally remembered), I'd go hours with no liquids even until I actually connected the feelings of light-headedness I'd been getting with the lack of fluids.

    I mean it does sound stupid now, more so writing it down...  but it didn't occur THEN.  I likely googled the light-headedness and convinced myself I had various other things before realising there was a simple solution.

    Eat another meal - you tend to be more thirsty I find, then not so dehydrated.  Food & drink go hand in hand I guess.   I now try to eat twice a day instead.  It isn't perfect.  I eat randomly & consume too much junk, but its a work in progress I guess. 

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