I used to never take anything to drink with me when I left the house.  Now if I leave without my 32 oz cup of water in the morning and again at noon I'm thirsty all day.  Sometimes I need to refill it in between.  It's better than the soda I used to drink.  I've got to get back on the diet though.  I'm afraid to scale myself now.  After having my gall bladder out I've seen to have gained a monsterous appetite and want to eat everything in site, plus the winter boredom I guess has a lot to do with it.