@edinmaryland
Thanks for your message and question: I just sort of "fell into" compliance with what my PFPT Therapist told me to do. I didn't "set an alarm", but I was, and have been, very close to 2-hour intervals since she told me to urinate, and then drink no more than 8 ounces of liquid thereafter if I really needed it. She was a bit more adamant (my word) about ensuring that I urinate every two hours, than she was about drinking every two hours. I think I have fallen back into what was almost my old routine of "drink when thirsty", but not to excess. Previously, I would have opened my 16 ounce bottle of water, or a 12-ounce soda, and drank the whole thing within minutes. I now now buy 8 ounce "mini" size soda's, and I keep my empty Fiji water bottles, and fill them to an approximate "half-full", 8-ounces with the cool water dispenser from my refrigerator. I have several in my refrigerator. But...
I start every morning actually breaking that rule. It takes my 8 ounce Boost drink, and my little bit of OJ to swallow my vitamins. I probably consume 12-14 ounces total. But then the rest of the day, I follow the plan, minimally consciously. And...
Two things are at play as a result: Because I consume just the 8 ounces, I have less urgency to urinate that "every two hours", but I still do try to urinate every two hours. That automatically keeps me from having a full bladder. The other thing is, I have regained "99%" of my urinary continence (drinking less surely minimizes urgency). I now just use Depends "Shields" in my undershorts. I have little quarter-sized spot-leak accidents, usually when getting into or out of my car, or standing/sitting from my family room couch. When I walk and move around I never leak now. If I squat in the yard, or come up from a squat, I might leak a little. Other than that, and to answer your question directly, I do find myself exceeding the "urinate every two hours" rule a lot...but not consciously, but more just circumstantially. I never set a goal to incrementally increase the span of time between urination. I might be out for 3-4 hours doing errands and "whatever", and when I get home, I realize that I have a little urgency, so I go to the bathroom, then grab my 8 ounce bottle of water to drink. I hope this helps.