What do you think?

This is how my day went yesterday.

Protein bar....Shake for breakfast...Shake for lunch...apple for snack and then I can home and ate my dinner which was ribs potatoes and plantains. I drank a couple of 20 ounce bottles of water to. I stopped eating by 5:30 p.m. but continued to drink liquids until 10:00 p.m.  It was a bit hard for me but it was the first day. I feel I fell off track somewhere and I wanted to get myself back on.

I am at a stall and wanted to try what I needed to do two weeks before the surgery to see if I could get the scale moving again. Plus I feel I always don't get in all my protein. This way I know I am getting in all my protein and my system I feel will be flushed out and getting myself back on track.


Start weight 276
weight now  191
total wight lost     85 pounds and many inches
Goal weight 145

I dont see a problem with it as long as its not dont on a daily basis right?! I currently doing the 5 day pouch test, i am day 4... the first 2 days are strickly protien shakes/ water extra... I did it because i was on a plateau long enough and i was starting to graze on carbs like crackers... I have lost 5 pounds during this period... its not the weight loss, i did it to help me get back on track with weight loss being a plus. However the first to days was horriable for me, I had headachs and cramps(carb withdrawls), I am glad its over with and I doubt i will personally will ever do it again, well the first to days, I will definitly throw in a meal there like supper. Urggg I hate plateaus or stalls whatever we call em, I hate em. I am so close, just have to push harder now!

I am doing it just until Thanksgiving then I will be eating on a reg again. I just feel I lost track some how and I wanted to see if I could get back on. The first two days was kinda hard and last night I went out and I didn't get a chance to eat until 10:00 p.m. and I felt absolutely miserable until this morning. So I think the two week or less will help me out.

Good Morning! I am at a stall right now too, and I'm trying not to "carbo-tage" myself.  :) I realized I was doing the cheese and crackers thing too much too.  You are doing great, I know it's hard to stop eating @ 5:30. Oh yeah, I love plantain too. I have been eating 3oz. chicken with planatain and 1/4 mango...Yum!

Plantain is definitely great I am right there with you. I hope we are not slowing down like this because I am almost at the one year mark. Keeping the faith and looking forward to seeing the scale move once again. I did the cracker and cheese thing as well and I have stopped and replaced it with veggies and fruit.

We eat very differently.  I was raised on plantain but I'm holding off on having it again for awhile as bananas can stop my wl cold.  I'm not into starchy carbs because they make me crave. 

I'll tell you what helps me.   
-raise protein and reduce carbs to break stalls
-cycle calories and carbs with higher and lower days to keep the body from getting accustomed to one level 
-increase calories for a day or two 
I'm still a slow looser, but no protracted stalls when I do this.  

Also, I avoid eating less than 80% of my base resting metabolic rate for more than two or three days in any one week.  This ensures that my calorie deficit after exercise is no more than 1500 daily average.  Periods of long stalls and weight gain I've had post op have coincided with periods of very high calorie defict.   

Sounds really good sounds like you have your plan in front out you and working for the best of you. I have done my plan since friday and I have already taken off two pounds which makes me feel really good once again. My dad consist of the two shakes water a protein bar a piece of fruit and or yogurt and then a healthy dinner. I am happy with the way things are going at this moment for me. I decided to make a challenge for myself and now I am able to feel better once again.