I'm in a very similar situation Dawn. Only I have been stalled for about 2-3 weeks. Not just a stall, but I gained back about 5 pounds!! I'm on the last day of the pouch test, I do experience fullness faster as if the pouch tightened but the scale has not budged. I take my vitamins, I drink more than enough water, I get in all my protein and then some. I may not be getting enough calories, and I may have to modify my exercise routine. I meet with a personal trainer 2 times a week, and hit the tredmill before our workouts for 30-45 minutes. the other 2-3 days of the week I take a 50 minute boxing lesson. I may need to do even more exercise, I don't know. my surgeon tells me not to worry and that I just have to wait it out. *sigh*

Yeah, I hope I start dropping the pounds again soon too. I realize I ahve lost alot of weight, fast, and my body probably needs this break, but does my body know what it is doing to my mind? I not only want to lose more, I NEED to lose more. I am becoming obsessed, I think. I just do not want to fail at this like every other time I have tried to lose weight in my life. Dawn

I'm sorry about your stall...that's one of the reasons that I did this pouch test. Ever since Thanksgiving my weight has gone up and down. Between months 4 and 5 with all of the 'yo-yoing' all I had lost was a total of 2 pounds! I was devasted that 4 months out of surgery I had only lost 2 pounds in a whole month!!! Between months 5 and 6 were a little better, but not much. That's when I decided to try the pouch test. I had been researching the pouch test a little, but hadn't thought too much about it because I didn't think I could be that strict with my diet again. Then, Joelle had posted a bulletin about it, so I decided to give it a whirl. Besides that strict protein diet, I think I'm doing pretty good on it. I have lost weight and I feel that my pouch is really tight again. I get full sooooooooo fast now! I really didn't get 'gassy' until after day 3. That's when I started eating boiled egg whites. I was suffering with you yesterday! I think in the long run this diet will definitely help drop some pounds because it is suppose to help break your snacking. I can definitely tell a difference there. I didn't realize just how much I was snacking!! Anyway, good luck to you and I hope you see some pounds start dropping soon!!! Leslie

ok ladies, I need your help here. Have any of you been in a big stall? I have not lost anything since the beginning of December. I am actually horrified that my weight loss is over and done with. I have been doing the 5-day pouch test. I am on day 3 today. I will say, I did have some popcorn last night, I know!! NO CARBS! but I had a good workout, and did not want my blood sugars to drop, as they had in the past. I have lost NOTHING on this silly pouch test. I can feel my pouch tightening, but I was hoping this would jump-start the weight loss again. I hope it will, I really do. Also - were any of you really bloated and gassy after day 1 & 2?? I was suffering yesterday! Dawn

Day 4 is almost over!!! It was alot easier today. I even felt better about it this morning when I was packing my breakfast and lunch. I just felt like today would be easier. The only hard part about today was going shopping at Walmart. I had my hubby and my little boy with me and they wanted all sorts of goodies! Anyway, I made turkey chili for dinner today and it was sooooooooo yummy! I was really surprised at how little I ate! I definitely understand about the pouch tightening. Mine sure feels tight right now! I have also done an amazing job at drinking my water. I can't believe that I have done so good this week. Honestly, I do miss some carbs. It really is hard to not have any carbs. I've got some chicken breast that I will cook for dinner tomorrow night. I'm excited about that. Then, Saturday morning I will do my final weigh-in! I can't wait to see what the scales say!! I hate to say it, but I can't wait to have some kind of 'snack' on Saturday when this is over. LOL. Well, I guess I will be back here tomorrow night to update for the last time on the 5 day pouch test! I hope everyone has a great last day!!!