The end of the 5 day for me :)

Just wanted to say that I am now on day 6 of the 5 day pouch test and I am on the road to being straight and narrow. I haven't had anything other then protein and a south beach diet bar ( got hypoglycemic on Sunday) since last Saturday. If there is one problem with just only protien it is that I seem to have a little less energy with my workouts( I'm sure the lack of carbs) and guess what everyone I am cold all the time again!!! I feel much better after getting off the pop and sweets cycle that was sabotaging me. I worked out everyday except monday and i'm sure that with that and not eating crap is why I dropped 6 lbs wasn't expected but a great benefit. I had some iced tea for lunch yesterday and i forgot how much I missed even that. This is a great start to getting that pesky 20lbs off that has been nagging me since I had my plastic surgeries. this was a great motivation for me to keep it going and all that know me know I will be living the pouch rules until I get to my goal. One thing I have learned is that after almost 4 1/2 years this tool still does work and I haven't failed as I see it, but gotten a little off track with my journey. Today I will start incorporating fresh veggies and over the weekend and some tasty fruit like watermelon for a sweet treat! We can all do this journey if we follow the rules. Good luck to everyone and have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend. Jim

Good for you!  Keep up the good work, you are doimg what I need to.

Hey there Jim!! I do love the 5 day pouch test..........except for maybe the first two days!! LOL Did you do anything special those days? What protien drinks did you use?  Any other tips/tricks you can post? Have a great day! Pat

Hey Pat good to hear from you! I did mostly protien shakes Soups Creamed and I also made the black bean soup that is on the site and I just love the chai tea smoothie. I had that each morning and then soup at lunch and the bean soup for dinner which satisfied me. You are right I was happy to be on the soft foods after the two days but the good part was I am no longer hungry like I was before so I feel like I did right sfter surgery.  I guess the first two day were mind over matter so to speak. I did falter a little bit withthe bar but thats OK! Now I will keep it going until I get back down to my goal weight! Good luck with it it was a good thing for me. Jim

It's good to get back on track.  I am struggling with that and plan to take it one step at a time; the first step being establishing an exercise habit. Keep it up! J

Jen  I couldn't agree with you more! Not biting off more than you can chew will just end in disaster. good luck with everything and hope to see you soon. Jim

Jim, You are an inspiration to me. You are alot farther out than me. It's nice to see that you realized you got off track and you got back on track with the 5 day pouch test. I'm so glad it's working for you. Congrat's on a job well done. This journey has alot of up's, but once in awhile a down. We just need to get back on the horseso to speak.......Yep, we need to follow the rules, I've recently learned this also.....The carbs were sneaking up on me.....But I got rid of them. You've done a great job at this WLS, I will keep watching.  Kelly

Thanks Kelly I appreciate it.

Hey Jim... Good job on your 5 day. I am actually going to start my 5 day on Tuesday.. I have been so darn frustrated lately...  I have gained about 15 pounds due to my business trip and only working one job now. I just have this feeling, that I "broke" my pouch, but maybe this 5 day will work!!! I hope so. I will keep you posted! Talk soon

Jen its not broken its just that you are eating too many slider foods and not enough dense protien so you never really feel full and that was the problem that I was having and after the 5day I feel like I did when i was 6 months out. Good luck and talk soon. Jim