OT-5 day pouch test

I have decided that I am doing this test. I have started today and I hope that I can get through it.
If anyone has any words of advice to help get through this, I would really appreciate it.

Also, if you have done this, how sucessful was it in resetting everything?

TIA

I have done it - it is hard but do-able. Just focus on one day at a time. The first 2 days of all liquids are the hardest. It did help to break the "carb cycle" for me though.

Good luck - you CAN do it!

Liz

Thanks Liz for the support!!! I appreciate that. My pouch has been hurting anyway from the soda pop so what helps it is just liquids at this point. I have everything right here if I need it.

thanks again,

no prob!! Oh and be sure to have something like immodium handy too (or whatever you can take) my bowels were a bit crabby after 2 days of liquids! 

I wondered about that. Thanks for the suggestion.

Good luck and let us know how you do.  I have been contemplating it for a few weeks now.  I just need to get my butt in gear and do it.

Oh I wish that I would have known that, we could have done it together. So far so good. I have made it through half of the day and have 1-1/2 days left of just liquids. It hasn't been that bad. Just some head hunger, so I have chewed a few pieces of gum and drink water.

I will keep you posted. I think after the first 2 days things will get easier. I know that we can have as much as we want on our day that we are on, however, I don't know how much sf jello I am going to be able to eat in the next 2 days. :)

Thanks for the support. I HAVE to do this. I need to get out of the carb/sugar cycle. :)

Maybe I should do some reading and can start tomorrow, then we are only one day off from each other.  I have to research a bit though because I don't know much about it.  I do know that I have been sitting here eating a bag of pretzel pieces and need to stop but they are addicting.  Ugh.

What types of soup are you eating?  The ones on the website don't sound too appetizing.

I am really not doing the soups. I am drinking the slim fast low carb diet drink. It has 20 gr of protein per can, sugar free jello and pudding and lots of water. I did get some broth this AM and I didn't realize that it was sodium free and it tasted like crap!!! You can have as much as you want, however, I am trying to space things out as I think that it is mostly head hunger that I am fighting right now as my tummy isn't telling me that it is hungry. Just like right after I had surgery, the head hunger that I fought is similar to this as well. If I didn't have the slim fast to get me threw I don't know what I would do. That only has 190 cals and only 2 grams of carbs, which is what the diet wants you to use is low carb.

Let me know if you decide to do it. I will be here for you. :)