5 day pouch test

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I ALREADY START MY 5DPT I AM ON MY DAY 2 TODAY WAS HARDER FOR ME THAN YESTERDAY  I WAS CRAVING FOOD TODAY I DID OK DID NOT EAT ANYTHING BUT MY LIQUID
I NEED TO LOSS 15 POUNDS THAT I GAIN I HAD MY SURGERY IN 2008 I HOPE I WOULD SUCCESS JUST ERY OTHER POST THAT I HAVE READ HERE

I am currently on Day 2 of the 5 dpt and I am thinking i am really going out of my mind.  i am craving the carbs like crazy. I hope this goes away soon I cannot wait to eat an Egg tomorrow never been soo happy to eat an egg.
i had my surgery in 2007 and i forget what is the parameters for carb and sugars, is it less than 10 on both? i remember them telling me and i originally was real good a label reading then got lazy and here i was eating everything and anything except pasta, without getting sick. now up 20lbs and looking back I know exactly why now....those bad carbs and sugars and GRAZING!!! 

This thread has been alive for quite a long time! 

After a morning full of eating crap food that was NOT on my plan for the day I decided that I had had enough.. By one thirty in the afternoon I felt terrible physically and emotionally because of all the unhealthy food I had shovelled into my body. I decided NO MORE. I decided to just do clear liquids the rest of the day to give my body a break from the abuse I had putting in through. By nine pm on Thursday, I hopped onto the 5daypouchtest website and put the plan into action.
I successfully made it through the first night with only clear liquids: low sodium french onion soup (onions strained out of it), water, and caffeine free tea.

First full day (day 1) Friday: Clear liquids again. tea, low sodium chicken boullion, low sodium french onion soup, water with crystal light, sf jell-o... finally at about 6 pm I had a protein shake because I had a headache. I had planned on only clear liquids, but once the headache set in I knew that I had to get some protein in. I was really hungry this night. I ate some sf jello and went to bed early so I wouldnt be tempted to break the test.

(Day 2) Saturday: coffee (with two tbsp ff half & half), low sodium french onion soup (onions strained out of it), water,  I am hungry again tonight. I am definately a night time eater. All day I was fine.... I had 1/2 cup of sf jello, (2) sf popcycles. I'm heading to bed so I dont eat anything else.

(Day 3) Sunday: tomorrow I am looking forward to having an egg at breakfast. Although I am nervous about eating. It is almost easier to only be drinking right now. There is no question that I am not overdoing it. Eh. I will deal with tomorrow when tomorrow comes. I know that I can do this.

I have lost 4 lbs so far. Yes, I want to get reconnected to my pouch and be able to recognize that feeling of fullness again, but I would also love to lose a little bit of the extra 18 lbs that I have put back on.

This pouch test thing can only be temp. for me. I am in the middle of fertility treatment.... on a break right now... dieting is not condusive to pregnancy. So,... this may be my first and only time doing it at least for a long time.  At least I hope. If I am able to get pregnant soon, this will have reminded me how to use my pouch and eat small healthy portions and break that horrible (simple)carb cycle that I was on.

Wishing everyone else out there luck.... and strength...because really luck has nothing to do with it. Being ready and strong enough to tough it out means everything.

 Doing it again for the 3rd or 4th time....it really does  work and does get me back on track! Monday is always a good day to start it too, at least for me!  

I am ending my 2nd day on the 5DPT and can't  wait to eat my egg whites in the morning.  I had my WLS 8/11/10 and over the last year I have gained back 39 pounds!!!!  I have had terrible problems with sugar cravings and have been to my surgeon, regular doctor, bariatric nurse, dietician and still I feel like am fighting this battle alone.  I have Diabetes, Hypothyroidism, Sleep Apnea, Cirrhois and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.  Am so frustrated because after researching all my conditions and medications it seems that am fighting a no win situation.  Most of my meds make me gain weight and most of my conditions do the same.  I also suffer from depression & anxiety as well.  I feel like such a failure right now and am not sure what to do so I am trying this test.  Has anyone ever gained that much weight or had similiar illnesses as me?  I only lost 116 pounds from the surgery and never even came close to the goal I set for myself.  My surgeon never gave me a goal weight so I don't know how to figure one out so I am just trying to get to where I feel good.  Am desperate and can use any suggestions anyone has out there.  Thanks! 

Today ends my 2nd day of fdpt..it was a rough start but I'm making it...YIPPEE for me...I don't like the weight gain and I refuse to back down that dark road of health problems...reading all of the posts have been very inspiring...besides I have some really cute close I miss wearing!!!!

This is my 1st time doing the fdpt.

Hi all! I am starting the 5DPT Monday to lose the 20 I've gained and get back on track for the 40 I have left to lose. I've got my broth and protein and sassy water (lemon, cucumber, mint infused water) all ready. I also add egg drop soup to my first two days. I use one egg white and strain it into my soup. It cooks in thin ribbons, easy to digest and adds protein. I don't know if it's "legal" per se but it's not thicker than some of the cream soups that are legal so I go with it. 

Anyway, if anyone is starting over too, I'd love to do it along with someone. Last time I felt so good at the end of day 2  that I stayed on liquids for 2 more days before adding soft proteins in. Just the extra energy from getting rid of the carbs was so nice!

I'll check back on Monday!

 

So I completed my 5dpt and lost 7 lbs. so far. More importantly I feel so much better to be off whites. I've done pretty good at finding substitutes for most everything I crave, but here's one... donuts. And the funny thing is I don't really like them. A bite or two would probably suffice if it didn't set off a sugar craze. I need to figure something out for it though because twice I've considered buying them and at some point someone in my house will.

I wondered what type of surgery you had? RNY or Lapband or Sleeve.  That might make a difference.  I had a RNY 7 1/2 years ago and just heard about the pouch test in our support group meeting last night.  I plan on going on it this next week.  I don't get hungry, even this far out.  I think I will do okay on it because sometimes I actually forget to eat.  That's why I wondered what type of bariatric surgery you had.  This is my first time in a long time of going on this site, however, now that I lead a support group, I plan to be on here more often.  Good luck everyone!