Pork Skins

Can you have pork skins on the day 3,4,5 on pouch test?  lol lol  You know I HATED those things before my surgery and now just LOVE them.  lol lol  THey dont have many carbs so just thought I would ask.  lol lol Thanks Denise 

I dont think so. they are just like chips & are loaded w/ sodium & fat (arent they??!! i loved them too, but havent had them since my surg.).

I know that pork skins are allowed on the atkins diet and stuff because they are low carb, but I don't know much about the 5DPT.  Maybe someone knowledgeable will come along and answer this one for ya.  Oh, and thanks for slinging a craving on me for pork skins.  LOL.   Mel

GIRL, i love ME some pork skins.  lol lol  I am pretty sure you CANT have it on the 5dpt.  lol lol  BUT damn I wish you could.  lol lol Thanks Denise

Diet and nutrition are too complex to think only in terms of carbs.  I like to make fun of Atikins dieters by saying "Gee, I'm eating bag after bag of Pork Rinds and I'm just not losing any weight."  AS IF carb grams were the only thing that matters.  Maybe some sour cream dip with those pork skins would do the trick?  If you're trying to lose weight, you will need to eat less and excercise more.  The problem will be in finding foods, while living the statement, that maintain satiety. Sad fact is: what would you rather eat: 1oz of pork rinds or 4 CUPS of Strawberries?.  Do strawberries have carbs and sugar?  Yes.  Do pork rinds have Vitamin C, fiber, or potassium?  Don't think so. I guess if the 5DPT works for some then great but the idea that you can do something for 5 days and then "get back to normal" is a recipe for disaster.  If you do what you've always done, you will get what you always got.  The key would be to use the 5 days to learn some [better] life long habits.

thanks for the insitefulness.  lol lol I think I already new the answer just like telling myself different.  Your words really are an eye opener! Thanks Denise