concerned for the 5DPT'ers ...

...PLEASE BE PREPARED... do you have your supplies on hand??! you should have everything from the grocery store BEFORE you start, this will help in temptations here are some suggestions and a repost of my experience with 5DPT: Day 1 & 2 Supplies:
WATER                                  PROTEIN POWDER or DRINKS (ALOT)
CRYSTAL LIGHT                 CHICKEN BROTH
HOT TEA                               BEEF BROTH
PROPEL                                 CREAMY SOUPS
SPECIAL K2O PROTEIN WATER            JELLO Day 2 & 3 Supplies: EGGS                                        DRAINED CHICKEN COTTAGE CHEESE               DRAINED SALMON YOGURT                                  PEANUT BUTTER DRAINED TUNA                   REFRIED BEANS (be careful of beans--some high in carbs) Day 5 Supplies: ALL OF DAY 2 & 3 SUPPLY LIST Tyson Fully-Cooked Steak Strips Tyson Fully-Cooked Chicken Strips Sole (Broil or Bake) LEAN HAMBURGER LEAN TURKEY BURGER LEAN VEAL (they make fully cooked meatballs) DAY 1 & 2-DRINK DRINK DRINK ...i used EAS Advantage Soy Protein with 8 oz of skim milk and 6 pieces of ice (to thicken)- Day 1& 2 i had 4 (8oz) Shakes, drink all the water you can..plain, flavored, crystal light, propel, special K2O protein water..you should be drinking something constantly ..i did wait 30 minutes after the Protein Shake each time just to maximize the benefits of the shake but other than that ..all you want...i did have my morning coffee..i always use splenda and skim so i didnt have to change that..i also drank chicken broth, beef broth..yum yum..have hot teas if you like them..get the point? lol  :)
Day 3 & 4- Continue to drink the shakes, they will help keep you satisfied.  These two days are nice..soft proteins..drained tuna, drained chicken, cottage cheese, hard-boiled eggs and jello, you can have pudding on these days as well, but the pudding made me dump.  Get all your water in! Day 5- YUMMM!!  Hard Proteins.  i had Tyson Fully Cooked Steak Strips, Tyson FC Chicken Strips, hard-boiled eggs, cottage cheese, Veal Meatballs (yum!) jello and Protein Shakes (i found i didn't get the protein shakes in as well, only had two on this day, i was too full ..and satisfied) IT SEEMED LIKE I HAD TO REMEMBER TO EAT ON THIS DAY BECAUSE OF THE SATISFIED FEELING  :) Good LUCK!!

While I am not taking away from the 5 day pouch test, I do think that there may be some people who cannot afford to do it.  They want to get back to basics, but not afford to cook or gather the supplies.  And, I have read of a few folks who tried it, felt like a failure cause the 5 days were too long.  There is another one called 3 day liquid protein train and it does not require special foods.  The rules are more flexible, such as if you want to do liquid shakes all day, then have a light supper, you can do that.  Here is the link.  3 day lpt on Bariatric Eating But for those doing the 5 day pouch test, it is a wonderful thing and I know there are great results in getting de-carbed... 

it wasn't really expensive ..i got enough for the pouch test days..and made sure to get all the tempting carbs out of the house before hand...i had a great experience and it definitely helped me rid my carb cravings..i still consider myself a carb addict, but i am in control of my addiction....i was interested to look at the link you sent in reference to the 3 day lpt ..however, the link didnt work for me

I can't get to that link and can't find it on google, can you help direct me to this diet?  Thanks!

Never mind, I got it.  Just had to figure out how to log in.  I have not really used that sight.  I need to explore it.

Thanks for posting this.  I plan to do the 5 DPT once the 4th of July weekend has passed .. I will also beging working from home then so it will be easier for me to stick with it without having a loaded cafeteria right down the hall.. 

no problem beckie!  if you have any questions with how it worked for me and my experience, just message me and good luck to you!  you can do anything you put your mind to ...but only when you are ready to put your mind to it  -hugs- 

Thank you for this information. I probably could have used this a couple of days ago lol, but its going to help me moving forward & I know it will serve as useful information to those who are just starting the 5dpt. i like & need to be told what is OK & what is NOT OK b/c i dont know & cant tell the difference (i will justify anything). Moving forward - Im also readdy appreciating the pointer to the Susan Maria's Basic Bariatric Eating Plan, Plus Debby's Core Vitamin Schedule as a post 5DPT "plan". It tells me step by step what is OK & whats NOT OK "MAYO is 100 calories per TEASPOON as are all fats, so measure and use as little as possible or substitute mustard or salsa-based moistening agents)....NO crackers, no rolls, no chips, no tortillas, no low carb wraps...No bread, no potato, no rice, no pasta, no tortilla, no wraps, no low carb bread, no crackers." <<<I totally need that!! After reading the above post, I went to the kitchen (here at the office), grabbed the huge thermos i broght earlier & filled it w/ hot orange spice tea (w/splenda). and I realize that the blended PR beans I had last night were bad. I shouldnt have had them until later on. so i feel bad about having that (along w/ the 10 peanuts, 3 crackers & 2 chips). I need to completely get OFF of the carbs.

Question?  What kind of refried been can I have and on what day? I did notice yesterday in the supermarket that B&M makes a sugar free baked been, made with Spenda.  Can I have them?  Has anyone tried them? I am on day 2 and I am so hungry.  I just had some broth and I am waiting on my protein shake to freeze a little in the freezer. Thanks for any information you have.

Question when you say creamy soups.. i can get campbells soups like tomato soup, creamy chicken, mushroom flavors and add milk.. and thats fine??? oh one last thing how much water are we suppose to be drinking?? can this be crystal light or just plain water in take?