Question:
5 day pouch test

Can someone tell me how to do the 5 day test. I need help getting back on tract.    — BrendaSue (posted on January 6, 2009)

January 6, 2009
Read from this site...It has the plan, menus and ideas and the full explanation...Good luck! It worked for me to get back on track and cut out some bad habits that snuck back in during the holidays last year!! Including eating candy and creating a "carb monster" that made me have horrible hunger and cravings and grumpy pouch! It's not a diet or designed to lose weight though some do...but a way to get back to the basics and do things the GB way! The plan was devised by a Gastric Bypasser on her own and it truly works! Try it if you think you can benefit! http://www.5daypouchtest.com/
   — .Anita R.

January 7, 2009
The FIVE DAY POUCH TEST is simply poorly designed to achieve any real long-term impact. It starts with a great premise- establish bright line rules for eating and become a more aware eater. However, if you closely examine the choices, not all of them are truly low-carb choices, and therefore, it will not necessarily result in getting the carb-monster off of your back. Also, it doesn't really cause your pouch to mysteriously shrink in the five days of the "test". So, if you want to get back on track, take a very structured approach-- plan and measure your meals and snacks, count your carbs (trying to keep your daily grams from all sources to less than 25 per day), boost your protein intake (aim for at least 70-80 grams of protein per day) and focus on how much better you feel taking control of your eating behaviors. And, when you succeed, please remind many of us longer-term post-ops that it is possible to get back on track.
   — SteveColarossi

January 10, 2009
You can also go to: LivingAfterWeightLossSurgery.com They have a little booklet you can buy called 5 Day Pouch Test. Good Luck Paula
   — paulajaneb