At first I was stalled, and now I have gained a pound and a half. then i looked at my lunch yesterday and realized i was in real trouble. i was reverting back to old habits and was getting comfortable doing it. So someone told me about the 5 day pouch test, and so i started that today. Gotta get that old feeling back, and remember the right way to eat. Funny how easy it was, even tho i was so excited about my weight loss, that i would stray back into old habits. It was way easier than i thought. It wasn't neccesarily the volume as much as it was the choices. eating on the run, and loading up on carbs, and fatty food. I guess I can be happy that at least i recognized the problem and am more than anxious to remedy it before i get totally out of hand. so day 1 of 5dpt begins and we shall see what happens.

oh, also i heard that we should get our body weight in protein everyday? has anyone else heard this? I shoot for 60...how about you guys?

oh, also i heard that we should get our body weight in Protein everyday? has anyone else heard this? I shoot for 60...how about you guys?

I've never heard of this... that would mean at my heaviest I would have had to eat 275 g of protein! I don't think that's possible. I try to hit 60 g every day. Good luck to you.

yeah it sounded kinda crazy to myself too. so i try to keep it between 60-70 a day.

Good for you for seeing the problem right from the beginning!! That is half the battle! Good Luck! You have the knowledge and tools you need to succeed!

Thank you! Its good to have a group like this to get feedback from too.

oh, also i heard that we should get our body weight in Protein everyday? has anyone else heard this? I shoot for 60...how about you guys?

The only time I have ever heard anything remotely similar to that was during pregnancy when I was starting to develop high bp. I was told to eat HALF my body weight in grams of protein every day. High protein diets in pregnancy work to lower bp and keep your body from breaking down cells to feed itself.

I am very curious to see how the 5DPT works out for you. I am having such issues with carbs that I'm ready to just go crazy! I cannot for the life of me stop eating them. It wouldn't be so bad if they were all healthy carbs like fruit and veggies, but in addition to that i'm having Cookies, cake, donuts, English muffins, sandwiches, and just about anything i can get my scrawny fingers on!!

If that 5DPT works for you to get the carbs out, and get you back on track, I will try it! But i'm starting to hate Protein shakes so much!!!

Good Luck!

Patti