Ok...I'm almost 7 months post-op and I've had a HARD time resisting carbs over the last few weeks (and my lack of weight loss reflects it!!)...SO, I'm doing the 5 day pouch test as a carb reset. I figure I'd just share here as well as on my YT channel. I looked around here for personal experience from other sleevers doing the 5 day pouch test and didn't really find anything...so here I am!

Day 1 -

1:37pm - I'm half way through my day and doing REALLY well! I'm not feeling deprived or starving. I feel really good! I've had a Protein shake and a blended cup of Soup and 24 oz of Water so far! I have a volleyball game tonight and then we'll all head to McD's afterward...I'll be bringing my strawberry Protein Shake and pretending it's a strawberry shake! ;o)

Day 2 -

11:24pm - I'm at the end of day 2 and I've done it!! Only liquids for 2 days!! I feel really good and, when I weighed in this morning, I'd lost 3 lbs in ONE day! WOW! Can't wait to see what the scale says tomorrow! I'm definitely ready for some soft foods tomorrow!

Day 3 & 4 -

2:22pm (day 4) - Day 3 went well! I ate soft Proteins, scrambled eggs, tuna and pepperoni (deli sliced) I did have one tiny slip and ate a small handful of fritos, but I'm not gonna sweat it! I haven't had sugar in 3 1/2 days!! That is AMAZING! Before this "diet" I had gotten into the bad habit of eating trail mix that had m&m's in it....So, I'm letting the trail mix go for a long time! LOL! I started out at 229lbs on Monday morning and today (day 4) I weighed 224.8lbs! YAY! I'm on ground meats today and tomorrow is firm protein! Talk to y'all later! ;o)

Well done... so far so good!!

i did this back in Jan, I didn't lose much weight - I am sure others have - what I found was that it was really good for finding the restriction again. It also helped me with portion sizes, and carb cravings... I would defo do it again if I felt that things were getting out of control! So just my lil opinion... I think you are doing the right thing at the right time for you! =]

Hi!!!

I just did the 5 day pouch test last week! It truly, truly helped me... I followed this one: http://5daypouchtest.com/

And I did NOT budge from what it said.... it was hard, but I held to it and I lost 4 pounds!!

also, on this site is a recipes tab... I found the recipe for an amazing soup that I made on day 4 - loved it and made it again yesterday for my family!

It is called: LoCarb pumpkin & Sausage Soup here is the link. http://5daypouchtest.com/recipes/days1_2a.html#pumpkin

Good Luck & keep us posted!!!

Thank you both SO much! I really appreciate the encouragement AND the recipe! I'm SO making that soup!! YUMMMMMMM!!!! ;o)

Keep us updated on how it goes! I'm headed for vacation this week, but when I get back, I'm planning to do this too. food has been on my mind way too much & lots of cravings. I'm sure my carbs are too high & I need to kick my body back into gear. Let me know how it all works out!

Krista