Woo-hoo!!!!!!! The scale gods smiled on me today!! hee hee!! Down 4 lbs total. But better than that I feel back in control. I am excited about eating right. I have actually been craving healthy foods. Yesterday I had 2 scrambled eggs for Breakfast a Fit Frappe mid morning and you would think I would be tired but no...I had the best 5K run this year breaking a new record for myself. lunch was salmon, dinner I cheated and went to a firm protien and had chicken.

I spent some time on this site and have learned more about this 5:2 plan that some of the veteran's follow. I really like the idea and think it fits with my lifestyle. Basically the two liquid days I had ended up about 500 calories or so. I have a big cycling event on Saturday and another 5K on Sunday so I could use the extra calories so i have made an executive decison to transition my 5 day pouch test at this point to the 5:2 plan!

I will use the 2,000 calorie guidline but in sticking with the pouch rules...choose firm protien for my bulk of the calories. Monday will be a 500 calorie fasting day for sure each week and I think either Wednesday or Thursday will be my other one.

I won't clog up the message board here anymore but thank you so much to all for the encouragement and the wonderful advice I am finding on this site.

Keep rocking those sleeves!

Amy, I thank you for sharing. No one likes to struggle, but it is a part of life and watching someone own up to a struggle, and own what they want to do to get control is instrumental for all of our success.

The good, the bad and the ugly.. We should see it all!

I couldn't agree more and its super important for the new patients to see that it really is a life long struggle regardless of surgery. BUT ----with the sleeve you are armed to win it.

Thanks for sharing

I couldn't agree more and its super important for the new patients to see that it really is a life long struggle regardless of surgery. BUT ----with the sleeve you are armed to win it.

This is so true!! the sleeve is a tool..

Your doing great keep it up!!

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Woo-hoo!!!!!!! The scale gods smiled on me today!! hee hee!! Down 4 lbs total. But better than that I feel back in control. I am excited about eating right. I have actually been craving healthy foods. Yesterday I had 2 scrambled eggs for breakfast a Fit Frappe mid morning and you would think I would be tired but no...I had the best 5K run this year breaking a new record for myself. lunch was salmon' date=' dinner I cheated and went to a firm protien and had chicken. I spent some time on this site and have learned more about this 5:2 plan that some of the veteran's follow. I really like the idea and think it fits with my lifestyle. Basically the two liquid days I had ended up about 500 calories or so. I have a big cycling event on Saturday and another 5K on Sunday so I could use the extra calories so i have made an executive decison to transition my 5 day pouch test at this point to the 5:2 plan! I will use the 2,000 calorie guidline but in sticking with the pouch rules...choose firm protien for my bulk of the calories. Monday will be a 500 calorie fasting day for sure each week and I think either Wednesday or Thursday will be my other one. I won't clog up the message board here anymore but thank you so much to all for the encouragement and the wonderful advice I am finding on this site. Keep rocking those sleeves![/quote']

Could you please explain how the pouch test works? I would like to try this and see if it will help me cure my need to graze!