A lot of people are talking about the 5 day pouch test to get back on track. I personally think that is a bad idea.

There is no reason to be hungry and miserable like you would be on the first 2 days of the 5 day pouch diet which consists of going back to liquids, I believe for 2 days.

This is the diet I use when I need to get back on track after a bad day ,or weekend, or vacation:

BOOTCAMP:

For 5 STRICT DAYS I will eat only:

Proteins: Seafoods, Poultry and eggs, Dairies, nuts/seeds, including a small amount of Peanut Butter.

Veggies: Green only. salad with vinegar and oil dressing

Fruits: None. fruit juice none

Breads/Cereals/ Rice/ Noodles/ Pasta/ Other Carbs: None.

Fluids: between 64 to 128 oz of Water (not coffee)

Protein drinks (RTD or Powder).

Avoid: Sugar and Sodium

You will lose weight after 5 days and the carb cravings should be gone , unless you mangaged to eat some carbs during this time

This is what I need to do. I need to re-kick out of my daily intake bad carbs, and now that I've learned the lesson, NEVER let the in my mouth again. Post-op I did really well, until Christmas came 6 months later, and I "allowed" myself to have a few bites here and there of some of my Mom's annual Christmas Desserts... then it was, a bite here, half a sandwich there, suddenly I eat bad carbs daily. I have PCOS... I KNOW this is really bad for me, yet it’s easy so I go with it. I have been struggling to kick the sugar/carb craving again for the last couple of months. I have cut down on my bad carbs, but I need them to be totally eradicated from my diet forever. I'm a year and half out, I've lost 65 (because I've gained back 12) and I'm 45 from goal. I'm VERY angry at myself for sliding backwards.

This Boot Camp diet seems like a good way to work on this. I'm going to be smart about it though. My plan (so close to Christmas) is too start on December 26th. I know me. I know that I will just give in on Christmas Day again, and repeat the cycle. I'm not going to expect mental militant me to be successful by setting myself up for temptation on the very day that ruined me a year ago.

Thanks so very much for posting this!! It feel totally doable!

This is what I need to do. I need to re-kick out of my daily intake bad carbs, and now that I've learned the lesson, NEVER let the in my mouth again. Post-op I did really well, until Christmas came 6 months later, and I "allowed" myself to have a few bites here and there of some of my Mom's annual Christmas desserts... then it was, a bite here, half a sandwich there, suddenly I eat bad carbs daily. I have PCOS... I KNOW this is really bad for me, yet it’s easy so I go with it. I have been struggling to kick the sugar/carb craving again for the last couple of months. I have cut down on my bad carbs, but I need them to be totally eradicated from my diet forever. I'm a year and half out, I've lost 65 (because I've gained back 12) and I'm 45 from goal. I'm VERY angry at myself for sliding backwards. This Boot Camp diet seems like a good way to work on this. I'm going to be smart about it though. My plan (so close to Christmas) is too start on December 26th. I know me. I know that I will just give in on Christmas Day again, and repeat the cycle. I'm not going to expect mental militant me to be successful by setting myself up for temptation on the very day that ruined me a year ago. Thanks so very much for posting this!! It feel totally doable!

you have your head in the right place! Just get back in the game! And if this one is what you have to do to get there you got it. I'm doing it myself next week.

I came on here tonight to find a plan that would get me back on track.I feel so little restriction with my sleeve. I thought I had seen on here a plan for resetting your sleeve. Do you think this plan would help with this? Would a liquid diet do a better job. I am desperate to get back on track and will do what ever I need to to feel the benefits of the surgery again. I am 11 months out.

You might also want to look into the 5:2 diet, really only recommended for people a year out... I also started gaining weight, in the second year(22lbs), and started the 5:2, lost all the regain, and got to goal too... Now just trying to maintain through the holidays! The bootcamp is good, the 5:2 may be easier for some... I will not go into the details here, look up 5:2 diet in the vets section for more details.

I came on here tonight to find a plan that would get me back on track.I feel so little restriction with my sleeve. I thought I had seen on here a plan for resetting your sleeve. Do you think this plan would help with this? Would a liquid diet do a better job. I am desperate to get back on track and will do what ever I need to to feel the benefits of the surgery again. I am 11 months out.

liquids only is really hard and you're setting yourself up for failure. I totally think this diet does the same thing, without you having to starve. I think it's much easier to follow and I think you should start it now , as best as you can. Sure we are all going to indulge in thing onChristmas that we normallly don't eat Do the best you can right now to not eat carbs until Christmas..

Love this. The pouch test is great for those that actually have a pouch, but what sleevers don't understand or don't realize is that we DON'T have a pouch. A pouch and a sleeve are two completely different things and act and behave completely different. So a sleever will try the pouch test and wonder why it doesn't work.

I also think it's important for us to remember once we're at a certain point - for ALL WLS people - we NEED to be getting as much as possible from REAL food - meats, beans, cheeses, veggies, etc. Protein shakes are okay in a pinch, but are not the same and are not absorbed as easily as actual food is.

Great post!

Where is the proof that they are not absorbed as well? I have never heard or read that.

Good quality protein drinks are well absorbed by the body. Even those with lactose intolerance can tolerate whey. Its just that you really need a full spectrum of nutrients, fiber and such.... which may include protein drinks forever if you really need them (according to my doctor)... Eat variety to hit your numbers, to not get bored, stay on plan and get well rounded intake.

I'm over a year out and I will be trying this myself .. I will let you guys know my results

Started this "Boot Camp diet" today. Excited to get myself back on track as I have not done well since Halloween time! Gotta recover from these Holidays!

After the first couple of days it gets easier. The longer you stick with it, the better the results.

Well day one yesterday was pretty rough with the cravings and I was kind of grumpy but today is already better!

I hope now that Little Miss Diva is back from her break that she will jump in on this thread too. She is the one that originally posted this, and I don't know where it went on the board. I kept seeing people wanting to do the pouch test, so I found it.

I am sure Diva has done this more than I have and can offer suggestions on how well it works.

Where is the proof that they are not absorbed as well? I have never heard or read that.

I am not sure on this - but was told the same thing at a group presentation on fitness recovery. It was not a presentation for WLS folks, and was given by a nutritionist. I have since wondered whether or not it was accurate!