I'm starting the 5 day pouch test.. Because I fell off the wagon pretty hard since June. Has Anyone out there tried this? What do you think?

Today is a new day!!! I cheated a little too.. Had a slice of pizza! I was mad at myself as well.. But I still stayed under calories and I'll follow it today for sure! Good luck to you!

Lol at least I wasn't the only one lol. I don't feel to bad now.

HELP ME!!! It rained here today is I decided to bake cookies. I haven't had this happen to me since before surgery in January. I had three cookies! I want to try this but I don't know if I can go without food.

HELP ME!!! It rained here today is I decided to bake Cookies. I haven't had this happen to me since before surgery in January. I had three cookies! I want to try this but I don't know if I can go without food.

I love to bake and do it all the time, especially this time of year. The oven warms the house when it's chilly but not cold enough for the woodstove. It's just me and my husband and he's a body builder so he only eats 'clean'. When I bake I bring whatever it is to work - my coworkers devour it! Or I bring it to my neighbor - he lost his wife last year and is all alone. He likes my cookies, cakes, and quick breads!

And sometimes I drop things off at my local firehouse. The firefighters love it!

Lol I LOVE baking to! its something I picked up after surgery... go figure! But I am not a sweets type of gal.. so I never have the temptation to chow down on them lol.. well unless its that time of the month.. then I just stay away from the oven so I wont eat them! lol But Terry that is such a good idea!! I never even thought about that!! I have my kiddos and the hubster.. so they usually take care of the eating for me.. but now the hubster is on a strict diet. Hes trying to do my puch test diet with me, even though he didn't have surgery! I try to tell him its a bad idea for him.. but he wont listen. So I havnt baked in awhile as he has asked me not to lol. But as for me I have been doing pretty good with it! I am down 4 lbs so far!! So I can tell its working. I think not drinking my protein all the time and drinking a full pot of coffee have been the cause of my weight gain! Well that and not being able to exercise! So maybe my 4 lb weight loss will be someone elses inspiration also! It has inspired me to stick to it that's for sure!

I hadn't heard of the 5 day pouch test before, but just a few days ago I decided to go back on full liquids in hopes that it would do the same thing! haha. It's not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. Actually, its easier than eating. haha. Can we just do liquids forever?

In my opinion I think these tests are bogus.

HW 358 SW 344 CW 247 RNY 4/11/2013

I found this when I was looking on the internet

http://bariatricfoodie.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-5-day-pouch-test-cottage-cheese.html

This is a good read!

This is a good read!

Yes it is a very good read. These tests are just another fad like all the ones we tried before our wls. Get back to the protocol your team gave you and never beat yourself up for a lapse we all are human.

HW 358 SW 344 CW 247 RNY 4/11/2013

I asked my team leader about this, as well as water loading...she said there was no research to back up either. I was freaking out ,thinking about gaining weight, even though I'm only six months out. She said logging food helps, as does continuing an exercise regime. She also told me many people need to pick up their exercise after the 18 month mark. It was food for thought