Hello! I am interested in starting the pouch reset. I saw here on BP the "meal plans". They mentioned often what brands I should eat/drink and I'd like to know if anybody had a more generic ( besides protein powder) version of these stated meals. I am beyond poor and can only afford one type of powder. In the past I enjoyed Syntax mixed flavors.

I never feel restriction and I'm hoping the reset will help in going forward, just don't know an affordable way to do it.

Thanks in advance. ❤

Nevermind. I have done research and found that this is a myth. What I need to do is observe, reprocess and change my life.

Wish me luck!

just go back to eating the way you were the first year (not the protein shakes and purees - but the way you ate when you were a few months out). Protein first, then non-starchy vegetables, and then, if you still have room, a piece of fruit or a small amount of whole grain carbs.

dense protein is very filling (e.g., meat) - so try to choose that as your protein whenever you can.

48 minutes ago, catwoman7 said:

just go back to eating the way you were the first year (not the Protein Shakes and purees - but the way you ate when you were a few months out). Protein first, then non-starchy vegetables, and then, if you still have room, a piece of fruit or a small amount of whole grain carbs.

dense protein is very filling (e.g., meat) - so try to choose that as your protein whenever you can.

Thank you, I will. I'm making a shopping list right now. I'm going to get PP at Walmart, what kind of protein do I get? BTW, I think I saw Greek yogurt with a ton of protein, does the body have a "limit" of protein intake per meal?

THANK YOU so much, I'm at work now, trying to figure this all out! Doing a personal inventory, making lists, checking Walmarts foods (cheaper than our local stores)

You're really helping me out with your suggestions, advise. Bless you!

Greek yogurt does have a lot of protein, and I eat it every day, but it does go right through you. Something like meat sits in your stomach a lot longer, thus keeping you fuller. That's not to say that you shouldn't eat Greek yogurt, but try to get some meat in for some of your meals, too.

I've read that there is a limit to how much protein the body can absorb at one time - I can't remember off-hand, but I think it was 30 or 40 grams, but I also recall that there wasn't really a consensus on this. I have to eat 100+ grams a day because I malabsorb protein (my prealbumin level tanks if I don't get that much), but I spread it out throughout the day.

Man, that's a LOT of protein! In my "new" beginning, should I keep yogurt, (slider) type foods as a go to snack food or would that just jump right through my stomach, with nothing to really "sit" in there for a while? I understand about density, just wondering about yogurt, as it's high in protein.

I eat Greek yogurt every morning for breakfast and often as a snack, too - but then, I'm not as hungry at those times as I am at lunch and dinner. I try to eat something denser for lunch and dinner. Although I know people who eat deli meat for breakfast, so that works, too!

9 minutes ago, catwoman7 said:

I eat Greek yogurt every morning for Breakfast and often as a snack, too - but then, I'm not as hungry at those times as I am at lunch and dinner. I try to eat something denser for lunch and dinner. Although I know people who eat deli meat for breakfast, so that works, too!

Very sound choices and reasons. I hate breakfast but I can push yogurt. I'm trying to decide on protein powder or bars.

I still drink a protein shake every day as a mid-morning snack, but that's so I'm sure to get in my 100+ grams. It'd be a challenge to get all that in just from food. But most people don't really need protein shakes once they're a few months out - they can easily get in the required 60+ grams from food at that point. It's just that my protein needs are higher than most people's because of my malabsorption issue. As far as bar vs. shakes, bar is definitely going to be denser than a shake.

Thanks! What do you think of sprinkling PP on food?

4 minutes ago, Heidihoo said:

Thanks! What do you think of sprinkling PP on food?

I do that sometimes!

It's not WHAT you eat. It's what you DON'T EAT. Stop eating. LOL. Do intermittent fasting and go back to clean food.

Dense lean protein

Al dente veg

Small amounts of healthy fat with each meal.

Get your cals back in the range for losing.

The End.

It's the same prescription we were given right after we got to our regular food stage after surgery.

Don't eat and drink at the same time...