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POUCH RESET

MsWren16
MsWren16

Has anyone ever heard of a pouch reset?  Is it effective?  I'm 3 years post op and Ive gained at least 30 pounds.  I have had a few cercumstances that I have let get in the way of me staying on track.  One being taking care of my mother who had a bad stroke.  Once she moved in with my family, the demand of her needs took over my life.  I'm not making excuses, i'm just stating that I allowed any and everything to get in the way of my health.  Now that she has recovered almost 2 years later,  I am trying to get back on track and am finding it very hard to do so.  Pouch reset was one idea that came up when researching.  It seems like it could work as far as getting back on track.  I'm just trying to find out if it works and what the pros and cons are.HELP!!!

Lcat4
Lcat4
I'm glad to hear your mother has recovered. Stress is one of the biggest factors in weight. Not just from an emotional point but from a physiological point. I'm glad you are reaching out. I haven't tried the pouch test so I can't say if it works or not. It certainly wouldn't hurt to try. Or you could do just protein drinks for a couple of days. Anything to break the cycle. When I backtrack, I have to stop and see what I need to add back into my healthy eating. The hardest thing for me is water. I think I'm hungry but I'm really thirsty. Adding fresh squeezed lemon, orange, or lime juice into my water makes it living water and really helps me to get it down. And I make homemade teas like with fresh mint, chocolate mint, a slice of ginger, and fresh squeezed lemonjuice. I mix it up. Changing and adding little things one at a time makes it easier to shift back on track. Change focus from needing to cut back, to adding in what is healthy and what got us healthy. Healthy foods are life. Consider what foods give you life and health that can be added back. You might also want to check out Geneen Roths book Women, Food, and God. Eating with presence helps too.
MsWren16
MsWren16
Thanks for the information. I think I'm going to just try it to get back in the groove of things. My biggest problem is water too and I have also tried lemon squeeze. It helps.
Lcat4
Lcat4
I personally think that lack of water has been my biggest issue. When I was in the shedding process, every time I had a stall it was about water. Half our body weight in oz of water!
imjj4short
imjj4short
I've heard of the "pouch test" - and I assume it is the same thing. Like Lcat, I've never tried it, but it can be good to have an official start to a new way of eating. Like saying, on _______ day, I'm going back to eating a specific way.

Personally, my go-to healthy eating is Geneen Roth's concept of eating 3 mindful meals a day with no snacking. It helps me not to stress eat, which is a weakness for me.

JJ
Carolina
Carolina
I will start pouch reset this week on December 19th. Wish me luck I have to do one week of only protein shakes and fluids only.
I am so scare , pray for me......