I do wish you luck!

The point of the 5 day pouch test, IMHO, is to reconnect to your pouch--to become aware of it and the "soft cues" you get when it is full.

It's really easy to fall into our old habits of pretty much ignoring how we feel physically and just eating for pleasure or emotional numbness. The test is a chance to do a course correction. Most important, just pay attention to how you are feeling and WHY you want to eat when that urge arises.....

have you checked with your surgeons office first? I say this because I went in for my check up Tuesday AFTER I did the 5 day pouch test which i knew better but am having thyroid issues and crazy weight gain and thought it would "get me back in touch"

it did not by the way infact i lost 7llbs and regained 10. I take in no more then 935 calories a day and walk/hike 2 to 4 miles a day. thyroid sucks...................oh anyway please check with your doctor SOME do NOT approve. mine was nice about his disapproval though.

No I haven't seen my surgeon in nearly a year,.had an appointment but canceled cause I couldn't pay him. I have been getting sloppier as time goes on with what I eat and how much. I am in hopes of getting back on track.
I loaned my book to a friend who is a prospect for sugery. So kinda flying blind on this. I went on the net for an.outline.
Lol! Figure all the bad stuff I have done to myself in the last 60 or so years hasn't killed me so the pouch test won't either.

Best of luck. No advice here, but I would love to hear how it goes for you. I have thought about doing it myself.

i thought it was no big deal since so many were doing it ..........funny how our thoughts circle the same direction from different areas.

maybe we as a collective should try creating a plan that is not one that apparently is frowned upon. Mine is not the first doc i heard poo poo on it just the first one i heard in person. lol

anyway good luck with it if you need anything msg me and let me know ill do what i can to support you im good at kickin arse too apparently lol

I haven't did it yet even though I said I was and I really need too. Just want to syke myself up for it. It is really easy to fall back into old habits. Good luck with it and keep us posted.

I don't know? Maybe a useless effort?

I think maybe trying something is better than doing nothing?

I been doing the wrong things all summer and am afraid I will gain back some fat!

Scary thing!

I know of others who have done the 5 day pouch test with and had both success and....no success. Before you hit the 5 day pouch test, I recommend trying to eat 3 mindful meals a day with no snacking. Make sure your meals consist of 3 bites of dense protein for every 1 bite of anything else.

Emotional eating is an issue for most of us. 3 mindful meals a day addresses that issue.

JJ

jj by mindful do you mean like fix your meal and keep out all distractions just the food ...........then doing the sitting at the table thing with no distractions tv off radio off?

I don't feel off track but hell my thyroid is changing for the worse every 6 weeks and im gaining .

maybe its the drinking thing i am off on that in the am.

I've done it... twice all the way through, a few more times of just the first two days.

I didn't lose lots, if anything. BUT what it did do was help me feel in control once again. For that, the experience I find PRICELESS!!

The hard part, DAY ONE! THought I was going to die without chewing food! LOL! Seems funny now, but seriously was VERY HARD! Remember that suckie preop diet? Well, and this was only two days! LOL!

But whenever I start feeling like I am losing control, I do a day or two of protein shakes and get my control back.

Best of luck! And if you need encouragement while doing it, message me on facebook Ed!! Or here... but I visit here less often!

I haven't has to do a 5 day test but every so often nothing seems to want to stay down. The nurse at my center said that it is ok to go back to the beginning and start over so when I have had a hard day keeping stuff down I go back to clear liquids for a day and it seems to straighten me out.

I'm no dr, but really can't see how it would hurt! Your getting in your fluids and your protein! I have gone back to just the shakes once, and the taste and texture made me I'll, but I did it anyway.
Noticed hunger feelings after that :-(

No pouch, I had the sleeve, so no advice about the test. Just want to point out how many people, including myself, benefit from getting back into writing down everything passing through their lips. It's easy to have an egg with one piece of whole wheat toast, a mug of coffee, a glass of water, a handful of nuts, a mug of coffee with cream, a cheese stick, another glass of water, a chicken leg and half a pear for lunch, more coffee, then a small scoop of cottage cheese, and......
Write it down and we realize we've had 2 days worth of meals in between regular meals. So easy to nibble away at calories, even if they're the good kinds of foods, the calories do add up.
Good luck with the test, and maybe consider the diary when you start in on foods again.
Take care.