Holly Here is the link to day one info http://www.5daypouchtest.com/plan/days1_2.html I believe you can have as much as you want of the things that are listed for day one: low-carb protein shakes, broth, clear or cream soups, sugar-free gelatin and pudding. I'm not sure what the carb limit would be. Her recipies have between 11 - 14 carbs per serving. I just use the shakes that I have always used. Good luck. I did it once before and it does help you to re-gain your ability to be full on less and feel like your old pouch again. I am planning on starting again on Sunday.

Thanks for reminding us to go for checkups. I had done my checkup and not scheduled my mammo. You made me do it. Thanks. It came back abnormal. I go in for a sonogram and a specialized mammo (if I understood what they were saying) on Tuesday. They tell me the radiologist will read the test and talk to me about the results before I leave the office on Tuesday. Katy

try www.irfanview.com. Once you install that you can resize your pic. Good luck!

Thanks but for some reason when I rotate the pic it widens--so it widens my whole face like I am looking at a fun house mirror. Lindy sent me a resizeing link. When I have a chance i am going to try to make it look right. Get well Girlfriend! I insist! Hugs, Katy

According to the pharmacist, increased appetite is a side affect of the steroids. If that makes it any better I don't know if it would have been better to dive in and eat eat eat. I am constantly fighting it for the first time since surgery. It really hasn't been the poor me I want comfort food. I just want food but nothing tastes good, so I am staying as busy as I can and drinking too much coffee to counteract it. I am moody over not eating or because I am hungry.?!? I am trying to be as quiet as I can be on the outside but I feel like a total B%^#@ on the inside. This has made me decide to go through allergy testing as soon as I can get over this. If my face bones would just quit hurting, I would be just cranky. LOL So Holly, it is temporary but I don't know that it makes it better either way right now. I have only two days left of steroids. WOO HOO. And the up side is the energy surge has kicked in today. I do look like Santa Claus though with my big red cheeks. I don't know why I get that with prednisone. Some people it makes hyper and some people it makes moody. This time around I have gotten both effects. How much more can I whine! Okay, I will be quiet and go clean something......or take a nap.....why can't I clean while I nap?.....whine, whine. Hugs, Katy