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Topic: RE: 6 months post surgery 100 down but have stalled for the past few weeks.
go to the search part of this page and type 5 day pouch test it will give you all the details. You test your pouch and it helps get you out of the carb cycle and back on track! I am on day 3 right now.
Topic: RE: 6 months post surgery 100 down but have stalled for the past few weeks.
What is the 5 day pouch test? I've never heard of it. I'm interested to try it.
Topic: RE: I have stalled for about five weeks now...no real weight loss???
Thanks Brenda,
My husband and I had a deep heart to heart last night. He said that he is worried about how much sweet tea that I am bring into the house. He is right, I am drinking about one gallon of the real sweet tea a week at home. That might not sound like a lot, but right now while I am still trying to lose weight I need to cut back to no sugar in my tea, or just cut out the tea all together for a while. He is worried for me, and concerned about my stall in weight loss. I am trying to encourage him to consider the surgery for himself. He is watching me to see my outcome before he decides. I have an even stronger reason to get this done right. I want him to be health and to be a live for a really long time. Right now he has high blood pressure, type 2 diabetic, and other health issue that cost us a lot of money in medications and doctors visits. He has to make the decision all by himself because this is to important for him to blame me when things get tough for him do to the surgery.
So I am doing well this morning. I only have a little sugar in my hot tea at my desk and a large ice water to follow. I am eating my breakfast slowly and watching what goes into my face every moment of the day.
Later
Sami Sue
Topic: RE: Weekly weigh-in for February 10th, 2008
I am afraid to bring any kind of gaming system into my house, my husband would never get off of it. He already spends to much time on the computer playing games.
When I get constipated I go and get my favoriate salads items, baby spinich fresh, crumpled blue chees, some king of nuts either peacons or chasews, and a salad dressing that I like. I will eat at least one salad a day for three to five days and then I am back on track with the bowel department after kicking up the greens. See if that helps any. I still can't eat much fruit, I like it, but it doesn't like me all that well.
Feel better.
Later
Sami Sue
Topic: RE: Weekly weigh-in for February 10th, 2008
Hi Kathleen... you are really moving to be at 160 lbs...YOU GO GIRL. I have stalled at 187, I go back up to 192 and then back down to 187. I am looking at my protein intake, and cutting back on my bad habit of drinking sweet tea. Getting into the gym.
Later
Sami Sue
Topic: RE: I have stalled for about five weeks now...no real weight loss???
WOW i could hug u right now! i AM NOT THE ONLY ONE!! u have made me the happiest person alive right now i hope you know this! 
but anyhow....yea u and i are a day apart in our surgery..i wus on the 22. Seems as though EVERYONE around me is losing EXTREME amounts of weight...an i am only down 56 lbs...i say only but in all reality 56 lbs is ALOT and that is what i need to remind myself! i do however seem to be able to push my boundaries with food to the max....i will snack on a cookie...get sick an hour later and yet there i go for the damn same box of cookies again! yea its only ONE cookie...but that is ONE cookie i DONT need to place in my pouch! i have eaten all kinds of ways to see what it is that my body wants as a schedule and it doesnt seem to perfer anything!! i have eaten once every couple hours....tried the 3 meals and 2 snacks....tried the protein shakes as meals....i am too such a picky eater that its HARD AS HELL to get my protein in and like someone else mentioned i REALLY think that is what the problem is! with protein yes u do feel alittle more satisfied then eating an empty carb lets say....but lets face it...im sick of trying to plan on my next meal to see what it is that i can eat that is high in protein! its FRUSTRATING and i guess it can only get worse from here. i would have thought 6months out that this would almost be routine....and yet it seems like its getting harder and harder cause i cant more now then i ever could! i TOO still buy lets say 'sweets' and hide them so someone else doesnt eat them....WHY? i know for a fact i REALLY DONT wanna eat that damn danish but yet here i am making it slide down like its a necessity. Kinda pathetic if u ask me, but its something that needs alot of work! Luckily i know that i need to exercise ALOT more then i am now, and hopefully that will throw my weight loss back on track, but until then i know im not CRAZY and dont call urself nuts cuz im in the same boat as u my dear! it will get better if u want it to, so that in mind we just need to try alittle harder for self control!
but anyhow....yea u and i are a day apart in our surgery..i wus on the 22. Seems as though EVERYONE around me is losing EXTREME amounts of weight...an i am only down 56 lbs...i say only but in all reality 56 lbs is ALOT and that is what i need to remind myself! i do however seem to be able to push my boundaries with food to the max....i will snack on a cookie...get sick an hour later and yet there i go for the damn same box of cookies again! yea its only ONE cookie...but that is ONE cookie i DONT need to place in my pouch! i have eaten all kinds of ways to see what it is that my body wants as a schedule and it doesnt seem to perfer anything!! i have eaten once every couple hours....tried the 3 meals and 2 snacks....tried the protein shakes as meals....i am too such a picky eater that its HARD AS HELL to get my protein in and like someone else mentioned i REALLY think that is what the problem is! with protein yes u do feel alittle more satisfied then eating an empty carb lets say....but lets face it...im sick of trying to plan on my next meal to see what it is that i can eat that is high in protein! its FRUSTRATING and i guess it can only get worse from here. i would have thought 6months out that this would almost be routine....and yet it seems like its getting harder and harder cause i cant more now then i ever could! i TOO still buy lets say 'sweets' and hide them so someone else doesnt eat them....WHY? i know for a fact i REALLY DONT wanna eat that damn danish but yet here i am making it slide down like its a necessity. Kinda pathetic if u ask me, but its something that needs alot of work! Luckily i know that i need to exercise ALOT more then i am now, and hopefully that will throw my weight loss back on track, but until then i know im not CRAZY and dont call urself nuts cuz im in the same boat as u my dear! it will get better if u want it to, so that in mind we just need to try alittle harder for self control! 
Topic: RE: Weekly weigh-in for February 10th, 2008
AWESOME ...I just found you all! I had my surgery 8/17/07. Started in 270s down to 160 now. I am slowing way down. My Dr. says when I get to 145 he will remove my skin. I was wondering if anyone can tell me what they eat...I am not sure I am eating right. Thanks for any help, and I am truly thankful for this site and all of you. Best of luck and GOD BLESS!!!
Topic: RE: Weekly weigh-in for February 10th, 2008
Haven't posted in weeks...
This week 175.2
total lost 72.6
Topic: RE: I have stalled for about five weeks now...no real weight loss???
Hi! I so understand what you are going through. I started out in the 270s now down to 160. I too had my surgery in August. I feel just like you feel. Sometimes I feel like I am eating too much...but noone can tell me how much is too much. I am scared to death that I am going to blow up again. I know two ladies who had the same surgery as me and five years later they are bigger than they started. I think our brains have not changed, but our tummy has. We need to change WHY we eat, and try to stop it. My Dr. says he wants me to get to 145 and then he will remove my skin. So I have 15 pounds to go, but I am still scared feeling like I overeat. Write me back so we can support eachother. hang in there!!!
Topic: RE: 6 months post surgery 100 down but have stalled for the past few weeks.
I have not tried the 5 day pouch test but congratulations on your weight loss!!!!
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