Bailey - The 5 Day Pouch Test Owners Manual

The 5 Day Pouch Test Owners Manual

Find your weight loss surgery tool in five focused days.

ByKayeBailey

Find your weight loss surgery tool in five focused days.

Second edition Copyright 2012 by Kaye Bailey and LivingAfterWLS, LLC.

Ebook Copyright 2013 by Kaye Bailey and LivingAfterWLS, LLC.

Copyright 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 by Kaye Bailey and LivingAfterWLS, LLC. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information, address LivingAfterWLS, LLC, Post Office Box 311, Evanston, Wyoming 82931.

The health content in the 5 Day Pouch Test Owners Manual is intended to inform, not prescribe, and is not meant to be a substitute for the advice and care of a qualified health-care professional. The author and publisher disclaim any liability arising directly or indirectly from the use of this book.

Nutritional Analysis: Every effort has been made to check the accuracy of the nutritional information that appears with each recipe. However, because numerous variables account for a wide range of values for certain foods, nutritive analyses in this book should be considered approximate. Different results may be obtained by using different nutrient databases and different brand-name products.

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The Neighbors are talking about the 5 Day Pouch Test:

I thought sure I had destroyed my pouch with all of the junk food and slider foods I've been eating for the past year or two. I started on the 5DPT on Monday. I started off at 216 pounds, this morning I was 209! I've been very good about sticking to the instructions and it honestly hasn't been as hard as I anticipated. I'm really pleased and feel motivated and back on track. IrishIze - LivingAfterWLS Neighborhood August 2011

Hi Kaye! 5 Day Pouch Test went great! I am back on track and feel great too! No more carb cravings and Im not hungry and must force myself to eat my three meals!!! AMAZING!!! My head is in the right place and I even lost 6 pounds!!! Hooray!! Now to continue today and beyond day 6! Sincerely, Dee Etta- Facebook - March 2012

Well, I'm at the end of my 5 days and I feel amazing! Best of all, I feel my pouch and it still works as great as it did 8 years ago after my surgery! I've learned the difference between head hunger and real hunger! This is so wonderful! I can't wait to continue on this road and enjoy where it takes me! Best of luck to everyone and thanks for the support! Jenn - LivingAfterWLS Neighborhood - November 2010

I love the feeling of going through the 5DPT, if only I can remember this feeling so that I can remain faithful to my new plan! Thank you for all your research on this and sharing the test with me so that I am able to get back on track! Lori D. - Facebook - September 2010

I was so excited this morning after weighing myself. Today is Day 6. I weighed in Monday, Day 1, at 195 lbs. Today is Saturday, Day 6, and I am 189 pounds! Out of the 90's once again! Yay!!! I feel so in control and determined. It is 7:30 at night and I had a great Day 6 too. Can't believe how the 5DPT gave me happiness back. I have been feeling so lost lately and now I feel stronger than the carbs!!! One pound at a time & now my goal is to get out of the 80's!!! dancingbutterfly LivingAfterWLS Neighborhood - April 2010

Just letting you know I'm starting 5 Day Pouch Test tomorrow. Making my pumpkin and sausage soup even as we speak! Thanks for everything, Kaye Joe I. - Facebook - June 2011

Protein. Rule #1 is Protein First. What more can I say besides it is a WLS-patients life line. As air is to our lungs, and proper blood flow is to our hearts, so protein is to our WLS success. This is what I re-learned by doing the 5 Day Pouch Test. Tiff - LivingAfterWLS Neighborhood - July 2010

I am day 2 of the 5DPT. It is like Coming Home! I remember this feeling from right after surgery!!! Thank God the Tool is really there and still really working! The carb monster feels "tamer". Woo-Hoo! It is amazing! Eleanore D - Facebook - July 2010

"Thank you for a renewed faith in myself and my tool. Thank you for making the information available and easy to find. I have made an appointment with my weight loss surgery center and a dietician and thanks to you and your extraordinary team of researchers; I am on the road back from where I've been. It is never too late to regain control. We are never really broken, just a little off track." Sheila B. email December 2011

I have found the 5DPT to be the best tool for cleansing my lap-band. It renews the full feeling that I have after an adjustment. It says, Hey you have this tool (Band) you need to use it right! It helps when youre in a stall and ready to give up, it shows you that you still can lose more weight and stay on track. Many of the recipes on the 5DPT are really good, the Ham and Split Pea Soup is my favorite. I find myself going back to them even when I'm not doing the 5DPT. Deb C - Facebook - February 2012

Thank you for joining me in the 5 Day Pouch Test program and making it a valued tool in your weight loss surgery toolbox. In your hands is the second edition of the 5 Day Pouch Test Owners Manual. The original manual, first published in 2008 and reprinted several times since, has been updated with new FDA nutrition guidelines, updated policy from the bariatric field, and new studies relating to the treatment of obesity. You will also discover 16 new, tested and approved recipes included for your enjoyment during the 5 Day Pouch Test. In response to helpful feedback from readers of the first edition the format has been changed slightly making it easier to find quick answers while also providing complete discussions about the what, how, and why of working our weight loss surgery tool.

Chapters 1 and 2 introduce me and my experience to you and share how it is that we get to a place of weight regain after weight loss surgery. These chapters set the tone of personal empowerment, compassion, and kindness that you will find throughout the manual.

Chapter 3 is a brief overview of the 5 Day Pouch Test. A quick read here gives you a starting point for the plan, a quick review of the weight loss surgery Four Rules and tenets of successful weight management.

Moving on to Chapters 4, 5, and 6 each day is covered in detail. Chapters for each day include the dietary plan for the day, helpful and motivational sub-chapters, a summary of key learning points, one-page daily journal, and a series of Frequently Asked Questions specific to that day of the plan. These daily chapters should be reviewed frequently during the 5DPT to solidify your learning experience and help you transition to a Day 6 lifestyle of weight management.

Chapter 8 is a collection of miscellaneous questions about the 5 Day Pouch Test that are not specific any particular day of the plan. Please take a quick look, perhaps one of these questions is on your mind.

Chapter 9 takes us through a more comprehensive look at the Four Rules and other dietary basics of weight loss surgery. This is information we need to know and use as we work with our surgery to lose weight and keep it off. Please keep this reference in mind down the road if things are not going as planned. You just may find a nugget of information here that is helpful in getting you back on track. Even after a decade of living with weight loss surgery I still need reminders about what works with this wonderfully peculiar gastric system of mine. If you are prone to dumping syndrome be sure to have someone close to you read the sub-chapter emergency first aid for dumping syndrome: the information may come in handy one day.