5 Day Pouch Test Blog

Monday and the 5 Day Pouch Test

Hello Neighbors! Happy Monday! Are you starting the 5 Day Pouch Test today? If so, just imagine by this time next week how great it will feel to know you are the boss of your tool! YOU CAN DO IT!!

We have a group of inspiring men and women doing it together in the Neighborhood. How about jumping in with them for support, encouragement, ideas and suggestions. Go here: Monday 5DPT

And if you are looking for inspiration let me introduce you to our newly crowned 5DPT Queen: Queen Gretchen. From the 5 Day Pouch Success Story Thread

Kaye and everyone,

I must start out by saying THANK YOU. It's because of this website and the 5DPT that I have been able to lose ALL of my regain !!!! After all this time, it is a miracle.

How?

I started off with the 5DPT, KNOWING that it wouldn't work. I knew MY pouch WAS broken, and this would prove it. At the time, not many people had done the test yet. The website didn't exist, and comments were few. I didn't have much to go on, but Kaye's instructions. I followed these EXACTLY and lost over 10 pounds. I had to PM Kaye when I was done, as the 5DPT Forum was not set up yet. I needed to know what to do next. Her suggestions (my new RULES) are now outlined in What Happens After the 5DPT? Again, I followed the rules and this is where it got me. I will continue following the rules until goal weight and PM Kaye again to see if anything changes.

Kaye, I know some of you newbies don't know her yet, but trust me - she knows what she's talking about !!!!!

I still have a ways to go, because I never reached goal weight. But, I'm going to do it this time. Because all of YOU help me stay on course. (FYI - yes, I do exercise almost everyday and I might even be starting to LIKE it)

I can't, in a post, express how grateful I really am - I wish I could. I wish I could thank and hug Kaye for giving me hope again. Maybe someday...

What a great story!!! I'm going to get that hug one of these days!!

Knowledge You Need to Succeed

We have been working closely with our partner, Healthology and Weight Loss Surgery Options, to provide you the best, most up-to-date information about weight loss surgery. Today we are pleased to present seven new Webisodes (short online informational videos) that offer the keys to WLS success. The videos are in the Library: WLS Videos

You will see the new titles listed in the right column under "Webisodes" - If you don't see them press F5 or Refresh to open the updated page. Take a look and let us know what you think - I know you will enjoy them and learn some valuable information that will further enhance your LivingAfterWLS!

Kaye & Team

Healthy Snack Trap

Are you caught in the "healthy snack trap?" Are you lured in by foods with a healthy wholesome image? Foods like nuts, yogurt and granola?

Many a WLS post-op has fallen under the spell of healthy snacks thinking the nuts, yogurt and granola can be consumed with abandon. But what really happens is a sabotage of weight loss results from indulging in these "healthy snacks". Many brands of granola, for example, can be packed with up to 600 high-fat calories per one cup serving, something a WLS patient can easily eat during the course of a day without disrupting the function of the pouch.

Nuts are protein, right? So we think we are compliant with the *Rules" when we snack on nuts. Consider this: one ounce of roasted mixed nuts contains 175 calories and 14 grams of fat, 5 grams protein and 8 grams carbohydrate.

Not exactly protein first. (Remember the Protein First rule?)

Don't be lured by the marketing claims or urban legends that certain foods are diet or health foods.

Read labels.

Ask your bariatric dietitian.

Research.

Don't let the cloak of "health food" spoil your WLS success!

Read more in the LivingAfterWLS Library: The Nutty Truth About Nuts

For daily support in your LivingAfterWLS lifestyle visit the Neighborhood, a safe have circle of friends who are LivingAfterWLS.

Day 4 Recipe: ROASTED SALMON WITH SHALLOT GRAPEFRUIT SAUCE

Hello Everyone and Happy New Year!

At LivingAfterWLS we have been actively working on our next community cookbook -- the first cookbook, A Collection of Neighborhood Recipes has been a wonderful success and is available in it's second printing. (Link to learn more). We are still accepting recipe submissions for the new cookbook: 4 Seasons of Holidays with WLS (Link for submission details).

Today's recipe is from our cookbook co-editor, Celadon. It is perfect for Day 4 of the 5 Day Pouch Test and it is delicious! You'll cook it often, even when not on the 5DPT. Grapefruit are in season right now and they are a nutritious low-glycemic food. Salmon is rich in Omega3 fatty acids - the good fat that is believed to help with weight loss.

ROASTED SALMON WITH SHALLOT GRAPEFRUIT SAUCE
4 skinless salmon fillets, 5 to 6 oz each
1/4 tsp. salt
2 ruby red grapefruits
2 tsp. olive oil
1 T. minced shallot
1 tsp. freshly grated ginger
2 1/2 tsp. honey
1 pinch cayenne
2 tsp. lemon juice
2 T. thinly sliced basil leaves

Preheat the oven to 350 °. Season the salmon with 1/4 teaspoon salt, place in a baking dish and roast until cooked through, about 18 minutes. While the salmon is cooking prepare the sauce. Cut 1 of the grapefruits into sections by cutting off the top and bottom of the fruit, then standing it on 1 end, cut down the skin to remove the pith and peel. Then, with a paring knife, remove each segment of fruit from its casing and cut the segments in half. Set the segment pieces aside. Juice the other grapefruit and set the juice aside. In a medium skillet, heat the oil over a medium heat. Add the shallot and saute until softened, about 2 minutes. Add the ginger, grapefruit juice, honey, and cayenne pepper and bring to simmer. Cook until sauce is reduced by about half about, 10 minutes. Add lemon juice and season with salt, to taste. Right before serving, toss the grapefruit pieces and basil into the sauce. Put the salmon onto a serving dish. Spoon sauce over the salmon and serve.

Note: Nutritional Analysis Per Serving: Calories 345, Total Fat 18g, Saturated Fat 3.5g, Monounsaturated Fat 7.3g, Polyunsatured Fat 6g, Cholesterol 85mg, Sodium 230mg, Carbohydrates 16g, Protein 29g, Fiber 1g