Weight: 211 lbs.(!)
God I need to do this pouch test! Look how my weight went up since yesterday! I can’t be treusted around carbs anymore, and yesterday I had a relatively carby and late dinner that threw everything off. I had a chicken cutlet and a half and a salad for dinner, and then 2 bowls of popcorn (with very hot sauce, ouch!) for snack. I have been craving such a bad, slider food, and figured on eating my fill before doing the pouch test today. This is a very bad mentality, but knowing myself, just what I feared, and figured on.
Also yesterday was the a.m. brunch, and I had too much of everything - omelet, sausage, toast with ff spreads, even some grapes. I didn’t eat any of the danish I made for others….UNTIL the afternoon when the leftovers called to me. Yak - usually I am good about ignoring such blatantly bad things, but I seriously believe that since I was thinking that I could wash away my sins today, that I may as well yesterday. This is a very bad thought processes, conscious enough so that I am in touch with it, yet hard to stop. Counselor heal thyself, indeed!
So, the morale is about how badly I need to do this “test” right and reset myself and learn from it. I did spend a significant amount of time reading everything I could on it, starting here under “pouch test”, and moving on to obesityhelp and other sites. I believe that I am decently psyched and ready, and have 2 flavors of shakes out and ready to blenderize at a moments notice. I expect that today won’t be as challenging as tomorrow, when I not only return to work, but work into the evening, and have many clients back to back, which makes slurping or blenderizing anything a difficult prosepect. But, I will figure something out, perhaps using a thermos for prebelnderized stuff, if this isn’t too gross, as Debra suggests.
Then, on Wednesday, I am figuring that I can eat pouches of tuna and such at my desk quite quickly…and etc. for the remaining days. Any additional suggestions are welcome here. I need “finger” type foods that require minimal “opening”, preparing, or fuss. And, can be kept fresh and cool in an insulated bag, or small cooler.
I also hope to kick up my workouts a notch, well, today, at least.
So, I do feel quite ready for the challenge ahead, and my mouth is already watering for a shake.
It should be interesting to see if I feel the same tomorrow….
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March 1st, 2010 | Categories: 
I use Atkins shakes for those times when I don’t have time to blend…I just shake and stick in a straw. I also take soup (even vegetable, chicken, bean or chili)cook or microwave, put through a blender and pour into a thermos. It stays hot all day and tastes like real food, just pureed!
Good luck!
Hi Debra,
I guess that I am a little confused. If we can eat soup and chili, how is this different than normal eating? If all we are doing is blenderizing the same food we might eat on a typical day, that is. Does the soup or chili have to be of a particular type - like without veggies, noodles, fat or such? Can I use canned chili, for instance?
I know that these are probably dumb questions, but I am trying to comprehend what the real value of the pouch test is, if not for the fact that it is like the first, strict phase of Atkins, in which there are nearly no carbs allowed. How is blenderizing things part of what helps?
Sorry to be so stupid, but I’d appreciate understanding this, and what is allowble to slurp, better.
PS: I’ve had my first shake and feel satisfied and good, so far!
Thanks!
Day 1 and 2 are liquid phase. Protein primarily but not exclusively. The liquid intake is the important thing along with protein. This allows your pouch to “reshape” and shrink. Canned chili can be used if you add enough liquid to make it “soupy” when you blend it. I really don’t worry about counting fat grams…I only count protein. If I get enough (50-75 grams), I don’t worry about the other at all, as long as I limit portions and get enough protein FIRST. Just do liquids today and tomorrow (plenty of water included).
Thanks, Debra!
I can tell that I am drinking and slurping amply by how much I have to pee!
And, so far so good weight wise….
It is still hard for me to fully get the concept of this though, but, I guess that I’ll just go with the flow (no pun intended!)