5dpt Archive

  • I think anyone who has had kids, babysat kids, has had young kids as nieces or nephews, whatever… we all know that kids reach a certain age and they go...

    Never Be Afraid To Ask Why

    I think anyone who has had kids, babysat kids, has had young kids as nieces or nephews, whatever… we all know that kids reach a certain age and they go...

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  • So it’s been a bit over a week since I finished up the 5 Day Pouch Test, and I’ve had a few people asking me questions about it… I sort...

    5DPT – A Look Back

    So it’s been a bit over a week since I finished up the 5 Day Pouch Test, and I’ve had a few people asking me questions about it… I sort...

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  • To quote Ms. Black, It’s Friday… Fri…day. Gotta get down on Friday Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend I’m almost to the finish line here. So yea… last day of the...

    5DPT Day 5 – The Home Stretch

    To quote Ms. Black, It’s Friday… Fri…day. Gotta get down on Friday Everybody’s lookin’ forward to the weekend, weekend I’m almost to the finish line here. So yea… last day of the...

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  • Ok, I could probably have come up with a better title for today’s post, but penultimate just isn’t a word I get to use enough so I figured I would...

    5DPT Day Four – The Penultimate!

    Ok, I could probably have come up with a better title for today’s post, but penultimate just isn’t a word I get to use enough so I figured I would...

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  • Food! I got to chew some food today. Well, sorta. I mean it doesn’t take much to chew scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, and tuna salad. But hey, after two days...

    5DPT Day Three: Chew, Chew, Chew

    Food! I got to chew some food today. Well, sorta. I mean it doesn’t take much to chew scrambled eggs, cottage cheese, and tuna salad. But hey, after two days...

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  • First off, it’s been a BEAUTIFUL day here in Minnesota. I didn’t spend nearly enough time outside. But after work I did decide to walk down to Lake Calhoun, around...

    5DPT – Day Two, Less Hunger?

    First off, it’s been a BEAUTIFUL day here in Minnesota. I didn’t spend nearly enough time outside. But after work I did decide to walk down to Lake Calhoun, around...

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  • I made it to the gym after work. I drank another shake on the way there. Another 30g of Protein, on top of the 32g from the Gotein I had...

    5DPT – Day One, Part Two

    I made it to the gym after work. I drank another shake on the way there. Another 30g of Protein, on top of the 32g from the Gotein I had...

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  • Ok, like I said yesterday… today I started the 5 Day Pouch Test (5DPT). Today and tomorrow is liquids. As I’m writing this, I just had lunch, and I’m doing...

    5DPT – Day One, Part One

    Ok, like I said yesterday… today I started the 5 Day Pouch Test (5DPT). Today and tomorrow is liquids. As I’m writing this, I just had lunch, and I’m doing...

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  • Among the Weight Loss Surgery community there is the occasional buzz about something called the “5 Day Pouch Test” (5DPT). Once in awhile you will see it pop up on...

    Just Another Diet? I Guess We’ll See

    Among the Weight Loss Surgery community there is the occasional buzz about something called the “5 Day Pouch Test” (5DPT). Once in awhile you will see it pop up on...

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