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RAY stretching the pouch

Hi Ray…
thanks for the information on the pouch stretching study. Can you elaborate
on the above comment? “how the pouch is used”?
Susan

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3 Responses to “RAY stretching the pouch”

  1. Merle Gregoria Says:
    August 26th, 2005 at 11:35 pm

    I think what he means is how you use it — in other words, do you follow the
    rules? Do you eat protien first? Do you drink water during the day? Do you
    avoid eating and drinking at the same time? Do you avoid grazing? If so
    then you are using the pouch properly.
    Denise Rasley
    mailto: drasley@…
    BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98

  2. ted_2 Says:
    August 27th, 2005 at 12:04 pm

    Thanks Denise
    I thought that is what he meant but I try never to assume since I am no
    expert.

    you avoid eating and drinking at the same time? <
    There has been some debate on my local list about drinking and eating. I am
    trying to weed out all the “old wives tales”. Can you tell me why not
    drinking is so important?
    –I have heard that it stretches the pouch but is that really the issue given
    the info that Ray posted?
    –Also… I’ve heard that drinking flushes out the pouch and we need to keep
    the food there to feel fuller longer. Since I dont have that problem of being
    hungry between meals (thanks to my protein shakes) I have to wonder if
    drinking while eating is really a bad idea.
    –And going on the theory that it flushes everything out…couldn’t we then

    eat high carb foods and then just ‘flush’ them out? …wouldn’t the water
    also flush the intestines to some degree with the ‘flush’ theory?
    I’m sorry if these questions seem stupid but I’m trying to make sense out of
    this rule. I have a very hard time trying not to drink while eating but I’m
    not looking for an excuse to eat high carbs and drink to flush…… I just
    wanna figure out what the truth is.
    Thanks for your help.
    Susan

  3. Merle Gregoria Says:
    August 28th, 2005 at 2:46 am

    Not stupid questions. No question ever is. The reason you don’t eat and
    drink is because it moves it through the system quicker. Allowing you to eat
    more. And malabsorption is good but if you keep pushing the food out and
    eating more eventually you will eat more calories than you thought possible.
    Trust me. If i drink with my meal, I can eat two pieces of pizza and a small
    salad. If I don’t, I can eat 1 piece of pizza and a few bites of salad.
    Hence i take in more calories giving my body a chance to absorb more.
    Because absorbtion takes place in the intestine as well. And therefore
    pushing it out of the pouch doens’t prevent you from absorbing the calories.
    Does that make sense?
    Denise Rasley
    mailto: drasley@…
    BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98

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