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Thank you!  Today is day 3.  I am still finding mornings to be my hungriest time.   The scale is my best friend today!!  It has gone down both days. Today I saw a number I have not seen since 2021!!

That’s a great reminder!  I am also telling myself to pretend like I had the surgery (but so much better because the mild discomfort is I imagine so much easier than recovering from surgery or their lifelong restrictions like no carbonation), which helps me get through the hunger and patience.  My scale looked amazing this morning.  I saw a new…[Read more]

I’m totally focused and resolved. I’m done being robbed of vitality via excess food. Not worth it.

I think of each of you every day, and when I’m feeling the discomfort of holding myself back from freely eating, I remember I’m not doing this alone.

I’m thankful for this  little support team.  It helps! Glad you are all here.

Thanks for the e…[Read more]

Let’s do it Karly! I’m with ya!!

You are getting there! You will still lose with a bit more than 5 bites but the real magic happens when you become a 5 bite machine. Tell your brain – 5 bites and you’re done. You will see a big difference. Drink when you get the urge to eat. I will tell myself – do you want to lose 1 pound a week or 3-4 pounds/week. Also – when I let food slip…[Read more]

Great job Allison! I love your strategy of thinking that you had Gastric Bypass. Sometimes I will tell my brain – 5 Bite is easy once I get reset – I could be on a full fast. It’s so funny but on vacation I was eating food throughout the day and hardly satisfied. On 5 Bite, after 5 days, I have little appetite and don’t obsess about food the way I…[Read more]

Today went fine.  I am only slightly hungry now.  Morning was the most hunger today. Hoping day 3 tomorrow gets better with hunger.

Hi Allison and Carmel!

The best thing about being part of swimming station is the contact you can have with Dr LEwis. No one is as motivating and inspiring as he is. I know Allison has done this before so she knows how quickly and effectively this diet can be and getting us the results we want.

I maintained my weight loss for about five years…[Read more]

I just joined again too Nice to see you again Allison! Nice to meet you last night Karly.  Last night was a good chat.  I’m inspired and hopeful again! It’s good to be here.

Great!!!

Thanks!! I will try to join the call tonight – hoping I get home in time.  I didn’t stick with it long enough last time I did 5 bite, but other ways have not worked for me in the past 1.5 years.  I am pretending like I got gastric bypass today, which helps to sticking to it!

Hi Allison and Dr Lewis

I’ll be joining you guys tonight!

Allison, I read that you had been a member before and you were successful on 5 bite. Me too! It’s the only plan that has ever worked for me to lose weight and keep it off. I also recently gained a back  about 12 pounds.  Time to take it off and no plan works as fast. My goal is to be s…[Read more]

Hi Allison!  Yep.  Every Monday.  I’ll be on tomorrow at 6:00 PM PST.

I hear you:  gaining weight–or even just maintaining an overweight frame–does get old.  Literally.  It ages you.  So let’s get it off!  And I really believe that when you dive into the program head first and endure a few days of hunger as you reset your hungerstat you will fe…[Read more]

I just joined again.

Hi Marlene and Dr. Lewis and everyone! I am just rejoining after 1.5 years away and up about 20 pounds :(.  I was wondering if the Monday night chats still happen, and what time they are.  My daughter has dance class, so not sure yet if I can join (if I have a car full of dance teenagers).  I was looking at the youtubes and re-reading the book, an…[Read more]

Day 5! 131.6. Glad the scale is moving in the right direction. Bar for lunch and prob bar for dinner.

Tomorrow vacation starts. Will do the best I can and want to stay intentional about eating.

Wishing everyone a great day.

Remember, Gayle:  With every breath you are losing weight.  The ONLY way you lose fat is through breathing.  If you are breathing, you are losing fat.

Salt can cause you to retain water, granted, but walking/exercising will make you hungrier and you will end up eating more carbon that what you blow out.  Try–as hard as it is–to not give int…[Read more]