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Brilliant, Heather!  How you feel is much better than any food could have made you feel, no?

Woke up to another pound lost today!! Feeling the momentum rise! I want to look fabulous on the beach this weekend!

Great.  And if you really pay attention to your body when you are sick, you’ll realize you just aren’t hungry.  The inflammation from the infection will kill your appetite.  Granted, most people eat because they think they need the energy or something, but if anything the extra food just makes you feel worse.  So good job, and feel better soon!

Doing better today. I was happy to see a 1 pound loss this morning!

I am a little under the weather so I’ve just been resting before we go out of town this weekend. Normally I would want comfort food but not today. I’ve done great so far!

Thanks for sharing, Chapinj!

And Heather … how is today going thus far?

Hi Dr. Lewis!  What made me finally commit to perfection was two things.  First, I found myself really depressed, and I realized committing to the diet once and for all would make me feel better.  The second thing was the community. After reading so many posts on the forum, I wanted to commit and try to be perfect too!!  Not just continue to sit…[Read more]

Thank you both for the amazing encouragement and advice! I’m going to read this thread everyday until it’s effortless! Will report back tomorrow.

Hi Heather.  Right; hang in there.   You are doing this for YOU, not your parents.  You want to be thin, because YOU understand the extraordinary physical, health, and emotional benefits.  So let’s just do it.  OK?!

Please don’t justify an extra bite of anything.  NO food is healthy or beneficial in any way when you have excess fat on the body.…[Read more]

Hi!  Hang in there!!  I am new on the forum.  I started 5BD back in June.  This week is the first time I managed 3 perfect days and was able to set my hunger stat.  It is amazing once you do that.  Just three days.  Now five bites fills me up.  I feel uncomfortable now if I eat more.  Just keep repeating to yourself “never take a sixth bite”.

Thanks a million!!

OK.  Great.  Then let’s stick with regular food, but PLEASE DON’T ESTIMATE.  It’s hard, but if your husband puts a piece of steak on the plate that looks like about 5 bites, you might justify eating the whole thing.  But, when you actually dig in, you find that it takes 8 bites to finish the steak.  PLEASE throw the last 3 bites out!.  Bet…[Read more]

Dr Alwin- I am fortunate to have a husband who fixes my meals for me so I eat whatever he makes for dinner and I always have leftovers so I eat that for lunch the next day. Usually a healthy mix of a protein and veggies.  It’s all stuff that I like!  I haven’t tried the bars since I don’t really care for bars, candy bars or sweets period! I w…[Read more]

Thank You!!

So wonderful to have you here, Heather!  Your mere presence tells me that you are going to do great!  So, let’s do it!

Please tell me, what you are eating currently and how much.  Can you do just bars for the first week?  Have you ever tried that before?

Welcome Heather!  This is a great place to be!  I know you are going to do this.  Congrats on your move and new career aspirations.