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I absolutely LOVE that!  GREAT JOB, Becca!!!

Fine.  You want to feel well before you engage in a difficult venture–this is certainly a difficult (but spectacular!) venture!    But keep in mind, after all is said and done, weight loss is a mind game.  If you do NOTHING at all, you lose weight.  You lose weight with every breath–every 4 seconds.  So use whatever techniques you can find and t…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Yes I agree, actually wanting to move towards something rather than running away from something else should be my motivation.</p>
Day 12

Still going strong. I like to listen to podcasts with Buddhist monks,, lots of different people from different traditions. One thing that a particular tradition does is eat one meal…[Read more]

I am feeling a little better after week 2 of the meds for hypothyroidism.   I have a sore throat. Dr said hypothyroidism can cause s sore throat.   Although people I talked to with hypothyroidism don’t remember a sore throat

what felt like depression is getting better.  I think I’ve had hypothyroidism a long time but they tell me it is hard t…[Read more]

I hear you. I’m definitely staying the course. After coming this far, I’m determined not to reset my progress.

Today I started my day with multivitamins, then stopped by Peet’s Coffee on my way into work for an unsweetened iced cold brew coffee. I’ve been loving cold brew lately. It’s less bitter than regular black coffee, so no need for my usual…[Read more]

Fine.  You can miss that full feeling, but the next time you really overeat you’ll realize how uncomfortable it really makes you feel.  I used to be in the same boat.  I loved that “fat and happy” sensation after squeezing the last bite of pie into my already overstuffed belly.  But now that I’m thin, my view has completely shifted.  I actu…[Read more]

Hi.  Yes.  It is hard … but it IS doable, and the results are spectacular.  So, as hard as it is, it is totally worth the fight.

But, to make the whole process, all said and done, as easy as humanly possible, you HAVE to follow the diet EXACTLY as I’ve laid it out.  I really hate the term calorie.  It is so meaningless and misleading.  Ple…[Read more]

Yes, the strong urge to keep eating passed after I posted my update. Fortunately, just writing about it shifted my focus enough to talk me off the ledge and I was able to throw the rest of the food away afterwards.

It takes a great deal of willpower at times to stop after the fifth bite, but it does feel really good afterwards knowing that I…[Read more]

But … after you finished typing the above message, didn’t you feel really good?  I’m hoping you were able to just throw everything away after that, and that you felt really empowered.

When you sat down to eat your sandwich you were hungry.  Surprisingly, 5 bites adequately filled you up, but OH MY! would you have loved to take more bites.  …[Read more]

Exactly right, Chloe.  Let me repeat what you said: ” … [Motivation wanes as you look and feel better because the problem doesn’t seem as urgent].”  So true!  But what I think is this:  As you lose more and more weight, your motivation changes from NEEDING to lose weight to WANTING to lose weight.  Ultimately I want for you to want–really want…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Day 11</p>
Yesterday was harder mentally rather than physically but I made it through! I got freaked out from reading about complications with very low calorie diets. My girlfriend helped keep me on track. We’ve been making such good food lately now that she has her own place, I became envious of her ability to eat all…[Read more]

Your energy level is awesome! 12 mile bike ride?! Impressive!

Alrighty. The last two days were perfect bar days. Today is now day 18 and I decided to mix it up and have real food for my second five bites. I made myself a steak and cheese sandwich, kind of Mexican style with avocado and hot sauce on top, but I swear stopping at five bites was hard! Oddly, I find that it’s now relatively painless to do when…[Read more]

You bet, Chloe.  Things for you sound soo good.  I can just tell you are on the right path.  Isn’t this exciting!!!?

Thanks doc!

Day 10

I had a surprising amount of energy today so it seems like my body is in full swing with the fat burning.

L: Vegan homemade hotpocket

D: Vegan homemade pizza

still going, here’s to a good week

Indeed!  You are doing great!

Exactly right, Chloe!  And it sounds like you are doing GREAT!  I’m excited for you!!

Day 9

Went on a bike ride today, about 12 miles with no difficulty whatsoever. I am just blown away still. It seems like higher powered movements suffer, but low intensity stuff is just fine.

I’ve also noticed that if I sit or lay down for awhile my energy can be super low when I get up but if I just get up and start moving around, getting the…[Read more]