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I might weigh myself, just to keep things real. Lol. Only if the scale is out and available at my daughters house. I’m not sure I can resist, actually. 

Off to the airport soon!

Another great reminder about buying and eating regular food:

“You are paying for the opportunity to taste the food, not finish it.”- Dr Lewis

This will be my mantra this week!!

That’s wonderful Marie! So glad you stuck it out yesterday.  Hope today is a little easier

Dr lewis- I was congratulating Marie on her 6lb loss not saying I lost 6 lbs. But I’m hoping the scale will show at least a 6 lb loss for me this week. So far it’s only showing 4.4lb loss. But i still have today and tomorrow before my week 2 weigh in.…[Read more]

It’s so hard to believe I am down 7lbs since Tuesday morning. I got on the scale this morning and I’m down to 164. Tuesday morning I was 171.

Feeling good. I can’t wait to see what the scale says next Tuesday after one full week.

Yep.  But hang in there.  It gets better fast.  PLEASE, though, eat the same amount of food when you do eat.  Don’t vary the amount!!!  

Those numbers all look logical to me.  Again, your body loses about 8 oz of fat/8hours.  Variation is because of your scale.

Still, you are doing GREAT!  Keep up the good work.  Since you aren’t going to be weighing yourself while on vacation, make a point of just taking single bites of items of food.  Really go for the flavor, nothing else.  Tas…[Read more]

Marie – Great.  Fight the good fight.  Just one more hour …  Stay busy, keep your mind occupied with other things.  You’ve got this!!

Amy – Congrats!!!!  

It’s been a rough morning, not gonna lie. I have never had more than one cup of coffee a day. I just poured myself a second cup to get past the hunger hump right now. I’m not allowing myself to eat until noon. One more hour, I can do it

Well 4 lbs is 4 lbs !   May have been less than you expected but just think of what that 4 lbs of fat looked like.  I like to picture it…like those pics you see online of what 5 lbs of fat looks like.  Have a wonderful time on your vacation! And looking forward to the quotes you will be posting about eating out. Those will definitely com…[Read more]

6 lbs already!!! Yippee🎉🎊🎆

Have a great vacation!

On to day 4. Today’s weight 165. Down almost 6lbs in the first 3 days. I’m going to weigh daily for the first week then only once a week until goal.

Amy you’re right about not entertaining those thoughts. I know I can “talk” myself in to eating if I start thinking one or two extra bites won’t matter. Then I’ll end up with way too many “extras”…[Read more]

That’s great Rebekah!! Good to see you!!

Amy, I like what you said about dismissing thoughts about extra bites right away. As Dr. Lewis always says this is all about your mind set. Anyone can do this if they have the strength in their mind. You and Marie clearly have it!!
Marie, I love looking at pics of when I was thinner for motivation. I have one as my wallpaper on my phone. I look at…[Read more]

So, net loss was 4 pounds for the week. Not sure why I didn’t exceed my personal best in weight loss because I certainly exceeded my personal best in bites! ( or lack there of!) I am a bit disappointed that I will not be hitting my short term goal of being under 150 by tomorrow as I leave for my vacation. 

But, Always looking for the po…[Read more]

I am leaving for vacation tomorrow and will be eating at restaurants quite a bit over the next week. I am going to post some quotes over the next few days to remind us of the importance of staying perfect and how to do it! We can do what no one else can!! We can stop at 5 bites!!

“When you go out for a meal I want you to be a little bit t…[Read more]

Ata girl Marie  I don’t expect to feel satisfied after 5 bites.  It just sort of quiets my stomach for a moment. Then I move on to other things and turn my focus away from food altogether.  The trick for me is to not entertain any sort of thought of going over the 5 bites.  If I have that thought and don’t dismiss it right away then the lon…[Read more]

I finished my dinner bar and didn’t feel satisfied. I was contemplating whether or not to have a small bite or two of something when my daughter cane in with her old laptop. She found an old video she had uploaded about 6 yrs ago. I was soooo skinny! I never realized how skinny I was.

That put all thoughts of eating anything out of my head. I…[Read more]

Wow Susan that’s awesome!  Way to go above and beyond I’m looking forward to seeing those numbers too!  You may have just inspired me to skip my 2nd meal on Saturday which will be the night before my week 2 weigh in.. Maybe it will boost my numbers some too.  Way to go Susan🎉😊