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Yes, Dr. Lewis – that is so true. Feel is so important. For me, it used to be about feeling dissapointed or feeling bloated, anything like that. Now, it’s more about chasing those victories and overcoming challenges.

Day 10 Entry: 4/19/2018

Huge again. Finally under the 205 mark. That is what I have been wanting to be at for quite a while now -…[Read more]

Thanks for the smile, Dr. Lewis.
I had my weigh in yesterday. I lost several pounds but nothing dramatic, which is confirmation that my bite sizes have indeed been way too big. This week, my first small goal for the week is to really visualize what a properly portioned bite size looks like before diving in. My second small goal is to stay off…[Read more]

<p style=”text-align: left;”>I’m curious as to what these chats are! Is this the other membership option where you get to chat with Dr Lewis? That was too expensive for me but that would be super cool!</p>

Thank you for the reply!! I have one more question! It seems that when I dramatically change my diet (vlcd, keto) I get chancre sores in my mouth as if maybe my immune system is taking a hit. Is there anything to this?? I’m just worried about that again. It stinks!

Well I do worry about if I can get there but I worry even more about whether I can stay there since I keep gaining/loosing the same 5-10 kg, I feel like I will have to count every bite I take for the rest of my life and as much as I do love this diet I also would love to just be done with it so that I can occupy my mind with other things 

And food will win from time to time.  Particularly when you are done with the journey.  At that point everything in moderation.  But sometimes you will even moderate moderation and totally splurge.  But no big deal, because at that point you know how to lose weight, and, frankly, losing weight is EASY when you are close to your finish line.  Re…[Read more]

Yes it is, however sometimes I wish I could just be happy being fat because then I could just eat as much I wanted without worrying, I just still love to eat a lot but I just hate being fat it is so inconvenient, it’s like being pregnant without getting any baby out of it, you just feel heavy and tired and the feeling of always having to hide t…[Read more]

Hi Alexsie!  Welcome!

Yes: Fat cells secrete a bunch of these tiny inflammatory chemicals called cytokines.  IL-1, IL-6, TNF-alpha are just a few.  We know of 50 different cytokines that are produced by fat cells.  The cytokines are the beginning of a cascade of chemical reactions that drive our immune system into a state of chaos, thereby lea…[Read more]

Great job, Matt  Overcoming those two challenges are HUGE.  You now know how to do it.  You know what it feels like.  You realize that not only can you overcome strong temptations when they occur, but it feels REALLY GOOD to do so!  You might even look forward to the next time you are tempted with way too much food just to be able to conf…[Read more]

Thanks Matt.  The chats are under the first thread of The Community.  I am trying to see if I can separate out that section so visually it will be more obvious that the Chat section is different from the rest of the discussion topics.

I TOTALLY agree with you, Pia.  It’s a shame more people don’t want to be thin!  And it’s a shame more people don’t truly understand how unhealthy the fat is.

Day 9 Entry: 4/18/2018

Yesterday was a monumental day. I pushed through a couple of tough challenges in quick succession.

The first one was eating at my parents house. We go there everyday after my two boys are done with school, and I’ve said before how great a cook my mom is. For years, I’ve been fed quite well, and it is a significant part of…[Read more]

Yes, when are they? Is it still using Zoom? Dr. Lewis if you need help with anything with Zoom let me know – I’m a bit of a Zoom expert by trade

Thanks, Matt!

When are the chats?

It is difficult to increase food again. To rechange habits.

I love the chats I wish I could join but it is 3 o’clock in the morning here when they are on and I really love my sleep, but I will also encourage everyone who can to join in because it is so inspiring to listen to them, but if nobody comes on there will be no chat, so thanks Kathe and Dr Lewis for a great chat the other day