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Great idea, 5Bite! :cheer:

It does get easier and easier!!

Nice job!!

This morning was my weekly weigh-in. Three more pounds gone . . . So happy!

5-bite eating is becoming very habitual, which makes it so much easier than that first week or two. I am going to try my hardest to keep it this way!!

Thanks!!

I completely understand that struggle, Pia!

One thought is that you can brainstorm ways to make mealtimes more enjoyable for you. In other words, try to make sure food volume is the only thing you’re sacrificing. For awhile, I was coloring from an adult coloring book at each meal so that I could still enjoy relaxing and socializing without having…[Read more]

I like your little reminders, Gayle!

But remember, Pia, that you don’t have to give up the enjoyment of eating for very long–just until you cross the finish line. So hurry up! But, since you are doing this thing for a bit longer, you might as well enjoy it! LOVE how clean you feel when you under-eat. Note how sharp your mind is. Note how light you feel on your feet. It’s a…[Read more]

So glad you came back, Shelly! I, too, have come and gone several times . . . There’s no shame in that. You’re not giving up! You’re determined!!

I hope you’ll join my challenge so that we can celebrate every perfect day we manage for the rest of the month. Each one counts and takes us closer to our goals! :cheer:

Wonderful! It sounds like you’ll be going for a 10 out of 10. And I know you can do it!! :cheer:

Thanks Gayle, sounds like you have done really well, I don’t seem to be able to do just 1 perfect 5 bite day at the maybe deep down I feel like the sacrifice is to big it’s not so much the hunger I think it’s more the enjoyment of eating, I keep looking those around me enjoying their food and then I end up caving into the temptation, it’s so hard…[Read more]

Hi Shelly

Never be embarrassed to post. It took me two years on this diet before I stopped making excuses and get to work. The beauty with this diet, as you know, is that it works fast. You can be SKINNY in 2-3 months. Cravings will stop! You will feel on top of the world!! It will help balance hormones and mood. It will make the physical aches…[Read more]

Pia –

You and have have very similar stats. I never thought I could get below 130 no less 125. Dr Lewis encouraged me to do it with the SAME advice he gave you. Once you get strict and have 4-5 days u set your belt it will get easier. I actually brought my bite count down to 3 each meal and was fine. I didn’t feel the difference after a few days.…[Read more]

I absolutely LOVE this idea!!! I will be perfect until June 1 and go from there. I have an official weigh-in. I will likely continue on certain days but prob won’t need to lose too much more.

Let me know how I can help.

I’ve always said that STRICT adherance to 5 B method is actually EASIER! This challenge encourages that. Going on day 8 of…[Read more]

Day 8 – May 22 – Brain & Food Connection Challenge.

Weekend is done and dusted!! Got through some tempting moments.
Feeling light and energetic. Week 2 is going to be great!! Hard to believe how much better I feel by Day 7.

Plan:

Coffee, ice water w vitamins – Bfast

Prepare Post-it Notes for work area – long day so I need lots of…[Read more]

Shelly–one of the effects of excess cytokine production from fat cells is the desire to forage for food, giving you constant food cravings. They are a result of foo much fast on the body. When you are skinny, those cravings will go. So again, it’s all about doing everything possible to get to the finish line as quickly and predictably as…[Read more]

Thanks 5bitegirl I really hope it will be helpful for me, I really seem to have lost motivation. And thank you Dr Lewis, yes I really need to be perfect and stick to the exact 5 bites it’s so simple and yet so difficult at the moment, but I really need to stick to it I’m so close to the finish line I just need to keep going!

TALKING TO MYSELF..

Slow down! Use the timer on my. Phone…
It counts 5, 1 min times… count down from 5 to 1. After 1 is 0….lol.
1 min 20 seconds between each bite.

Ah, Pia, but you are doing so well. You’ve already turned your hungerstat back down and are on the losing train again. BUT, when you think you are struggling and can’t seem to finish this thing, then, MORE THAN EVER, you need to eat perfectly. So now, (ESPECIALLY NOW), I want you to eat nothing but five normal-sized bites for each meal. 5…[Read more]

I completely understand, Pia! And I bet posting on the forum will be helpful for you. It helps me greatly.

You can do this!! And it will be over in no time!! :cheer:

Love your sticky note messages, Gayle!!

Today I resisted the lie that I should eat more bc I was eating out rather than having a normal home-cooked meal. TRUTH: I can enjoy a meal just as much by savoring 5 bites of it. In fact, that will bring me more pleasure than overeating it! Also, I likely have many years ahead of being able to eat a…[Read more]