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Thanks, Dr Lewis! Good advice. I sometimes get my priorities mixed up.
:p

I think I will start my fast on Monday because we are going to be out and about a lot this weekend so I have no idea what food I will be confronted with and eating out is much harder for me to say, “no thank you, I will just have coffee”
but I am working on it because…[Read more]

Day one was easy, I’m a bit surprised! Day two even easier!!

Yes! The last time losing. What a wonderful thought!! Thanks for the encouragement!

Wk 2 day 1- perfect

I might try eggs tomorrow . . .

Keep up the great work, Smaro!!

I didn’t know this would post so big! However, it reminds me to be totally committed to the process!

I think that whatever it takes to get started again is great. Fasting for a few days is fine–but hard. Still, if you can do it, do it! BUT, when you do break your fast, eat ONLY 5 bites. Trust me: you won’t be hungry for more. But don’t eat more thinking that, for some reason, you “need” the food. You don’t. You don’t need ANYTHING until…[Read more]

Exactly.

Yep.

This is the most convenient diet ever. I was so tired of special cooking with no oil etc. Who wants to live like that???

I couldn’t agree more with you, 5bitegirl.
Commitment and accountability is what makes the trick. And feeling that there is someone else doing this along with you and feeling the same way as you.

I believe no one will ever see you gain weight again. You are losing at a great rate and you are determined.

This will be our last time losing,…[Read more]

Yes, it can truly feel awkward. I greatly prefer it when no one mentions it!! But I don’t think you need to feel like you are hurting people’s feelings. If you say you are cutting back to lose weight or that you’re simply not hungry, they should understand.

It’s nice that we’re not on a special diet, expecting others to make or buy special things…[Read more]

Day 7- perfect!

Yes, we’re halfway through the challenge and going strong!!

And I want to thank you for starting it, Smaro. Having some accountability here on this thread is really what got me through the weekend. I had several moments of thinking I should just take a meal “off” because Ive been doing so well and because it seemed like a special…[Read more]

Day 7-perfect
Lunch………1measured cup soup
Dinner………5 bites cheese

We lasted a week!!!
Now let’s repeat.

Thank you, Dr Lewis.

I am so frustrated. I think I may be holding water from being sore but its so frustrating. I am still hovering between 179-180 this week and I haven’t had much trouble eating right so I am not sure what is going on. I theorize that its the muscle soreness (and I did run pretty hard yesterday for 6 miles after taking much of…[Read more]

Hmmm, I know exactly what you mean. It is so frustrating trying to explain why you eat so little… I almost feel that I am hurting people’s feelings when we go out to eat or invite me for lunch and I eat only a few bites…
And I am sure this is true to a degree…

Day 6….PERFECT!
Sorry for posting one day too late (once again :blush: ) but I am out of time… I am left without a car and I have to walk everywhere (schools, bank, shopping, visits, errands) which means less time for going online…

We are indeed doing this 5bitegirl!
It’s great! Everyone is making comments about my weight loss, is this…[Read more]

Perfect day 6! We’re doing this, Smaro!! :cheer:

You are really doing well, Smaro! Isn’t it FUN to be able to voluntarily eat less, tasting everything, and lose weight without being too hungry? Isn’t it EXCITING to know where this is going to take you? You–YES YOU–are going to be SKNNY! :woohoo: It’s just a matter of time.

Good for you SMARO!! There are definitely hard days AND you did it anyway!! Good for YOU

Gayle

There is no faster way to your goal than BEING PERFECT! It was a hard lesson for me to learn. As I need to whittle down to the lower range of my goal YOU are reminding me of that.

Keep going strong!! Wow, You could be at goal in NO time.

GO GO GO

Gayle

Weigh-in this morning: 142.5! The weight-tracker rounds it to 143, which is still fine. I am right on track with my expected average loss of 1/2 pound per day. And I’ve lost a total of 17 pounds in 3 weeks! No other diet could give me these results.

This morning is also exciting for me because it marks 3 weeks of perfection on the 5BD. Some…[Read more]