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Hey Crissa! You are definitely a ROCK STAR!!

Day 2 of 12 day bar challenge: 1-2 quest bars (hunger will dictate); plan will be to wean down to 1 bar when hunger dissipates, water, coffee.

Yesterday, did one bar.

Wishing everyone a great day!!

I’m so glad your back! I so enjoy your journey! I feel I can relate to you on so many levels having both come from a former obese position person myself as well for longer than most people are old. I love your food pictures and insight on so many levels! Thank you for your willingness to share always!

Thank you so much! It was nice meeting you, too. And it sounds like you’re already doing great!!

I feel very encouraged and motivated this morning. The nice thing is that I don’t even feel hungry. But it’s important that I not focus too much on that right now. I need to expect hunger and be ready to face it. It will always pass!

I have…[Read more]

It was nice to meet you on the chat! I hope you don’t me popping in on your thread and saying “hi”! You can do this! We learn so much from every mistake on how to do it better next time.

Yay! I’m glad my info was helpful. I’ve been pretty happy. So far I am down 3 lbs in 3 days. I haven’t even gotten down to 5 bites per meal yet. I’ve been at 10 until today. Tomorrow I plan to be fully at 5 bites. So excited to see more weight fly off of me!

4/17 – no bites today, drank water and unsweetened green tea
will start bars tomorrow

I must say that I’m excited to be joining a challenge with two 5BD rock stars!! That boosts my courage! :cheer:

Crissa

Gayle, this is all so wonderful. Thank you!!!

Yes, I need to commit to this 100%. I CAN do this. Thank you for reminding me of that!

Today (Monday) has been great. Because of your bar challenge and the fact that I had no bars in the house and no time to shop, I have eaten nothing. But it feels so good to empty out all the way and be off to…[Read more]

My Current Plan is:
3 meals of 5 bites each, resulting in the volume of each meal totaling about ¼ cup

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So fabulous that you’re joining! I love bars to reset because it helps me DETACH from food and get the hunger (both mental and physical) under control!!

Glad you like the rules. This is about really focusing on the PROCESS!!

Gayle

Remind me of your first name.

Yay! Dr. Collins is BACK!! Phyllis, I am on an airplane now and will likely be in transit and unavailable for the chat.

Vacation was a challenge but I am back focused on the PROCESS!! I got that tidbit from you. No judgements – Just focusing on the PROCESS!! Love that. Started a bar challenge for 11 days to get back in maintenance range.

What…[Read more]

5bitegirl wrote:
I just wanted to see if anyone is planning to be at the chat tonight.

:kiss:I will be there, and others have said they plan to attend also. I look forward to seeing you there. I know that Eastern is 3 hrs ahead of Pacific, and that 6 Pacific is 9 p.m. Eastern. I think that Central time is 2 hrs ahead of Pacific time, which…[Read more]

Ok, I’m in, too!

I read this challenge this morning and was thinking I should join (even though I’ve always been committed to eating “real” food for this diet- maybe bars will help me through the first few weeks anyway!). But I didn’t have any bars and wasn’t sure I could fit in a trip to the store before lunch. Well, it turns out I couldn’t.…[Read more]

I’ll be following your progress, Gayle! What a great feeling to know that you can manage a small gain and return to your former weight, using these 5B tools. I like the feeling of the long fast built into the plan, and I think that’s when I begin to use the many calories I carry around! Best wishes, and I’ll “see” you online!

Michelle, I, too, had exercise-induced asthma, but didn’t realize it. I thought everybody coughed for an hour after a few miles of running! After a severe respiratory infection in my early thirties, I developed a chronic condition. I’ve been on asthma meds 2x/day for 30+ years, but am now using an inhaler only 1x/day and am less symptomatic.

I am…[Read more]

April 17, 2017 – Bumping this Previous Post Up for easier access.

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The graphic above shows that my “IDEAL” maintenance weight range
is between 115 and 105 pounds, which is for ME, a BMI range of between 22.5 and 20.5.
Here are a couple of pictures which show my body at…[Read more]

April 17, 2017
[attachment=1478]blowkiss-Hrt_2016-12-28.gif[/attachment] Hi Guys.

I am working to drop my weight lower in my Weight Maintenance Range, which is:

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I’m doing another modified 5-bite diet plan which is 3×5-bites,…. instead of 2 meals of 5 bites each, … i…[Read more]

Gayle, thank you! You are such an inspiration to me.

I am really glad I joined up because its already helped me get over the “first 3 days” hurdle with ease. Last night was a little tough because I was very hungry and I have bad habits after dinner of snacking while watching movies with my family. I realized I do that just because its there and…[Read more]

April 17, 2017
[attachment=1478]blowkiss-Hrt_2016-12-28.gif[/attachment] Hi Guys.

I am in my Maintenance phase, working to drop my weight lower in my Weight Maintenance Range.

I’m doing another modified 5-bite diet plan which is 3×5-bites,…. instead of 2 meals of 5 bites each, … it is 3 meals of 5 bites each, resulting in the volume of each…[Read more]

Remember to DREAM BIG!! The reason why the Little Blue Engine made it up that BIG hill, pulling the cargo of a much bigger engine is because she knew she could (my favorite childhood story).

Hi reached a lower weight than what I can ever recall having Weighed. Probably less than I weighed in middle school. My goal was only to reach 125 pounds…[Read more]

OH yes, you are totally right and for some reason he gets a little possessive of me and my time. Hmmm…I know it stems from his insecurity and such but that’s his issue, not mine and I reassure him all the time. The days of him sabotaging my efforts are long gone and we have had more than one discussion about that! Still, once he sees my success…[Read more]